Glossary
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Ethernet
A local area network standard that uses radio frequency
signals carried by coaxial cables.
Falcon
The DRAM controller chip developed by Motorola for the
MVME2600 and MVME3600 series of boards. It is intended
to be used in sets of two to provide the necessary interface
between the Power PC60
x
bus and the 144-bit ECC DRAM
(system memory array) and/or ROM/Flash.
fast Ethernet
See 100Base-TX.
FDC
F
loppy
D
isk
C
ontroller
FDDI
F
iber
D
istributed
D
ata
I
nterface. A network based on the
use of optical-fiber cable to transmit data in non-return-to-
zero, invert-on-1s (NRZI) format at speeds up to 100 Mbps.
FIFO
F
irst-
I
n,
F
irst-
O
ut. A memory that can temporarily hold
data so that the sending device can send data faster than the
receiving device can accept it. The sending and receiving
devices typically operate asynchronously.
firmware
The program or specific software instructions that have
been more or less permanently burned into an electronic
component, such as a ROM (read-only memory) or an
EPROM (erasable programmable read-only memory).
frame
One complete television picture frame consists of 525
horizontal lines with the NTSC system. One frame consists
of two Fields.
graphics controller
On EGA and VGA, a section of circuitry that can provide
hardware assistance for graphics-drawing algorithms by
performing logical functions on data written to display
memory.
HAL
H
ardware
A
bstraction
L
ayer. The lower-level hardware
interface module of the Windows NT operating system. It
contains platform-specific functionality.
hardware
The term used to describe any of the physical embodiments
of a computer system, with emphasis on the electronic
circuits (the computer) and electromechanical devices
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