I/P – Input
O/P – Output
S/W – Software
H/W – Hardware
N/W – Network
I/O – Input Output
PC – Personal Computer
XT – Extended Technology
AT – Advanced Technology
SMPS – Switch Mode / Made Power Supply
AC – Alternating Current
DC – Direct Current
AT_CAB – AT Cabinet
ATX_CAB – ATX Cabinet
W_BOOT – Warm Boot
C_BOOT – Cold Boot
GND – Ground
PWR – Power
PWRGD – Power Good
Vcc – Controlled Voltage
CLK – Clock
IRQ – Interrupt Request
MB – Mother Board
CPU – Central Processing Unit
FSB – Front Side Bus
HTT – Hyper Threading Technology
RAM – Random Access Memory
ROM – Read Only Memory
PROM – Programmable Read Only Memory
EPROM – Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
EEPROM – Electrically / Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
MEM – Memory
SRAM – Static Random Access Memory
DRAM – Dynamic Random Access Memory
SDRAM – Synchronized Dynamic Random Access Memory
DDR – Double Data Rate
DIMM – Dual Inline Memory Module
SPD – Serial Presence Detect
CAS – Column Address Strobe
RAS – Row Address Strobe
HT – Hyper Threading
EMI – Electro Magnetic Interference
ACPI – Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface
RTC – Real Time Clock
PPM – Parallel Port Mode
SPP – Standard Parallel Port
ECP – Extended Capabilities Port
EPP – Enhanced Parallel Port
COM1 – Communication Port1
COM2 – Communication Port2
USB – Universal Serial Bus
PRI – Primary
SEC – Secondary
MST – Master
SLV – Slave
IDE – Integrated Drive Electronics
HDD – Hard Disk Drive
SCSI – Small Computer System Interface
ST – Seagate Technology (ST506)
SMART – Self Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology
FDD – Floppy Disk Drive
CDD – Compact Disk Drive
CDR – Compact Disk Reader
CDRW – CDR – Compact Disk Reader & Writer
IZD – Internal Zip Drive
EZD – External Zip Drive
MON – Monitor (15“ MON –> 15 inches Monitor)
KB – Key Board
DIN – Duestch Industrial Norm (Keyboard Connector)
MOU – Mouse
SPK – Speaker
MM_SPK – Multimedia Speaker
MIC – Microphone
DMP – Dot Matrix Printer
PCI – Peripheral Component Interface
ISA – Industrial Standard Architecture
AGP – Accelerated Graphic Port
EISA – Extended Industrial Standard Architecture
VGA – Visual Graphic Adapter
EGA – Enhanced Graphic Adapter
SVGA – Super Visual Graphic Adapter
I_VGA – Internal Visual Graphic Adapter
E_VGA – External Visual Graphic Adapter
VESA – Video Electronic Standard Association
J – Jumper
NC – Normally Closed
NO – Normally Opened
WOL – Wake On LAN
LAN – Local Area Network
BIOS – Basic Input Output Device
AMI – American Megatrends Inclination
AMIBIOS – American Megatrends Inclination Basic Input Output Device
CMOS – Complimentary Metal Oxide Semi Conductor
LED – Light Emitting Diode
P_LED – Power LED
P_SWT – Power Switch
RST_SWT – Reset Switch
T_LED – Turbo LED
HDD_LED – Hard Disk Drive LED
AMR – Audio / Modem Riser
NIC – Network Interface Card
CG – Clock Generator
BC – Bus Controller
IC – Integrated Circuits
LSIC – Large Scale Integrated Circuits
VLSIC – Very Large Scale Integrated Circuits
PPI – Programmable Peripheral Interface
PIC – Programmable Interrupt Controller
LPT – Live Printer Terminal
FRC – Flat Ribbon Cable
NPU – Numerical Processing Unit
FPU – Floating Point Unit