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A.7 Glossary 149
A.7 Glossary
10BASE-T
The 10Base-T system uses a twisted-pair cable, baseband transmission and operates at
10 Mbps. It is one of the IEEE802. 3 standard for Local Area Networks (LAN).
100BASE-TX
An extension of 10BASE-T and a predominant form of Fast Ethernet. Its transmission speed
is 100 Mbps, a great jump in speed from 10 Mbps of 10BASE-T.
Address
Information (unique identifier) that is assigned to recognize nodes (each computer or
terminal) on the network. Individually assigned location of data in a memory is also called
address.
Application software
Software that acts as a tool to carry out operations on the computer. There are many
application software available, such as word processor, spreadsheet, graphics software,
and database.
Bi-directional communication
Communication between two machines, mutual sending and receiving of information with
each other. By bi-directional communication, you can send print data from the computer as
well as send information, such as print status from the printer to the computer.
Browser
Software to display and view at your computer, information on the Internet. Typical
browsers include Netscape Communicator and Internet Explorer.
CD-ROM
A compact disc (CD) with data such as software and graphics stored to be used by a
computer.
Click
To press the mouse button once and then release. In this manual, clicking the left mouse
button is known as “click” and clicking the right mouse button is known as “right-click”. To
press the mouse button twice quickly and then release is known as “double-click”.
Collate
When printing multiple copies, the outputting of each set in the sequence of pages 1, 2, 3...,
1, 2, 3... is known as “collating”.
Common menu
Makes up of meter check, reports/lists, system settings, network/port settings, memory
settings, initialize/delete data and printer settings. It is a menu where common settings can
be made in all print modes.
DHCP
Abbreviation of Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, a protocol that automatically
allocates IP address from DHCP server to DHCP client.