Toshiba SATELLITE 2610 Series User Manual page 199

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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
megabyte (MB): A unit of data storage equal to 1024 kilobytes. See
megahertz: A unit of wave frequency that equals 1 million cycles per
menu: A software interface that displays a list of options on the screen.
microprocessor: A hardware component contained in a single
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 or the
monitor: A device that uses rows and columns of pixels to display
motherboard: A name sometimes used to refer to the main printed
MPEG: Moving picture coding expert group is an industry standard
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for quick access to CD-ROM data.
to intensive math calculations.
by the IBM Monochrome Display Adaptor and its associated
circuitry for direct drive TTL displays that supports a monochrome
720x350 text mode.
also kilobyte.
second. See also hertz.
Also called a screen.
integrated 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.
resume mode.
alphanumeric characters or graphic images. See also CRT.
circuit 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.
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