Glossary
Glossary
The technical terms and abbreviations given below represent only a selection of the full list of
common technical terms and abbreviations.
Not all technical terms and abbreviations listed here are valid for the described mainboard.
ACPI
Advanced Configuration and
Power Management Interface
IPMI
Intelligent Platform Management
Interface
AC'97
Audio Codec '97
IPSEC
Internet Protocol Security
AGP
Accelerated Graphics Port
ISA
Industrial Standard Architecture
AMR
Audio Modem Riser
LAN
Local Area Network
AOL
Alert On LAN
LSA
LAN Desk Service Agent
APM
Advanced Power Management
MCH
Memory Controller Hub
ATA Advanced
Technology
Attachment
MMX
MultiMedia
eXtension
BMC Baseboard
management
controller
P64H
PCI64
Hub
BIOS
Basic Input Output System
PCI
Peripheral Component
Interconnect
CAN
Controller Area Network
PXE
Preboot eXecution Environment
CPU
Central Processing Unit
RAM
Random Access Memory
CNR
Communication Network Riser
RAMDAC
Random Access Memory Digital
Analogue Converter
C-RIMM Continuity
Rambus
Inline
Memory Module
RDRAM
Rambus Dynamic Random
Access Memory
DIMM
Dual Inline Memory Module
RIMM
Rambus Inline Memory Module
ECC
Error Correcting Code
RTC
Real Time Clock
EEPROM Electrical
Erasable
Programmable Read Only
Memory
SB
Soundblaster
FDC
Floppy disk controller
SDRAM
Synchronous Dynamic Random
Access Memory
FIFO
First-In First-Out
SGRAM
Synchronous Graphic Random
Access Memory
FSB Front
Side
Bus
FWH
Firmware Hub
SIMD
Streaming Mode Instruction
(
S
ingle
I
nstruction
M
ultiple
D
ata)
GMCH
Graphics and Memory Controller
Hub
SMBus
System Management Bus
GPA Graphics
Performance
Accelerator
SVGA
Super Video Graphic Adapter
I
2
C
Inter Integrated Circuit
USB
Universal Serial Bus
IAPC Instantly
Available
Power
Managed Desktop PC Design
VGA
Video
Graphic
Adapter
ICH
I/O Controller Hub
WOL
Wake On LAN
IDE
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