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Glossary
motherboard
contains the processor, memory, and other primary
components.
mount
and storing files.
multimedia
sound, animation, and video in an application or
presentation.
N
network
that 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
which each pixel of every line is refreshed as the electron
beam scans across and down the screen. Compare
interlaced.
O
online
information being read from your own computer's internal
storage drive, such as online documentation or online Help,
or to information coming from another company on a
company network or the Internet.
operating system
tablet device works.
P
password
verify his or her identity to a computer or the network.
peripheral
attached to the tablet and controlled by the tablet's CPU.
—Short for "picture element." The smallest dot that can be
pixel
produced on a screen or printer.
Plug and Play
automatically configure itself to work with peripheral devices.
When capitalized, refers to a standard that, when followed
by a device manufacturer, allows the tablet to configure itself
automatically to work with the device.
—A socket on the tablet where you plug in a cable for
port
connection to a peripheral device.
—The computer's main circuit board that
—To initialize the external storage device for transferring
—A combination of two or more media, such as
—A collection of computers and associated devices
—A method of refreshing the tablet screen, in
—Available through a computer. Online may refer to
—A set of programs that controls how the
—A unique string of characters entered by a user to
—Any device, such as a mouse or keyboard, that is
—Generally, refers to the tablet's ability to
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