NonStop Servlets for JSP System Administrator's Guide
Glossary
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DNS
DNS. See Domain Name Server (DNS).
Document Type Definition (DTD). A DTD states what tags and attributes are used to 
describe content in an SGML document, where each tag is allowed, and which tags 
can appear within other tags. For example, in a DTD one could say that LIST tags can 
contain ITEM tags, but ITEM tags cannot contain LIST tags. In some editors, when 
authors are inputting information, they can place tags only where the DTD allows. This 
ensures that all the documentation is formatted the same way.
Domain Name Server (DNS). A method for naming resources. The basic function of the 
DNS is to provide information about network objects by answering queries.
domain. In the Internet, a part of the naming hierarchy. Syntactically, a domain name 
consists of a sequence of names (labels) separated by periods (dots).
DTD. ISee Document Type Definition (DTD).
EJB. ISee Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB)
Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB). Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) is a Java API developed by 
Sun Microsystems that defines a component architecture for multi-tier client/server 
systems. EJB systems allow developers to focus on the actual business architecture of 
the model, rather than worry about endless amounts of programming and coding 
needed to connect all the working parts. This task is left to EJB server vendors. 
Developers just design (or purchase) the needed EJB components and arrange them 
on the server. Because EJB systems are written in Java, they are platform 
independent. Being object oriented, they can be implemented into existing systems 
with little or no recompiling and configuring.
Ethernet. A popular local area network (LAN) technology invented at the Xerox Corporation 
Palo Alto Research Center. An Ethernet itself is a passive coaxial cable; the 
interconnections all contain active components. Ethernet is a best-effort delivery 
system that uses CSMA/CD technology. Xerox Corporation, Digital Equipment 
Corporation, and Intel Corporation developed and published the standard for 10 Mbps 
Ethernet. 
File Transfer Protocol (FTP). The Internet standard, high-level protocol for transferring files 
from one machine to another. Usually implemented as application-level programs, FTP 
uses the TELNET and Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) protocols. The server side 
requires a web client to supply a login identifier and password before it will honor 
requests.
FTP. See File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
gateway. A special-purpose, dedicated computer that attaches to two or more networks and 
routes packets from one to the other. In particular, an Internet gateway routes Internet 
Protocol (IP) datagrams among the networks to which it is connected. Gateways route 
packets to other gateways until they can be delivered to the final destination directly 










