Samsung NQ20 Abbreviations, APM, ATA, BBS, COM, DMA, ECP, EPP, IDE, I/O, IRQ, ACPI, BIOS, CMOS, DPMS, DRAM, DSTN, ATAPI, CD-ROM

Abbreviations

A. . . . . . . . . Amperes

AC . . . . . . . . Alternating current

ACPI . . . . . . Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface APM . . . . . . Advanced Power Management

ATA. . . . . . . AT attachment (refers to the hard-drive interface in an AT- compatible computer)

ATAPI. . . . . AT attachment packet interface BBS . . . . . . . Bulletin board system

BIOS . . . . . . Basic input/output system

C. . . . . . . . . Centigrade

CD . . . . . . . .	Compact disc
CD-ROM . .	Compact disc read-only memory
cm . . . . . . . .	Centimeters
COM . . . . . .	Communication (as in communication port)
CMOS . . . . .	Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
DC . . . . . . . .	Direct current
DMA . . . . . .	Direct memory access
DPMS . . . . .	Display power-management signaling
DRAM. . . . .	Dynamic random access memory
DSTN . . . . .	Double layer super twist nematic
ECP . . . . . . .	Extended capabilities port
EPP . . . . . . .	Enhanced parallel port
g . . . . . . . . . .	gram

G. . . . . . . . . Gravity

GB . . . . . . . .	Gigabytes
hr . . . . . . . . .	hour
Hz . . . . . . . .	Hertz
IDE . . . . . . .	Integrated drive electronics
I/O . . . . . . . .	Input/output
IRQ . . . . . . .	Interrupt request line

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