Introduction

 

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Acronyms and Abbreviations

 

 

Acronym or

 

Abbreviation

Description

 

 

NVRAM

non-volatile random access memory

 

 

ODD

optical disk drive

 

 

OS

operating system

 

 

PAL

1. programmable array logic 2. phase alternating line

 

 

PATA

Parallel ATA

 

 

PC

Personal computer

 

 

PCA

Printed circuit assembly

 

 

PCI

peripheral component interconnect

 

 

PCI-E

PCI Express

 

 

PCM

pulse code modulation

 

 

PCMCIA

Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

 

 

PCH

Platform Controller Hub

 

 

PEG

PCI express graphics

 

 

PFC

Power factor correction

 

 

PIN

personal identification number

 

 

PIO

Programmed I/O

 

 

PN

Part number

 

 

POST

power-on self test

 

 

PROM

programmable read-only memory

 

 

PTR

pointer

 

 

RAID

Redundant array of inexpensive disks (drives)

 

 

RAM

random access memory

 

 

RAS

row address strobe

 

 

rcvr

receiver

 

 

RDRAM

(Direct) Rambus DRAM

 

 

RGB

red/green/blue (monitor input)

 

 

RH

Relative humidity

 

 

RMS

root mean square

 

 

ROM

read-only memory

 

 

RPM

revolutions per minute

 

 

RTC

real time clock

 

 

R/W

Read/Write

 

 

SATA

Serial ATA

 

 

SCSI

small computer system interface

 

 

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