Glossary
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DMA Direct Memory Access—A method by which data is transferred between
devices and internal memory without intervention of the central processing
unit.
DMI Desktop Management Interface
DRAM Dynamic RAM (Random Access Memory)—Storage that the computer
must refresh at frequent intervals.
E
ECC Error-Correcting Code
EDO RAM Extended Data Output RAM--A type of random access memory (RAM)
chip that improves the time to read from memory on faster microprocessors
such as the Intel Pentium.
EEPROM Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility
EMI Electromagnetic Interference
EPP Enhanced Parallel Port
F
FCC Federal Communications Commission
G
GB Gigabytes of memory
GPIB General Purpose Interface Bus (IEEE 488)
H
HDD Hard Disk Drive
Hz Hertz; cycles per second