Gigabyte GA-7ZX-1 User Manual - Page 92

Appendix E: Acronyms

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7ZX Series Motherboard Appendix E: Acronyms Acronyms ACPI APM AGP AMR ACR BIOS CPU CMOS CRIMM CNR DMA DMI DIMM DRM DRAM DDR ECP ESCD ECC EMC EPP ESD FDD FSB HDD IDE IRQ I/O IOAPIC ISA LAN LBA LED MHz MIDI MTH MPT NIC OS Meaning Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Advanced Power Management Accelerated Graphics Port Audio Modem Riser Advanced Communications Riser Basic Input / Output System Central Processing Unit Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Continuity RIMM Communication and Networking Riser Direct Memory Access Desktop Management Interface Dual Inline Memory Module Dual Retention Mechanism Dynamic Random Access Memory Double Data Rate Extended Capabilities Port Extended System Configuration Data Error Checking and Correcting Electromagnetic Compatibility Enhanced Parallel Port Electrostatic Discharge Floppy Disk Device Front Side Bus Hard Disk Device Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced Interrupt Request Input / Output Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller Industry Standard Architecture Local Area Network Logical Block Addressing Light Emitting Diode Megahertz Musical Interface Digital Interface Memory Translator Hub Memory Protocol Translator Network Interface Card Operating System To be continued... 85

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Appendix E: Acronyms
Acronyms
Meaning
ACPI
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
APM
Advanced Power Management
AGP
Accelerated Graphics Port
AMR
Audio Modem Riser
ACR
Advanced Communications Riser
BIOS
Basic Input / Output System
CPU
Central Processing Unit
CMOS
Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CRIMM
Continuity RIMM
CNR
Communication and Networking Riser
DMA
Direct Memory Access
DMI
Desktop Management Interface
DIMM
Dual Inline Memory Module
DRM
Dual Retention Mechanism
DRAM
Dynamic Random Access Memory
DDR
Double Data Rate
ECP
Extended Capabilities Port
ESCD
Extended System Configuration Data
ECC
Error Checking and Correcting
EMC
Electromagnetic Compatibility
EPP
Enhanced Parallel Port
ESD
Electrostatic Discharge
FDD
Floppy Disk Device
FSB
Front Side Bus
HDD
Hard Disk Device
IDE
Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced
IRQ
Interrupt Request
I/O
Input / Output
IOAPIC
Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller
ISA
Industry Standard Architecture
LAN
Local Area Network
LBA
Logical Block Addressing
LED
Light Emitting Diode
MHz
Megahertz
MIDI
Musical Interface Digital Interface
MTH
Memory Translator Hub
MPT
Memory Protocol Translator
NIC
Network Interface Card
OS
Operating System
To be continued…