IBM 09-0572-000 Manual Do Utilizador

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LOSSARY

An ASCII file containing control information for network 
protocol elements of stations and servers for a Novell 
NetWare environment.

A series of nodes such as PCs, terminals, or other peripherals 
interconnected by a communications channel. 

A circuit board located inside each PC and server on the 
network. It allows the device to listen and talk to other 
stations and nodes on the network.

Open Data-link Interface. A MAC-level specification 
developed by Novell and Apple

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 Computer. Like NDIS, the 

ODI driver supports multiple protocols and adapters and can 
be unloaded from memory to conserve conventional DOS 
RAM space. 

A formalized set of rules that PCs use to communicate. 
Because of the complexity of communications between PCs 
and the need for different communication requirements, 
protocols have been divided into modular layers, in which 
each layer performs a specific function for the layer above.

A model for describing the hierarchical set of or levels 
protocols in which each protocol layer obtains services from 
the layer below it and performs services for the layer above it.

An ASCII file containing control information for network 
protocol elements of NDIS network stations and servers.

A network that employs a ring topology and uses a 
token-passing method for ring access.