Users Guide

CLI
Abbreviation for command line interface.
cm
Abbreviation for centimeter(s).
ConsoleOne
Novell®ConsoleOne®is a Java-based foundation for graphical utilities that manage and administer network resources from different locations and platforms.
ConsoleOne provides a single point of control for all Novell and external products.
controller
Achipthatcontrolsthetransferofdatabetweenthemicroprocessorandmemoryorbetweenthemicroprocessorandaperipheraldevicesuchasadiskdrive
or the keyboard.
control panel
The part of the system that contains indicators and controls, such as the power switch, hard drive access indicator, and power indicator.
device driver
A program that allows the operating system or some other program to interface correctly with a peripheral device, such as a printer. Some device drivers
such as network driversmust be loaded from the config.sys file (with a device= statement) or as memory-resident programs (usually, from the autoexec.bat
file). Otherssuch as video driversmust load when you start the program for which they were designed.
DHCP
AbbreviationforDynamicHostConfigurationProtocol,aprotocolthatprovidesameanstodynamicallyallocateIPaddressestocomputersonaLAN.
DIN
Acronym for Deutsche Industrie Norm which is the standards-setting organization for Germany. A DIN connector is a connector that conforms to one of the
many standards defined by DIN. DIN connectors are used widely in personal computers. For example, the keyboard connector for personal computers is a
DINconnector.
directory
Directories help keep related files organized on a disk in a hierarchical, "inverted tree" structure. Each disk has a "root" directory; for example, a C:\> prompt
normally indicates that you are at the root directory of hard drive C. Additional directories that branch off of the root directory are called subdirectories.
Subdirectories may contain additional directories branching off of them.
display adapter
See video adapter.
DKS
Abbreviation for Dynamic Kernel Support.
DNS
Abbreviation for Domain Name Service.
DRAC 4
AcronymforDell™RemoteAccessController4.