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IT Glossary
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MIME: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension. A standard for transferring binary information (such as sound and graphics files, or word processing files with embedded formatting codes) via email.
MIPS: Millions of Instructions per Second. The execution speed of a computer. For instance, five MIPS is five million instructions per second. Modern personal computers often perform at 100 MIPS. MIPS rates are not standard.
Monochrome: A monitor that displays only one colour. Some monochrome monitors can also display various shades of gray and are therefore called gray-scale monitors.
Motherboard: The main circuit board in a computer. The CPU is located on the motherboard.
MPEG: Moving Pictures Experts Group. A standard for compressed audio and video data. This is a "lossy" compression scheme, which means the data loses some quality in compression. The standard specifies a bandwidth of 150 Kbytes per second, which is the data rate of audio CD's.
Multimedia: Computer applications involving text, graphics, audio, and video. Also used as an adjective to describe computers designed to provide high quality graphics and audio.
Multiprocessor: A computer system that uses more than one CPU running simultaneously for faster performance.
MultiSync: In a monitor, the ability to run at different scan rates, allowing the monitor to display different resolutions.
Multitasking: Running more than one program at the same time. There are different types of multitasking. Co-operative multitasking requires a program that allows other programs to access the system. In preemptive multitasking, the system can suspend any program to allow other programs access. Preemptive multitasking provides better performance because programs can switch between each other with less overhead. Windows 3.1 use co-operative multitasking. Windows 95 and Unix use preemptive multitasking.(To be continued) (SD-Agencies)
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