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MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
— A standard for
connecting musical instruments, synthesizers, and computers. The
MIDI standard provides a way of translating music into a form
computers can use, and vice versa.
modem
— Short for “modulator/demodulator.” A device that converts
information from digital to analog, and back to digital, enabling
information to pass back and forth between digital computers and
analog telephone lines.
motherboard
— The computer’s main circuit board that contains the
processor, memory, and other primary components.
MS-DOS prompt
— See
system prompt.
multi-function drive
— A DVD drive that can read and write to CD and
DVD media.
multimedia
— A combination of two or more media, such as sound,
animation, and video in a computer program or presentation.
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
— See
MIDI
.
N
network
— A collection of computers and associated devices 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
— A method of refreshing a computer screen, in which
each pixel of every line is refreshed as the electron beam scans
across and down the screen. Compare
interlaced.
non-system disk
— A disk for storing programs and data that cannot be
used to start the computer. Compare
system disk
.
O
online
— Available through the computer. Online may refer to
information being read from your own computer’s hard disk, such
as online documentation or online Help, or to information coming
from another company on a company network or the Internet.
operating system
— A set of programs that controls how the computer
works. Examples of operating systems are the Windows
®
XP Tablet
PC Edition and Windows
®
XP Home operating systems.
