Useful & Informative Computer Acronyms - Abbreviations

--- A ---

ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

AGP - Accelerated Graphics Port

ALI - Acer Labs, Incorporated
 
ALU - Arithmetic Logic Unit
 
AMD - Advanced Micro Devices
 
APC - American Power Conversion
 
ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange
 
ASIC - Application Specific Integrated Circuit
 
ASPI - Advanced SCSI Programming Interface
 
AT - Advanced Technology
 
ATI - ATI Technologies Inc.
 
ATX - Advanced Technology Extended

 

--- B ---

BFG - BFG Technologies  

BIOS - Basic Input Output System  

BNC - Barrel Nut Connector

 

--- C ---

CAS - Column Address Signal
 
CD - Compact Disk
 
CDR - Compact Disk Recorder
 
CDRW - Compact Disk Re-Writer
 
CD-ROM - Compact Disk - Read Only Memory
 
CFM - Cubic Feet per Minute (ft�/min)
 
CMOS - Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
 
CPU - Central Processing Unit
 
CTX - CTX Technology Corporation (Commited to Excellence)

--- D ---

DDR - Double Data Rate
 
DDR-SDRAM - Double Data Rate - Synchronous 
Dynamic Random Access Memory
 
DFI - DFI Inc. (Design for Innovation)
 
DIMM - Dual Inline Memory Module
 
DRAM - Dynamic Random Access Memory
 
DPI - Dots Per Inch
 
DSL - See ASDL
 
DVD - Digital Versatile Disc
 
DVD-RAM - Digital Versatile Disk - Random 
Access Memory

 

--- E ---

ECC - Error Correction Code
 
ECS - Elitegroup Computer Systems
 
EDO - Extended Data Out
 
EEPROM - Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
 
EPROM - Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
 
EVGA - EVGA Corporation

--- F ---

FC-PGA - Flip Chip Pin Grid Array
 
FDC - Floppy Disk Controller
 
FDD - Floppy Disk Drive
 
FPS - Frame Per Second
 
FPU - Floating Point Unit
 
FSAA - Full Screen Anti-Aliasing
 
FS - For Sale
 
FSB - Front Side Bus

--- G ---

GB - Gigabytes

 
GBps - Gigabytes per second or Gigabits per second
 
GDI - Graphical Device Interface
 
GHz - GigaHertz

--- H ---

HDD - Hard Disk Drive
 
HIS - Hightech Information System Limited
 
HP - Hewlett-Packard Development Company
 
HSF - Heatsink-Fan

--- I ---

IBM - International Business Machines Corporation
 
IC - Integrated Circuit
 
IDE - Integrated Drive Electronics
 
IFS- Item for Sale
 
IRQ - Interrupt Request
 
ISA - Industry Standard Architecture
 
ISO - International Standards Organization

--- J ---

JBL - JBL (Jame B. Lansing) Speakers
 
JVC - JVC Company of America

--- K ---

Kbps - Kilobits Per Second
 
KBps - KiloBytes per second

--- L ---  

LG - LG Electronics
 
LAN - Local Are Network
 
LCD - Liquid Crystal Display
 
LDT - Lightning Data Transport
 
LED - Light Emitting Diode

--- M ---

MAC - Media Access Control
 
MB � MotherBoard or Megabyte
 
MBps - Megabytes Per Second
 
Mbps - Megabits Per Second or Megabits Per Second
 
MHz - MegaHertz
 
MIPS - Million Instructions Per Second
 
MMX - Multi-Media Extensions
 
MSI - Micro Star International

--- N ---

NAS - Network Attached Storage
 
NAT - Network Address Translation
 
NEC - NEC Corporation
 
NIC - Network Interface Card

--- O ---

OC - Overclock (Over Clock)
 
OCZ - OCZ Technology
 
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer

 

