| Acronym |
Definition |
Stands For |
| p2p | Communication between one receiver and one location. | point-to-point |
| MAC | Also known as the NIC address or physical address. | Media Access Control |
| IMAP | Method of accessing e-mail or bulletin board messages kept on a mail server that can be shared. | Internet Message Access Protocol |
| EIDE | An improved version of IDE, which offers better performance than standard SCSI. It offers transfer rates between 4 and 16.6 MB/sec. | Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics |
| FDDI | A set of ANSI protocols for sending digital data over fiber optic cable. | Fiber Distributed Data Interface |
| DHCP | Part of the TCP/IP protocol stack; this kind of server hands out dynamic IP addresses and other information to clients so they can connect to the network. | Dynamic Host Control (or Configuration) Protocol |
| CNE | Novell's professional certification; better than CNA, not as good as MCNE. | Certified Netware Engineer |
| ATM | A method of sending audio, visual and computer data at the same time over one high-speed digital line. | Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
| UART | Integrated circuit, attached to the parallel bus of a computer, used for serial communications. | Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter |
| ZIP | AppleTalk session layer protocol that maps network numbers to zone names. | Zone Information Protocol |
