A.12 Glossary 309[SMB]A network communication protocol that enables file sharing on Windows Network (MicrosoftNetwork), and that can be used on Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2003.[SNMP]A protocol that manages networked devices via a network.A device that manages the activities of networked devices runs on software called “SNMPmanager”, while a device that is being monitored runs on the “SMNP agent”.[Software]A program that performs a task on a computer. Operating systems and application softwareare types of software.[TCP/IP]A network protocol developed by DARPANET (Defense Advanced Research ProjectAgency NetWork). It is the standard protocol of the Internet and is supported by a variety ofcomputer platforms, from personal computers to mainframes.[Tone]A smoothness of colors represented by the number of gradation steps. The higher thenumber of gradation steps, the smoother the gradation of colors.[Uninstall]To delete software installed on the computer.[USB]Universal Serial Bus. A protocol for data communication between a computer and itsperipherals. It enables hot-plug capabilities, so peripherals can be connected ordisconnected without switching off the computer.[Web browser]Software for viewing information from the Internet on computers. Netscape Navigator andInternet Explorer are the two most popular web browsers.[WINS]Windows Internet Name Services. A name resolution service that converts a computername to an IP address in a TCP/IP environment.[WWW]World Wide Web. A system that presents web sites on the Internet.[XPS file]XML Paper Specification. File format developed by Microsoft Corporation. XPS files arecreated by Windows Vista applications. XPS Viewer software needs to be installed on acomputer to view the contents of an XPS file.
