Glossary

Where we make sense of the jargon and technical terms used in this community.

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.aot search for term: In ZENworks Desktop Management, one of two file extensions (the other being .axt) denoting an Application object template file. The .aot file, generated by the snAppShot.
.axt search for term: In ZENworks Desktop Management, one of two file extensions (the other being .aot) denoting an Application object template file. The .axt file, generated by the snAppShot utility, is a text file that can be edited with a text editor in order to modify the Application object template after it has been created.
.cab search for term: A file extension denoting a "cabinet."
.cpk search for term: In ZENworks Server Management, a file extension indicating a compiled Server Software Package, which means that the files and applications and their configurations have been compressed into one file for distribution.
.csv search for term: In ZENworks Desktop Management and ZENworks Server Management, a file extension indicating that the file is in a comma-separated value format.
.exp search for term: In ZENworks Desktop Management, a file extension denoting inventory configuration settings that have been saved so administrators can easily reload the settings to generate .csv files for inventory data export.
.fil search for term: In ZENworks Desktop Management, a file extension denoting an application source file created by the snAppShot utility. During distribution of an application, Novell Application Launcher (NAL) uses the .fil files to install the application files.
.jar search for term: In ZENworks, a file format that contains the class, image, and sound files for a Java applet gathered into a single file and compressed for faster downloading to a Web browser, a Novell ConsoleOne view, or Java applications.
.msi search for term: In ZENworks, a file extension denoting an installation package created by the Microsoft Windows Installer application. ZENworks Desktop Management, through the use of Novell Application Launcher (NAL) and Microsoft Windows Installer, supports the distribution of MSI-based applications to workstations.
.mst search for term: The file type extension for a Microsoft Windows Installer transform. A transform adds, deletes, or changes properties in a Microsoft Windows Installer (.msi) package to enable customization of the installation for different groups of users. ZENworks Desktop Management supports both MSI packages and transforms.
.pdb search for term: In ZENworks Handheld Management, a file extension denoting a database file that can be downloaded to a Palm OS device.
.pnc search for term: In ZENworks Handheld Management, a file extension denoting a configuration file that can be downloaded to a Palm OS device.
.pqa search for term: In ZENworks Handheld Management, a file extension denoting a query application file that can be downloaded to a Palm OS device.
.prc search for term: In ZENworks Handheld Management, a file extension denoting an application file that can be downloaded to a Palm OS device.
.scp search for term: In ZENworks Handheld Management, a file extension denoting a configuration file that can be downloaded to a Palm OS device.
.spk search for term: In ZENworks Server Management, a file extension indicating a software package that has not yet been compiled. The file contains all of the software package components and configuration information.
.str search for term: In ZENworks Desktop Management and Server Management, a file extension denoting a scan data file.
abend search for term: ABnormal ENDA serious software failure that halts (brings down) the server. Multitasking operating systems (like UNIX) allow other programs to continue running while only stopping the one causing trouble.
abort search for term: To terminate a process before it is completed.
ABORT REMIRROR search for term: A NetWare Loadable Module (NLM) that stops the process of synchronizing data between logical disk partitions.
absolute path search for term: Relating to file systems, the location of a directory or file that can be accessed regardless of the current working location of a user or program. Absolute paths are called that because they refer to the very specific location of a file, including the domain name. The absolute path to a Web element is also often referred to as the URL.
Accelerated Graphics Port search for term: A high-speed point-to-point channel for attaching a single device (generally a graphics card) to a computer's motherboard, primarily to assist in the acceleration of 3D computer graphics. Some motherboards have been built with multiple independent AGP slots. (Also called Advanced Graphics Port.)
Access Control search for term: Short for Access Control right.
access control List search for term: 1. Extension of the conventional permission concept for files and directories. These allow a more fine-grained control of the access permissions.2. In eDirectory, an optional, multivalued property of every object. The ACL lists the objects (trustees) that can access the object, along with their explicit rights assignments. Each value contains a complete object (trustee) name, an indication of the type of rights held by the trustee, the specific rights settings, and an indication of whether the rights are inheritable. Any inherited rights filters that have been set on this object are also included.3. In Novell exteNd, the association of an access right with one or more principals. Called an ACL. You use ACLs to specify known users and groups that have a particular type of access to a particular element.4. In NetWare for SAA, a list of users or groups that have exclusive rights to a dedicated LU, OS/2 downstream PU, or LU pool. 5. In ZENworks OnDemand Services, an optional, multivalued property of every Novell eDirectory object. The ACL lists the objects (trustees) that can access the object, along with their explicit rights assignments.
Access Control right search for term: A file system right that grants the ability to change the trustee assignments and inherited rights filter of a directory or file.
access permissions search for term: 1. Determine whether a user or group can read, write to, or execute a file or directory. They are set by the system administrator or the owner of a file.2. In Linux, define to which user group a new user is assigned. The user receives permissions from the group assignment. The access permissions are generally set by the system administrator.
access rate search for term: The data rate, in bits per second (bps), of the user access channel in a Frame Relay network. The speed of the access channel determines how fast (maximum rate) the end user can inject data into a Frame Relay network.
access right search for term: A pairing of an element and a permission (for example, a document and the READ permission). In an access control list (ACL), access rights are associated with users and groups.
