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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
Microsoft
The family of GUI-based computer operating systems developed by the Microsoft
Windows
Corporation.
Microsoft
A browser program used to access and view the contents of data storage drives
Windows
available to the computer.
Explorer
MIDI
See Musical Instrument Digital Interface.
MIDI/Gameport
A receptacle that accepts a gamepad, joystick, or similar device to permit more
connector
realistic game play than is possible with a mouse or touchpad.
modem
A device that converts data from a digital to analog format at the originating
(modulator/
computer so that it can be transmitted over standard telephone lines. The modem at
demodulator)
the receiving end of the transmission then converts the data from analog back to
digital format so that the receiving computer can read it. See analog, digital.
motherboard
See system board.
Moving Picture
A working group of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO),
Experts Group
responsible for generating data compression standards for digital video and audio
(MPEG)
data. A family of standards used for coding audio-visual information (e.g., movies,
video, music) in a digital compressed format.
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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