Abbreviations
A
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AT - Advanced Technology motherboard
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ATX – Advanced Technology eXtended motherboard
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AIMM – AGP Inline Memory Module
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AGP – Accelerated Graphics Port
D
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DIMM – Dual Inline Memory Module
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DDR RAM – Double Data Rate Random Access Memory
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DDR DIMM – Double Data Rate, Dual Inline Memory Module
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DRAM – Dynamic Random Access Memory
E
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ESD – Electrostatic Discharge
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EMI – Electromagnetic Inteference
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EPROM – Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
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EEPROM – Electrically Erassable Programmable Read Only Memory
H
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HTML – HyperText Markup Language
I
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ISA slots – Industry Standard Architecture slots
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IDE connector - Integrated Drive Electronics connector
L
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LIF sockets – Low Insertion Force sockets
P
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PC – Personal Computer
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PCI slots - Peripheral Component Interconnect slots
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PGA socket – Pin Grid Array socket
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PROM – Programmable Read Only Memory
R
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RFI – Radio Frequency Interference
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RAM – Random Access Memory
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ROM- Read Only Memory
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RIMM – Rambus Inline Memory Module
S
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SD RAM – Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
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SIMM – Single Inline Memory Module
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SO-DIMM – Small Outline - Dual Inline Memory Module
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SRAM – Static Random Access Memory
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SCSI – Small Computer System Interface
V
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VGA – Video Graphics Array
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VRAM – Video Random Access Memory
W
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WWW - World Wide Web
X
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XT – eXtend Technology motherboard
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XML – Extensible Markup Language