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10Base-2 - 

IEEE 802.3

 

Ethernet

 standard implemented on thin 

coaxial

 (RG58) cable,

where 10 = 10 

Mbps

 transmission rate and Base = baseband.  May have up to 185

meters between 

network nodes

.

10Base-T - 

IEEE 802.3

 

Ethernet

 standard implemented on 

UTP

 cable, where 10 = 10

Mbps

 transmission rate and Base = baseband.  May have up to 100 meters between a

network node

 and a 

network drop

.

MHz

MHz

 - These refer to 

CPU

 clock speeds.  Generally, the higher the clock

speed, the faster the computational speed of the 

CPU

, and the computer.

300 DPI - A printer resolution specification stating that the length and width of the

master

 will have 300 

DPI

.

300x400 - A printer resolution specification stating that the length of the 

master

 will have

300 

DPI

, while the width of the 

master

 will have 400 

DPI

.

386 - First-generation 32-

bit

 x86 

microprocessor

 introduced to the market by the Intel

Corporation.

486 - Second-generation 32-

bit

 x86 

microprocessor

 introduced to the market by the Intel

Corporation, incorporating a dedicated math 

coprocessor

.

Bit

- A 

CPU

, 

memory

, and 

I/O

 system that transfers data and

instructions using an 8 

byte

-at-a-time (64 

bits

) process.

A software company that produces the 

PostScript

 printer 

drivers

 and 

PostScript

fonts

 and language used by your computer to communicate with the controller.

Adobe Certified - Indicates that the 

hardware

 or software has passed a rigorous set of

tests by 

Adobe

 and is certified to perform printing tasks as stated by the

manufacturer.

ANSI - American National Standards Institute – a standards committee that develops and

publishes technical standards.

A proprietary 

network

 layer 

protocol

 developed by Apple Computer, Inc.

for use in its 

Macintosh

 series of computers.

An 

I/O

 

port

 that adheres to the 

AppleTalk

 standard.

Computer programs which allow computer users to perform some specific

task such as word processing, accounting, etc.

Application software - See 

Application

.

Architecture - The design and implementation of connecting components, interfaces,

and 

protocols

 in a computer, program, or 

network

.

ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange - A standard for encoding

characters (including the upper and lowercase alphabet, numerals, punctuation, and
control character) using seven 

bits

.  The standard is 128 characters; IBM expanded