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log on
To gain authorized access to a network or Internet service provider account by
providing a user name and password.
mailing list
A mail forwarding service that allows subscribers to send e-mail to a single address
where the message is copied and sent to all subscribers to that particular list.
maillist
See mailing list.
MB
See megabyte.
Mbps
See megabits per second.
megabits per
A unit of measurement used to describe the rate of data transfer.
second (Mbps)
megabyte (MB)
A unit of measurement used to describe data quantity. One MB is equal to
approximately one million bytes. See byte.
megahertz
A unit of measurement used to describe microprocessor speed. One megahertz is
(MHz)
equal to one million hertz, or one million cycles per second. See hertz.
memory
The place where data and instructions are stored for use by the processor. There are
several different types of memory that include the following:
MHz
See megahertz.
microprocessor
An integrated circuit on the system board that contains the entire central processing
unit. May be considered the brain of the computer. The speed of a microprocessor is
measured in megahertz. See hertz, megahertz.
Microsoft
A Web browser developed by the Microsoft Corporation; used to view hypertext
Internet
documents on intranet web sites as well as documents on the World Wide Web.
Explorer
Glossary
Random-access memory (RAM) is the space where programs and data are stored
as they are used.
Read-only memory (ROM) is the space where data needed to run the computer is
stored. The computer can access but not change this data.
Virtual memory is the use of hard disk file space to extend the capability of
random-access memory.
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