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Glossary 10-5
DHCP
An acronym for Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol. A protocol allowing the principal
parameters of network devices (including IP
Addresses) to be configured by central DHCP
servers.
Direct Connect
Direct Connect is the method used to attach a
printer to a workstation via a parallel, Ethernet or
Token Ring interface.
DNS
An acronym for Domain Name Service. A TCP/IP
protocol for discovering and maintaining network
resource information distributed among different
servers.
DOS
An acronym for Disk Operating System. The
operating system developed by Microsoft and often
ported by computer manufacturers such as IBM to
run on their computers.
driver
Software that is loaded on the client workstation
that prepares data to be sent to or received from the
copier/printer. Also called a printer driver.
EMI/RFI
An acronym for Electromagnetic Interface/Radio
Frequency Interference. A form of "noise" on data
transmission mediums that can reduce data integrity
and increase transmission errors.
Ethernet
A 10 megabits per second baseband, CSMA/CD
network originally designed by Xerox Corporation.
Network transport technology commonly used to
send data from one node to another.