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Introduction
Networks are currently one of the fastest growing and most important developments in
puter industry. Not only are more and more PCs ing parts works, but
networked PCs are being incorporated into larger enterprise-wide applications so that ev-
eryone in pany can access and share data.
With the expanding technology es the terminology to describe it.
This Dictionary working provides definitions for all the terms you will encounter
when dealing works of any type.
Who Should Use This Book?
This book is designed to meet the needs of people who work works, communica-
tions, and puting systems. Whether you working previously uncon-
puters or downsizing from a mainframe, this book is for you. And if you are
studying for one of work certification exams, you will find this book to be an es-
sential reference.
Network users of all levels are barraged with an almost bewildering array of terms, ab-
breviations, and acronyms in books, magazine and newspaper articles, advertisements,
and their day-to-day conversations. Jargon is a useful shorthand, but it can easily e
prehensible and unmanageable, even to the most work administrator.
What You’ll Find in This Book
Along with clear explanations of the jargon and slang associated working, you’ll
find definitions of more than 3,working technical terms, abbreviations, and acro-
nyms. The list that follows gives you a brief overview of the topics that this book covers:
I Acronyms and abbreviations
I Active Directory
I ActiveX
I Application software
I Cables, cards, and connectors
I Certification schemes
I Chips, memory, and adapters
munications
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I Connectivity tools, products, and equipment
I Disks and storage media
I E-mail
I Hardware
I File systems
I Industry standards
I anizations
I terms and abbreviations
I terms and abbreviat