| A | B |
| mailing list | a group of users who subscribe to a mailing list |
| list server | a server that automates the collection and distribution of messages from an authorized grop of participants, allowing collaboration among mutiple users |
| telnet | a remote connection you can establish with a server that allows you to gather information that you may need from the computer remotely, provides a log in shell |
| Standard telnet | universal form of telnet that does not encrypt data transmissions or the encryption of the data sequence |
| Microsoft Telnet | Micorsoft supported form of Telnet that encrypts the autnetication sequence and data transmission |
| Secure Shell(SSH) | protocol and command interface that you cna use to gain secure access to a remote computer and then execute commands to administer a system |
| Secure Copy(SCP) | program used to securely transfer filles between systems. Uses a SSH secured connection. |
| SSH File Transfer Protocol(S/FTP) | a secure version of FTP, that performs file transfer operations over a SSH secured connection |
| SSL/TLS-enabled FTP(FTPS) | FTP that runs on an SSL/TLS-secured connection that relies on SSL/TLS for encryption. |
| Virtual Network Computing (VNC) | a program that allows you to control a computer at a remote location as if you were sitting in front of the computer. |
| The VNC Server | When using VNC, this this server allows authenticated users to log on and see the same display they would see if they were sitting in front of the computer |
| The viewer | provides a full GUI display and allows users to see the remote systems logon environment |
| Peer to Peer Network (P2P) | a network that allows each computer to have both client and server capabilities used to allow users to share files |
| Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) | an Internet protocol that allows users to locate organizations, people or resources on a network, whether it is a corporate intranet or public Internet, a simplified version of the X.500 standard |
| X.500 | standard that defines the structure of global directories in a network. |
| Concurrent Versions Systems(CVS) | a tool for programmers used to control different versions of the piece of a programas those pieces are devloped |
| ipconfig | trouble shooting utility used to display your systems IP configuration |
| ping | utility used to test connectivity between source and destination systems |
| tracert | utility used to determine the path between a source and a destination system |