User`s manual

Glossary
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ASIC Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
AUI Attachment Unit Interface
BBRAM Battery Backed-up Random Access Memory
bi-endian Having big-endian and little-endian byte ordering
capability.
big-endian A byte-ordering method in memory where the address
n of a word corresponds to the most significant byte. In
an addressed memory word, the bytes are ordered (left
to right) 0, 1, 2, 3, with 0 being the most significant byte.
BIOS Basic Input/Output System. This is the built-in
program that controls the basic functions of
communications between the processor and the I/O
(peripherals) devices. Also referred to as ROM BIOS.
BitBLT Bit Boundary BLock Transfer. A type of graphics
drawing routine that moves a rectangle of data from one
area of display memory to another. The data specifically
need not have any particular alignment.
BLT BLock Transfer
board The term more commonly used to refer to a PCB
(printed circuit board). Basically, a flat board made of
nonconducting material, such as plastic or fiberglass, on
which chips and other electronic components are
mounted. Also referred to as a circuit board or card.
bpi bits per inch
bps bits per second
bus The pathway used to communicate between the CPU,
memory, and various input/output devices, including
floppy and hard disk drives. Available in various
widths (8-, 16-, and 32-bit), with accompanying
increases in speed.
cache A high-speed memory that resides logically between a
central processing unit (CPU) and the main memory.
This temporary memory holds the data and/or