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Glossary 171
DSM SA Connection Service
Acronym for Dell Systems Management Server Administration. An application
that makes Web pages available for viewing by Web browsers using the HTTPS
protocol. See "Web server".
DTE
Abbreviation for data terminal equipment. Any device, such as a computer system,
that can send data in digital form by means of a cable or communications line.
The DTE is connected to the cable or communications line through a data
communications equipment (DCE) device, such as a modem.
ECC
Abbreviation for error checking and correction.
ECP
Abbreviation for Extended Capabilities Port.
EDO
Acronym for extended data output dynamic random access memory which is a
type of DRAM that is faster than conventional DRAM. EDO RAM can start
fetching the next block of memory at the same time that it sends the previous
block to the microprocessor.
EEPROM
Acronym for electrically erasable programmable read-only memory.
EIDE
Abbreviation for enhanced integrated drive electronics. EIDE devices add one or
more of the following enhancements to the traditional IDE standard:
• Data transfer rates of up to 16 MB/sec
• Support for drives other than just hard drives, such as CD and tape drives
• Support for hard drives with capacities greater than 528 MB
• Support for up to two controllers, each with up to two devices attached