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Appendix
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C451 11-12
LPD Abbreviation for Line Printer Daemon. A printer protocol that uses
TCP/IP and is platform-independent. Originally developed for BSD
UNIX, it has become the standard printing protocol and can be used
with any general computer.
LPR/LPD Abbreviation for Line Printer Request/Line Printer Daemon. A print-
ing method over a network in a Windows NT system or UNIX system.
Using TCP/IP, you can output print data from Windows or Unix to a
printer over a network.
MAC address Abbreviation for Media Access Control address. With a special ID
number for each Ethernet card, data can be sent and received be-
tween the cards. A number consists of 48 bits. The first 24 bits con-
sist of a special number for each manufacture controlling and
assigning IEEE. The last 24 bits consist of a number that the manu-
facturer assigns uniquely to the card.
Memory Storage device for storing data temporally. When the power is
turned off the data may or may not be erased.
NDPS Abbreviation for Novell Distributed Print Services. Provides a highly
efficient printing solution in an NDS environment. By using the NDPS
as a printer server, you can output from the desired printer, automat-
ically download the printer driver of a newly installed printer, simplify
and automate complicated management environments related to
printer use, and integrate management related to the network print-
er.
NDS Abbreviation for Novell Directory Services. The servers and printers
on a network and the shared resources of the user’s information, as
well as the user’s access authority over these items can be consoli-
dated in the hierarchy structure.
NetBIOS Abbreviation for Network Basic Input Output System. A communica-
tion interface developed by IBM.
NetBEUI Abbreviation for NetBIOS Extended User Interface. A network proto-
col developed by IBM. By simply specifying the computer name, you
can build a small-scale network.
NetWare Network operating system developed by Novell. NetWare IPX/SPX
is used as the communication protocol.
Nprinter/Rprinter Remote printer support module for using a printer server under a
NetWare environment. Use NetWare 3.x with Rprinter, and NetWare
4.x with Nprinter.
OHP/OHT OHP (overhead projector) transparencies which are used for presen-
tations.
OS Abbreviation for Operating System. Basic software for controlling
the system of a computer.
Outline font A font using lines and curves to display an outline of a character.
Large-size characters can be displayed on a screen or printed with
no jagged edges.
PDF Abbreviation for Portable Document Format. An electronically for-
matted document which uses the .pdf extension. Based on the
PostScript format, you can use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader soft-
ware to view documents.
PDL Abbreviation for Page Description Language. The language for spec-
ifying the print image per page to a printer when printing using a
page printer.
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