DECpcä Charmonix
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Abbreviations
Abbreviation
Meaning
BIOS
Basic input/output system
CD-ROM
Compact-disc read only memory
CMOS
Complementary metal oxide semi-conductor
CPU
Central processing unit
DMA
Direct memory access
DRAM
Dynamic random access memory
h
An h suffix to a numerical value denotes hexadecimal
numbers. For example, 0F8h equals 0F8 hexadecimal.
HDD
Hard disk drive
IDE
Integrated drive electronics
I/O
Input/output
ISA
Industry standard architecture
MS-DOS
Microsoft Disk Operating System
PCI
Peripheral components interface
POST
Power-on self test
ROM
Read only memory
RTC
Real-time clock
SIMM
Single in-line memory modules
VGA
Video graphics array
Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 95 environment
ZIF
Zero insertion force