IEI Technology SAILORPC-12A User Manual page 101

SAILORPC-12A Panel PC
Audio Codec 97 (AC'97) refers to a codec standard developed by Intel®
AC '97
in 1997.
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) is an OS-directed
ACPI
configuration, power management, and thermal management interface.
Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is a SATA Host controller
AHCI
register-level interface.
The Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) interface connects storage
ATA
devices including hard disks and CD-ROM drives to a computer.
An ATAPI Removable Media Device (ARMD) is any ATAPI device that
ARMD
supports removable media, besides CD and DVD drives.
Amplitude Shift Keyed Infrared (ASKIR) is a form of modulation that
ASKIR
represents a digital signal by varying the amplitude ("volume") of the
signal. A low amplitude signal represents a binary 0, while a high
amplitude signal represents a binary 1.
The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is firmware that is first run when
BIOS
the computer is turned on and can be configured by the end user
The Compressor-Decompressor (CODEC) encodes and decodes digital
CODEC
audio data on the system.
CompactFlash® is a solid-state storage device. CompactFlash® devices
CompactFlash®
use flash memory in a standard size enclosure. Type II is thicker than
Type I, but a Type II slot can support both types.
Complimentary metal-oxide-conductor is an integrated circuit used in
CMOS
chips like static RAM and microprocessors.
COM refers to serial ports. Serial ports offer serial communication to
COM
expansion devices. The serial port on a personal computer is usually a
male DB-9 connector.
The Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) converts digital signals to analog
DAC
signals.
Double Data Rate refers to a data bus transferring data on both the rising
DDR
and falling edges of the clock signal.
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