Abbreviations
A ampere
AC alternating
current
AT
advanced technology
(IBM
PC)
BBS
Bulletin Board System
BCD binary-coded
decimal
BCU
BIOS Customized Utility
BIOS
basic input/output system
bit binary
digit
bpi
bits per inch
bps
bits per second
BUU
BIOS Upgrade Utility
C centigrade
Cache
high-speed buffer storage
CAM
constantly addressable memory
CAS
column address strobe
CD-ROM compact
disk-ROM
CGA
Color Graphics Adapter
CGB
Color Graphics Board
CH channel
clk clock
cm centimeter
CMOS
complementary metal oxide
semiconductor
COM communication
CONT contrast
CPGA
ceramic pin grid array
CPU
central processing unit
CRT cathode-ray
tube
DAC digital-to-analog
converter
DACK DMA
acknowledge
DC direct
current
DIP
dual in-line package
DLAB
Divisor Latch Address bit
DMA
direct memory access
DMAC DMA
controller
DOS
disk operating system