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Acronym for E xtended In dustry-Standard
Architecture, a 32-bit expansion-bus de-
sign. The expansion-card connectors in an
EISA computer are also compatible with
8- or 16-bit ISA expansion cards.
To avoid a configura t io n co nflict when in-
stalling an EISA expansion card, you must
use the EISA Configuration Utility. This
utility allows you to specify which expan-
sion slot contains the card and obtains
information about the card’s required sys-
tem resources from a corresponding EISA
conf igu rati on file .
Abbreviation for Electromagnetic
Compatibility.
Abbreviation for electromagnetic
interference.
Abbrevia tio n for expanded me mory man-
ager. A utility that uses extended memory
to emulate expanded memory on comput-
ers with a n In tel 386™ o r higher processor.
Abbreviation for Expanded Memory
Specification.
Acronym for erasable programmable
read-only memory.
Abbreviation for electrostatic discharge.
A technique for accessing RAM above
1 MB. To enable expanded memory on
your computer, you must use an EMM.
You should configure your system to sup-
port expanded memory only if you run
application programs that can use (or re-
quire) expanded memory.
Your computer contains an expansion bus
that allows the processor to communicate
with controllers for peripheral devices,
such as a network card or an internal
modem.
A connector on the computer’s system
board or ris er boa rd fo r pl ugging in an ex -
pansion card.
RAM above 1 MB. Most software that can
use it, such as the Windows operating
system, requires that extended memory
be under the control of an XMM.
A RAM cache using SRAM chips. Be-
cause SRAM chips operate at several
times the sp eed of D RAM chi ps, the pr o-
cessor ca n retrieve da ta a nd ins truc tions
faster from externa l c ache m emo ry than
from RAM.
Abbreviation for Fahr enh eit.
Acronym for file allocation table. The file
system structure used by MS-DOS to or-
ganize a nd keep track of fi le storage. The
Windows NT a n d O S/2 ® operati ng sys-
tems can optionally use a FAT file system
structure.
Abbreviation for Federal Communications
Commission.
A type of EEPROM chip that can be
reprogramm ed from a utili ty on dis ke tte
while still installed in a computer; most
EEPROM chips can only be rewritten with
special programming equipment.
To prepare a hard-disk drive or diskette for
storing files. An unconditional format de-
letes all data stored on the disk.
Abbreviation for feet.