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Acronyms and Abbreviations
ACPI Advanced Configuration and
Power Interface
AGP
Accelerated Graphic Port
APM Advanced
Power
Management
ATA AT
Attachment
ATAPI ATA
Packet
Interface
BIOS Basic
I/O
System
CRT Cathode
Ray
Tube
DDC Display
Data
Channel
DDC2B DDC
Standard, Version 2.0,
Level
B
DMA
Direct Memory Access
DSTN
Double Supertwisted Nematic
ECC Error
Correction
Code
ECP Enhanced
Capabilities
Port
FAT
File Allocation Table
FDC
Floppy Disk Drive Controller
FDD Floppy
Disk
Drive
FDDI
Fiber Distributed Data Interface
FIFO
First In First Out
FM Frequency
Modulation
fps
frames per second
GSM Global System for Mobile
communications
HDC
Hard Disk Drive controller
HDD Hard
Disk
Drive
IDE
Integrated Device Electronics
IEEE Institute for Electrical and
Electronics Engineers, Inc.
I/O Input/Output
IP Internet
Protocol
IRQ Interrupt
Request
ISA Industry
Standard
Architecture
KB Kilobyte
Kbps Kilobits
per
Second
KHz Kilohertz
LAN
Local Area Network
LBA Logical
Block
Addressing
LCD Liquid
Crystal
Display
LPT Line
Printer
LVD
Low Voltage Differential
MB Megabyte
Mbps Megabits
per
second
MHZ Megahertz
MIDI
Musical Instrument Digital
Interface
MPEG
Moving Picture Expert Group
NIDS Network Driver Interface
Specification
NMI Nonmaskable
Interrupt
NTSC National
Television
System
Committee
OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer
PAL Phase
Alternation
Line
PCI Peripheral
Component
Interconnect
PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory
Card International Association
PIC Programmable
Interrupt
Controller
PIO Programmed
I/O
POST Power-On
Self
Test
RAM
Random Access Memory
RAMDAC RAM
digital-to-analog
converter
RGB Red-Green-Blue
SECAM
SEquential Coleur A Memoire
SCSI Small
Computer
System
Interface
SMBus
System Management Bus
TCP/IP Transmission
Control
Provocol/Internet Protocol
UART Universal
Asynchronous
Receiver/Transmitter
USB
Universal Serial Bus
V Volts
VESA
Video Electronics Standards
Association
VGA
Video Graphics Array
WAN
Wide Area Network