Toshiba Satellite A40 User Manual page 195

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magiCDisc: A TOSHIBA utility that lets you create a CD ROM data base
main board: See motherboard.
maths co processor: A circuit built into the processor that is dedicated
MDA: Monochrome Display Adaptor. A video display protocol defined by
megabyte (MB): A unit of data storage equal to 1024 kilobytes. See also
megahertz: A unit of wave frequency that equals 1 million cycles per
Memory Stick: An IC recording media designed to record various kinds
menu: A software interface that displays a list of options on the screen.
microprocessor: A hardware component contained in a single integrated
million byte: A unit of data storage equal to 1,000,000 bytes.
MMX: Refers to microprocessors with additional instructions beyond the
mode: A method of operation, for example, the boot mode, standby
modem: Derived from modulator/demodulator, a device that converts
monitor: A device that uses rows and columns of pixels to display
motherboard: A name sometimes used to refer to the main printed circuit
MPEG: Moving picture coding expert group is an industry standard
MP3: An audio compression standard that enables high quality
TOSHIBA A40 Series
for quick access to CD ROM data.
to intensive math calculations.
the IBM Monochrome Display Adaptor and its associated circuitry
for direct drive TTL displays that supports a monochrome 720x350
text mode.
kilobyte.
second. See also hertz.
of digital content such as still and moving images, music and
computer data on a single stick.
Also called a screen.
circuit that carries out instructions. Also called the central
processing unit (CPU), one of the main parts of the computer.
x86 standard. The instructions were developed on the basis of
multimedia code requirements and thus improve the performance
of multimedia applications.
mode or the hibernation mode.
(modulates) digital data for transmission over telephone lines and
then converts modulated data (demodulates) to digital format
where received.
alphanumeric characters or graphic images. See CRT.
board in processing equipment. It usually contains integrated
circuits that perform the processor's basic functions and provides
connectors for adding other boards that perform special functions.
Sometimes called a main board.
architecture for compression of video signals.
transmission and real time playback of sound files.
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