Acronyms

So much of computer language is composed of acronyms that it can be almost impossible to follow.

I hope the following will be helpful to you:

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BIOS Basic Input/Output SystemBIOS
CD-RomCompact Disk - Read Only MemoryWritable Cd-Rom Drives
DIMM socketDual In-line Memory ModuleRam
EEPROM Electrically Eraseable Programmable Read Only Memory BIOS
EISA Extended ISAExpansion Slots
IDE Integrated Drive Electronics Hard Drives
ISA Industry Standard Architecture Expansion Slots
MCA Micro Channel Architecture Expansion Slots
NICNetwork Interface Cards Network Interface Cards
PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect Expansion Slots
PROM Programmable Read Only Memory BIOS
SCSISmall Computer Systems Interface. Basic SCSI
SIMM socketSingle In-line Memory Module RAM
ZIF sockets Zero Insertion Force CPU's

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