Monday, November 20, 2000		Bits & Bytes

Cyclic Redundancy Check:
Cyclical redundancy check is referred top the check performed on data to see if an error has occurred in transmitting, reading, or writing the data. The result of a CRC is typically stored or transmitted with the checked data. The stored or transmitted result is compared to a CRC calculated for the data to determine if an error has occurred.

Asynchronous Data:
Asynchronous Data means Data transferred at irregular intervals with relaxed latency requirements.

Concentration Highway Interface:
Concentration Highway Interface or also know as CHI is a full duplex time division multiplexed serial interface for digitized voice transfers in communications systems.

COM Port:
The COM port or the communications port refers to the eight-bit asynchronous serial port being typically used on a personal computer.

Default Address:
The address defined by the Universal Serial Bus Specification and used by a Universal Serial Bus device when it is first powered or reset. The default address is 00h.

Small Computer Systems Interface:
It is more popularly known as SCSI and is referred to the local I/O bus that allows peripherals to be attached to a host using generic system hardware and software.