IBM SG24-4576-00 manual List of Abbreviations, Itso

List of Abbreviations

ALU	Arithmetic-Logic Unit
APA	all points addressable
ASCII	American Standard Code for
	Information Interchange
ASPI	Advanced SCSI Programming
	Interface
BIOS	Basic Input/Output System
CI	Component Interface (as in
	Desktop Management
	Interface)
C M I P	Common Management
	Information Protocol
CMOS	Complementary Metal Oxide
	Semiconductor
CPU	Central Processing Unit
DASD	Direct Access Storage Device
D I M M	Dual In-Line Memory Module
D M A	Direct Memory Access
D M I	Desktop Management
	Interface
DRAM	Dynamic Random Access
	Memory
ECC	Error Correcting Code
ECC-P	ECC w/ Parity
EEPROM	Electrically Erasable
	Programmable Read-Only
	Memory
EISA	Extended Industry Standard
	Architecture
EMS	Expanded Memory
	Specification
EOS	ECC on SIMM
ESDI	Enhanced Small Device
	Interface
FTP	File Transfer Protocol
I B M	International Business
	Machines Corporation
IDE	Integrated Drive Electronics
IPC	Inter-Process Communication
IPL	Initial Program Load
IPX	Internet Packet eXchange
ISA	Industry Standard
	Architecture

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ITSO	International Technical
	Support Organization
M C A	Micro Channel Architecture
M F M	Modified Frequency
	Modulation
M I	Management Interface (as in
	Desktop Management
	Interface)
M I B	Management Information
	Base
M I F	Management Information
	Format
NetBIOS	Network Basic Input/Output
	System
N L M	NetWare Loadable Module
NVRAM	Non-Volatile Random Access
	Memory
PCI	Peripheral Component
	Interconnect
PROFS	Professional Office System
RAID	Redundant Array of
	Inexpensive Disks
RAM	Random Access Memory
RLL	Run Length Limited
SCB	System Control Block
SCSI	Small Computer System
	Interface
S I M M	Single In-Line Memory
	Module
S M P	Symmetric Multiprocessing
SNA	Systems Network
	Architecture
SNMP	Simple Network Management
	Protocol
SRAM	Static Random Access
	Memory
TCP/IP	Transmission Control
	Protocol/Internet Protocol
TCQ	Tagged Command Queueing
U M B	Upper Memory Block
UPS	Uninterruptible Power supply
URL	Uniform Resource Locator

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