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G.10
Megabyte (MB)
1,048,576 bytes or 1024 KB.
Modem
(From MOdulate/DEModulate) A device which allows information to be
transmitted from one computer to another via telephone lines.
MPEG-2 (Motion Picture Experts Group version 2)
MPEG-2 (pronounced M-peg) is a means of compressing video to allow
for transfer of audio-visual images (up to broadcast quality) to devices such
as computers. This compression method allows full-screen, smooth video
transfer to your LCD (including video on DVD).
Multimedia
A system or program which combines different kinds of information
(for example, text, graphics, sound and video) into a single presentation
or document.
Network
Usually defined by the connection of three or more computers linked by
physical cables or telecommunications connections. A very small network
is sometimes referred to as a workgroup (if it is not structured on a client/
server basis). Smaller networks (sometimes called LANs, or Local Area
Networks) are sometimes connected together into larger networks (some-
times referred to as WANs, or Wide Area Networks).
NTSC
The U.S. colored TV standard, which broadcasts 525 lines of resolution,
transmitted as 30 interlaced fps (frames per second).
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