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  • 21INI file — The INI file format is a standard for configuration files for some platforms or software. INI files are simple text files with a basic structure composed of sections and properties . They are deprecated standard on the Windows operating system.… …

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  • 22Network File System (protocol) — Internet protocol suite Application layer BGP DHCP DNS FTP HTTP …

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  • 23Nortel File and Inventory Manager — in computer networking is the name of a Java Network Management Application sold by Nortel. The application has two primary functions: * File Management * Inventory ManagementThe File Management function of File Inventory Manager allows you to… …

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  • 24Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol — DHCP redirects here. For other uses, see DHCP (disambiguation). A DHCP Server settings tab The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a network configuration protocol for hosts on Internet Protocol (IP) networks. Computers that are… …

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  • 25Convention over configuration — (also known as coding by convention) is a software design paradigm which seeks to decrease the number of decisions that developers need to make, gaining simplicity, but not necessarily losing flexibility. The phrase essentially means a developer… …

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  • 26Computer configuration — In communications or computer systems, a configuration is an arrangement of functional units according to their nature, number, and chief characteristics. Often, configuration pertains to the choice of hardware, software, firmware, and… …

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  • 27Zone file — In computer networking, a zone file is a database element of the domain name system (DNS) originally used by the Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) software package and other DNS server software. As such it has derived its definition from the… …

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  • 28Selective file dumper — Infobox Software name = Selective File Dumper caption = collapsible = author = Nanni Bassetti and Denis Frati developer = released = latest release version = 1.5 latest release date = March 21, 2008 latest preview version = latest preview date =… …

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  • 29Passwd (file) — The /etc/passwd file is a configuration file used to hold local user data on Unix like operating systems. It has world readable permissions, allowing its contents to be used for name service. The file is named as it originally contained passwords …

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  • 30system file —    A machine language file that is part of the operating system or other control program; may also refer to a configuration file used by such programs …

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