Category: Letter M

  • MX Record

    MX Record

    MX Record stands for mail exchange record, is a resource record in Domain Name System (DNS) databases that is used to implement mail routing. MX records specify the host that will be used to process or forward Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) mail for a given DNS domain.

  • Metropolitan Area Network (MAN): Infrastructure, Applications, and Security Insights

    Metropolitan Area Network (MAN): Infrastructure, Applications, and Security Insights

    Explore the cutting-edge trends shaping Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) and dive into compelling case studies showcasing their transformative impact across cities, campuses, and corporations. Discover how innovations like 5G, IoT, and smart city initiatives promise to enhance the efficiency, capacity, and security of MANs, paving the way for a more connected and innovative future.

  • Microsoft Management Console (MMC)

    Microsoft Management Console (MMC)

    Microsoft Management Console, also known as MMC, is a tool first included with Microsoft Windows NT Option Pack that provides an integrated management framework for all administrative tools.

  • Master Name Server: Understanding Its Role in DNS Architecture

    Master Name Server: Understanding Its Role in DNS Architecture

    Unravel the complexities of the Master Name Server in DNS systems, and explore its distinct role and differences from Primary Name Servers.

  • Mesh Topology

    Mesh Topology

    Mesh Topology is a network topology in which additional networking components are used to provided redundant data paths.

  • Media Access Control (MAC) Layer

    Media Access Control (MAC) Layer

    The MAC Layer is one of the two sublayers into which the data-link layer (layer 2) of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model is subdivided based on the specifications of IEEE Project 802.

  • MS-DOS

    MS-DOS

    MS-DOS is the venerable operating system created by Microsoft for the first IBM personal computer in 1981. In this article: How DOS works, History, list of commands, list of versions, and more.

  • Microsoft SQL Server

    Microsoft SQL Server

    Microsoft SQL Server is a high-performance client/server relational database management system (RDBMS) for the Microsoft Windows Server operating systems.

  • Navigating the Legacy of Microsoft Transaction Server: A Retrospective

    Navigating the Legacy of Microsoft Transaction Server: A Retrospective

    Microsoft Transaction Server was a software included in the Microsoft Windows NT Option Pack and Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition, that provided a variety of services for component-based applications, including transaction support, security, and thread pooling.

  • Microsoft Fax Service

    Microsoft Fax Service

    The Microsoft Windows Fax Service component specifies settings for faxes, including how they are sent, received, viewed, and printed. Microsoft Fax Service was also a component of Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server that provided fax services to clients over the network.

  • Microsoft SNA Server

    Microsoft SNA Server

    SNA Server is a tool for LAN-host integration (integration of SNA and non-SNA networks, personal computers and host computers, and Internet/intranet technologies with IBM AS/400 and mainframe systems).

  • Microsoft TechNet

    Microsoft TechNet

    TechNet is an information resource program developed by Microsoft for IT professionals who work with Microsoft products.