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Appendix B. Glossary
ACPI—Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
A specification that enables the operating system to implement power management and system configuration.
ATX—Advanced Technology Extended
A particular specification that covers the style of motherboards and enclosure introduced by Intel in 1995.
DHCP—Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
A protocol for dynamically assigning IP configurations to host names, especially used in a local network.
DNS—Domain Name System
A protocol used to locate computers on the Internet by their name.
FAQ—Frequently Asked Questions
HTTP—Hypertext Transfer Protocol
One of the protocols used for communication between single computers, especially between web browsers and
web servers.
HTTPS—Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
The secure version of HTTP.
IPMI—Intelligent Platform Management Interface
A specification defining a set of common interfaces for operating system independent platform management and
health monitoring.
LED—Light Emitting Diode
A semiconductor device that emits incoherent monochromatic light when electrically biased in the
forward direction.
PS/2—Personal System/2
IBM's second generation of personal computers, which was released to the public in 1987. Today, PS/2 is known
as a device interface for mouse and keyboard.