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Glossary
A
ASCII file A standard text file.
B
absolute path
A pathname whose reference to a
file or directory does not depend on the current
drive or directory. An absolute path for MS-DOS
or OS/2 must start with a drive letter, a colon, and
a backslash (\). Use the format n:\directory
[ [\subdirectory][\filename]...]. See also network
path, path, pathname, relative path.
basic workstation See LAN Manager Basic.
batch file See batch program.
batch program A text file containing
commands that are carried out when the program
runs. MS-DOS batch programs have the filename
extension .BAT. OS/2 batch programs have the
filename extension .CMD.
access permissions See permissions.
account
See user account.
branch A segment of the directory tree,
admin privilege The privilege level that allows
representing a directory and any subdirectories it
contains.
a user at a server to issue all types of
administrative commands and to use all the
resources shared by that server, regardless of the
access permissions required. User accounts with
admin privilege are part of the special user group
admins. See also administrator, permissions.
boot To turn on power for a computer and load
the operating system into memory.
boot disk See LAN Manager Basic boot disk.
administrative privilege See admin privilege.
buffer A portion of computer memory that is
reserved to store data temporarily.
administrator The individual responsible for
managing the local area network. Typically, this
person configures the network, maintains the
network’s shared resources and security, creates
user accounds, assigns permissions, and helps
users.
C
cache A buffer used to hold data during
input/output (I/O) transfers between disk and
random access memory (RAM).
alert message A message sent by a server to a
check box A small box in a dialog box and that
LAN Manager Enhanced workstation informing
the user of conditions that require attention.
can be selected or cleared, representing an option
that you can turn on or off. When a check box is
selected, an X appears in the box.
Alerter service
Notifies selected users and
computers of administrative alerts that occur on a
computer. Requires the Messenger service.