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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