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LOSSARY
NetWare
A series of network operating systems and related products
made by Novell, Inc.
ODI driver
Open Data-Link Interface. A MAC-level specification
developed by Novell and Apple
. Drivers complying with this
specification can work with NetWare 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x. Like
NDIS, ODI drivers support multiple protocols and adapters,
and can be unloaded from memory to conserve
conventional DOS RAM space.
Parallel Tasking
Third-generation Ethernet adapter architecture. Parallel
Tasking technology accelerates data transfer by processing
data packets simultaneously instead of sequentially. For
example, when transmission is the task, the Parallel Tasking
architecture begins to write data to the network even before
an entire frame has been loaded into the adapter’s buffer
memory. This permits complete parallelism in all data transfers.
Server
In a client-server computing environment, a device that
provides access to network services, such as printers or
applications.
Transceiver
A hardware device that links a node to a network cable and
functions as both a transmitter and a receiver.
Twisted-pair
Wiring similar to that found in the telephone system,
consisting of two insulated wires loosely twisted around each
other to help cancel out induced noise in balanced circuits.
