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10/100 BaseT. IEEE 802.3 specification, using unshielded twisted pair wiring and
running at 10/100 Mbps.
A
ANSI. American National Standards Institute. The coordinating body for voluntary
standards groups within the United States. ANSI is a member of the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO).
AppleTalk. A series of related communications protocols introduced and maintained
by Apple Computers.
ASCII. American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A standardized coding
system for assigning numerical codes to letters and symbols.
Auto Cascade. Automatically chooses the next paper tray when the first tray is empty.
B
Baud. A unit of speed in data transmission equal to one bit per second.
Bi-directional. Bi-directional parallel signals allow printer status messages to appear
on the computer screen.
Bit. A binary digit (0 or 1), which is the smallest unit of information used by a printer
or computer.
Bits per second (bps). Not same as baud.
Byte. A unit of information consisting of 8 bits.
C
Cache memory. Dynamic memory used for short term. Allows rapid access to
frequently used data.
Cancel. A button on which the user clicks to end a specific process or action.
CD-ROM. Compact Disc Read-only Memory.
Centronics Parallel. An IBM-PC communications standard. An interface for
connecting printers and other peripheral devices to a computer. Also see Parallel
Interface.
Consumables. Items such as toner and/or developer (EP Cartridge) that the printer
consumes.