Micron Millennia Series Technical Reference Manual page 102

G L O S S A R Y
megabits per A unit of measurement used to describe the rate of data transfer.
second (Mbps)
megabyte A unit of measurement used to describe the rate of data transfer. One MB is equal to approximately one million
bytes.
megahertz A unit of measurement used to describe microprocessor speed. One MHz is equal to one million cycles per
(MHz) second.
memory Memory is the electronic holding place for instructions and data that your computer's microprocessor can
reach quickly. See also random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), hard disk, floppy disk, and
removable storage.
microprocessor An integrated circuit that contains circuits the computer needs to calculate and to communicate with the other
parts of the system. Also see CPU.
motherboard See system board.
mouse A mouse is a small device that a computer user pushes across a desk surface in order to point to a place on a
display screen and make selections by clicking the buttons.
multimedia Multimedia is more than one concurrent presentation medium (for example, on CD-ROM or a Web site).
Although still images are a different medium than text, multimedia is typically used to refer to the combination
of text, sound, and/or motion video.
Musical A hardware specification and protocol used to communicate notes and effect information between
Instrument synthesizers, computers, keyboards, controllers and other electronic music devices.
Digital Interface
(MIDI)
network Two or more computers linked together to share resources, such as files, programs, or printers.
network A network interface card (NIC) is a computer circuit board or card that is installed in a computer so that it can
interface card be connected to a network. Personal computers and workstations on local area networks (LANs) typically
(NIC) contain a network interface card specifically designed for the LAN transmission technology.
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