CertiGuide to Network+  9  Glossary

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Line Printer Port Monitor

A port monitor that is used to send jobs over TCP/IP from the client running Lprmon.dll to a print server running an LPD (Line Printer Daemon) service. Line Printer Port Monitor can be used to enable Internet printing, UNIX print servers, or Windows 2000 print servers over a TCP/IP network.

An object that is inserted into a document but still exists in the source file. When information is linked, the new document is updated automatically if the information in the original document changes.

LINUX is a UNIX like operating system, originally created by Linus Torvalds at the University of Helsinki as an alternative for students who could not afford to purchase UNIX for class work. A unique feature of LINUX is it is distributed under the General Public License. This means a vendor may extend features and sell an offering, however they must include the source code, with permission for others to modify and re-sell. LINUX is a full multi-user, multitasking O/S and can be popular due to both low up-front cost as well as it ability to run on hardware that is older. A large variety of applications are available which adhere to the Free Software Foundation’s GNU project. (GNU’s Not UNIX). Due to the lack of centralized accountably, some firms shun LINUX. Refer to UNIX.

Functionally similar to a HOST file, however it adds NetBIOS text based mapping.

A communications network connecting a group of computers, printers, and other devices located within a relatively limited area (for example, a building). A LAN allows any connected device to interact with any other on the network.

A computer that can be accessed directly without using a communications line or a communications device, such as a network adapter or a modem. Similarly, running a local program means running the program on your computer, as opposed to running it from a server.

For computers running Windows 2000 Professional and member servers, a group that is granted permissions and rights from its own computer to only those resources on its own computer on which the group resides.

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