Annex
34 - English
A26361-D2000-Z120-1-7419, edition 3
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.
AC'97
Audio Codec '97
ACPI
Advanced Configuration and
Power Management Interface
AOL
Alert On LAN
APM
Advanced Power Management
ATA Advanced
Technology
Attachment
BIOS
Basic Input Output System
BMC Baseboard
management
controller
CAN
Controller Area Network
CPU
Central Processing Unit
DIMM
Dual Inline Memory Module
ECC
Error Correcting Code
EEPROM Electrical
Erasable
Programmable Read Only
Memory
FDC
Floppy disk controller
FIFO First-In
First-Out
FSB
Front Side Bus
FWH Firmware
Hub
GMCH
Graphics and Memory
Controller Hub
GPA Graphics
Performance
Accelerator
I
2
C
Inter Integrated Circuit
IAPC
Instantly Available Power
Managed Desktop PC Design
ICH
I/O Controller Hub
IDE
Intelligent Drive Electronics
IPSEC
Internet Protocol Security
LAN
Local Area Network
LSA
LAN Desk Service Agent
MCH
Memory Controller Hub
MMX MultiMedia
eXtension
P64H PCI64
Hub
PCI Peripheral
Component
Interconnect
PCI Express Peripheral Component
Interconnect Express
PXE
Preboot eXecution Environment
RAM
Random Access Memory
RAMDAC
Random Access Memory
Digital Analogue Converter
RTC
Real Time Clock
SATA
Serial Advanced Technology
Attachment
SB Soundblaster
SDRAM
Synchronous Dynamic Random
Access Memory
SIMD
Streaming Mode Instruction
(
S
ingle
I
nstruction
M
ultiple
D
ata)
SMBus
System Management Bus
SVGA
Super Video Graphic Adapter
USB
Video Graphic Adapter
WOL
Wake On LAN
