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Appendix F: Glossary
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FTP
File Transfer Protocol. The TCP/IP protocol used for transferring files
between computers on a network.
HTML
Hypertext Markup Language. A standard hypertext language used to
create web pages and other hypertext documents.
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol. The TCP/IP protocol for web based
communication, e.g. Web browsers.
IP
Internet Protocol. The TCP/IP session-layer protocol that regulates
packet forwarding by tracking IP addresses, routing outgoing
messages, and recognizing incoming messages.
JFIF
JPEG File Interchange Format. Format for storing bitmap images.
JPEG
Joint Photographic Experts Group. Compression type for color and
greyscale bitmap images.
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display.
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. A protocol for accessing on-
line directory services.
LED
Light Emitting Diode.
MIB
Management Information Base. A database of network configuration
information used by SNMP and CMIP to monitor or change network
settings.
MIME
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension. Enables transmission of e-mail
containing non-English characters as well as attachments such as
image files.
NTP
Network Time Protocol. A protocol to get the time from a timeserver
(NTP-server). (To get the time when a message was stored in the event
log, a NTP server must be specified.)