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The device names for the first through third parallel printer ports on your comput- er are LPT1, LPT2, and LPT3.

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Abbreviation for low voltage differential, the technology used to implement Ultra2/ Wide SCSI, which offers data rates of

80MB/sec, differential data integrity, ex- tended SCSI cable lengths, and support for up to 15 devices. Ultra2/Wide (LVD) drives and controllers are backward compatible with Ultra/Wide drives and controllers.

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Abbreviation for meter(s).

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Abbreviation for milliampere(s).

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Abbreviation for milliampere-hour(s).

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See coprocessor.

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Abbreviation for megabit.

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Abbreviation for megabyte(s). The term megabyte means 1,048,576 bytes; how- ever, when referring to hard-disk drive storage, the term is often rounded to mean 1,000,000 bytes.

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Abbreviation for megabytes per second.

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Abbreviation for megabits per second.

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Abbreviation for master boot record.

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A computer can contain several different forms of memory, such as RAM, ROM, and video memory. Frequently, the word memory is used as a synonym for RAM; for example, an unqualified statement

such as “a computer with 16 MB of mem- ory” refers to a computer with 16 MB of RAM.

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A specific location, usually expressed as a hexadecimal number, in the computer’s RAM.

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A utility that controls the implementation of memory in addition to conventional memory, such as extended or expanded memory.

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A small circuit board containing DRAM chips that connects to the system board.

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Abbreviation for megahertz.

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The primary computational chip inside the computer that controls the interpretation and execution of arithmetic and logic functions. Software written for one micro- processor must usually be revised to run on another microprocessor. CPU is a syn- onym for microprocessor.

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Abbreviation for musical instrument digi- tal interface.

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Acronym for management information format. A MIF file contains information, status, and links to component instrumen- tation. MIF files are installed into the MIF database by the DMI service layer. The content of a MIF is defined by a DTMF working committee and is published in the form of a MIF definition document. This document identifies the groups and attributes that are relevant to DMI- manageable components.

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Abbreviation for millimeter(s).

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