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EIDE
EISA (bus)
EPROM
ESD
Ethernet
Falcon
fast Ethernet
FDDI
firmware
hardware
IDE
IEEE
GL-3
Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics. An improved version of
IDE, with faster data rates, 32-bit transactions, and DMA. Also
known as Fast ATA-2.
Extended Industry Standard Architecture (bus) (IBM). An
architectural system using a 32-bit bus that allows data to be
transferred between peripherals in 32-bit chunks instead of 16-bit or
8-bit that most systems use. With the transfer of larger bits of
information, the machine is able to perform much faster than the
standard ISA bus system.
Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory. A memory storage
device that can be written once (per erasure cycle) and read many
times.
Electro-Static Discharge/Damage
A local area network standard that uses radio frequency signals
carried by coaxial cables.
The DRAM controller chip developed by Motorola for the
MVME2600 and MVME3600 series of boards. It is intended to be
used in sets of two to provide the necessary interface between the
Power PC60x bus and the 144-bit ECC DRAM (system memory
array) and/or ROM/Flash.
See 100Base-TX.
Fiber Distributed Data Interface. A network based on the use of
optical-fiber cable to transmit data in non-return-to-zero, invert-on-
1s (NRZI) format at speeds up to 100 Mbps.
The program or specific software instructions that have been more
or less permanently burned into an electronic component, such as a
ROM (read-only memory) or an EPROM (erasable programmable
read-only memory).
A computing system is normally spoken of as having two major
components: hardware and software. Hardware is the term used to
describe any of the physical embodiments of a computer system,
with emphasis on the electronic circuits (the computer) and
electromechanical devices (peripherals) that make up the system.
Integrated Drive Electronics. A disk drive interface standard. Also
known as ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment).
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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