Motorola BR700 - Manual (Page 71)

SECTION 5 GLOSSARY
5-4 SECTION 5, GLOSSARY
G
Gateway
A device that enables communication between networks using
different protocols. See also router.
The BR700 enables up to 253 computers supporting Ethernet to
share a single broadband Internet connection.
GUI
Graphical User Interface
H
Hexadecimal
A base-sixteen numbering system that uses sixteen sequential
numbers (0 to 9 and the letters A to F) as base units before
adding a new position. On computers, hexadecimal is a
convenient way to express binary numbers.
Host
In IP, a host is any computer supporting end-user applications or
services with full two-way network access. Each host has a
unique host number that combined with the network number
forms its IP address.
Host also can mean:
! A computer running a web server that serves pages for one or
more web sites belonging to organization(s) or individuals
! A company that provides this service
! In IBM environments, a mainframe computer
I
ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol is a protocol used for error,
problem, and informational messages sent between IP hosts and
gateways. ICMP messages are processed by the IP software and
are not usually apparent to the end-user.
IEEE
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
(http://www.ieee.org) is an organization that produces standards,
technical papers, and symposiums for the electrical and
electronic industries and is accredited by ANSI.
Internet
A worldwide collection of interconnected networks using TCP/IP.