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  • Service Location Protocol (SLP)

    The Service Location Protocol (SLP) is a protocol or method of organizing and locating the resources (such as printers, disk drives, databases, e-mail directories, and schedulers) in a network.  Definition

  • four-way server

    A four-way server is a server that incorporates a multi-core processor for increased performance... (Continued)  Definition

  • V.90

    V.90 is a A Tour of the Internet, Who Runs It, Standards Org, approved by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU-TS), for transmitting data downstream to modems at 56 Kbps (thousand bits per second).  Definition

  • mail user agent (MUA)

    A mail user agent (MUA) is a program that allows you to receive and send e-mail messages; it's usually just called an e-mail program.  Definition

  • node

    In a network, a node is a connection point, either a redistribution point or an end point for data transmissions. In general, a node has programmed or engineered capability to recognize and process or forward transmissions to other nodes.  Definition

  • network interface card (NIC)

    A network interface card (NIC) is a computer circuit board or card that is installed in a computer so that it can be connected to a network.  Definition

  • network computer (NC)

    A network computer (NC) is a concept from Oracle and Sun Microsystems that describes a low-cost personal computer for business networks that, like the NetPC, would be configured with only essential equipment (including CD-ROM players, diskette drives...  Definition

  • network access server (NAS)

    A network access server (NAS) is a computer server that enables an independent service provider (ISP) to provide connected customers with Internet access.  Definition

  • NetWare

    NetWare, made by Novell, is a widely-installed network server operating system.  Definition

  • multistation access unit (MSAU)

    A multistation access unit (MSAU) is a hub or concentrator that connects a group of computers ('nodes' in network terminology) to a token ring local area network.  Definition

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