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Abbreviation for gigabyte(s). A gigabyte equals 1,024 megabytes or 1,073,741,824FRSURFHVVRUbytes.

JUDSKLFVSee coprocessorPRGH.

A video mode that can be defined as x JURXShorizontal by y vertical pixels by z colors.

As it relates to DMI, a group is a data struc- ture that defines common information, or attributes, about a manageable *8,component.

KAcronym for graphical user interface.

Abbreviation for hexadecimal. A base-16 numbering system, often used in pro- gramming to identify addresses in the computer’s RAM and I/O memory ad- dresses for devices. The sequence of decimal numbers from 0 through 16, for example, is expressed in hexadecimal no- tation as: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, , E, F, 10. In text, hexadecimal num- KHDWVLQNbers are often followed by h.

A metal plate with metal pegs or ribs that help dissipate heat. Most micro- processors+0$ include a heat sink.

Abbreviation for high memory area. The first 64 KB of extended memory above

1MB. A memory manager that conforms to the XMS can make the HMA a direct extension of conventional memory. See

KRVWalso upperDGDSWHUmemory area and XMM.

Ahost adapter implements communica- tion between the computer’s bus and the controller for a peripheral device. (Hard- disk drive controller subsystems include integrated host adapter circuitry.)

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Abbreviation for the High Performance File System option in the OS/2 and Win- +]dows NT operating systems.

,&(6Abbreviation for hertz.

Abbreviation for Interface-Causing Equip- ment&8Standard (in Canada).

,￿2Abbreviation for ISA Configuration Utility.

Abbreviation for input/output. The key- board is an input device, and a printer is an output device. In general, I/O activity can be differentiated from computational activity. For example, when a program sends a document to the printer, it is en- gaging in output activity; when the program sorts a list of terms, it is engaging ,'in computational activity.

LQWHUODFLQJAbbreviation for identification.

Atechnique for increasing video resolu- tion by only updating alternate horizontal lines on the screen. Because interlacing can result in noticeable screen flicker, most users prefer noninterlaced video

LQWHUQDOadapter resolutionsPLFURSURFHVVRUFDFKH.

An instruction and data cache built in to the microprocessor. The Intel Pentium microprocessor includes a 16-KB internal cache, which is set up as an 8-KB read- only instruction cache and an 8-KB read/ ,3;write data cache.

Acronym for Internetwork Packet ,3;eXchange￿63;.

Acronym for Internetwork Packet eXchange/Sequenced Packet eXchange

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