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ROOTBLOCK The root block on a pHILE+ formatted volume, which contains all
information needed by pHILE+ to locate other vital information on
the volume.
socket The endpoint for communication across a network.
task The smallest unit of execution in a system designed with
pSOSystem that can compete on its own for system resources.
TCP/IP Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, a software protocol
for communications between computers.
UDP User Datagram Protocol.
Related Publications
When using the pSOSystem operating system you might want to have on hand the
other manuals included in the basic documentation set:
■ pSOSystem Getting Started explains how to create and bring up pSOSystembased
applications. This manual also contains a number of tutorials.
■ pSOSystem System Concepts provides theoretical information about the operation
of pSOSystem.
■ pSOSystem Programmer’s Reference is the primary source of information on network
drivers and interfaces, system services, configuration tables, memory-usage
data, and processor-specific assembly languages.
■ pROBE+ User's Manual describes how to use the pROBE+ target debugger/analyzer.
Based on the options you have purchased, you might also need to refer to one or
more of the following manuals:
■ C++ Support Package User’s Guide describes how to implement C++ applications
in a pSOSystem environment.
■ SpOTLIGHT Debug Server User’s Guide describes how to use the SpOTLIGHT debugger
to debug pSOSystem applications.
■ ESp User’s Guide documents the ESp front-end analyzer, which displays application
activities, and the pMONT component, the target-resident application
monitor.
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