CertiGuide to Network+  9  Glossary

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MBps

Megabytes per second.

Megabits per second.

The physical material on which information is recorded and stored.

A sublayer of the IEEE 802 specifications that defines network access methods and framing.

A hardware device for utilizing UTP (Category) cable with IBM Token Ring networks, which require STP (Shielded Twisted Pair), rated as Type. 2. A hardware filter placed on telephones when DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) is shared with a phone used for voice calls. The higher frequency DSL signals are filtered out of the connections utilizing a telephone.

A dynamic-link library (DLL) that can interpret the format of a media label written by a Removable Storage application.

Logical collections of removable media that have the same management policies. Media pools are used by applications to control access to specific tapes or discs within libraries managed by Removable Storage. There are four media pools: Unrecognized, Import, Free, and application-specific. Each media pool can only hold either media or other media pools.

Descriptions of conditions in which Removable Storage has placed a cartridge that it is managing. The states include Idle, In Use, Mounted, Loaded, and Unloaded.

A condition that occurs when applications allocate memory for use but do not free allocated memory when finished.

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