Users Guide

188 Glossary
bus
An information pathway between the components of a system. Your system
contains an expansion bus that allows the microprocessor to communicate with
controllers for all the various peripheral devices connected to the system.
Your system also contains an address bus and a data bus for communications
between the microprocessor and RAM.
CA
Abbreviation for certification authority.
CIM
Acronym for Common Information Model, which is a model for describing
management information from the DMTF. CIM is implementation independent,
allowing different management applications to collect the required data from a
variety of sources. CIM includes schemas for systems, networks, applications and
devices, and new schemas will be added. It provides mapping techniques for
interchange of CIM data with MIB data from SNMP agents.
CI/O
Abbreviation for comprehensive input/output.
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.