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Appendix B. Glossary
ACPI
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
A specification that enables the operating system to implement power manage-
ment and system configuration.
ATX
Advanced Technology Extended
A particular specification that covers the style of motherboards and enclosure
introduced by Intel in 1995.
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
A protocol for dynamically assigning IP configurations to host names, especially
used in a local network.
DNS
Domain Name System
A protocol used to locate computers on the Internet by their name.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
One of the protocols used for communication between single computers, espe-
cially between web browsers and web servers.
HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
The secure version of HTTP.
IPMI
Intelligent Platform Management Interface
A specification defining a set of common interfaces for operating system inde-
pendent platform management and health monitoring.
LED
Light Emitting Diode
A semiconductor device that emits incoherent monochromatic light when elec-
trically biased in the forward direction.
PS/2
Personal System/2
IBM’s second generation of personal computers, which was released to the pub-
lic in 1987. Today, PS/2 is known as a device interface for mouse and keyboard.
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