ACL search for term: Access Control ListExtension of the conventional permission concept for files and directories.
ACL Rule object search for term: An eDirectory object that has been configured to allow or limit access to an application in ZENworks OnDemand Services.
ACL-based security search for term: The process of controlling access to parts of an application or to individual objects using access control lists (ACLs). The Security subsystem uses ACL-based security to control administrative access to subsystem objects. By default, a deployed exteNd Director project allows anyone to access security settings. To secure access, you first need to set a Locksmith user. The Content Management subsystem uses ACL-based security to restrict access to individual documents, folders, categories, and so on.
ACPI search for term: Advanced Configuration and Power InterfaceAn open industry specification co-developed by Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Microsoft, Phoenix, and Toshiba that establishes industry-standard interfaces for OS-directed configuration and power management on laptops, desktops, and servers.See http://www.acpi.info/.
acronym search for term: A word (such as GUI, DOS, or LAN) formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term. In information technology, people tend to use the term "acronym" to refer to both acronyms and abbreviations (such as amt for amount).You can look up the meanings of computer-related acronyms at TUCAA (The Ultimate Computer Acronyms Archive).You might also enjoy the Jargon File.
Active Directory search for term: An advanced, hierarchical directory service that is an integral part of the Microsoft Windows 2000 architecture. It is LDAP-compliant and built on the Internet.
active hub search for term: A device that amplifies transmission signals in network topologies. Active hubs are used to add workstations to a network or to extend the cable distance between stations and the server.
ActiveSync search for term: In ZENworks Handheld Management, third-party synchronization software that transfers data between the ZENworks Handheld Management Desktop Sync and a Windows CE handheld device.
ad-hoc network search for term: Also called Mobile Ad-Hoc Network (MANET). Describes an autonomous collection of mobile users that communicate over bandwidth-constrained wireless links for a wide range of purposes such as establishing survivable, efficient, dynamic communication for emergency/rescue operations, disaster relief efforts, and military networks.Such network scenarios cannot rely on centralized and organized connectivity, and can be conceived as applications of Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks.(See the official charter of IETF working group on MANET at http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/manet-charter.html.)
Adaptive Quality of Service search for term: A feature of the Novell Multimedia Server component that adjusts the required bandwidth for multimedia features depending on the network conditions. It regulates the multimedia data being transferred to the workstation so that the congestion in the network minimally affects the performance of the multimedia files being played from the Multimedia Server.
Add Self right search for term: A property right that grants a trustee the right to add or remove itself as a value of the property. This right is used only for properties that contain object names as values, such as lists of group members or mailing lists.
add-on image search for term: In ZENworks Desktop Management, an archived collection of files that will be applied to an existing Windows installation on a target computer. The existing partitions and files on the target computer are left intact, except for any files that the add-on image might update.
additive group policy search for term: In ZENworks Desktop Management, settings from multiple Windows Group policies are cumulatively effective, rather than individually. Settings from multiple Windows Group policies can affect users and workstations. Policies start with the local Windows Group policy settings and are applied in reverse of the policy search order. This means that a setting in a policy applied first has lowest priority and its value is overwritten by any other policy with the same setting.
Address and Control Field compression search for term: In frame relay, the process of eliminating the All Stations Address and the Unnumbered Information fields from high-level data link control (HDLC) framing, on a per-data-link basis, so that unneeded overhead is reduced when low-bandwidth links are used.
address field search for term: 1. In GroupWise, the field in an item where you type or place usernames or IDs.2. In NetWare, a frame field specifying a physical address in a LAN topology. It is comprised of the control and management fields, specifying the virtual circuit numbering or Data Link Connection Identifier (DLCI), the flow control and the frame discard eligibility (DE).
address resolution cache search for term: An area of software memory that contains entries that map the IP address to the physical address.
Address Resolution Protocol search for term: A protocol in the Internet Protocol (IP) suite that enables a host to find the media access control (MAC) address of a target host on the same physical network when it knows only the target's IP address. ARP dynamically maps Internet addresses to MAC (hardware) addresses on local networks. It is limited to networks that support hardware broadcast.To create entries, the ARP broadcasts a request with the target's IP address. The target responds with its physical address. After the network board adds the physical address to its ARP table, it can then send packets to the target.
adjacency search for term: The record that a NetWare Link Services Protocol (NLSP) router keeps about the state of its connection with a neighbor and about the attributes of that neighbor.
adjacent node search for term: A node connected to another node without intervening nodes.
ADM search for term: In ZENworks, a legacy Microsoft policy editor (POLEDIT) template. Can be imported into Novell ConsoleOne and used to create User or Workstation extensible policies. Newer ADM templates can be imported into Group Policies and deployed in that manner.
administrator search for term: The person who sets up a server, creates user login accounts and passwords, creates groups, sets security, and maintains the server.
AdminStudio ZENworks Edition search for term: The software that enables you to manage Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) packages, including the ability to convert legacy-based installs, ZENworks AOT packages, and ZENworks AXT packages to MSI packages; customize MSI packages for your organization's varying needs; and automate creation of directory objects used for management and distribution of the MSI package.
