User’s Manual Glossary-1
Glossary
The terms in this glossary cover the topics discussed in this manual.
Alternate naming is included for reference.
Abbreviations
AC:
alternating current
AGP:
accelerated graphics port
ANSI:
American National Standards Institute
APM:
advanced power manager
ASCII:
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
BIOS:
basic input output system
CMOS:
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
CPU:
central processing unit
CRT:
cathode ray tube
DC:
direct current
DDC:
display data channel
DMA:
direct memory access
DOS:
disk operating system
DRAM:
dynamic random access memory
DSVD:
Digital Simultaneous Voice and Data
DVD:
Digital Versatile Disc
DVI:
Digital Visual Interface
ECP:
extended capabilities port
EGA:
enhanced graphics adapter
FDD:
floppy disk drive
FIR:
fast infrared
HDD:
hard disk drive
I/O:
input/output
IDE:
integrated drive electronics
IrDA:
Infrared Data Association
IRQ:
interrupt request
KB:
kilobyte
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