Glossary
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resource
Hardware settings used by devices in a computer system, including
ISA interrupt level, DMA channel, and I/O address.
RMS
Root mean squared.
See also
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RTC
Real Time Clock—An electronic circuit that maintains the time of day and
also can provide timing signals for timesharing operations.
S
s
Seconds.
slave
A functional part of a PXI device that detects data transfer cycles initiated
by a PXI bus master and responds to the transfers when the address
specifies one of the device’s registers.
SO-DIMM
Small Outline Dual In-line Memory Module.
SRAM
Static RAM—A memory chip that requires power to hold its content. It
does not require refresh circuitry as a dynamic RAM chip, but it does take
up more space and uses more power.
U
USB
Universal Serial Bus.
V
V
Volts.
VGA
Video Graphics Array—The minimum video display standard for all PCs.
W
W
Watts.