User's Manual

Glossary 233
SIP
Acronym for single in-line package, which is a type of housing for electronic
components in which the connecting pins protrude from one side. A SIP is also
called a Single In-line Pin Package (SIPP).
SKU
Acronym for stock keeping unit.
SMART
Acronym for Self-Monitoring Analysis Reporting Technology. A technology that
allows hard drives to report errors and failures to the system BIOS, which then
displays an error message on the screen. To take advantage of this technology,
you must have a SMART-compliant hard drive and the proper support in the
system BIOS.
SMBIOS
Acronym for system management BIOS.
SMD
Acronym for surface mount device.
SMTP
Acronym for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, a method for exchanging e-mail over
the internet.
SNMP
Abbreviation for Simple Network Management Protocol. SNMP is an industry-
standard interface that allows a network manager to remotely monitor and manage
workstations.
SODIMM
Acronym for small outline-DIMM. A DIMM module with a thinner profile due
to the use of TSOP chip packages. SODIMMs are commonly used in
laptop computers.
SRAM
Abbreviation for static random-access memory. Because SRAM chips do not require
continual refreshing, they are substantially faster than DRAM chips.