
List of Abbreviations
ALU | |
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 |
D M A | Direct Memory Access |
D M I | Desktop Management |
| Interface |
DRAM | Dynamic Random Access |
| Memory |
ECC | Error Correcting Code |
ECC w/ Parity | |
EEPROM | Electrically Erasable |
| Programmable |
| 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 | |
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 | |
| 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 |
| 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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