Glossary
Although they are faster than DRAM, they hold less data and are more ex- pensive.
Synchronous - Protocols that require the clocks of communicating ma- chines or devices to be coordinated.
Synchronous Cache - A type of cache that uses a clock signal to latch the inputs and the data output. This struc- ture spreads the cache access across two or three cycles while maintaining a bandwidth of one access per cycle. Improves performance by
Terabyte - A measurement for very large storage capacity. One Terabyte is equiva- lent
VESA - An acronym for Video Elec- tronics and Standards Association.
VESA Local Bus
A
VID - Voltage Identification. A hard- ware mechanism used by the CPU to tell its power regulator what voltage to set.
VRM - Voltage Regulator Module. Supplies CPU specific voltages for the Secondary CPU.
Warm Boot - Restarting the system by simultaneously pressing the <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Delete> keys.
Wide SCSI - A
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