HP Deskpro EX Technical Reference Manual page 22

Chapter 1 Introduction
Table 1-1. Acronyms and Abbreviations Continued
Acronym/Abbreviation
DIMM
DIN
DIP
DMA
DMI
dpi
DRAM
DRQ
EDID
EDO
EEPROM
EGA
EIA
EISA
EPP
EIDE
ESCD
EV
ExCA
FIFO
FL
FM
FPM
FPU
FPS
ft
GB
GMCH
GND
GPIO
GPOC
GART
GUI
h
HW
hex
Hz
ICH
IDE
IEEE
IF
I/F
in
INT
I/O
IPL
IrDA
IRQ
ISA
Kb / KB
Kb/s
kg
KHz
kv
1-4 Compaq Deskpro EX Series of Personal Computers
Description
dual inline memory module
Deutche IndustriNorm (connector standard)
dual inline package
direct memory access
Desktop management interface
dots per inch
dynamic random access memory
data request
extended display identification data
extended data out (RAM type)
electrically eraseable PROM
enhanced graphics adapter
Electronic Industry Association
extended ISA
enhanced parallel port
enhanced IDE
Extended System Configuration Data (format)
Environmental Variable (data)
Exchangeable Card Architecture
first in / first out
flag (register)
frequency modulation
fast page mode (RAM type)
Floating point unit (numeric or math coprocessor)
Frames per second
foot
gigabyte
Graphics/memory controller hub
ground
general purpose I/O
general purpose open-collector
Graphics address re-mapping table
graphics user interface
hexadecimal
hardware
hexadecimal
Hertz (cycles-per-second)
I/O controller hub
integrated drive element
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
interrupt flag
interface
inch
interrupt
input/output
initial program loader
InfraRed Data Association
interrupt request
industry standard architecture
kilobits / kilobytes (x 1024 bits / x 1024 bytes)
kilobits per second
kilogram
kilohertz
kilovolt
Review Copy – August 2000
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