ADSL search for term: Asymmetric Digital Subscriber LineDelivers and receives information on current telephone lines at higher bandwidth speeds.
ADSP search for term: AppleTalk Data Stream ProtocolA symmetric, connection-oriented AppleTalk protocol that provides reliable, full-duplex, byte-stream service between sockets. It guarantees that data bytes are delivered in the same order as they were sent, and that they are free of duplicates.
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface search for term: An open industry specification co-developed by Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Microsoft, Phoenix, and Toshiba that establishes industry-standard interfaces for OS-directed configuration and power management on laptops, desktops, and servers.See http://www.acpi.info/.
Advanced Graphics Port search for term: A high-speed point-to-point channel for attaching a single device (generally a graphics card) to a computer's motherboard, primarily to assist in the acceleration of 3D computer graphics. Some motherboards have been built with multiple independent AGP slots. (Also called Accelerated Graphics Port.)
Advanced Interactive Executive search for term: An IBM version of the UNIX operating system.
advanced peer-to-peer networking search for term: A variant of Systems Network Architecture (SNA) that allows network nodes to exchange topology information dynamically, which leads to simplified parameter definitions.
Advanced Power Management search for term: Advanced Power Management or APM is the name given to the component in some operating systems (such as Windows 95) that works with the BIOS to control the power management features of the PC. For example, APM allows you to set parameters in the operating system to control when various power management features will be activated.The Linux APM Daemon is an advanced power management (APM) daemon and works in conjunction with the APM BIOS driver in the kernel. It can execute a command when certain events are reported by the driver.Most uses of this daemon will use the proxy command to support power conservation activities. This command is searched for in "/etc/apmd/apmd_proxy" and is invoked with one or two arguments.See http://www.comptechdoc.org/os/linux/startupman/linux_suapmd.html.
Advanced Program-to-Program Communications search for term: A part of the Systems Network Architecture (SNA) protocol. APPC establishes the conditions that enable programs to communicate across the network. This capability, involving LU 6.2 and its associated protocols, allows two or more processes in an SNA network to communicate without involving a common host system or terminal emulation.
Advanced Research Projects Agency Network search for term: The packet-switched internetwork created by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the early 1970s. ARPANET later evolved into the Internet.
Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface search for term: Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA), is a standard interface for connecting storage devices such as hard disk drives and CD-ROM drives inside personal computers. It is referred to in many ways, including abbreviations such as IDE, ATAPI, and UDMA. ATA standards only allow cable lengths in the range of 18 to 36 inches, so it is normally used as an internal computer storage interface. It is the most common and the least expensive interface for this application.
Advanced Trending Agent search for term: In ZENworks Server Management, an application that gathers and stores the trend data (historic data) for any parameter instrumented by an SNMP agent, if it is defined by a MIB variable and not just pre-configured MIB variables.
AFP search for term: AppleTalk Filing ProtocolAn AppleTalk protocol that provides the rules for communication and data transmission between file servers and clients in an AppleShare network.
AFP server search for term: AppleTalk Filing Protocol serverA server that enables workstations to share files and programs using the AppleTalk protocol.
AFP Server search for term: Short for "AFP Server object."
AFP Server object search for term: A leaf object in the eDirectory tree that represents an AppleTalk Filing Protocol (AFP) server. The AFP server enables workstations to share files and programs using the AppleTalk protocol.
Agent-Initiated Connection search for term: In ZENworks Desktop Management and ZENworks Server Management, a feature that allows users on the managed workstations or servers to request the remote operators to remotely manage the machines and to troubleshoot problems.
AGP search for term: Accelerated Graphics Port or Advanced Graphics PortA high-speed point-to-point channel for attaching a single device (generally a graphics card) to a computer's motherboard, primarily to assist in the acceleration of 3D computer graphics. Some motherboards have been built with multiple independent AGP slots.
AIO search for term: asynchronous I/O; asynchronous input/outputIn NetWare, an I/O model in which processing overlaps input and output. This data transmission method uses start bits and stop bits to coordinate the flow of data so that the time intervals between individual characters do not need to be equal. Parity can be enabled to check the accuracy of the transmission.
AIOPAD search for term: Asynchronous Input/Output Packet Assembler/DisassemblerIn NetWare, a module that provides an AIO interface to an X.25 driver. It assembles data for asynchronous transmission using a synchronous protocol and then disassembles the data that has been transmitted. Using this module, remote workstations attached to a network can dial out to host computers and can dial in to network resources.
AIOTSM search for term: Asynchronous Input/Output Topology Support ModuleAn NLM that provides the interface between AIO and ISDN drivers.
AIX search for term: Advanced Interactive ExecutiveAn IBM version of the UNIX operating system.
alarm disposition search for term: In ZENworks Server Management, configuration of the Alarm Management System to set the characteristics for each type of SNMP trap or proprietary alarm. The functions include launching applications, sending email notification, and forwarding SNMP traps to other network management systems.
Alarm Management System search for term: In ZENworks Server Management, the component that alerts administrators to important events such as the SNMP traps, threshold alarms, network discovery events, and ping and connectivity testing faults occurring on the network. AMS provides a centralized location for processing and viewing the events and alarms generated by devices and systems throughout the network.
