Abbreviation
Description
     
 
AIO
All In One
 
AVI
Audio Video Interleaved
 
BW
Bandwidth
 
CA
Certificate Authority
 
CAD
Computer-Aided Design
 
CD
Compact Disc
 
DMA
Direct Memory Access
 
ECC
Error Checking and Correcting
 
EDO-RAM
Extended Data Output RAM
 
EEP-ROM
Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM
 
ESD
Electro Static Discharge
 
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
 
FDC
Floppy Disc Controller
 
FDD
Floppy Disk Drive
 
FSB
Front Side Bus
 
FYI
For Your Information
 
HD
Hard Disk
 
HDTV
High Definition TV
 
HPC
High Performance microController
 
LAN
Local Area Network
 
LED
Light Emitting Diode
 
NIC
Network Interface Card
 
OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer
 
OS
Operating System
 
PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect
 
PSU
Power Supply Unit
 
PUP
Product Upgrade (for example: from entry to pro)
 
RAM
Random Access Memory
 
RIMM
Rambus In-line Memory Module
 
SCSI
Small Computers System Interface
 
SD
Single density
 
SDRAM
Synchronous DRAM
 
SRAM
Static RAM
 
TERA
1024MB x 10 power 4
 
TTL
Time To Live
 
UART
Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter
 
UDMA
Ultra DMA
 
UPS
Uninterruptable Power Supply
 
URL
Uniform Resource Locator
 
VUP
Version Upgrade (for example; V5.2 to V7.0)
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