MITX-6934 Intel Cedar Trail Powered 4 Gigabit Mini-ITX Motherboard39Appendix 3: GlossaryACPIAdvanced Configuration and Power Management. ACPI specifications allow O/S to controlmost power of the computer and its add-onsWindows 98/98SE,Windows 2000 and Windows ME all support this function, which enableusers to manage the system power flexibly.BIOSBasic input/output system. It’s a kind of software including all in/out control code interface in PC.It will do hardware testing while system is booting, then system runs, it provides an interfacebetween OS and hardware. BIOS is stored in a ROM chip.BUSIn a computer system, it is the channel among different parts for exchanging data; it’s also agroup of hardware lines. BUS here refers to part lines inside CPU and main components ofmemory.ChipsetIntegrated chips for executing one or more functions. Here “Chipset” refers to system levelchipset structured by Southbridge & Northbridge; it determines motherboard’s structure andmain functions.CMOSComplementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor, a widely used semiconductor with thecharacteristic of high speed but low-power-consumption. CMOS here refers to part of reservedspace in on-board CMOS RAM, for saving date, time, system information and systemparameter etc.COMComputer-Output Microfilmer. A universal serial communication interface, usually adoptsnormative DB9 connector.