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`Microsoft Computer Dictionary.--5th ed.
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`ISBN 0-7356-1495-4
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`0 watt state n. See zero wait state.
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`100Base-FX n. An Ethernet standard for baseband LANs
`(local area networks) using fiber optic cable carrying 100
`Mbps (rnegahits per second). Also called: Fast Ethernet.
`See also Ethernet (definition I).
`
`100Base-T n. An Ethernet standard for baseband LANS
`(local area networks) using twisted-pair cable carrying
`100 Mbps (megabits per second). The 10013 ase-T standard
`is comprised of 100Base-T4 (four pairs of medium-grade
`to high—g:rade twisted-pair cable) and 100Base-TX (two
`pairs of high-grade twisted-pair cable). Also called: Fast
`Ethernet. See also Ethernet (definition 1).
`
`:l.00Base-T4 it See 100Basc-T.
`
`10OBa5e-TX rt. See 100Base-T.
`
`100Base-VG n. An Ethernet standard for baseband LANS
`(local area networks) using voice-grade twisted-pair cable
`carrying 100 Mbps (megabits per second). Unlike other
`Ethernet networks, 1001?-ase-VG relies on an access
`method called demand priority, in which nodes send
`requests to hubs, which in turn give permission to transmit
`based on the priority levels included with the requests.
`Also called: 100Base-VG-AnyLAN. See also Ethernet
`(definition 1).
`
`100Base-VG-AnyLAN it See l00Base-VG.
`
`100Base-X n. Descriptor used for any of three forms of
`100 Mbps Ethernet networks: 100Base-T4, 100Base-TX,
`or IO0Base-FX. Also called: Fast Ethernet. See also
`l00Base-T, 100Base-FX, Ethernet (definition 1).
`
`101-key keyboard rt. A computer keyboard modeled
`after the enhanced keyboard; introduced by IBM for the
`IBM PC/AT. The 10l—key keyboard and the enhanced key-
`board are similar in the number and function of their keys;
`they may differ in the way the keys are laid out, the
`amount of tactile feedback expressed when a key is
`pressed, and the shape and feel of the keycaps. See also
`enhanced keyboard.
`
`1024x768 rt. A standard super VGA computer display
`having a resolution of 1024 columns of pixels by 768 rows
`of pixels. See also SVGA.
`10Base2 n. The Edaernet and IEEE 802.3 standard for
`baseband LANS (local area networks) using a thin coaxial
`cable (3/16 inch) up to 200 meters long and carrying 10
`Mbps (megabits per second) in a bus topology. A network
`node is connected to the cable by a BNC connector on the
`
`adapter card. Also called: Cheapernet, thin Ethernet,
`ThinNet, Thinwire. See also BNC connector, bus net-
`work, coaxial cable, Ethernet (definition 1), IEEE 802.x'.
`10Base5 n. The Ethernet and IEEE 802.3 standard for
`baseband LANs (local area networks) using a thick coaxial
`cable (318 inch) up to 500 meters long and carrying 10
`Mbps (megabits per second) in a bus topology. A network
`node is equipped with a transceiver that plugs into a 15-pin
`AUI connector on the adapter card and taps into the cable.
`This form of Ethernet is generally used for network back-
`bones. Also called: thick Ethernet, Thicl«:Net, Thickwire.
`See also coaxial cable, Ethernet (definition 1), IEEE 802.x.
`
`1.0Base-F n. The Ethernet standard for baseband LANs
`(local area networks) using fiber-optic cable carrying 10
`Mbps (megabits per second) in a star topology. All nodes
`are connected to a repeater or to a central concentrator. A
`node is equipped with a fiber-optic transceiver that plugs
`into an AUI connector on the adapter card and attaches to
`the cable with an ST or SMA fiber-optic connector. The
`10Base-F standard comprises 1OBase—FB for a backbone,
`10Base—FL for the link between the central concentrator
`and a station, and 10Base—FP for a star network. See also
`Ethernet (definition 1), fiber optics, star network.
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`10Base—FB n. See 10Base-F.
`1OBase-FL rt See 10Base-F.
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`10Ba5e-FP :1. See 1OBase-F.
`
`10Base-T n. The Ethernet standard for baseband LANS
`(local area networks) using twisted-pair cable carrying 10
`Mbps (megabits per second) in a star topology. All nodes
`are connected to a central hub lG1OWfl as a multiport
`repeater. 'See also Ethernet (definition 1), star network,
`twisted-pair cable.
`12-hour clock it. A clock thatzexpresses the time within a
`12-hour range, returning to 1:00 after 12:59 AM or PM.
`Compare 24-hour clock.
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`1.2M adj. Short for 1.2-megabyte. Refers to the storage
`capacity for high-density 5.25-inch floppy disks.
`1394 it See IEEE 1394.
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`14.4 n. A modern with a maximum data transfer rate of
`14.4 Kbps (kilobits per second).
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`1.44M aaji. Short for 1.44-megabyte. Refers to the stor-
`age capacity for high-density 3.5-inch floppy disks.
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`16-bit adj. See 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit, 64-bit.