Specifications

xi
PREFACE
FM frequency modulation
GIMO Graphics Internal Monitor Out
Hz hertz
IC integrated circuit
I/O input/output
IRQ interrupt request
ISA Industry Standard Architecture (in PC environment)
K 1024
KB kilobyte
kHz kilohertz
L1 level 1 (cache)—internal to microprocessor
L2 level 2 (cache)—external
MB megabyte
MFM modified frequency modulation
MHz megahertz
MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface
ns nanosecond
PC Personal Computer (usually refers to an x86-based computer)
PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect
PLL phased lock loop
RAM random-access memory
RGB red, green, blue
RISC reduced instruction set computing
ROM read-only memory
SVGA super video graphics adapter
TTL transistor-transistor logic
UART universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter
V volt
VESA Video Electronics Standards Association
VGA video graphics adapter
VRAM video RAM
W watt
XD X data bus; standard connector in PC environment—interfaces
with the ISA bus