Toshiba Magnia 3135R User Manual page 210

multimedia: A combination of two or more elements, such as sound, animation and video
in a computer program or presentation. Multimedia programs, which require
huge amounts of storage space, have become very popular with the wide
availability of CD-ROM drives.
multiprocessing: The simultaneous execution of different programs or of different parts of
the same program by two or more CPUs installed in the same computer.
multitasking: A technique in which the computer runs one program for a short time and
then switches to the next program. Because people's sense of time is much
slower than the computer's speed, the programs seem to run simultaneously.
N
network: A collection of interconnected, individually controlled computers, together with
the hardware and software used to connect them. A network allows users to
share data and peripheral devices, such as printers, and to exchange
electronic mail.
Network Interface Controller (NIC): A controller that acts as the communications
interface between a personal computer and a network.
Netware Loadable Module (NLM): A program you load and unload while the server is
running. Four types of NLMs exist: management utilities and server application
modules, disk drivers, LAN drivers, and name space NLMs.
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.
non-system disk: A disk for storing programs and files that cannot be used to start the
computer. See system disk.
non-volatile memory: Memory that retains data in the absence of an external power
source.
O
off line: Not currently connected to or under the control of the computer. Used to refer to
equipment such as disk drives and printers.
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