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Glossary suggestions
05-06-2008 6:43 PM
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If you wish to provide feedback on its design or tone then please use this thread.
Re: Glossary suggestions
09-06-2008 8:22 PM
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This thread is for suggestions for new entries only all other posts will be removed.
Jonathan
Aka Chilly
Re: Glossary suggestions
09-06-2008 11:37 PM
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Quote The internet is built on RFCs - it stands for "Request For Comments" and defines practically every public access protocol used on the internet.
Perhaps a more general definition from some bright spark?
Chris
Re: Glossary suggestions
10-06-2008 5:51 AM
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Re: Glossary suggestions
11-06-2008 2:39 PM
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Ticket
Quote A file contained within a support tracking system which records the interactions between a user and support staff (or an automated system). "Raising a Ticket" is a means by which a user commonly requests help to resolve an issue preventing their service from working as they expect it to.
Re: Glossary suggestions
11-06-2008 3:09 PM
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Quote More suggestions,
ISPA, Ofcom, throughput speed, 21CN, DSLAM, Fttc, Fttp, QoS, WBC, Usenet, peer-peer, CHAP, PDF.
And then,
dB, deciBel, 1/10th of a Bel. It is a logarithmic expression of a power ratio, used so that gains and losses may be added or subtracted to or from a signal, instead of multiplying and dividing. The Bel is a large unit hence the use of deciBels.
Example: if the power ratio is 2:1 or 1:2 then the difference is said to be 3dB (approx). Log2 is .3010, so ten times log2 is 3.01dB.
And,
dBm0, This indicates a reference level of 1 milliWatt, taken as 0. Thus a power level of +3dBm0 is 2mW and one of -3dBm0 is 1/2 mW.
Re: Glossary suggestions
11-06-2008 9:11 PM
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Please can we keep this thread for suggestions for new entries only. This is not the place to discuss the glossary see the links that Andrew gave in his original post.
As you can see this will be aggressively moderated.
Jonathan
aka Chill
Re: Glossary suggestions
12-06-2008 12:31 PM
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In computer security, a sandbox is a security mechanism for safely running programs. It is often used to execute untested code, or untrusted programs from unverified third-parties, suppliers and untrusted users.
The sandbox typically provides a tightly-controlled set of resources for guest programs to run in, such as scratch space on disk and memory. Network access, the ability to inspect the host system or read from input devices are usually disallowed or heavily restricted. In this sense, sandboxes are a specific example of virtualization.
Re: Glossary suggestions
12-06-2008 8:40 PM
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* A map of roads, and possibly other features, to aid in navigation
* A plan, e.g.
o Road map for peace, to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
o Technology roadmap, a management forecasting tool
Re: Glossary suggestions
13-06-2008 10:17 AM
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Quote from: chillypenguin Please can we keep this thread for suggestions for new entries only.
... As you can see this will be aggressively moderated.
This one relates to the Glossary page itself (so stick it wherever you like, Chilly, if you don't feel it fits in this thread).
Down the bottom there is:
Quote Rate this page
Has this page helped you solve your problem?
Might
Quote Rate this page
Has this page provided useful information?"
say it better?
I guess that goes for any page in the DIY support area - such wording might help elevate perceptions of this area to something along the lines of a vast and immensely readable PN-provided relevant-information-resource rather than 'a-place-for-techno-divs-with-problems'.
Regards,
Penny.
Project HappyChild website (free educational resources for kids and schools, plus directory of charities helping children) 1998 onwards
Re: Glossary suggestions
13-06-2008 11:36 AM
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Ouch!
Quote from: Penny so stick it wherever you like, Chilly
It is a valid suggestion, like Spider's so I will leave it here. But if it becomes a point of discussion, I may move it out to its own thread.
Jonathan
Re: Glossary suggestions
03-07-2008 10:19 PM
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Re: Glossary suggestions
16-07-2008 1:30 PM
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2) Realm
and what is the difference between the two if any.
To argue with someone who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead - Thomas Paine
Re: Glossary suggestions
16-07-2008 1:45 PM
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vISP: A virtual ISP. Basically an ISP held within a parent ISP. So for example, Force9 is a vISP of PlusNet PLC.
Realm: The bit after the @ sign in your broadband username, eg: @plusdsl.net or @metro1.net. These are different to vISPs as each vISP can have multiple realms. It's just part of the authentication process when connecting to broadband.
Re: Glossary suggestions
16-07-2008 1:46 PM
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Plusnet have a few of 'em - such as Metronet and Force9 - basically they are ISPs that exist, but just share all of the parent company's infrastructure, staff etc.
Realm = When you enter the login name into your modem/router, the realm is the @plusdsl.net part. When anybody orders an ADSL line activation from BT Wholesale, they have to tell them what they want this part to be - each one of these 'realms' has a defined route to the ISP coded into the BT network.
Its this 'realm' which ties the connection to PN - only authentication credentials matching these will be successfully routed to the ISP and eventually the internet. (Its why you can't use Orange ADSL credentials to log on to a PN ADSL line.)
EDIT: jameseh beat me to it.
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