--- P ---

PC - Personal Computer
 
PCB - Printed Circuit Board
 
PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect
 
PDA - Personal Digital Assistant
 
PCMCIA - Peripheral Component Microchannel 
Interconnect Architecture
 
PGA - Professional Graphics Array
 
PLD - Programmable Logic Device
 
PM - Private Message / Private Messaging
 
PnP - Plug 'n Play
 
PNY - PNY Technology
 
POST - Power On Self Test
 
PPPoA - Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM
 
PPPoE - Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
 
PQI - PQI Corporation
 
PSU - Power Supply Unit

--- R ---

RAID - Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
 
RAM - Random Access Memory
 
RAMDAC - Random Access Memory Digital Analog Convertor
 
RDRAM - Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory
 
ROM - Read Only Memory
 
RPM - Revolutions Per Minute

--- S ---

SASID - Self-scanned Amorphous Silicon Integrated Display
 

SCA - SCSI Configured Automatically
 

SCSI - Small Computer System Interface
 

SDRAM - Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
 

SECC - Single Edge Contact Connector
 

SODIMM - Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module
 

SPARC - Scalable Processor ArChitecture
 

SOHO - Small Office Home Office
 

SRAM - Static Random Access Memory
 

SSE - Streaming SIMD Extensions
 

SVGA - Super Video Graphics Array 

S/PDIF - Sony/Philips Digital Interface

--- T ---

TB - Terabytes
 

TBps - Terabytes per second
 

Tbps - Terabits per second
 

TDK - TDK Electronics
 

TEC - Thermoelectric Cooler
 

TPC - TipidPC
 

TWAIN - Technology Without An Important Name

--- U ---

UART - Universal Asynchronous 

Receiver/Transmitter
 

USB - Universal Serial Bus
 

UTP - Unshieled Twisted Pair

--- V ---

VCD - Video CD
 

VPN - Virtual Private Network

--- W ---

WAN - Wide Area Network
 

WTB - Want to Buy
 

WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get

--- X ---

XGA - Extended Graphics Array
 

XFX - XFX Graphics, a Division of Pine
 

XMS - Extended Memory Specification
 

XT - Extended Technology

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Imation enhances scalable storage line with RDX SuperSpeed USB 3.0

Imation Corp., a global technology company, announced Thursday an expansion of its RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System with the addition of the Imation RDX USB 3.0 direct attach docking station with certified USB 3.0 SuperSpeed interface. The Imation RDX system is the ideal data protection system for small- and medium-size businesses (SMBs) that require a high performance backup and restoration solution to help manage and protect critical data.

“As a leader in RDX storage technology, Imation continues to expand its portfolio of storage solutions to help SMBs implement data protection systems that scale with their changing business needs,” said Rusty Rosenberger, director of global product management and marketing, SMB Business. “The addition of RDX USB 3.0 further demonstrates Imation’s commitment to innovative scalable storage solutions and serves as another foundational element for Imation’s next generation of tiered storage, backup and archive solutions.”

Based on the RDX storage platform, Imation’s RDX removable hard disk storage portfolio unites the reliability and performance of disk with the ruggedized portability and scalability of tape. Now with the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 docking station, users who need rapid data access will benefit from increased data transfer rates, up to eight times faster than USB 2.0 docking stations. RDX USB 3.0 simplifies data protection by enabling faster backup and data restoration to allow SMBs to focus on their business. Imation’s RDX USB 3.0 docking station delivers fast transfer rates (up to 200MB/s, depending on media type), saves energy with power management and is available through Imation’s direct distributors.

“SMBs more than ever need reliable data protection solutions with the ease of implementation and flexibility that Imation’s RDX portfolio delivers,” said Jerome Wendt, president and lead analyst at DCIG LLC. “RDX combines the best features of tape, including ‘infinite capacity’ and data portability, with the best of disk, including speed and reliability. It’s a clear choice for SMBs who must manage increasing amounts of data quickly and reliably. And should disaster strike, restoration of the full data set locally or remotely via Imation RDX is fast and easy.”

This new product complements Imation’s recently introduced RDX A8 Hard Disk Storage Library – an eight bay networked storage device that expands the breadth of RDX into a multi-user environment. RDX USB 3.0 also further underscores Imation’s position as a provider of scalable storage solutions following the company’s recent acquisition of ProStor Systems’ assets, including the InfiniVault tiered storage system and other related technologies.

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