Alarm Monitor search for term: A real-time display of all alarms that are specific to remote access.
Alarm Report search for term: A display of all alarms that are specific to remote access and that have been logged to the database.
Alarms Purge search for term: In ZENworks Server Management, a utility provided by the Alarm Management System (AMS) for automatic deletion of alarms.
alarms view search for term: In ZENworks Server Management, the screen display used for alarm information in ConsoleOne, including the Active Alarm view, Alarm History view, and Alarm Summary view.
algorithm search for term: A procedure for solving a problem in a finite number of steps, frequently involving repetition of an operation, as by a computer. Compressing data and creating lists of random numbers are examples of algorithms.
Alias object search for term: An eDirectory object that points to another object at a different location in the Novell Directory Services (NDS) tree. An Alias object allows a user to access an object outside of the user's normal working context.
All Properties search for term: Short for "All Properties rights."
All Properties rights search for term: In NetWare, a type of rights assignment that applies to all the properties of an object. A specific (individual) property rights assignment overrides an All Properties rights assignment, but only for the specific property. The All Properties rights assignment still applies to all the other properties.
American National Standards Institute search for term: The organization that sets the standards for many technical fields and provides the most common standard for computer terminals.
American Standard Code for Information Interchange search for term: Character set and code described by the America National Standard Code for Information Interchange. Each ASCII character is encoded with seven bits. ASCII consists of both control and printable characters. These characters are the same as the first 128 characters of the ANSI character set.The Extended ASCII Character Set consists of 128 decimal numbers and ranges from 128 through 255, representing additional special, mathematical, graphic, and international characters --the elements vary with different computer manufacturers and with different languages.On this page you can look up ASCII characters and descriptions.
AMS search for term: Alarm Management SystemIn ZENworks Server Management, the component that alerts administrators to important events such as the SNMP traps, threshold alarms, network discovery events, and ping and connectivity testing faults occurring on the network. AMS provides a centralized location for processing and viewing the events and alarms generated by devices and systems throughout the network.
Annex D search for term: An implementation standard (ANSI T1.617) that addresses signaling and other network management functions.
Anonymous FTP search for term: A type of file transfer protocol. It allows website visitors to download information from a website without entering a username and password. Regular FTP, in contrast, requires a username and password. Anonymous FTP is useful if you plan to distribute software, images, PDF documents, or other types of files to your website visitors.Anonymous FTP allows the public to log in to an FTP server with a common login (usually "ftp" or "anonymous") and any password (usually the person's email address is used as the password). Anonymous FTP is beneficial for the distribution of large files to the public, avoiding the need to assign large numbers of login and password combinations for FTP access.
ANSI search for term: American National Standards InstituteThe organization that sets the standards for many technical fields and provides the most common standard for computer terminals.
AOLserver search for term: America Online's open source web server. AOLserver is multithreaded, Tcl-enabled, and used for large-scale, dynamic web sites.
Apache Web Server search for term: An open source HTTP web server. Apache runs on all major platforms and is capable of hosting even the most complex Web sites and can scale to handle thousands of simultaneous connections.For information on how to install, configure, and manage the Apache Web Server on NetWare using Apache Manager, click here.
API search for term: application programming interfaceA set of functions, procedures, values, or other defined interface standards that an application uses to request and carry out services performed by another program or by an operating system. A single API typically specifies how input should be requested and obtained, and how output should be done.
applet search for term: 1. A small application that performs a specific task.2. Short for "Java applet": small Java programs that are application-oriented rather than server-oriented. Java applets can be embedded in an HTML page and executed by a browser without waiting for server processing. This means that Java applets are particularly useful for processing intensive or time-sensitive elements of a Web page, such as multimedia, animation, or user-interactive forms.
AppleTalk search for term: A networking protocol developed by Apple Computer for communication between Apple Computer products and other computers. This protocol is independent of the network layer on which it runs.
AppleTalk console search for term: A diagnostic console utility that provides access to statistics and information about the status of various components of the AppleTalk protocol. ATCON uses SNMP to access this information from the local system.
AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol search for term: A symmetric, connection-oriented Apple Talk protocol that provides full-duplex, byte-stream service between sockets. It guarantees that data bytes are delivered in the same order as they were sent and that they are free of duplicates.
AppleTalk Filing Protocol search for term: An AppleTalk protocol that provides the rules for communication and data transmission between file servers and clients in an AppleShare network.
AppleTalk network search for term: A collection of connected, individually controlled computers, printers, and other devices, together with the hardware and AppleTalk software used to link them.
AppleTalk NLM search for term: A NetWare Loadable Module (NLM) that combines the AppleTalk Phase 2 protocol stack and Phase 2 router for NetWare for Macintosh and the NetWare AppleTalk Support Package.
AppleTalk Phase 2 search for term: A version of the AppleTalk protocols introduced in 1989 to provide support for AppleTalk networks with thousands of nodes, for multiple AppleTalk zones on a network, and for token ring. AppleTalk Phase 2 also provides support for cabling for more efficient routing techniques that improve performance in multiprotocol environments.
AppleTalk Print Services NLM search for term: The NetWare Loadable Module (NLM) that enables Macintosh clients to print to NetWare queues and enables non-Macintosh clients to print to AppleTalk printers.
