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Glossary
modem: A device for transmitting computer information over telephone
lines. A modem converts (modulates) digital information for
transmission and also converts (demodulates) information it
receives back to digital format. Many modems also interpret and
execute commands received from the computer.
monitor: An external device that uses rows and columns of pixels to
display alphanumeric characters or graphical images. A cathode ray
tube (CRT) is a common type of monitor.
motherboard: The main printed circuit board in the computer. It contains
the processor chip, memory and other major system components.
Sometimes called the main board.
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.
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.
network: A collection of interconnected, individually controlled
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computers, together with the hardware and software used to connect
them. A network allows you to share data and peripheral devices,
such as printers, with other users and to exchange electronic mail.
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 data 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.
numeric keypad overlay: A feature that allows you to use certain keys on
the keyboard to enter numbers and to control cursor movement.
off line: Not currently connected to or under the control of the computer.
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Used to refer to equipment such as disk drives and printers.
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