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| BANNER |
The Banner Student Information System is a
computerized database of UC Davis student information. Access to student
information in the Banner system is available only to those with a
legitimate educational need or instituitional business purpose. |
| BCPB |
ServiceID code for: Center For Population
Biology (requires access code; not for general use) |
| Bovine Online |
A suite of software programs designed to help
UC Davis students, faculty, and staff set up their computers to use the
campus network and the Internet. See the Bovine Online web page for more information. |
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| Computing
Account |
A two- to eight-character name that a user
gives to his/her computing account. Also known as access code,
account, LoginID, Login name, UCD LoginID, usercode, or username. |
| Cookie |
A cookie is a small piece of information which
a web server can store temporarily with your web browser. The browser on
the individual computer keeps the "cookie" temporarily so that other UCD
web servers can access the information. At UC Davis, this information is used
to authenticate or identify a particular user.
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| DaFIS |
DaFIS is the financial information systems
service managed by the Accounting and Financial Services |
| DHCP |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Technically, it is a protocol for assigning dynamic IP addresses to devices on a network. In some systems, the device's IP address can even change while it is still connected. Not-so-technically, DHCP allows you easy and quick access to the Internet with ethernet or wireless cards, if your card is registered on the campus network. |
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| Easy Access
Account |
Easy access account is the name given to the
UC Davis computer accounts from 1980 to 1996. |
| EECE |
ServiceID code for: Engineering ECE Unix
Systems (requires access code; not for general use) |
| Electronic
Communications Policy |
The UC Davis policy on all electronic communications, including email, Internet and voicemail. All users of electronic communications on campus must adhere to the Electronic Communications Policy. |
| Electronic
Mail |
Also known as email. An electronic document
sent to a person or group on the Internet. When used as a verb, "email"
refers to the act of sending such a document over the Internet. Eudora
is one example of an email program and comes with Bovine Online. |
| Encryption |
A way of scrambling information so that
private and confidential data can remain secure.
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| GGSM |
ServiceID code for: Graduate School Of
Management (requires access code; not for general use) |
| GSMS |
ServiceID code for: Graduate School Of
Management Labs (requires access code; not for general use)
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| IET |
Information and Educational Technology. IET is the campus unit
responsible for UC Davis computing, network, and telecommunication
services. |
| IKRB |
ServiceID code for: Kerberos Password
Service |
| ILAB |
ServiceID code for: IET PC
And Mac Labs |
| Information and Educational
Technology |
The campus organizational unit charged with
coordinating and enabling the use of information technologies. Also
known as IET. |
| IPOP |
IPOP refers to the email POP (Post
Office Protocol) email servers maintained by IET. The campus Data Center houses several email servers. If your email is on a colored server such as purple or blue, your email is stored on a POP server in the Data Center. |
| IPOP (ServiceID) |
ServiceID code for: Campus email servers maintained by IET
Servers |
| IRAS |
ServiceID code for: Student Modem Pool
(requires access code; not for general use) |
| IRMP |
ServiceID code for: Faculty Modem Pool
(requires access code; not for general use) |
| ISEQ |
ServiceID code for: Gene Sequencing
Server |
| ISTF |
ServiceID code for: Staff Modem Pool |
| ISUN |
ISUN refers to the standard computing account
for general access to UC Davis computers. |
| ISUN (ServiceID) |
ServiceID code for: IET
Unix Systems |
| IT Express |
The central help desk for Information and Educational Technology; provides consulting over the phone and through e-mail. |
| ITOK |
ServiceID code for: Security Token Card
Service (requires access code; not for general use) |
| ITXP |
ServiceID code for: IT Express NT Servers
(requires access code; not for general use) |
| IVIS |
ServiceID code for: ANSA Visualization Lab
Unix Systems |
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| Kerberos |
Kerberos is an authentication mechanism
developed at MIT, which has been accepted as a standard for distributed
network environments. In Greek Mythology, Kerberos was the fierce watchdog of Hades. He was depicted as a three-headed dog with a serpent's tail, a mane of snakes, and a lion's claws. At UC Davis, Kerberos is like our secure-computing-service watchdog, ensuring that nobody else can access your email and other services specific to your needs, which is why users should never share their Kerberos password. |
| Kerberos Password |
A highly encrypted code that protects
confidential or secure information from being accessed by unauthorized
users. Also known as kerberized password and UCD kerberos
password.
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| LDAP |
The Netscape Directory Server Gateway. This
interface can be used to search for, modify, and create entries that are
stored in the Netscape Directory Server. See: http://www.ucdavis.edu/directory.html |
| Login |
The process by which a user enters an account
name and password to access a computer |
| LoginID |
A two- to eight-character name that a user
gives to his/her computing account. Also known as access code,
account,computing account, Login name, UCD LoginID, usercode, or
username. |
| Login Name |
A two- to eight-character name that a user
gives to his/her computing account. Also known as access code,
account,computing account, LoginID, UCD LoginID, usercode, or
username.