AppleTalk Remote Access search for term: Software that enables remote Macintosh computers to communicate with AppleTalk networks over standard telephone lines.
AppleTalk Remote Access Service search for term: A service that provides the software that enables remote Macintosh computers to communicate with AppleTalk networks over standard telephone lines.ARAS supports remote Macintosh clients using Apples ARA 1.0 or ARA 2.0. The Macintosh clients dial in to become remote nodes on the network.
AppleTalk stack search for term: Short for "AppleTalk protocol stack": a suite of AppleTalk Phase 2 protocols in appletlk.nlm that handles the transmission and receipt of packets, in order to enable Macintosh users to use NetWare file and print services.
AppleTalk Transaction Protocol search for term: An AppleTalk connection-oriented protocol that adds reliability to lower-layer services by providing loss-free delivery of packets from a source socket to a destination socket.
AppleTalk Update-based Routing Protocol search for term: An AppleTalk routing protocol that operates the same as the Routing Table Maintenance Protocol (RTMP) but sends updates only when a change occurs on the network.The principal features of AURP are AppleTalk tunneling in TCP/IP, which enables two AppleTalk networks to be connected through a TCP/IP network.Update-based routing through tunnels, reduces the amount of bandwidth by sending updates to peer routers only when network routing information changes, rather than sending periodic broadcasts of the routing table.
Application Browser search for term: In ZENworks Desktop Management, a Web browser view similar to the Application Window and the Application Explorer window.The primary purpose of the Application Browser is to provide applications in a Web browser environment. You can enable users to launch the Application Browser independently, or you can integrate it into a Web portal, such as Novell Portal Services or Novell exteNd Director, so that your applications are presented alongside Web content you've made available to users.
application dependency search for term: In ZENworks Desktop Management, a requirement that a second application be distributed and run before the first application can run.For example, if Application A has a dependency on Application B and a user launches Application A, Novell Application Launcher (NAL) distributes Application B (if necessary) and launches it before launching Application A. If Application B fails to distribute or launch, Application A does not launch.
Application Explorer search for term: In ZENworks Desktop Management, one of three Novell Application Launcher (NAL) views. Application Explorer (nalview.exe) integrates with Microsoft Windows Explorer to make applications available through a standalone window, similar to the Application Window, and from the Windows desktop, the Start menu, the system tray, and the Quick Launch bar.
Application Explorer window search for term: In ZENworks Desktop Management, a standalone window similar to the Application Window, in which applications can be displayed when using Application Explorer.
Application Launcher search for term: Novell Application Launcher (NAL)In ZENworks Desktop Management, the user workstation software that displays applications and performs various application management functions such as installing, uninstalling, and caching applications. NAL consists of three different user views, the engine application, a Windows service, and a Workstation Manager plug-in.
Application Launcher Service for Windows search for term: NAL Service, NAL NT ServiceIn ZENworks Desktop Management, a Windows service (nalntsrv.exe) that runs in the workstation's system space to enable NAL to install, uninstall, cache, and run applications when the user does not have the required workstation file system access or when an application has been configured to run in the system space rather than the user space.
Application Launcher Workstation Helper search for term: NAL Workstation HelperIn ZENworks Desktop Management, the user workstation software that plugs in to Workstation Manager and enables workstation-associated applications to be installed, uninstalled, cached, and run. This allows for application management based on the workstation rather than on a user logged in to the workstation.
application layer search for term: In the OSI and TCP/IP network architecture reference models, the topmost network layer, responsible for giving applications access to the network.
Application object search for term: 1. In ZENworks Desktop Management, an eDirectory object used to control user access to an application and to configure the distribution and launch (as well as all other management aspects) of the application.2. In ZENworks Handheld Management, an eDirectory object used to distribute collections of files (applications or content) to be copied to handheld devices. Handheld Application objects usually consist of applications to install on handheld devices, for example, .prc files (for Palm* OS* devices), .cab files (for Windows CE devices), and .alx, .ali, and .dll files (for BlackBerry&z-3rdParty; devices).
Application object class search for term: A Novell Directory Services (NDS) object class representing an application, for example, Application (DOS), Application (Windows 3.x), Application (Windows 95), and Application (Windows NT).
Application object macro search for term: In ZENworks Desktop Management, a macro that has been defined for use with an Application object. The macro is simply a variable with an assigned value. The macro can then be used in various Application object fields to define the field value.
Application object template search for term: In ZENworks Desktop Management, a file that can be used to create an Application object in eDirectory. The file, generated by the snAppShot utility, contains configuration information used to populate the Application object fields. The file is identified by either an .aot or .axt extension.
application package search for term: In ZENworks Web Self-Service, applications that have been grouped together into a Package object so they can be made available to users, and so that costs and usage can be tracked, reported, and billed.
application programming interface search for term: A set of functions, procedures, values, or other defined interface standards that an application uses to request and carry out services performed by another program or by an operating system. A single API typically specifies how input should be requested and obtained, and how output should be done.
Application Search policy search for term: ZENworks Handheld Management Application Search policyIn ZENworks Handheld Management, a policy used to minimize tree walking by specifying how far up the tree Handheld Management will search for Handheld Application objects. This policy is contained in the Container package.
application WAR search for term: A WAR (Web ARchive) that contains the custom functionality of your application.
