2. MIB MIB is an abridgment of "Management Information Base". It is performance and traffic data in a format that is specific to the type of device, and sometimes specific to the make and model.

3. SNMP SNMP is an abridgment of "Simple Network Management Protocol". It is used to poll the agent programs running in various network devices.

4. A management program It manages various network devices with SNMP.

5. The agent software It records MIB in installed devices.

6. A network management system It provides information on performance, inventory, and traffic.