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| MailID |
A unique name that identifies you and allows
the email system to determine where you wish to recieve your email. Your
mailID usually consists of first initial, middle initial, and last name.
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| Mothra |
Mothra was the name originally given to the database that holds computing account information for UC Davis. The name has since been changed to the "UC Davis Computing Accounts Database." |
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| Netiquette |
Short for etiquette on the net, netquette
covers basic rules of how messages in email, newsgroups, and the Web
should be posted and written. |
New Style Easy
Access
Account |
"New style easy access account" is one name
given to the UCD LoginID during the transitional implementation phase.
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| New-Style
LoginID |
"New-Style LoginID" is one name given to the
UCD LoginID during the transitional implementation phase.
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| ODAV |
ServiceID code for: IDAV Research Systems
(requires access code; not for general use) |
Old Style Easy
Access
Account |
"Old style" easy access account is the same as
easy access account. "old style" was added to the time to differentiate
it from the "new style" or UCD LoginID.
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| Online Campus Directory |
The UC Davis person directory available at http://www.ucdavis.edu/directory.html
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| RBAN |
ServiceID code for: Banner Student
Information System (requires access code; not for general
use)
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| ServiceID |
ServiceIDs allow you access to specific
computing services and are part of your campus computing accounts. |
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AFIS |
ServiceID code for: Financial Information System |
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BCPB |
ServiceID code for: Center For Population Biology
(requires access code; not for general use) |
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EECE |
ServiceID code for: Engineering ECE Unix Systems
(requires access code; not for general use) |
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GGSM |
ServiceID code for: Graduate School Of Management
(requires access code; not for general use) |
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GSMS |
ServiceID code for: Graduate School Of Management Labs
(requires access code; not for general use) |
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IDCA |
ServiceID code for: DCAS Unix Systems |
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IKRB |
ServiceID code for: Kerberos Password Service |
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ILAB |
ServiceID code for:
IET PC And Mac Labs |
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IMOT |
ServiceID code for:
Mothra Server |
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IPOP |
ServiceID code for: IET POP
Servers |
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IRAS |
ServiceID code for: Student Modem Pool (requires access
code; not for general use) |
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IRMP |
ServiceID code for: Faculty Modem Pool (requires access
code; not for general use) |
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ISEQ |
ServiceID code for: Gene Sequencing Server |
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ISTF |
ServiceID code for: Staff Modem Pool |
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ISUN |
ServiceID code for: IET Unix
Systems |
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ITOK |
ServiceID code for:
Security Token Card Service (requires access code; not for general
use) |
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ITXP |
ServiceID code for:
IT Express NT Servers (requires access code; not for general
use) |
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IVIS |
ServiceID code for:
ANSA Visualization Lab Unix Systems |
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RBAN |
ServiceID code for:
Banner Student Information System (requires access code; not for
general use) |
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ODAV |
ServiceID code for: IDAV Research Systems (requires
access code; not for general use) |
| Single Sign-on |
Logging in only once and then using different,
possibly unrelated, systems. |
| SSH |
Secure Shell (SSH) is a software program used to securely access other computers on the Internet by encrypting all data prior to sending it across the network.
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| SSL |
The Secure Sockets Layer is a protocol that is
incorporated into most browsers and email programs, supporting encryption of information
such as a user's name and password.
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| Telnet |
A software program used to access other
computers on the internet. Superceded by Secure Shell (SSH).
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| UC Davis AMS |
UC Davis Account Management System (the
official name for Mothra) |
| UCD Kerberos
Password |
A highly encrypted code that protects
confidential or secure information from being accessed by unauthorized
users. Also known as kerberized password and kerberos password. |
| UCD LoginID |
A two- to eight-character name that a user
gives to his/her computing account. Also known as access code,
account,computing account, LoginID, Login name, usercode, or
username. |
| UCD MailID |
A unique name that identifies you and allows
the email system to determine where you wish to recieve your email. Your
mailID usually consists of first initial, middle initial, and last name.
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Unified Name Space
(UNS) |
The unified namespace provides a single,
unique LoginID for each individual who uses computing resources at UC
Davis. |
| Usercode |
A two- to eight-character name that a user
gives to his/her computing account. Also known as access code,
account,computing account, LoginID, Login name, UCD LoginID, or
username. |
| Username |
A two- to eight-character name that a user
gives to his/her computing account. Also known as access code,
account,computing account, LoginID, Login name, UCD LoginID, or
usercode.
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Whois/NICNAME
Lookup
Service |
Whois used to refer to our online campus directory. |