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M
memory
programs are run and data is temporarily stored and
processed. Memory can be volatile and hold data
temporarily, such as RAM, or it can be nonvolatile and hold
data permanently, such as ROM. A tablet's main memory is
RAM. See also
microprocessor
motherboard
contains the processor, memory, and other primary
components.
mount
and storing files.
multimedia
sound, animation, and video in an application or
presentation.
N
network
that are connected by communications facilities. A network
allows you to share data and peripheral devices, such as
printers, with other users and to exchange electronic mail.
non-interlaced
which each pixel of every line is refreshed as the electron
beam scans across and down the screen. Compare
interlaced.
O
online
information being read from your own computer's internal
storage drive, such as online documentation or online Help,
or to information coming from another company on a
company network or the Internet.
operating system
tablet device works.
P
password
verify his or her identity to a computer or the network.
peripheral
attached to the tablet and controlled by the tablet's CPU.
—Short for "picture element." The smallest dot that can be
pixel
produced on a screen or printer.
—Typically refers to the tablet's main memory, where
RAM
—See
—The computer's main circuit board that
—To initialize the external storage device for transferring
—A combination of two or more media, such as
—A collection of computers and associated devices
—A method of refreshing the tablet screen, in
—Available through a computer. Online may refer to
—A set of programs that controls how the
—A unique string of characters entered by a user to
—Any device, such as a mouse or keyboard, that is
ROM.
,
Central Processing Unit (CPU).
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