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Glossary
 
protocol  A set of rules that determines how data is sent back and forth between two 
applications.
QTSS  QuickTime Streaming Server. A technology that lets you deliver media over the 
Internet in real time.
queue  An orderly waiting area where items wait for some type of attention from the 
system. See also print queue.
QuickTime  A set of Macintosh system extensions or a Windows dynamic-link library 
that supports the composition and playing of movies.
QuickTime Streaming Server  See QTSS.
Samba  Open source software that provides file, print, authentication, authorization, 
name resolution, and network service browsing to Windows clients using the SMB 
protocol.
server  A computer that provides services (such as file service, mail service, or web 
service) to other computers or network devices.
share point  A folder, hard disk (or hard disk partition), or optical disc that’s accessible 
over the network. A share point is the point of access at the top level of a group of 
shared items. Share points can be shared using AFP, SMB, NFS (an export), or FTP.
short name  An abbreviated name for a user. The short name is used by Mac OS X for 
home folders, authentication, and email addresses.
single sign-on  An authentication strategy that relieves users from entering a name 
and password separately for every network service. Mac OS X Server uses Kerberos to 
enable single sign-on.
SLP DA  Service Location Protocol Directory Agent. A protocol that registers services 
available on a network and gives users easy access to them. When a service is added to 
the network, the service uses SLP to register itself on the network. SLP DA uses a 
centralized repository for registered network services.
SMB  Server Message Block. A protocol that allows client computers to access files and 
network services. It can be used over TCP/IP, the Internet, and other network protocols. 
SMB services use SMB to provide access to servers, printers, and other network 
resources.
TCP  Transmission Control Protocol. A method used with the Internet Protocol (IP) to 
send data in the form of message units between computers over the Internet. IP 
handles the actual delivery of the data, and TCP keeps track of the units of data (called 
packets) into which a message is divided for efficient routing through the Internet.