Application Window search for term: In ZENworks Desktop Management, one of three Novell Application Launcher (NAL) views. The Application Window (nalwin.exe) is a standalone desktop window from which applications can be viewed and launched.
APPN search for term: Advanced Peer-to-Peer NetworkingA variant of IBM's Systems Network Architecture (SNA) that allows network nodes to exchange topology information dynamically, which leads to simplified parameter definitions.
Approval gadget search for term: OD_ApprovalGadget.In ZENworks Web Self-Service, an OnDemand Services gadget used to approve or deny user requests for application packages.
AR search for term: 1. access rate: The maximum data rate of an access channel, in bits per second (bps), usually referring to network access.2. address register.
ARA search for term: AppleTalk Remote AccessSoftware that enables remote Macintosh computers to communicate with AppleTalk networks over standard telephone lines.
ARAS search for term: Appletalk Remote Access ServiceA service that provides the software that enables remote Macintosh computers to communicate with AppleTalk networks over standard telephone lines. ARAS supports remote Macintosh clients using Apple's ARA 1.0 or ARA 2.0. The Macintosh clients dial in to become remote nodes on the network.
Archive Needed search for term: Short for "Archive Needed attribute."
Archive Needed attribute search for term: A file system attribute indicating that the file has been changed since the last time it was backed up. NetWare sets this attribute when the file is modified, and clears it when the file is backed up. It is shown in attribute listings but can't be set by users.
area address search for term: The area network number and mask that together define a NetWare Link Services Protocol (NLSP) routing area.
area boundary router search for term: A type of router that attaches an Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) area to the backbone area. An area boundary router has at least one interface in an OSPF area and one interface in the backbone area.
area mask search for term: A 32-bit hexadecimal number that indicates how much of an area network number identifies a routing area, and how much identifies a network within the routing area. A typical area mask is FFFFFF00.
ARP search for term: Address Resolution ProtocolA protocol in the Internet Protocol (IP) suite that enables a host to find the media access control (MAC) address of a target host on the same physical network when it knows only the target's IP address. ARP dynamically maps Internet addresses to MAC (hardware) addresses on local networks. It is limited to networks that support hardware broadcast. To create entries, the ARP broadcasts a request with the target's IP address. The target responds with its physical address. After the network board adds the physical address to its ARP table, it can then send packets to the target.
ARPANET search for term: Advanced Research Projects Agency NetworkThe packet-switched internetwork created by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the early 1970s. ARPANET was the forerunner of the Internet. ARPANET was designed to be a military command and control center that could withstand nuclear attack.ARPANET's founders designed it so that authority was distributed over a large number of geographically dispersed computers. This concept of a computer network with distributed authority is also the basis of the Internet. Theoretically, if 90% of the Internet were destroyed by nuclear attack, the remaining servers would be able to continue on.
AS search for term: autonomous systemA collection of routers and networks that exchange routing information using a routing protocol, such as RIP or OSPF.
ASBR search for term: autonomous system boundary routerA router that exchanges routing information with routers from other autonomous systems, from exterior gateway protocols, or from other routing protocols (such as RIP). By amassing information about external links, ASBRs can distribute routing information to the autonomous system (AS) about external destinations. ASBRs can be internal routers or area boundary routers and are not required to participate in the backbone area.
ASCII search for term: American Standard Code for Information InterchangeCharacter set and code described by the America National Standard Code for Information Interchange. Each ASCII character is encoded with seven bits. ASCII consists of both control and printable characters. These characters are the same as the first 128 characters of the ANSI character set.The Extended ASCII Character Set consists of 128 decimal numbers and ranges from 128 through 255, representing additional special, mathematical, graphic, and international characters --the elements vary with different computer manufacturers and with different languages.On this page you can look up ASCII characters and descriptions.
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line search for term: Delivers and receives information on current telephone lines at higher bandwidth speeds.
asynchronous search for term: Describes a data transmission method in which each character is synchronized individually, usually by means of start and stop elements. The gap between each character is not a fixed length.
asynchronous input/output search for term: AIO, asynchronous I/OAn I/O model in which processing overlaps input and output. This data transmission method uses start bits and stop bits to coordinate the flow of data so that the time intervals between individual characters do not need to be equal. Parity can be enabled to check the accuracy of the transmission.
Asynchronous Input/Output Packet Assembler/Disassembler search for term: In NetWare, a module that provides an AIO interface to an X.25 driver. It assembles data for asynchronous transmission using a synchronous protocol and then disassembles the data that has been transmitted. Using this module, remote workstations attached to a network can dial out to host computers and can dial in to network resources.
Asynchronous Input/Output Topology Support Module search for term: An NLM that provides the interface between AIO and ISDN drivers.
Asynchronous Transfer Mode search for term: A network technology based on transferring data in cells or packets of a fixed size. The cell used with ATM is relatively small compared to units used with older technologies. The small, constant cell size allows ATM equipment to transmit video, audio, and computer data over the same network, and assure that no single type of data hogs the line.
