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GB
gigabyte
GND
ground
HEX
hexadecimal
HGA
Hercules Graphics Adapter
Hz
hertz
IC
integrated circuit
ID
identification
IDE
intelligent device electronics
IDTR
interrupt descriptor table
register
in.
inch
INTA
interrupt acknowledge
I/O
input/output
IPB
illustrated parts breakdown
IPC
integrated peripheral
controller
ips
inches per second
IR
infrared
IrDA
Infrared Data Association
IRR
Interrupt Request register
ISA
Industry Standard
Architecture
ISP
internet service provider
IRQ
interrupt request
K
kilo (1024)
k
kilo (1000)
KB
kilobyte
Kbps
Kilobits per second
kg
kilogram
kHz
kilohertz
lb
pound
LAN
local area network
LED
light-emitting diode
LDCM
LANDesk Client Manager
LSB
least-significant bit
LSI
large-scale integration
M
mega (million)
mA
milliamps
max
maximum
MB
megabyte
xiv Abbreviations
MFM
modified frequency
modulation
MHz
megahertz
MIDI
musical instrument digital
interface
mm
millimeter
MMX
multimedia extensions
modem
modulator/demodulator
MOS
metal-oxide semiconductor
MPEG
Motion Picture Experts Group
ms
millisecond
MSB
most-significant bit
NC
not connected
NIC
networked information center
NIC
network interface card
NMI
Non-maskable Interrupt
ns
nanosecond
NSRC
National Service Response
Center
OCR
optical character recognition
OS
operating system
PAL
programmable array logic
PC
personal computer
PCB
printed circuit board
PCI
Peripheral Component
Interconnect
PDA
personal digital assistant
PFP
plastic flat package
PIO
parallel input/output
pixel
picture element
PLCC
plastic leaded chip carrier
PLL
phase lock loop
POST
Power-On Self-Test
p-p
peak-to-peak
PPI
programmable peripheral
interface
PROM
programmable ROM
PS/2
personal system/2
QFP
quad flat pack
R
read
RAM
random-access memory
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