Glossary
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ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Exchange
ASIC Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
ATA
The specification formulated in the 1980s that defines the IDE
drive interface.
B
BBytes
BIOS Basic Input/Output System—BIOS functions are the
fundamental level of any PC or compatible computer. BIOS
functions embody the basic operations needed for successful use
of the computer’s hardware resources.
C
CCelsius
CAS Column Address Strobe
CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor—A process used in
making chips.
COM Communications port
CPU Central Processing Unit
CSA
Carrier Serving Area
D
D/A
Digital-to-analog—Most often used as an abbreviation for a D/A
converter (also known as DAC).
DC Direct Current
DDR Double Data Rate
DIMM Dual In-line Memory Module
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