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Chapter 6

Appendix

Network

A group of computers and devices, such as printers and scanners,

connected by a communications link. A network can be either

small or large and can be connected permanently through cables

or temporarily through telephone lines or wireless links. The

biggest network is the Internet, a worldwide network.

Network Administrator

A user who plans, configures and manages network operations.

Sometimes, a network administrator is called a system

administrator.

Notification Area

This refers to the right area of the Taskbar including program icons

such as the volume control, the power options and the time.

Partition

This refers to the act or practice of dividing the storage space of

a hard disk drive into separate data areas known as partitions. If a

100GB hard disk drive is partitioned into 2 x 50GB partitions, the

hard disk drive can be used as if there are 2 hard disk drives.

Protocol

A protocol is a set of rules used by computers to communicate with

each other across a network. A protocol is a convention or standard

that controls or enables the connection, communication, and

data transfer between computing endpoints. It defines the data

transmission procedures and the transmission medium for more

efficient network functions.

Quick Launch

This refers to a toolbar that can be configured so that you can

launch a program such as Internet Explorer or display the Windows

Desktop with one click. You can add any icon to the quick launch

area of the Taskbar and launch frequently used program by clicking

that icon.

SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) card

This is the extension of the SD card that supports over 2GB bytes.

Server

In general, a server refers to a computer that provides shared

resources for network users.

Share

This refers to setting a resource of a computer such as a folder or

printer so that other users can also use it.

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