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Appendix 12
IC-204 12-11
12.5 Glossary
Term Definition
10Base-T/100Base-TX/
1000Base-TX An Ethernet standard, which is a cable consisting of twisted copper
wire pairs. The transmission speed of 10Base-T is 10 Mbps, of
100Base-TX is 100 Mbps, and of 1000Base-TX is 1000 Mbps.
Adobe
®
Flash
®
A software or its file format to be used to create the combined con-
tents of the animation and the sound of the vector graphics devel-
oped by Adobe Systems (former Macromedia). Inputting through the
keyboard and the mouse allows the handling of interactive contents.
The file capacity can be held down to a relatively small size and it can
be browsed by introducing the plug-in dedicated to the Web brows-
er.
AppleTalk A generic name for the protocol suite developed by Apple Computer
for computer networking.
bit Abbreviation for Binary Digit. The smallest unit of information (data
quantity) on a computer or printer. Displays data using 0 or 1.
BMP Abbreviation for Bitmap. A file format for saving image data which
uses the .bmp extension. Commonly used on Windows platforms.
You can specify the color depth from monochrome (2 values) to full
color (16,777,216 colors). Images are not usually compressed when
saved.
Bonjour The network technology of Macintosh (Mac OS X only) that detects
a device connected on the network automatically for setting. This
was referred to as “Rendezvous” up to Version 10.3, but its name
has been changed on and after Version 10.4.
BOOTP Abbreviation for Bootstrap Protocol. A protocol in which a client
computer on a TCP/IP network automatically specifies the network
settings from the server. Currently, DHCP, which is an advanced
protocol based on BOOTP, is mainly used.
Byte Unit of information (data quantity) on a computer or printer. Config-
ured as 1 byte equals 8 bits.
CMYK Abbreviation for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black. The colors in the
toner and ink used for color printing can all be represented by
changing the mixing ratio of the four colors of CMYK.
Default Gateway A device, such as a computer or router, used as a “gateway” to ac-
cess computers not on the same LAN.
DHCP Abbreviation for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A protocol in
which a client computer on a TCP/IP network automatically specifies
the network settings from the server. With collective management of
the IP address for DHCP clients on the DHCP server, you can avoid
duplication of an address and you can build a network easily.
DNS Abbreviation for Domain Name System. A system that acquires the
supported IP addresses from host names in a network environment.
DNS allows the user to access other computers over a network by
specifying host names, instead of difficult to memorize and under-
stand IP addresses.
DPI (dpi) Abbreviation for Dots Per Inch. A resolution unit used by printers and
scanners. Indicates how many dots per inch are represented in an
image. The higher the value, the higher the resolution.