A flat metallic disk that contains information that you can view and copy onto your own hard disk; you cannot change or add to the disk. CD-ROM is an abbreviation for compact disc read-only memory.

A communication network used to connect computers.

A communication rate of 2^30 bits per second.

Any system connected to the network.

The name that uniquely identifies each host (system) on the network.

A number that uniquely identifies each host (system) on a TCP/IP network.

Light-emitting diode, a light on a piece of hardware that indicates status or error conditions.

Medium access control, also called the physical layer.

The physical address of the SGI 10-Gbit Ethernet Network adapter, which is distinct from the IP address.

Maximum Transmission Unit is a configuration parameter that controls the size of the Ethernet frames that the SGI 10-Gigabit Ethernet network adapter can transmit and receive.

An online document that describes how to use a particular IRIX command. Also called reference page.

A TCP/IP configuration in which the IRIX system is connected via 10-Gbit Ethernet to a switch that fans out to multiple clients via 1-Gbit Ethernet.

Network Information Service, a distributed database mechanism for user accounts, host names, mail aliases, and so on.

Peripheral Component Interconnect, a bus specification. The PCI bus is a high-performance local bus used to connect peripherals to memory and a microprocessor. Many vendors offer devices that plug into the PCI bus.

A TCP/IP configuration in which IRIX is transmitting to or receiving from IRIX.

See man (manual) page.

A standard networking protocol that is included in the IRIX software.