Trash - Where you put files to delete them. This isn't always irreversible, the Trash may be opened like any other icon. Any items still in the Trash may be moved to another location, thus undeleting them. See below in the Operating Basics section for more information on the Trash. To delete a file, drag its icon into the Trash, and select Special->Empty Trash under the Finders menu.
MacTCP - Apple's implementation of the TCP/IP protocol suite. A Macintosh with MacTCP installed in its System folder can connect to an internet and can access other computers and networks using TCP/IP
EPROM - Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
boot - To start a device or system
/etc/hosts file - File residing on an IP host that lists the IP addresses and names of hosts authorized to access the server
server - Any network computer or device that provides services for other devices (clients) on the network
SLIP - Serial Line Internet Protocol
ALAP - AppleTalk Link Access Protocol; responsible for node-to-node delivery of data on a single AppleTalk network and for assigning unique node identifiers to each station on an AppleTalk network
Active Window - The window that will receive your input. The active window will have 6 parallel lines across its title bar. You can change the active window by clicking on another window, making that other window active.
AppleDouble - File format that stores a Macintosh file's data and resource information in separate files. Non-Macintosh applications can ignore the resource file and access the data file exclusively
AppleTalk - The Mac's built-in networking software, and the associated protocols. Networks using the protocols are referred to as AppleTalk networks, while the cabling is called LocalTalk. When Apple Talk is be routed over ethernet cable, as it is in the labs, it is know as EtherTalk.
NCSA Telnet - Terminal emulation and file transfer program for the Macintosh developed by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications and distributed by Cayman Systems with the GatorBox. NCSA Telnet handles translation between a LocalTalk-based or EtherTalk-based Macintosh and a Telnet host on networks using TCP/IP
Zoom Box - A button on the right end of the title bar that toggles the window size. It toggles the size between large and small. It looks like a box with a smaller box in the upper right hand corner.
broadcast - Method of addressing nodes on network where every host hears every transmission
card - Expansion board inserted into the chassis of a computer or workstation to add memory, network interfaces, or input/output ports
group - The set of users who are assigned the same access privileges for a file or directory. A user can belong to multiple groups
