* FULL FORMS*
| § RIM | § Read Interrupt Mask |
| § PCMCIA | § Personal computer memory card International architecture |
| § MPEG | § Motion Pictures Experts Group |
| § USB | § Universal Serial Bus |
| § LAN | § Local Area Network |
| § UTP | § Unshielded Twisted Pair |
| § STP | § Shielded Twisted Pair |
| § ALU | § Arithmetic And Logic Unit |
| § CU | § Control unit |
| § FSB | § Front Side Bus |
| § CISC | § Complex Instruction Set Computing |
| § RISC | § Reduced Instruction Set Computing |
| § AMD | § Advanced Micro Devices |
| § CPU | § Central Processing Unit |
| § BSB | § Back Side Bus |
| § PGA | § Pin Grid Array |
| § SPGA | § Staggered Pin Grid Array |
| § RAM | § Random access memory |
| § ROM | § Read Only Memory |
| § PROM | § Programmable read only memory |
| § EPROM | § Erasable Programmable Read only Memory |
| § EEPROM | § Electrically Erasable Programmable Read only Memory |
| § SRAM | § Static Random Access Memory |
| § DRAM | § Dynamic Random Access Memory |
| § EDODRAM | § Extended Data Out (Dram) |
| § SDRAM | § Synchronous (Dram) |
| § DDRSDRAM | § Double Data Rate (Sdram) |
| § RDRAM | § Ram Bus Dynamic (Ram) |
| § SGRAM | § Synchronous Graphics (Ram) |
| § VRAM | § Video Random Access Memory |
| § FPMDRAM | § Fast Page Mode (Dram) |
| § QDRSDRAM | § Quad Data Rate (Sdram) |
| § HDD | § Hard Disk Drive |
| § DAT | § Digital Audio Tape |
| § ZIP | § |
| § SIMM | § Single Inline Memory Module |
| § DIMM | § Dual Inline Memory Module |
| § SODIMM | § Small Outline (Dimm) |
| § RIMM | § Ram Bus Inline Memory Module |
| § BIOS | § Basic Input Output System |
| § AT | § Advanced Technology |
| § ATX | § Advanced Technology Extended |
| § LPX | § Low Profile Extended |
| § NLX | § New Low Profile Extended |
| § ITX | § |
| § BTX | § Balanced Technology Extended |
| § HP | § Hewlett Packard |
| § PCI | § Peripheral Component Interconnect |
| § PCI X | § Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended |
| § PCI-E | § Peripheral Component Interconnect Express |
| § ECC | § Error Correction Code |
| § AGP | § Accelerated Graphics Port |
| § AMI | § American Mega Trends Incorporation |
| § CMOS | § Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor. |
| § VESA | § Video Electronics Standards Association. |
| § ISA | § Industrial Standard Architecture |
| § EISA | § Extended Industrial Standard Architecture |
| § MCA | § Micro Channel Architecture |
| § SFX | § Small from factor extended |
| § WTX | § Workstation Technology Extended |
| § SMPS | § Switch Mode Power Supply |
| § PSF | § Power Supply Fan |
| § UPS | § Uninterrupted Power Supply |
| § DMM | § Digital Multimeter |
| § ICs | § Integrated Circuits |
| § FDD | § Floppy Disk Drive |
| § IDE | § Integrated Drive Electronics § Integrated Development Environment |
| § SATA | § Serial Advanced Technology Attachment |
| § PATA | § Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment |
| § ATA | § Advanced Technology Attachment |
| § EIDE | § |
| § RAID | § Redundant Array Of Inexpensive Disk |
| § HDA | § Head Disk Assembly |
| § FAT | § File Allocation Table |
| § NTFS | § New Technology File System |
| § EFS | § Extended File System |
| § MBR | § Master Boot Record |
| § ATAPI | § |
| § CD | § Compact Disc |
| § CD-ROM | § CD Read Only Memory |
| § CD-R | § Compact Disc Recordable |
| § CD-RW | § CD Rewritable |
| § DVD | § Digital Versatile Disk |
| § DVD | § Digital Video Disk |
