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Glossary
account See user account.
administrator The individual
responsible for managing the local area
network. Typically this person
configures the network, maintains the
network’s shared resources and security
system, creates user accounts, assigns
permissions, and helps users.
alert message A message sent by a
server to a LAN Manager Enhanced
workstation informing the user of
conditions that require attention.
Alerter service Notifies selected users
and computers of administrative alerts
that occur on a computer. Requires the
Messenger service.
alias A name used to receive messages
at a LAN Manager Enhanced
workstation. A workstation can have up
to 15 aliases, including the
computername and username. An alias
must be unique on the local area
network.
application program A program used
for a particular kind of work, such as
word processing or database
management.
ASCII file A standard text file.
basic See LAN Manager Basic.
batch file See batch program.
batch program A text file containing
commands that are performed when the
batch program runs. MS-DOS batch
programs always have the filename
extension .BAT. A batch program called
AUTOEXEC.BAT runs when you start
MS-DOS.
baud This is a unit for measuring the
speed at which a modem communicates.
Baud rate is often used to refer to bits per
second, but that is not completely
accurate. Baud rate refers to the number
of times the condition of the line
changes; it is equal to bits per second
only if each signal corresponds to one bit
of data being transmitted.
For two modems to communicate, they
must use the same baud rate. If the baud
rate of one modem is initially set higher
than that of the other, the faster modem
normally alters its baud rate to match that
of the slower modem.
branch A segment of the directory tree,
representing a directory and any
subdirectories it contains.
broadcast message A message sent to
all users in a domain or on the local area
network. See also Messenger service.
buffer A portion of computer memory
that is reserved to store data temporarily.
callback number The number that a
Remote Access server uses to call back a
user. This number can be preset by the
administrator or specified by the user at
the time of each call, depending on how
the administrator configured the user's
callback status. The callback number
should be the number of the phone line to
which the user's modem is connected.