Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
CMOS
A
Complimentary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
2
Q
BIOS
A
Basic Input Output System
3
Q
ROM
A
Read-Only Memory
4
Q
CPU
A
Central Processing Unit
5
Q
POST
A
Power On Self-Test
6
Q
USB
A
Universal Serial Bus
7
Q
NIC
A
Network Interface Card
8
Q
PS/2
A
Personal System 2
9
Q
ACPI
A
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (device config and power mgmt in BIOS settings)
10
Q
APIC
A
Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (to be enabled for plug and play capability)
11
Q
PCI
A
Peripheral Component Interconnect
12
Q
PCIe
A
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCI Express)
13
Q
HDA
A
High Definition Audio
14
Q
SATA
A
Serial AT Attachment (AT formerly stood for Advanced Technology, left out now to avoid trademark infringement with IBM).
15
Q
PATA
A
Parallel AT Attachment
