Glossary - Sun Microsystems Sun Ultra 60 Service Manual

Glossary

address
ASIC
ASP
boot
boot PROM
CDE
CD-ROM
DBZ
DCE
default
DIMM
DMA
dpi
A unique location within computer or peripheral memory. Reference
made to an address is usually for retrieving or storing data.
Application-specific integrated circuit.
Authorized service provider.
A term used to identify the process of reading initial software into
the computer.
In Sun workstations, contains the PROM monitor program, a
command interpreter used for booting, resetting, low-level
configuration, and simple test procedures.
Common Desktop Environment.
Compact disk-read only memory.
Double buffer with Z.
Data communication equipment. An external modem.
A preset value that is assumed to be correct unless changed by the
user.
Dual in-line memory module. A small printed circuit card that
contains dynamic random-access memory chips.
Direct memory address.
Dots per inch.
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