Compaq 4000N Manual De Usuario

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Table 1-1 lists the acronyms and abbreviations used in this guide.

Table 1–1.   Acronyms and Abbreviations

Acronyms and Abbreviations

A

ampere

AC

alternating current

ACPI

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

A/D

analog-to-digital

AGP

advanced graphics port

API

application programming interface

APM

advanced power management

ASIC

application-specific integrated circuit

AT

1. attention (commands)  2. 286-based PC architecture

ATA

AT attachment (mode)

AVI

audio-video interleaved

AVGA

Advanced VGA

BCD

binary-coded decimal

BIOS

basic input/output system

bis

second/new revision

BitBLT

bit block transfer

BNC

Bayonet Neill-Concelman (connector)

bps or b/s

bits per second

BSP

Bootstrap processor

CAS

column address strobe

CD

compact disk

CD-ROM

compact disk read-only memory

CDS

compct disk system

CF

carry flag

CGA

color graphics adapter

Ch

channel

CLUT

color look-up table (pallete)

cm

centimeter

CMC

cache/memory controller

CMOS

complimentary metal-oxide semiconductor (configuration memory)

Cntlr

controller

codec

 compressor/decompressor

CPQ

Compaq

CPU

central processing unit

CRT

cathode ray tube

CSM

Compaq system management / Compaq server management

DAA

direct access arrangement

DAC

digital-to-analog converter

db

decibel

DC

direct current

DCH

DOS compatibility hole

DDC

Display Data Channel

DF

direction flag

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