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APPENDIX B

Abbreviations

ASIC	application-specific integrated circuit
ATA	AT attachment
CAS	column address strobe, a memory control signal
CD	compact disc
CD-ROM	compact disc read-only memory
CPU	central processing unit
CRT	cathode ray tube, a video display device
DAA	data access adapter (a telephone line interface)
DAC	digital-to-analog converter
DDC	display data channel
DIMM	Dual Inline Memory Module
DB-DMA	descriptor-based direct memory access
DDK	device developer’s kit
DDR	double data rate, a type of SDRAM
DMA	direct memory access
DVI	Digital Visual Interface
EDO	extended data out
EIDE	enhanced integrated device electronics
G4	Generation 4, the fourth generation of PowerPC microprocessors, incorporating AltiVec
	technology
GND	ground
HFS	hierarchical file system
HID	human interface device, a class of USB devices
IC	integrated circuit
IDE	integrated device electronics
IEC	International Electrotechnical Commission
IIC	inter-IC control bus
IIS	inter-IC sound bus
I/O	input and output

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