Texas Instruments TravelMate 5000 Series User Reference Manual page 254

Glossary
monitor — A view screen to which a computer sends
graphics or text data you can see.
mouse — A device, manipulated by hand, that moves a
cursor or pointer in the same direction as the movement
created when the mouse is moved.
multi media — The combination of sound, graphics,
animation, and/or text.
multitasking — The concurrent execution of two or more
programs.
multiuser system — A system in which the computer and
other external devices are shared in any one of several
arrangements by several people.
operating system — A set of programs that control the
operation of the computer. Typically, the operating system
regulates space allocation, keeps track of files, saves and
retrieves files, and manages other control functions
associated with data storage. Also see .
DOS
partitioning — Dividing a hard disk into work areas, usually
approximately 20 MB in size, to accommodate the working
capacity of the operating system.
path, pathname — A sequence of directory names, usually
ending in a filename, all separated by backslashes (\), to
tell your computer where to find particular subdirectories
and files.
PCI Bus — a 33 MHz bus that increases I/O bandwidth.
This allows for faster information transfer, eliminates
bottlenecks, and provides true multitasking.
port — An input/output connection between external
devices and the computer. The port has both male and
female connectors that contain a specific number of pins.
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