6 Glossary
MIDI
Musical Instrument Digital Interface. A standard serial bus, digital interface
designed to connect electronic musical devices. MIDI has no innate sound of
its own.
mode
A method of operation; for example, the Versa operates in either normal or
power-saving modes.
modem
MOdulator-DEModulator. A device that links computers over a telephone
line.
MPEG
(Moving Pictures Experts Group) player program is a Windows for Work-
groups and Windows 95 application that lets you create and view presenta-
tions by controlling the playback of compressed MPEG files.
multimedia
Computer technology that integrates different forms of media such as sound,
text, graphics, and video.
N
nonvolatile memory
Storage media that retains its data when system power is turned off. Non-
volatile memory in the Versa is a complementary metal oxide semiconductor
(CMOS) chip which is backed up by an internal battery. The backup battery
preserves the clock/calendar data and system configuration parameters
stored in CMOS. See volatile memory.
O
operating system
Set of programs that manage the overall operation of the computer.
overwrite
Storing information at a location where information is already stored, thus
destroying the original information.
