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Abbreviations
A ampere
AC alternating current
ACK acknowledge
AGP accelerated graphics port
ASIC application-specific integrated circuit
AT advanced technology (IBM PC)
ATA AT attachment
ATAPI AT attachment packet interface
ATM asynchronous transfer mode
BBS Bulletin Board Service
BCD binary-coded decimal
BCU BIOS Customized Utility
BIOS basic input/output system bit binary digit
BUU BIOS Upgrade Utility bpi bits per inch bps
bits per second
C capacitance
C centigrade
Cache high-speed buffer storage
CAM constantly addressable memory
CAS column address strobe
CD-ROM compact disk-ROM
CH channel clk clock cm centimeter
CMOS complementary metal oxide semiconductor
COM communication
CONT contrast
CPGA ceramic pin grid array
CPU central processing unit
DAC digital-to-analog converter
DACK DMA acknowledge
dB decibels
DC direct current
DCC direct cable connection
DCE data communications equipment
DDC Display Data Channel
DIMM Dual In-Line Memory Module
DIP dual in-line package
DMA direct memory access
DMAC DMA controller
DMI Desktop Management Interface
DOS disk operating system
DRAM dynamic
RAM DVD digital versatile disc
ECC error checking and correction
ECP extended capabilities port
EDO extended data output
EGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter
EISA enhanced ISA
email electronic mail
EMI electromagnetic interference
EPP enhanced parallel port
EPROM erasable and programmable ROM
ESD electrostatic discharge
EVGA Enhanced Video Graphics Array
F Fahrenheit
FAX facsimile transmission
FCC Federal Communications Commission
FG frame ground
FM frequency modulation
FP fast page
FRU field-replaceable unit
FSB front side bus
ftp file transfer protocol
GB gigabyte
GND ground
HEX hexadecimal
HGA Hercules Graphics Adapter
Hz hertz
IC integrated circuit
ID identification
IDE intelligent device electronics
IDTR interrupt descriptor table register
in. inch
INTA interrupt acknowledge
I/O input/output
IPB illustrated parts breakdown
IPC integrated peripheral controller
ips inches per second
IR infrared
IrDA Infrared Data Association
IRR Interrupt Request register
ISA Industry Standard Architecture
ISP internet service provider
IRQ interrupt request
K kilo (1024)
k kilo (1000)
KB kilobyte
kg kilogram
kHz kilohertz
lb pound
LAN local area network
LED light-emitting diode
LDCM LANDesk Client Manager
LSB least-significant bit
LSI large-scale integration
M mega (million)
mA milliamps
max maximum
MB megabyte
MFM modified frequency modulation
MHz megahertz
MIDI musical instrument digital interface
mm millimeter
MMX multimedia extensions
modem modulator/demodulator
MOS metal-oxide semiconductor
MPEG Motion Picture Experts Group
ms millisecond
MSB most-significant bit
NC not connected
NIC networked information center
NMI Non-maskable Interrupt
ns nanosecond
OCR optical character recognition
OS operating system
PAL programmable array logic
PC personal computer
PCB printed circuit board
PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect
PDA personal digital assistant
PFP plastic flat package
PIO parallel input/output
pixel picture element
PLCC plastic leaded chip carrier
PLL phase lock loop
POST Power-On Self-Test p-p peak-to-peak
PPI programmable peripheral interface
PROM programmable ROM
PS/2 personal system/2
QFP quad flat pack
R read
RAM random-access memory
RAMDAC RAM digital-to-analog converter
RAS row address strobe
RGB red green blue
RGBI red green blue intensity
rms root mean square
ROM read-only memory
rpm revolutions per minute
RTC real-time clock
R/W read/write
S slave
SCSI Small Computer System Interface
SDRAM synchronous dynamic random access
memory
S.E.C. single edge contact cartridge
SG signal ground
SGRAM synchronous graphics random access
memory
SIMM single inline memory module
S/N signal to noise ratio
SNMP simple network management protocol
SPM standard page mode
SRAM static random access memory
SRS Sound Retrieval System
SSI small scale integration
SVGA Super Video Graphics Array
SW switch
T&D test and diagnostics
TSC Technical Support Center
TTL transistor/transistor logic
tpi tracks per inch
UART universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter
UHF ultra high frequency
UL Underwriter s Laboratories
UMA unified memory architecture
UPS uninterruptible power supply
URL uniform resource locator
USB universal serial bus
V volt
Vac volts, alternating current
VCR video cassette recorder
Vdc volts, direct current
VDT video display terminal
VESA video electronics standards association
VFC VESA-compliant feature connector
VGA Video Graphics Array
VHF very high frequency
VLSI very large scale integration
VRAM video RAM
W watt
WAN wide area network
WRAM Windows RAM
W write
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