Motorola MVME2400 Series Installation And Use Manual page 161

FIFO
firmware
frame
graphics controller
HAL
hardware
HCT
HAWK
I/O
IBC
IDC
IDE
IEEE
interlaced
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First-In, First-Out. A memory that can temporarily hold data so that
the sending device can send data faster than the receiving device can
accept it. The sending and receiving devices typically operate
asynchronously.
The program or specific software instructions that have been more
or less permanently burned into an electronic component, such as a
ROM (read-only memory) or an EPROM (erasable programmable
read-only memory).
One complete television picture frame consists of 525 horizontal
lines with the NTSC system. One frame consists of two Fields.
On EGA and VGA, a section of circuitry that can provide hardware
assist for graphics drawing algorithms by performing logical
functions on data written to display memory.
Hardware Abstraction Layer. The lower level hardware interface
module of the Windows NT operating system. It contains platform
specific functionality.
A computing system is normally spoken of as having two major
components: hardware and software. Hardware is the term used to
describe any of the physical embodiments of a computer system,
with emphasis on the electronic circuits (the computer) and
electromechanical devices (peripherals) that make up the system.
Hardware Conformance Test. A test used to ensure that both
hardware and software conform to the Windows NT interface.
The next generation ASIC, combining the functionality of the
Falcon and Raven chips onto one chip.
Input/Output
PCI/ISA Bridge Controller
Insulation Displacement Connector
Integrated Drive Electronics. A disk drive interface standard. Also
known as ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment).
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
A graphics system in which the even scanlines are refreshed in one
vertical cycle (field), and the odd scanlines are refreshed in another
vertical cycle. The advantage is that the video bandwidth is roughly
half that required for a non-interlaced system of the same resolution.
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