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ELITE 1 TO 1 COMPUTER SYSTEMS
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page explaining all the popular acronyms What Does it Mean? 100Base-T Ethernet
system with speed of 1, 16, and 100 Mbps l OBase2 Thinnet,
RG-58 cable - 50 ohm terminator IOBase5 Thickset,
RG8 or RGI 1 cable 50ohm terminator 1OBase-T Ethernet
system with speed of IOMbps ABR Available
Bit Rate AC Alternating
Current ACE Access
Control Entry ACL Access
Control List ACPI Advanced
Configuration and Power Interface AGP Accelerated
Graphics Port AMD Advanced
Micro Devices (Manufacturer) ANSI American
National Standards Institute API Application
Programming Interface ARCnet Attached
Resource Computer Network ASCII American
Standard Code for Information Interchange ASP Alternate
Service Provider AT Advance
Technology ATA AT
Attachment ATA/ATAPI ATA / ATA
Packet Interface ATM Asynchronous
Transfer Mode AUI/DIX Access
Unit Interface / Digital, Intel, and Xerox - Cable Connector BEDODRAM Burst
Extended Data Output Dynamic Random Access Memory BIOS Basic
Input Output System BNC British
Naval Connector BRI Basic
Rate Interface CAL Client
Access License CAN Campus
Area Network CAV Constant
Angular Velocity CBR Constant
Bit Rate CCD Charge
Coupled Device CD Compact
Disk CD-R CD
Record able CD-ROM Compact
Disk - Read Only Memory CD-RW CD
Read/Write CGA Colour
Graphics Adaptor CISC Complex
Instruction Set Computer CLV Constant
Linear Velocity CMOS Complementary
Metal Oxide Semi conductor CPU Central
Processor Unit CRC Cyclical
Redundancy Checking CRT Cathode
Ray Tube CSMA/CA carrier-Sense
Multiple-Access / Collision Avoidance CSMA/CD Carrier-Sense
Multiple-Access / Collision Detection CVF Compress
Volume File dB Decibels
- in reference to attenuation (depletion of signal power DC Direct Current DCE Data
Communication Equipment DD Double
Density DHCP Dynamic
Host Configuration Protocol DIMM Dual
Inline Memory Module DIN Deutsche
Industrie Norm DIP Dual
Inline Packages DLC Data
Link Control DMA Direct
Memory Access Controller DMAO DRAM
Refresh in XT DMA 1
Hard Disk Controller
in XT / Sound Cards in AT DMA 2 Floppy Controller DMA 3 DMA 4 DMA
Controller DMA5 Available DMA6 Available DMAI7 Available DNS Domain Name Service dpi Dots
Per Inch DPMI Dos
Protected Mode Interface DRAM Dynamic
Random Access Memory DTE Data
Terminal Equipment DVD Digital
Versatile Disk DVD-R DVD
Recordable DVD-RAM DVD
Random Access Memory DVD-RW DVD
Read/Write EBCDIC Extended
Binary-Coded Decimal Interchange Code ECC Error
Correction Code ECHS Extended
Cylinder, Head and Sector (addressing) ECP Extended
Capabilities Port ED Extra
high Density EDODRAM Extended
Data Output Dynamic Random Access Memory EFS Encrypted
File System EGA Enhanced
Graphics Adaptor EIDE Enhanced
Integrate Drive Electronics EISA Enhanced
International Standard Architecture EMF Enhanced
Meta File EMI Electromagnetic Interference EMS Expanded
Memory Specification EPP Enhanced
Parallel Port ERD Emergency
Repair Disk ESD Electro
Static Discharge (wrist Strap) FAT File
Allocation Table FAT32 File
Allocation Table - 32 bit FDD Floppy
Disk Drive FDDI Fibre
Distributed Data Interface FDX Full-DupleX
- 100Mbps FPMDRAM Fast
Page Mode Dynamic Random Access Memory FPU Floating
Point Processor Unit FRAD Frame
Relay Assembler/Dissassembler FRU Field
Replaceable Units FSB Front
Side Bus FTP File
Transfer Protocol GB Giga
Bytes GDI Graphics
Device Utility GHz Giga Hertz (cycles
per second) GUI Graphical
User Interface HAL Hardware
Abstraction Layer HCC Horizontal
Cross-Connect HCL Hardware
Compatibility List HD High
Density HDD Hard
Disk Drive HDX Half-DupleX
- l OMbps UO Input
/ Output 1C Integrated
Circuit 1CB Integrated
Circuit Board ICMP Internet
Control Message Protocol IDE Integrated
Drive Electronics IEEE Institute
of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IPX Internetwork
Packet Exchange IRQ Interrupt
ReQuest IRQO System
Timer 1RQ01 Keyboard IRQ02 Cascade
to IRQ09 IRQ03 COM2 1RQ04 COM
1 IRQ05 LP-2
/ XT Hard Disk Controller IRQ06 Floppy
Drive Controller IRQ07 Parallel
Port / LPTI IRQ08 Real
Time Clock IRQ09 Redirection
