HP DC5850 - Manual (Page 10)

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Introduction
CDS compact disk system
CGA color graphics adapter
Ch Channel, chapter
cm centimeter
CMC cache/memory controller
CMOS complimentary metal-oxide semiconductor (configuration memory)
Cntlr controller
Cntrl control
codec 1. coder/decoder 2. compressor/decompressor
CPQ Compaq
CPU central processing unit
CRIMM Continuity (blank) RIMM
CRT cathode ray tube
CSM 1. Compaq system management 2. Compaq server management
DAC digital-to-analog converter
DC direct current
DCH DOS compatibility hole
DDC Display Data Channel
DDR Double data rate (memory)
DIMM dual inline memory module
DIN Deutche IndustriNorm (connector type)
DIP dual inline package
DMA direct memory access
DMI Desktop management interface
dpi dots per inch
DRAM dynamic random access memory
DRQ data request
DVI Digital video interface
dword Double word (32 bits)
EDID extended display identification data
EDO extended data out (RAM type)
EEPROM electrically erasable PROM
EGA enhanced graphics adapter
EIA Electronic Industry Association
Table 1-1 (Continued)
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronym or
Abbreviation Description