SMC Networks 1232 Series user manual Acronyms and Abbreviations

Acronyms and Abbreviations

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

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