ICS Advent 586MBHP Series, Руководство по эксплуатации продукта

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Manual Number: 41209-003-2 Page D-2
586MBHP Series Manual
Interleave:
Multiple banks of memory that overlap to reduce the access time and eliminate wait states.
Interrupt:
Temporarily halting the operation of a digital computer to respond to service an external event.
Interval Timer:
A device that can generate a pulse at a defined interval for background tasks.
IRQ (Interrupt Request):
A signal channel used to trigger the CPU to temporarily change tasks.
Kilobyte (KB):
1024 bytes.
ns (nano seconds):
1x10-9 seconds. (There are one billion nanoseconds in one second)
Page Mode:
The ability to read a whole line (page) of memory to reduce access time.
Parity:
A way to detect corrupted data in DRAM.
Parallel Port:
An eight-bit port usually used for connecting a printer.
PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect):
Local bus for PCs provide a high-speed data path between the CPU and peripherals (video, disk,
network, etc.). The PCI bus coexists in the PC with the ISA or EISA bus. ISA and EISA boards
still plug into an ISA or EISA slot, while high-speed. PCI controllers plug into a PCI slot. The PCI
bus runs at 25, 30 or 33 MHz, supports 32-bit and 64-bit data paths and bus mastering. The first
PCs with PCI buses became available toward the end of 1993.
Port:
Ports are used to connect peripheral devices such as external drives and printers to your computer.