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Appendix C Glossary
Active Directory Active Directory - a structure supported by Windows 2000 that lets
any object on a network be tracked and located. Active Directory is
the directory service used in Windows 2000 Server and provides the
foundation for Windows 2000 distributed networks.
3270DS 3270 Data Stream is a control language used for the 3270 family of
terminals and controllers. Also used for printing.
AIX Advanced Interactive eXecutive. A version of the UNIX operating
system from IBM that runs on various IBM computers including
Mainframe systems.
APPC Advanced Program-to-Program Communication. SNA facility (based
on LU6.2 and PU2.1) for general purpose inter-program
communications. Often used synonymously with LU6.2 but LU6.2 is
the architecture and APPC is the programming interface.
ARP Address Resolution Protocol. A protocol within the TCP/IP suite of
network protocols that allows a host to find the physical address of a
node on the same network. It is available in UNIX, Windows 95,
Windows 98 and Windows NT. ARP cannot be used across routers.
ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange, a plain text
format used by computers.
BOOTP BOOT Protocol. A TCP/IP protocol, used for downloading start-up
information such as the IP address to hosts on the network. It is only
available in UNIX. BOOTP requires a BOOTP daemon on your
system. A request made to an active BOOTP daemon initiates a search
of the Boot Table for an entry matching the print server's Ethernet
address. If a matching entry is found, the daemon downloads the IP
address to the print server.
BSD Berkeley Software Distribution. The University of California,
Berkeley additions to the UNIX operating system.