User's Manual

Glossary 261
used to facilitate data transfers over intranets and to manage storage over long
distances.
ITE
Abbreviation for information technology equipment.
jumper
Jumpers are small blocks on a circuit board with two or more pins emerging from
them. Plastic plugs containing a wire fit down over the pins. The wire connects
the pins and creates a circuit. Jumpers provide a simple and reversible method of
changing the circuitry in a printed circuit board.
JVM
Acronym for Java virtual machine.
K
Abbreviation for kilo-, indicating 1,000.
KB
Abbreviation for kilobyte(s), 1,024 bytes.
KB/sec
Abbreviation for kilobyte(s) per second.
Kbit(s)
Abbreviation for kilobit(s), 1,024 bits.
Kbit(s)/sec
Abbreviation for kilobit(s) per second.
Kerberos
A network authentication protocol that is designed to provide strong
authentication for client/server applications by using secret-key cryptography.
key combination
A command requiring you to press multiple keys at the same time. For example,
you can reboot your computer by pressing the <Ctrl><Alt><Del> key
combination.
kg
Abbreviation for kilogram(s), 1,000 grams.