Toshiba portege m400 Manuale Utente

PORTÉGÉ M400

Glossary

The terms in this glossary cover topics related to this manual. Alternate 
naming is included for reference.

AC:  alternating current

AGP:  accelerated graphics port

ANSI:  American National Standards Institute

APM:  advanced power manager

ASCII:  American Standard Code for Information Interchange

BIOS:  basic input output system

CD-ROM:  Compact Disc-Read Only Memory 

CD-RW:  Compact Disc-ReWritable

CMOS:  complementary metal-oxide semiconductor

CPU:  central processing unit

CRT:  cathode ray tube

DC:  direct current

DDC:  display data channel

DMA:  direct memory access

DOS:  disk operating system

DVD:  digital versatile disc

DVD-R:  Digital Versatile Disc-Recordable

DVD-RAM:  Digital Versatile Disc-Random Access Memory

DVD-R DL: Digital Versatile Disc Recordable Dual Layer

DVD-ROM:  Digital Versatile Disc-Read Only Memory

DVD-RW:  Digital Versatile Disc-ReWritable

DVD+R DL:  Digital Versatile Disc Recordable Double Layer

ECP:  extended capabilities port

FDD:  floppy disk drive

FIR:  fast infrared

HDD:  hard disk drive