Abbreviations

A. . . . . . . . . Amperes

AC . . . . . . . . Alternating current

ACPI . . . . . . Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface APM . . . . . . Advanced Power Management

ATA. . . . . . . AT attachment (refers to the hard-drive interface in an AT- compatible computer)

ATAPI. . . . . AT attachment packet interface BBS . . . . . . . Bulletin board system

BIOS . . . . . . Basic input/output system

C. . . . . . . . . Centigrade

CD . . . . . . . .

Compact disc

CD-ROM . .

Compact disc read-only memory

cm . . . . . . . .

Centimeters

COM . . . . . .

Communication (as in communication port)

CMOS . . . . .

Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor

DC . . . . . . . .

Direct current

DMA . . . . . .

Direct memory access

DPMS . . . . .

Display power-management signaling

DRAM. . . . .

Dynamic random access memory

DSTN . . . . .

Double layer super twist nematic

ECP . . . . . . .

Extended capabilities port

EPP . . . . . . .

Enhanced parallel port

g . . . . . . . . . .

gram

G. . . . . . . . . Gravity

GB . . . . . . . .

Gigabytes

hr . . . . . . . . .

hour

Hz . . . . . . . .

Hertz

IDE . . . . . . .

Integrated drive electronics

I/O . . . . . . . .

Input/output

IRQ . . . . . . .

Interrupt request line

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