ATAPI search for term: Advanced Technology Attachment Packet InterfaceA type of CD-ROM drive that is connected to an (E)IDE controller. Apart from ATAPI drives, there are SCSI CD-ROM drives, handled by a SCSI controller, and proprietary CD-ROM drives that use their own controller or are connected to a sound card.
ATCON search for term: A NetWare Loadable Module (NLM) that allows a network administrator to monitor the activity of and see other information about the server's AppleTalk stack and router It also allows the administrator to see information about other AppleTalk networks on the internetwork.
Atlas Manager search for term: In ZENworks Server Management, discovery software that creates a system atlas and provides a graphical view of the database in ConsoleOne.
atomic search for term: In computer processing, being indivisible. For example, an atomic action is an action that has no intermediate condition between initiation and completion.
atomic clock search for term: A highly accurate clock that regulates its time by the vibration frequency of atoms or molecules.
ATP search for term: AppleTalk Transaction ProtocolAn AppleTalk connection-oriented protocol that adds reliability to lower-layer services by providing loss-free delivery of packets from a source socket to a destination socket.
ATPS search for term: AppleTalk Print ServicesThe NetWare Loadable Module (NLM) that enables Macintosh clients to print to NetWare queues, and non-Macintosh clients to print to AppleTalk printers.
ATTACH search for term: The login script command that authenticates users to additional servers. The format for this command is ATTACH [server[/username[;password]]]
audit file search for term: A system log created when auditing is enabled at the volume or Directory Services container level. At the volume level, the audit file stores a record of all audited transactions; at the Directory Services level, the audit file also stores all activities performed by the auditor. Also called "audit data file."
Audit File object search for term: An eDirectory leaf object that represents an audit trail's log of events associated with a container, workstation, or volume. The Audit File object can have access to various objects in an eDirectory tree through properties assigned to those objects. For example, a container object that is audited has an Audit File Link property pointing to the Audit File object.The Audit File object is created by an auditing program and can be viewed using NetWare Administrator.
AURP search for term: AppleTalk Update-Based Routing ProtocolAn AppleTalk routing protocol that operates the same as the Routing Table Maintenance Protocol (RTMP), but sends updates only when a change occurs on the network.
authentication database search for term: A list of valid remote system IDs or associated data terminal equipment (DTE) addresses and a password. Each entry represents a valid partner that can communicate with a given interface.
Authentication Store search for term: Various Login Method Object or User objects.
authorization system search for term: Provides access authorization for file objects in Novell Storage Services (NSS). The NSS system is designed such that the authorization system is modular. NSS is shipped with a default traditional NetWare trustee-based authorization system.
Auto mode search for term: In ZENworks Desktop Management, an imaging mode where a computer is imaged automatically, based on any applicable eDirectory policies and settings. Also called auto-imaging.
auto-imaging search for term: In ZENworks Desktop Management, an imaging mode where a computer is imaged automatically, based on any applicable eDirectory policies and settings. Also called Auto mode.
AutoAdminLogon search for term: In ZENworks Desktop Management, an automated logon process that can be configured for selected Windows NT/2000/XP users by using the Windows Registry Editor (regedit.exe) to enter user ID and password credentials in the Registry. The result for the user is immediate access to the desktop and network resources without the need to pause to enter logon information.
autoexec.bat search for term: A batch file that, if present in the root directory of a DOS computer, executes automatically when DOS or OS/2 is booted.
autoexec.ncf search for term: A NetWare server executable batch file, located on the NetWare partition of the server's hard disk, used to load modules and set the NetWare operating system configuration.
automated hot replacement search for term: In PCI Hot Plug technology, the process of removing a failed PCI adapter and inserting an identical adapter without removing power to the server and without reconfiguring or reloading software support.
Automatic Application Update search for term: In ZENworks Handheld Management, recurring software distributions where ZENworks Handheld Management automatically scans the application.
Automatic Client Upgrade search for term: A group of three utilities that provides a way to automatically upgrade systems using VLM, NETx, or Client 32 software to newer Novell Client software. The three utilities are NWDETECT, NWSTAMP, and NWLOG.ACU is executed as a series of instructions that the network administrator has put in a login script. The client is then seamlessly and silently upgraded at login time.
automatic flow control search for term: A means of controlling the flow of data across a virtual circuit. This is done by setting the window size and the packet size. Automatic flow control can be negotiated in each direction on a per-call basis.
automatic indexing search for term: A pre-downloading procedure that allows Novell Evolution to quickly refer to data. It enables faster searches and decreases memory usage for data displays.
automatic rollback search for term: A feature of the Transaction Tracking System (TTS) that returns a database to its original state. When a network running under TTS fails during a transaction, the database is "rolled back" to its most recent complete state.
Automatic Workstation Import search for term: In ZENworks Desktop Management, a component that allows administrators to create Workstation objects and use them to manage the workstation by pushing software and computer settings from eDirectory to the workstation.
