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Glossary
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) — A standard for
connecting musical instruments, synthesizers, and computers.
The MIDI standard provides a way of translating music into a
form computers can use, and vice versa.
modem — Short for "modulator/demodulator." A device that
converts information from digital to analog and back to digital,
enabling information to pass back and forth between digital
computers and analog telephone lines.
motherboard — The main circuit board in the computer. It
contains the processor, memory, and other primary components.
MS-DOS prompt — See system prompt.
multimedia — A combination of two or more media, such as
sound, animation, and video in a computer program or
presentation.
Musical Instrument Digital Interface — See MIDI.
network — A collection of computers and associated devices that
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are connected by communications facilities. A network allows
you to share data and peripheral devices, such as printers, with
other users and to exchange electronic mail.
non-interlaced — A method of refreshing a computer screen, in
which each pixel of every line is refreshed as the electron beam
scans across and down the screen. Compare interlaced.
non-system disk — A disk for storing programs and data that
cannot be used to start the computer. Compare system disk.
online — Available through the computer. Online may refer to
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information being read from your own computer's hard disk,
such as online documentation or online help, or to information
coming from another company on a company network or the
Internet.
operating system — A set of programs that controls how the
computer works. Examples of operating systems are Windows
XP and Windows
palette — See color palette.
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