Toshiba A45 Series manual MS-DOS prompt See system prompt

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MS-DOS prompt — See system prompt.

multimedia — A combination of two or more media, such as sound, animation, and video in a computer program or presentation.

multi-function drive -- A DVD drive that can read and write to CD and DVD media.

	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.
	NT file system (NTFS) — An advanced file system designed for
O	use specifically with the Windows NT operating system.
	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
	Windows® 98 Second Edition and Windows® 2000 operating
	systems.
P	palette — See color palette.
	parallel — Processes that occur simultaneously. In
	communications, it means the transmission of more than one bit
	of information at a time. On your computer, the parallel port
	provides a parallel communications interface between the
	computer and an appropriate device. Most modern printers are
	parallel. Compare serial.