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IETF

Internet Engineering Task Force. Voluntary body that defines and manages open technical standards on the Internet.

IIS

Internet Information Server. Microsoft's Web server product.

Index

A structure within the database that locates a row based on a key value.

IL

Intermediary language used by .NET in the CLR.

ISAPI

Internet Server API. A programming interface used with Microsoft Internet Information Server.

ISO

International Standards Organization. Promotes the use of standards across many industries worldwide.

Kerberos

A network-based authentication protocol using secret key cryptography.

Microsoft Management Console (MMC)

The host for SQL Server Enterprise Manager and other back-office administration tools.

Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS)

Software that manages the middle-layer business objects in a DNA application.

NLB

Network Load Balancing. A technique that shares network traffic across multiple servers to improve processing throughput.

ODBC

Open Database Connectivity Microsoft's defacto standard for PC-client access to database servers.

OLAP

OnLine Analytical Processing. The multidimensional view of a data set. Often used in the context of data warehouse cubes.

OLAP Services

The component of SQL Server that enables data warehouse cubes to be built and managed. Known as PLATO during SQL Server 7.0 development and beta test.

OLEDB

The preferred data-access interface supported by Microsoft. Designed for accessing both relational and nonrelational data sources.

OLTP

Online Transaction Processing. An environment that supports many users performing the same critical business functions. Typically, an OLTP system is made up of many simultaneous users, all performing the same function, such as taking orders or seat reservations.

Relational Database

A database model that describes data as a set of independent tables. Within each table, the data is organized into rows and columns.

Resource

Content Management Server multimedia (e.g., graphics, videos) files that can be added to Web pages.

S/MIME

Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension, which provides a standard way of encrypting browser-based e-mail.

Security

The protection of the data held in the database against unauthorized access.

SOAP

Simple Object Access Protocol. A Web-based standard that allows distributed applications to work across the Web using a combination of XML and HTTP.

SQL

Structured Query Language. The standard query language for accessing relational databases. It is an official standard comprised both a data- definition and a data-manipulation language.

SQL Distributed Management Objects (SQL-DMO)

A layer of management objects forming a hierarchy, with the primary SQL Server object containing databases, which in turn contain tables, views, and stored procedure objects. Used by the SQL Enterprise Manager and Visual Basic for Applications.

SQL Enterprise Manager

The graphical SQL Server management tool. Can be used to administer SQL Servers distributed around a network and to create and edit SQL Server objects, such as databases, tables, and login IDs.

SQL Executive

The component of SQL Server responsible for the management of administrative tasks, such as the alerting of operators.

SQL Name Space (SQL-NS)

A complimentary service to SQL DMO allowing access to Enterprise Manager functions.



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Microsoft  .NET. Jumpstart for Systems Administrators and Developers
Microsoft .NET: Jumpstart for Systems Administrators and Developers (Communications (Digital Press))
ISBN: 1555582850
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 136
Authors: Nigel Stanley

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