HP (Hewlett-Packard) 100BASE-TX Benutzerhandbuch

10Base-T: A 10 Mbit/s communication method specified in the IEEE
802.3u-1995 standard.

100Base-T: A 100 Mbit/s communication method specified in the IEEE
802.3u-1995 standard. The official name for Fast Ethernet.

100Base-TX: A specific implementation of 100Base-T designed to
operate over Category 5 UTP cabling.

Address: A specific location in memory, designated either numerically or
by a symbolic name.

Alias: Name of the interface that corresponds to a given Internet
address on a system. Refer to the network map in appendix B for
example usage.

Asynchronous Data Transfer: One of the ways data is transferred
over the SCSI bus. It is slower than synchronous data transfer.

Autonegotiation: A mechanism defined in IEEE 802.3u-1995 whereby
devices sharing a link segment can exchange data and automatically
configure themselves to operate at the highest capability mode shared
between them.

Autosensing: The ability of the 10/100Base-TX card to detect a static
speed of a hub or switch and automatically configure itself to operate
accordingly. This does not require the two-way information exchange and
negotiation process of full autonegotiation.

BIOS (Basic Input/Output System): Software that provides basic
read/write capability. Usually kept as firmware (ROM based). The
system BIOS on the main board of a computer is used to boot and control
the system. The SCSI BIOS on the host adapter acts as an extension of
the system BIOS.

A binary digit. The smallest unit of information a computer uses. The

value of a bit (0 or 1) represents a two-way choice, such as on or off, true
or false.

Bus A collection of wires in a cable or copper traces on a circuit board