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ACPI ( A dvanced C onfiguration and P ower I nterface) is a power management
specification that allows the operating system to control the amount of power
distributed to the computer’s devices. Devices not in use can be turned off,
reducing unnecessary power expenditure.
AGP ( A ccelerated G raphics P ort) is a PCI-based interface which was designed
specifically for demands of 3D graphics applications. The 32-bit AGP channel
directly links the graphics controller to the main memory. While the channel
runs at only 66MHz, it supports data transmission during both the rising and
falling ends of the clock cycle, yielding an effective speed of 133MHz.
AMR ( A udio M odem R iser) is a modem that can be used on Intel Reference
Motherboard platforms using Intel’s core logic chipsets supporting AC-Link
2.1 It supports fax and all data feeback modes. It provides high speed
communicstions between your perosn al computer and a remote location, such
as an Internet Service Provider (ISP)
AT was the original form factor of IBM’s PC.
ATAPI ( AT A ttachment P acket I nterface), also known as IDE or ATA, is a drive
implementation that includes the disk controller on the device itself. It allows
CD-ROMs and tape drives to be configured as master or slave devices, just
like hard drives.
Appendix
Glossary
Appendix
Glossary