Glossary

The terms in this glossary cover the topics discussed in this manual. Alternate naming is included for reference.

Abbreviations

AC: alternating current

ANSI: American National Standards Institute

APM: advanced power manager

ASCII: American Standard Code for Information Interchange

BIOS: basic input output system

CCITT: Consultive Committee International Telegraph and Telephone

CGA: color/graphics adapter

CMOS: complementary metal-oxide semiconductor

CPU: central processing unit

CRT: cathode ray tube

DC: direct current

DOS: disk operating system

ECP: enhanced capability port

EGA: enhanced graphics adapter

EIA: Electronic Industries Association

FDD: floppy disk drive

HDD: hard disk drive

HMA: high memory area

I/O: input/output

KB: kilobyte

LCD: liquid crystal display

LED: light emitting diode

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