Epson ActionPC 5000 User Manual page 139

IDE
Integrated Drive Electronics. A type of hard disk drive interface
in which the controller is on the drive instead of on a controller
card. Your computer includes an interface on the main system
board for up to two IDE hard disk drives.
Industry Standard Architecture. The 8- or 16-bit standard
developed for IBM® compatible computers.
Jumper
A small movable plug that connects two pins on a device's
circuit board. Jumpers alter the operation of a particular
function.
Local bus
An internal bus that controls the connections from the
microprocessor to the VGA and IDE interfaces. Local bus
provides increased performance and speed.
A small circuit board, commonly called a SIMM (single inline
memory module), that contains surface-mounted memory
chips. You can add memory modules to the main system board
to expand your computer's memory.
Microprocessor
A small CPU on one semiconductor chip. See also CPU.
Parallel
An interface that transmits data simultaneously over separate
wires in a cable. See also Serial.
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