User's Guide for MS-DOS Clients

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Glossary
callback security A form of network
security in which a Remote Access
server calls a user back at a preset
number after the user has made an initial
connection and has been authenticated.
check box A small box in a dialog box
that can be selected or cleared,
representing an option that you can turn
on or off. When a check box is selected,
an X appears in the box.
choose To pick an item that begins an
action. You often choose a command on
a menu to perform a task, and you choose
an icon to start an application.
click To position the mouse pointer on a
screen element and then press and
release the left mouse button. See also
double-click.
client A computer that accesses shared
network resources provided by another
computer. See also client-server
applications, server.
client-server applications
Applications that use the capabilities of
both your workstation (the client) and
the server to perform a task. The client
portion of the application is typically
optimized for user interaction, whereas
the server portion provides the
centralized multiuser functionality.
command An instruction that provides
the necessary information for a computer
or a program to perform a specific task.
You type LAN Manager Basic
commands at the MS-DOS prompt. You
type LAN Manager Enhanced
commands at the MS-DOS prompt or
choose them from a menu on the
LAN Manager Screen.
command button A command name
enclosed in angle brackets at the bottom
of the LAN Manager Screen or dialog
box (for example, the Zoom button).
Choosing a command button carries out
a task or leads to another dialog box.
command line The MS-DOS prompt.
See also command, prompt.
command option See option.
communication port A port on
computer equipment that enables
asynchronous transmission of one byte
at a time. Also called a serial port.
communication settings Operating
parameters, such as baud rate and
modem type, that apply to serial ports on
the computer.
compression A technique used to
reduce the number of characters
transmitted, without losing data content.
The transmitting modem or computer
compresses the data, and the receiving
computer or modem decompresses the
data back to its original state.
computer resource See resource.
computername A unique name that
identifies a computer to the network. The
name cannot be the same as any other
computername or domain name in the
network and cannot contain spaces. In a
network path, a server’s computername
is preceded by two backslashes (for