to IRQ02 IRQ10 Available IRQ11 Available IRQ12 PS/2
Mouse or Available IRQ 13 Math
Co-Processor IRQ14 Primary
Hard Disk Controller IRQ15 Secondary
Hard Disk Controller ISA International
Standard Architecture 1SDN Integrated
Services Digital Network ISO International
Standards Organisation 1SP Internet
Service Provider ITU International
Telecommunications Union DCC Inter
eXchange Carriers KB Kilo
Bytes Kbps Kilo
Bits Per Second KDE K
Desktop Environment KHz Kilo
Hertz (cycles per second) LAN Local
Area Network LAPB Link
Access Procedure Balanced (protocol) LATA Local
Access Transport Area Layer 1 OSI
Model - Physical Layer Layer 2 OSI
Model - Data Link Layer Layer 3 OSI
Model - Network Layer Layer 4 OSI
Model - Transport Layer Layer 5 OSI
Model - Session Layer Layer 6 OSI
Model - Presentation Layer Layer 7 OSI
Model - Application Layer LBA Logical
Block Addressing LCD Liquid
Crystal Display LDAP Lightweight
Directory Access Protocol LEC Local
Exchange Carriers LED Light
Emitting Diode ,LFN Long Field Names Li-Ion Lithium
Ion LLC Logical
Link Control MAC Media
Access Control MAN Metropolitan
Area Network MB Mega
Bytes Mbps Mega
Bits Per Second MBR Master
Boot Record MCA Micro
Channel Architecture MCB Memory
Control Block MDA Mono
Display Adaptor MDI Multi
Document Interface MHz Mega
Hertz (cycles per second) MMC Microsoft
Management Console MMX Multi
Media eXtensions MODEM MOdulator
/ DEModualor MPEG Movie Picture Experts Group MSAU Multi-Station
Access Unit MS-DOS Microsoft
Disk Operating System NetBEUI NetBIOS
Extended User Interface (protocol) NIC Network
Interface Card Ni-Cd Nickel
Cadmium Ni-MH Nickel
Metal Hybrid ns nano
second NT New
Technology NTFS New
Technology File System NTVDM NT
Virtual Dos Machine NU Norton
Utilities OCR Optical
Character Recognition OS Operating
System OSI Open
Systems Intercommunication PAD Packet
Assembler Dissassembler P-CAV Partial
Constant Angular Velocity PCI Peripheral
Component Interconnect PCL Printer
Control Language PCMCIA Personal
Computers Memory card Information Association PDA Personal
Digital Assistants PDC Primary
Domain Controller PDL Page
Definition Language PGA Pin
Grid Array PI0 Programmed
Input / Output PLCC Plastic
Leadless Chip Carrier PLP Packet
Layer Protocol PnP Plug
aNd Play POP Point
Of Presence POSIX Portable
Operating System Interface for uniX POST Power-On Self-Test
ppm Pages
Per Minute PSE Packet
Switching Exchange PSN Packet
Switching Network PSU Power
Supply Unit PVC Permanent
Virtual Circuit RAID Redundancy
Array of Independent Disks RAM Random
Access Memory RAS Remote
Access Service RDRAM Rambus
Dynamic Random Access Memory RIP Raster
Image Processor RIS Remote
Installation Services RISC Reduced
Instruction Set Computer ROM Read
Only Memory SCSI Small
Computer Systems Interchange SDK Software
Development Kit SDRAM Synchronous
Dynamic Random Access Memory SEC Single Edge Contact SIMD Single
Instruction Multiple Data SIMM Single
Inline Memory Module Simplex Single
way traffic only SLDRAM Synchronous-Link
Dynamic Random Access Memory SMP Symmetric
Multi Processing SMTP Simple
Mail Transfer Protocol SNA Systems
Network Architecture (on older IBM mainframes) SNMP Simple
Network Management Protocol SPX Sequenced
Packet Exchange (protocol) SRAM Static
Random Access Memory STP Shielded
Twisted Pair SVC Switched
Virtual Circuit TCP/IP Transmission
Control Protocol / Internet Protocol TFT Thin Film Transistor TSR Terminate
and Stay Resident UART Universal
Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter UBR Unspecified
Bit Rate UNI User
to Network Interface (protocol) URL Uniform
Resource Locator USB Universal
Serial Bus UTP Unshielded
Twisted Pair VBR-NRT Variable
Bit Rate - Non Real Time VBR-RT Variable
Bit Rate-Real Time VDM Virtual
Dos Machine VESA Video
Electronics Standards Association VGA Video
Graphics Array VLB VESA
Local Bus VMM Virtual
Memory Manager VRAM Video
Random Access Memory VxD Virtual
device Driver WAN Wide
Area Network WORM Write
Once Read Many WOW Windows
tO Windows WRAM Windows
Random Access Memory XGA eXtended
Graphics Array XMS Extended
Memory Specification ZIF Zero Insertion Force
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