Winbook X2 manual Mini-PCI Card, MPEG-2 Motion Picture Experts Group version, Multimedia, Network

Glossary

Mini-PCI Card

A small hardware card preinstalled in your system that provides a built- in modem and/or LAN Card.

Modem

(From Modulate/DEModulate) A device that 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 that 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 (sometimes referred to as WANs, or Wide Area Networks).

NTFS

A file system specific to Windows 2000 (and Windows NT). NTFS allows for increased control of file security.

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