Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
Glossary
access point
A networking device that enables two or more Macs to connect over a wireless
network.
ad hoc wireless network
See computer-to-computer wireless network.
AirPlay
A wireless technology that enables you to stream your MacBook Air screen to an
Apple TV device and then see the screen on a TV or projector.
alert
A notification message that pops up on the MacBook Air screen and must be dealt with
before you can resume what you were doing.
badge
A small red icon that appears in the upper-right corner of an app icon to let you know
that some new activity or data awaits you.
Bluetooth
A wireless networking technology that enables you to exchange data between two
devicesusingradiofrequencieswhenthedevicesarewithinrangeofeachother(usuallywith-
in about 10 meters).
Bonjour
An Apple technology that scours the local network looking for other computers and
devices that provide services and then configures those services without requiring any input
from you.
bookmark
An Internet site saved in Safari so that you can access the site quickly in future
browsing sessions.
central processing unit
See CPU.
cloud
A collection of remote, networked servers that can store data and run applications.
Apple uses a collection of
icloud.com
networked servers to store your iCloud data and push
any new data to your MacBook Air, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Windows PC.
computer-to-computer wireless network
A wireless network that doesn't use an access
point. See also infrastructure wireless network.