Automatic Workstation Removal search for term: In ZENworks Desktop Management, a component that removes obsolete workstation data from the directory and from the Inventory database.
automount search for term: A Linux/UNIX command. The automount program is used to configure a mount point for autofs, the inlined Linux automounter. Automount works by taking a base mount-point and map file, and using these (combined with other options) to automatically mount filesystems within the base mount-point when they are accessed in any way. The filesystems are then auto-unmounted after a period of inactivity.
autonomous system search for term: A collection of routers and networks that exchange routing information using a routing protocol, such as RIP or OSPF.
autonomous system boundary router search for term: A router that exchanges routing information with routers from other autonomous systems, from exterior gateway protocols, or from other routing protocols (such as RIP). By amassing information about external links, ASBRs can distribute routing information to the autonomous system (AS) about external destinations. ASBRs can be internal routers or area boundary routers and are not required to participate in the backbone area.
B-tree search for term: Abbreviation for "balanced tree."A compact structure that allows the Novell Storage Services (NSS) system to retrieve an object from disk in no more than four I/O cycles. B-trees also allow the system to locate an object anywhere in storage without loading the entire directory entry table (DET) into memory.
backbone network search for term: The primary connectivity mechanism of a hierarchical distributed system. It ensures that all systems that have connectivity to an intermediate system on the backbone have connectivity to one another.
background process search for term: In Linux/UNIX, a process that runs without monopolizing the shell. A command that initiates a background process is referred to as a background command or a command run in the background. To run a command in the background, append a space and ampersand (&) to the end of the command.
backup host search for term: A NetWare server that has a storage device and a storage device controller attached.
backward compatible search for term: A system that is compatible with (e.g. can share data with) earlier versions of itself, or with other earlier systems, particularly systems it intends to supplant.A new version of a program is said to be backward compatible if it can use files and data created with an older version of the same program. A backward-compatible word processor, for instance, allows you to edit documents created with a previous version of the program.
Backward Explicit Congestion Notification search for term: The notification from the frame relay network to indicate that the network experienced congestion when the packet forwarding direction was reversed.
backward link search for term: On the Internet, a hypertext link from the current page back to any page containing a link to the current page.
bandwidth-on-demand search for term: In frame relay, the capacity in an individual virtual circuit to burst above the committed information rate (CIR); also known as dynamic allocation of bandwidth.
banner page search for term: 1. The first page of a print job that supplies information about a print job, such as the name of the user who initiated the job, and the time and date of printing.2. In the Common Desktop Environment (CDE), a field in the Print dialog box for specifying the text that is sent to the print command to be used as the title of the print job.
base image search for term: In ZENworks Desktop Management, an image of the base Windows operating system prepared to replace the contents of the target computer's hard disk. Also called the workstation image.
Basic Input Output System search for term: The built-in software that determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk. On PCs, the BIOS contains all the code required to control the keyboard, display screen, disk drives, serial communications, and a number of miscellaneous functions.The BIOS is typically placed in a ROM chip that comes with the computer (it is often called a ROM BIOS). This ensures that the BIOS will always be available and will not be damaged by disk failures. It also allows a computer to boot itself.
batch file search for term: An executable file containing a sequence of several commands that are carried out in turn when the file is run. A DOS batch file has a .bat extension.
baud rate search for term: In serial communication, the speed at which a signal changes when data is transmitted asynchronously from one digital device to another, such as over a modem or between a computer and printer.
Bcc (Blind Carbon Copy) search for term: Blind copy recipients (Bcc) receive a copy of an item. Other recipients receive no information about blind copies. Only the sender and the blind copy recipient know that a blind copy was sent. If a recipient replies and chooses Reply to All, the blind copy recipient does not receive the reply.
BCUG search for term: bilateral closed user groupA virtual private network, consisting of two data terminals, within a larger open network. The pair of terminals are configured to share unrestricted access with each other, but access to or by any other data terminal in the open network is not possible.
BeanInfo class search for term: A companion class for a custom condition or action that specifies the appearance of properties in its property panel.
BECN search for term: Backward Explicit Congestion NotificationThe notification from the frame relay network to indicate that the network experienced congestion when the packet forwarding direction was reversed.
behavioral policy search for term: In ZENworks Server Management, a policy that holds a set of rules to be followed in certain situations. The policy engine carries out these rules, along with any of its supporting modules. For example, the Server Down Process policy defines criteria that must be met before the server can be brought down.
Berkeley Internet Name Domain search for term: An implementation of the Domain Name System (DNS) protocols which provides an openly redistributable reference implementation of the major components of the Domain Name System.The BIND DNS Server is used on the vast majority of name serving machines on the Internet, providing a robust and stable architecture on top of which an organization's naming architecture can be built. The resolver library included in the BIND distribution provides the standard APIs for translation between domain names and Internet addresses and is intended to be linked with applications requiring name service.
Bilateral Closed User Group search for term: A virtual private network, consisting of two data terminals, within a larger open network. The pair of terminals are configured to share unrestricted access with each other, but access to or by any other data terminal in the open network is not possible.
binary search for term: 1. The name of the number system in which there are only zeros and ones. This is important to computers because all computer data is ultimately a series of zeros and ones, and thus can be represented by binary numbers.2. Data that is not meant to be intepreted through a common character set (like ASCII). Pure binary data is typically 8-bit data. Transferring a binary file through ASCII channels without prior modification will result in corruption and loss of data. Binary data can be turned into ASCII data via uucoding or bcoding.
bindery application search for term: An application that makes calls