| § DVD-VR | § (DVD) Video Recording |
| § HD-DVD | § High Definition (DVD) |
| § I/O | § Input—output |
| § EPP | § Enhanced Parallel Port Mode |
| § ECP | § Enhanced Capability Port Mode |
| § SPP | § Standard Parallel Port |
| § HTML | § Hypertext Markup Language |
| § ISDN | § Integrated Services Digital Network |
| § DSL | § Digital Subscriber Line |
| § CMTS | § Cable Modem Terminal System |
| § ARQ | § Automatic Repeat Request |
| § LAPM | § Link access procedure for Microcom |
| § MNP | § Microcom Network Protocol |
| § PMT | § Photomultiplier Tube |
| § CCD | § Charge Coupled Device |
| § ACD | § Analog Digital Converter |
| § SMART | § Self Monitoring Analysis And Reporting Technology |
| § SAS | § Serial attached system |
| § SE | § Single ended |
| § LVD | § Low Voltage Differential |
| § HVD | § High Voltage Differential |
| § CRT | § Cathode ray tube |
| § LCD | § Liquid Crystal Display |
| § TFT | § Thin Film Transistor |
| § SVGA | § Super video graphics array |
| § SXGA | § Super Extended Graphics Array |
| § UXGA | § Ultra (XGA) |
| § HCL | § Hardware Compatibility List |
| § ISP | § Internet Service Provider |
| § BSNL | § Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited |
| § VSNL | § Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited |
| § AMI | § American Megatrends Inc. |
| § PLCC | § Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier |
| § POST | § Power On Self Test |
| § CAS | § Column Address Strobe |
| § PNP | § Plug And Play |
| § PGA | § Primary graphics adapter |
| § CGA | § Colour graphics adapter |
| § CGA | § Colour graphics adapter |
| § UXGA | § Ultra Extended Graphics Array |
| § VGA | § Vedio Graphics Array |
| § MIDI | § Musical Instrument Digital Interface |
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| § LED | § Light Emitting Diode |
| § BJT | § Bycolor Junction Transistor |
| § CRT | § Cathode Ray Tube |
| § LCD | § Liquid Crystal Display |
| § TFT | § Thin Film Transistor |
| § FSB | § Front Side Bus |
| § PDA | § Personal Digital Interface |
| § SECC | § Single Edge Contact Catridge |
| § SEPP | § Single Edge Processor Package |
| § FPU | § Floating Point Unit |
| § LGA | § Land Grid Array |
| § ZIF | § Zero Insertion Force |
| § DMA | § Direct Memory Access |
| § DSL | § Digital Subscriber Line |
| § RJ | § Regulated Jack |
| § OTP | § One Time Programmable |
| § ECC | § Error Correction Code |
| § AMR | § Audio/Modem Riser (Slot) |
| § RTCRAM | § Real Time Clock Ram |
| § DIP | § Dual Inline Package |
| § EPP | § Enhance Parallel Port |
| § ECP | § Extended Capabilities Port |
| § VRM | § Voltage Regulator Module |
| § VID | § Voltage Indentification |
| § OEM | § Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| § UDMA | § Ultra Direct Memory Access |
| § LPT | § Line Printer Terminal |
| § DBA | § |
| § EMI | § Electromagnetic Interference |
| § RFI | § Radio Frequency Interference |
| § PWM | § Pulse with modulator |
| § PIO | § Programmed Input Output |
| § ATAPI | § Advance Technology Attachment Packet Interface |
| § ANSI | § American National Standard Institute |
| § HAD | § Head Disk Assembly |
| § FAT | § File Allocation Table |
| § NTFS | § New Technology File System |
| § EXT | § Extended File System |
| § AOD | § Advanced optical Disc (HD-DVD) |
| § DAC | § Digital to Analog Converter |
| § CLV | § Constant Linear Velocity |
| § UART | § Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter |
