Casio Naurtech CETerm Ver.5.5 User Manual - Manual (Page 148)

N AURTECH E MULATORS & W EB B ROWSER FOR W INDOWS CE / W INDOWS M OBILE
CETerm | CE3270 | CE5250 | CEVT220 Page 148
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange (EBCDIC)
An 8-bit character set, typically used in IBM mainframe environments.
Gateway
A computer device residing between a terminal device and an mainframe host to "load balance"
and manage the host traffic. The term is also interchangeable used to refer to a computer device
which serves as a link between two or more wide area networks.
Host Address
An address that identifies the host computer. Typically this is a numeric IP address or host name.
Host Application
An application program that runs on the host computer and is accessed from a hardware terminal
or emulator.
Hot Key or HotKey
A key combination that is associated with a specific application operation.
HTML
An authoring language that defines the structure and layout for a web document / web page for
view in a Web Browser.
HTTP
The underlying protocol used by the web. It defines how messages are formatted and transmitted
between web servers and web Browsers.
Icon
A small graphic image displayed on the computer screen that visually represents a program
applications.
IP address
An Internet Protocol address that identifies a specific computer or device on a TCP/IP network
It is represented as a 32-bit entity in dot notation such as 192.168.1.255
Local Area Network (LAN)
A group or set of physically connected computers / devices.
Logical Unit (LU)
An entity defined by IBM to represent a software element within an IBM SNA architecture. It
represents a mainframe resource used to connect a terminal device
Mainframe
A large, powerful computer, which runs applications to serve many connected terminals or
terminal emulation software clients.
Network Propagation Delay
The delay introduced in interactive computer communications due to routing, administration and
management of data over networks.
Operator Information Area (OIA)
A single row area, typically used on IBM 3270 and 5250 terminals, that indicates the status of the
terminal and the current cursor location.