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BSD Berkeley System Distribution. A version of UNIX on which Mac OS X software is
based.
CGI Common Gateway Interface. A script or program that adds dynamic functions to a
website. A CGI sends information back and forth between a website and an application
that provides a service for the site.
computer list A list of computers that have the same preference settings and are
available to the same users and groups.
computer name The default name used for SLP and SMB/CIFS service registrations.
The Network Browser in the Finder uses SLP to find computers advertising Personal
File Sharing and Windows File Sharing. It can be set to bridge subnets depending
on the network router settings. When you turn on Personal File Sharing, users see
the computer name in the Connect To Server dialog in the Finder. Initially it is “
<first created user>’s Computer” (for example, “John’s Computer”) but can be changed
to anything. The computer name is used for browsing for network file servers, print
queues, Bluetooth discovery, Apple Remote Desktop clients, and any other network
resource that identifies computers by computer name rather than network address.
The computer name is also the basis for the default local host name.
CUPS Common UNIX Printing System. A cross-platform printing facility based on the
Internet Printing Protocol (IPP). The Mac OS X Print Center, its underlying print system,
and the Mac OS X Server print service are all based on CUPS. For more information, visit
www.cups.org.
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A protocol used to dynamically distribute
IP addresses to client computers. Each time a client computer starts up, the protocol
looks for a DHCP server and then requests an IP address from the DHCP server it finds.
The DHCP server checks for an available IP address and sends it to the client computer
along with a lease period—the length of time the client computer may use the
address.
directory domain A specialized database that stores authoritative information about
users and network resources; the information is needed by system software and
applications. The database is optimized to handle many requests for information and to
find and retrieve information quickly. Also called a directory node or simply a directory.
directory node See directory domain.
directory services Services that provide system software and applications with
uniform access to directory domains and other sources of information about users and
resources.