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Driver
In computers, driver refers to a device driver, which is software that, under CPU
control, implements device 1/0 functions or other functionality (video, sharing,
graphics, printer, mouse, etc.).
DVD
Digital Video Disc is an upcoming product. DVD specifications include a double-layer
single-sided CD with a capacity of 4.7GB, with sufficient playing time for a full-length
movie, compatible with MPEG-2, and backward compatible.
Format
In the computer arena, there are physical and logical formats for storage devices.
Magnetic storage devices implement a physical structure (MFM, RLE, IDE, SCSI, etc.).
The standard logical format is defined by the ISO 9660, which specifies the volume
and file structure.
Firewire
The trademark name that Apple Computer uses to identfy its implementation of IEEE
1394 interface.
IDE
Integrated Drive Electronics. A Standrad for interfacing internal peripherals to a PC.
I.E.E.E.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is an association that is a leading
authority in technical areas ranging from computer engineering, biomedical technology
and telecommunications, to electric power, aerospace and consumer electronics,
among others. For more information you can visit their web site at WWW.IEEE.ORG.
IEEE 1394
Otherwise known as FireWire or i.LINK is a standard for serial interface that contains 6
wires and is platform independent. The six wires consist of two power wires and two
pairs of shielded twisted pair signal wires. The IEEE 1394 connection enables consumer
electronics products like camcorders, televisions and digital cameras to interface with
computers. The IEEE 1394 standard allows up to 63 devices to be connected to one
computer and each device can be as much as 4.5 meters apart from each other.
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Appendix A