Set the dialing properties. 4. Click OK to return to the Modems Properties dialog box.

Glossary GIF Graphics Interchange Format A graphics format commonly used for image files and especially suitable for images containing large areas of the same color. GIF is the format’s extension. Not a good format for photographs. gigabit Gbit A gigabit represents 1 billion bits. gigabyte GB A gigabyte contains 1,073,741,824 bytes. Giga- is the prefix for one billion in the metric system. You generally see gigabytes when talking about hard-disk capacity. GNU The Free Software Foundation’s project to provide a freely distributable operating system, namely Linux. GNU stands for “GNU’s Not Unix.” Gopher A part of the TCPIP protocol that provides a menu-based interface to files on an intranet or the Internet; Gopher is an older service but is still used in many places. Graphics Interchange Format See GIF. groupware Collaborative networking software. Groupware products, or suites, usually include several programs, such as those for e-mail, scheduling, electronic meetings or chats, and so on. The products are built to encourage collaboration over the network. HAN home area network A new acronym for a network set up in the home. handheld device Extremely small computer devices that you can hold in the palm of your hand. Handhelds enable you to schedule your time, update your address book, take memos, and more. You also can synchronize the information on your handheld computer with the programs on your desktop computer to make sure that you don’t miss an appointment or lose an address. Also called a personal digital assistant PDA. See palmtop computer. heating, ventilation, air conditioning See HVAC. hex hexidecimal Hex stands for hexidecimal, which is the base 16 numbering system. Hex numbering uses the digits 0 to 9, followed by the letters A to F, and is a convenient method of representing binary numbers. home area network See HAN. HomePNA Home Phoneline Networking Alliance An incorporated, nonprofit association of industry-leading companies working together to ensure the adoption of a single, unified phone line networking industry standard for vendors and manufacturers. host Any computer on a network that offers services to other computers. host computer Same as host; a networked computer that enables other computer connected to it to use programs, access data, and so on. HP JetAdmin HP JetAdmin is a tool for managing network printing. Larger corporations use JetAdmin to administer multiple printers and print queues. HTML Hypertext Markup Language A set of codes that creates the page formatting you see in a Web page; HTML is the standard for creating Web pages. HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol The protocol that transfers documents from a Web server to your own computer. http, in lowercase form, is often the first thing you type in before an Internet address. HTTP indicates to the Web browser the protocol needed to locate the Web address. Glossary hub A networking device that enables attached devices to receive data transmitted over the network. Most networks need a hub to help modify transmission signals and to extend the network past two workstations. HVAC heating, ventilation, air conditioning A common acronym for the environmental systems in your home. hypertext The text on the page that supplies the links. When you click on these links — rep- resented as underlined text, and often as graphics, on a Web page — you “jump” to another Web page. Using links, you can view information or images related to the original topic. Hypertext Markup Language See HTML. Hypertext Transfer Protocol See HTTP. ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol One of the TCPIP protocols. It helps IP communi- cate error information about the IP transmissions. IDE Integrated Device Electronics A popular hard disk interface standard that provides only medium-to-fast data transfer rates. IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Networking cabling and other equipment have standards that are set by the IEEE to ensure interoperability of products and services from vendor to vendor. IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol One of the TCPIP protocols. It enables IP datagrams to be broadcast to computers that belong to groups. incremental backup This type of backup backs up only the files that have changed since the last incremental or full backup. Industry Standard Architecture See ISA. infrared A method of wireless networking connection using high-frequency light waves instead of cabling to transmit data. With infrared, you must have a clear line of sight between the two computers, because the light waves cannot penetrate obstacles. inputoutput See IO port. Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers See IEEE. Integrated Device Electronics See IDE. Integrated Services Digital Network See ISDN. intelligent home also SmartHome or smart home Intelligent homes vary from those hav- ing simple motion detectors outside to those that are fully connected and fully wired with automatic heating and cooling, security cameras, whole-house video and audio, and more. International Organization for StandardizationOpen Systems Interconnect See ISOOSI. International Telecommunications Union-Telecommunications Standards Section See ITU-TSS. Internet An internetwork of smaller networks that spans the entire world. Each smaller net- work contains servers that display information of various types on the Web WWW, or World Wide Web. The Internet is a public network, available to all who have a computer with the appropriate software and a connection to the Internet.