Compaq EN Series User Manual

Technical Reference Guide
Compaq Deskpro EN Series of Personal Computers
Desktop and Minitower Form Factors
Third Edition - September 1998
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1.3 COMMON ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
Table 1-1 lists the acronyms and abbreviations used in this guide.
Table 1–1.
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Table 1-1.
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronym/Abbreviation Description
A ampere
AC alternating current
ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
A/D analog-to-digital
AGP Accelerated graphics port
API application programming interface
APM advanced power management
ASIC application-specific integrated circuit
AT 1. attention (commands) 2. 286-based PC architecture
ATA AT attachment (mode)
AVI audio-video interleaved
AVGA Advanced VGA
BCD binary-coded decimal
BIOS basic input/output system
bis second/new revision
BitBLT bit block transfer
BNC Bayonet Neill-Concelman (connector)
bps or b/s bits per second
BSP Bootstrap processor
BTO Built to order
CAS column address strobe
CD compact disk
CD-ROM compact disk read-only memory
CDS compct disk system
CF carry flag
CGA color graphics adapter
Ch channel
CLUT color look-up table (pallete)
cm centimeter
CMC cache/memory controller
CMOS complimentary metal-oxide semiconductor (configuration memory)
Cntlr controller
codec compressor/decompressor
CPQ Compaq
CPU central processing unit
CRT cathode ray tube
CSM Compaq system management / Compaq server management
CTO Configure to order
DAA direct access arrangement
DAC digital-to-analog converter
db decibel
DC direct current
DCH DOS compatibility hole
DDC Display Data Channel
DF direction flag
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Compaq EN Series Specifications

General

Brand	Compaq
Model	EN Series
Category	Desktop
Language	English