Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO: Glossary 29. GlossaryAGPAccelerated Graphics Port. A bus interconnect mechanism designed to improve performance of 3D graphics applications. AGP is a dedicated bus from the graphics subsystem to the core-logic chipset. http://www.euro.dell.com/intl/euro/r+d/r+dnews/vectors/vect_2-1/v2-1_agp.htmATAPIAT Attachment Packet Interface. A new protocol for controlling mass storage devices similar to SCSI protocols. It builds on the ATA (AT Attachment) interface, the official ANSI Standard name for the IDE interface developed for hard disk drives. ATAPI is commonly used for hard disks, CD-ROM drives, tape drives, and other devices.ATMAsynchronous Transfer ModeCDDA?? Capability of CD-ROM/Writer to read out audio tracks.DMADirect Memory AccessEGAEnhanced Graphics AdapterEIDEEnhanced IDEEISAExtended Industry System ArchitectureFDDIFiber Distributed Data Interface. High-speed ring local area network.IDEIntegrated Drive Electronics. Each drive has a built-in controller.ISAIndustry System ArchitectureISDNIntegrated Services Digital NetworkMCAMicroChannel ArchitectureMFMModified Frequency ModulationMMXMultimedia Extensions. Added to the newest generation of Intel Pentium Processors. It offers better audio and video qualityPCIPheripheral Component Interconnect. 32-bit bus designed by Intel. information can be found on http://www.pcisig.com and http://infoserver.ee.siue.edu/~jbutter/EE580_1.html.RAIDRedudant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks. The basic idea of RAID is to combinr multiple small, inexpensive disk drives into an array of disk drives which yields performance exceeding that of a single large expensive drive. There are five type of redundant array Architectures; RAID-1 through RAID-5. A non-redudant array of disk drives is referred to as RAID-0.http://www.uni-mainz.de/~neuffer/scsi/what_is_raid.htmlRLLRun Length LimitedSCSISmall Computer Systems Interface. A standerd interface defined for all devices in a computer. It make it possible to use a single adapter for all devices.http://www.uni-mainz.de/~neuffer/scsi/what_is_scsi.htmlSVGASuper Video Graphics AdapterUARTUniversal Asynchronous Receiver TransmitterVGAVideo Graphics AdapterVLBVESA Local BusWORMWrite Once Read Many s