Toshiba M30 Manual Do Utilizador

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Glossary-1
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LOSSARY
Glossary
The terms in this glossary cover topics related to this manual. Alternate naming
is included for reference.
Abbreviations
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-Read/Write
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 Record-
able
DVD-RAM: Digital Versatile Disc
Random Access Memory
DVD-ROM: Digital Versatile Disc
Read Only Memory
DVD-RW: Digital Versatile Disc Read/
Write
ECP:  extended capabilities port
FDD:  floppy disk drive
FIR:  fast infrared
GB:  gigabyte
HDD:  hard disk drive
IDE:  integrated drive electronics
I/O:  input/output
IrDA:  Infrared Data Association
IRQ: interrupt request
KB:  kilobyte
LCD:  liquid crystal display
LED:  light emitting diode
LSI:  large scale integration
MB:  megabyte
OCR:  optical character recognition
(reader)
PCB:  printed circuit board
PCI: peripheral component intercon-
nect
RAM:  random access memory
RGB:  red, green, and blue