CET1171 - Introduction to Microcomputer Service and Maintenance AcronymsIndustry Acronyms Study Guide ----Start Copy and Paste---- AGP - Accelerated Graphics Port AMD - Advanced Micro Devices AMR - Audio/Modem Riser ANSI - American National Standards Institute APM - Advanced Power Management ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange AT - Advanced Technology ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment ATAPI - Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface ATX - Advanced Technology extended BIOS - Basic Input/Output System CD-ROM - Compact Disc - Read Only Memory CHS - Cylinder/Head/Sector CMOS - Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor CNR - Communications/Networking Riser COM - Communications (serial) port CPU - Central Processing Unit CRC - Cyclical Redundancy Check CRT - Cathode Ray Tube DBx - Data Bus (x = number of pins) DIMM - Dual Inline Memory Module DINx - Deutsche Industrie Normung (x = number of pins) DIP - Dual Inline Pin (Package) DMA - Direct Memory Access DOS - Disk Operating System DDR - Double Data Rate DRAM - Dynamic Random Access Memory ECC - Error Correction Code EDC - Error Detection Code EDO - Extended Data Out EEPROM - Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory EIDE - Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics EISA - Extended Industry Standard Architecture ESD - Electrostatic Discharge ESDI - Enhanced Small Disk Interface ESCD - Extended System Configuration Data FAT - File Allocation Table FDC - Floppy Disk Controller FDD - Floppy Disk Drive FPM - Fast Page Mode FPU - Floating Point Unit FRU - Field Replaceable Unit FSB - Front Side Bus GB - Gigabyte GHz - Gigahertz GUI - Graphical User Interface HDD - Hard Disk Drive HMA - High Memory Area Hz - Hertz IC - Integrated Circuit IDE - Integrated Drive Electronics I/O - Input/Output IRQ - Interrupt Request ISA - Industry Standard Architecture KB - Kilobyte Kb - Kilobit LED - Light Emitting Diode LPT - Line Printer (parallel port) MB - Megabyte Mb - Megabit MBR - Master Boot Record MCA - Microchannel Architecture MHz - Megahertz NIC - Network Interface Card NVRAM - Nonvolatile Random Access Memory OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer OS - Operating System PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect POST - Power On Self Test RAM - Random Access Memory RDRAM - Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory RIMM - Rambus Inline Memory Module RJ-11 - Registered Jack type 11 RJ-45 - Registered Jack type 45 RMA - Return Merchandise Authorization ROM - Read Only Memory RS-232 - Recommended Standard type 232 (serial communications) RTC - Real Time Clock SDRAM - Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory SIMM - Single Inline Memory Module SIPP - Single Inline Pin Package SMM - System Management Mode SPDIF - Sony Phillips Digital Interface SRAM - Static Random Access Memory SVGA - Super Video Graphics Array TB - Terabyte UMA - Upper Memory Area UMB - Upper Memory Block VESA - Video Electronics Standards Association VGA - Video Graphics Array XMS - Extended Memory Specification ----End Copy and Paste---- The student should Copy and Paste the above into a Notepad or Word document and print it. Most of the terms below are not actually acronyms, but some are contractions, you should know what words were contracted to create the terms. Then go online and find what each acronym spells out and fill it in on the lines provided. The student should then read a few definitions of each term and write out a definition on the back of a 3x5 card with the acronym on the front of the card. Then practice by shuffling your cards, then spell each one out and then define it. Then flip to the next card. When the student can go through the deck without difficulty a large part of the final exam is in the bag! ----Start Copy and Paste---- bit - binary digit bps - bits per second bus - set of parallel wires that each carry a single place value binary bit of a binary number byte - 8 bit binary number cache - high speed memory that is used to read ahead and write behind to/from slower memory chipset - set of chips on the motherboard that directly communicate with the CPU transfering Copyright©2000-2008 Brian Robinson ALL RIGHTS RESERVED |