CertiGuide to Network+  9  Glossary

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Native mode

The condition in which all domain controllers within a domain are Windows 2000 domain controllers and an administrator has enabled native mode operation (through Active Directory Users and Computers).

A set of server protocols available in the Novell NetWare network software. The NCP is an interface to request network services from hosts which provide services.

A type of minidriver that interfaces network class devices to NDIS.

An inexpensive, scalable method used by data warehouses to store large volumes of data. Near-line storage includes but is not limited to: CD ROMs, DVD-x, hard drives and MO drives. The preceding list is all random access devices. Sequential access devices may include DAT, QIC and DLT tape. Retrieval may be slow, and is best utilized for information that is not accessed frequently.

A Windows 2000 capability available only in native mode that allows the creation of groups within groups. See also domain local group; forest; global group; trusted forest; universal group.

An IBM/Microsoft transport protocol that is, fast, requires no configuration, and is not routable.

A network protocol native to Microsoft Networking that is usually used in local area networks of one to 200 clients. NetBEUI uses Token Ring source routing as its only method of routing. It includes the Microsoft implementation of the NetBIOS standard.

Short for Network BIOS. A naming scheme used in LANs with a 15 character limit.

A feature that provides the NetBIOS programming interface over the TCP/IP protocol. It is used for monitoring routed servers that use NetBIOS name resolution.

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