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Appendix Chapter 12
12.3 Glossary
Term Definition
10Base-T/100Base-TX/
1000Base-T
A standard for Ethernet, which is connected through a cable consist-
ing of twisted copper wire pairs. The transmission speed of 10Base-
T is 10 Mbps, of 100Base-TX is 100 Mbps, and of 1000Base-T is
1,000 Mbps.
Active Directory A service that manages all information such as hardware resources
for servers, clients, and printers on a network supported by Micro-
soft and the attributes and access permissions of the users
anonymous FTP While normal FTP sites are protected by an account name and pass-
word, this type of FTP site can be used by anyone without a pass-
word by simply entering “anonymous” as the account name.
APOP Abbreviation for Authenticated Post Office Protocol. An authentica-
tion method with encrypted passwords, which results in increased
safety, as compared to the usual unencrypted passwords used by
POP to retrieve e-mail messages
AppleTalk A generic name for the protocol suite developed by Apple Computer
for computer networking
Auto IP A function for automatically acquiring the IP address. If acquisition
of the IP address failed with DHCP, an IP address is acquired from
the address space of 169.254.0.0.
bit Abbreviation for Binary Digit. The smallest unit of information (data
quantity) on a computer or printer. Displays data using 0 or 1.
BMP Abbreviation for Bitmap. A file format for saving image data, which
uses the .bmp extension. Commonly used on Windows platforms.
You can specify the color depth from monochrome (2 values) to full
color (16,777,216 colors). Images are not usually compressed when
saved.
Byte Unit of information (data quantity) on a computer or printer. Config-
ured as 1 byte equals 8 bits.
Client A computer that uses the services provided by a server through a
network
Contrast The difference in intensity between the light and dark parts of the im-
age (light/dark variation). An image with little light/dark variation is
said to have a low contrast, and an image with large light/dark vari-
ation is said to have a high contrast.
CSV Abbreviation for Comma-Separated Values. One of the formats for
saving database or spreadsheet data as a text file. (The file extension
is “.csv”.) The data, which is separated by commas (as the delimiter),
can be shared by different applications.
Default The initial settings. The settings first selected when the machine is
turned on, or the settings first specified when the function is select-
ed.
Default Gateway A device, such as a computer or router, used as a “gateway” to ac-
cess computers not on the same LAN
Density An indication of the amount of darkness in the image