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Abbreviation for megabyte(s). The term megabyte means 1,048,576 bytes; how- ever, when referring to hard-disk drive storage, the term is often rounded to mean%￿VHF1,000,000 bytes.

AbbreviationESV for megabytes per second.

0%5Abbreviation for megabits per second.

PHPRU\Abbreviation for master boot record.

A computer can contain several different forms of memory, such as RAM, ROM, and video memory. Frequently, the word memory is used as a synonym for RAM; for example, an unqualified statement such as “a computer with 16 MB of mem- ory” refers to a computer with 16 MB of

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A specific location, usually expressed as a hexadecimal number, in the computer’s

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A utility that controls the implementation of memory in addition to conventional memory, such as extended or expanded

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A small circuit board containing DRAM chips0+]that connects to the system board.

PLFURSURFHVVRUAbbreviation for megahertz.

The primary computational chip inside the computer that controls the interpretation and execution of arithmetic and logic functions. Software written for one micro- processor must usually be revised to run on another microprocessor. CPU is a syn- onym for microprocessor.

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Abbreviation for millimeter(s).

A device that allows your computer to communicate with other computers over PRXVHtelephone lines.

A pointing device that controls the movement of the cursor on a screen. Mouse-aware software allows you to ac- tivate commands by clicking a mouse button while pointing at objects displayed 03(*on the screen.

Acronym for Motion Picture Experts PVGroup. MPEG is a digital video file format.

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A monitor that supports several video standards. A multifrequency monitor can adjust to the frequency range of the signal from a variety of video adapters.

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