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interface - A means for electronic machines to communicate. Interface also means to communicate with a computer and its peripheral components. kilobyte (KB) - A single data unit that is composed of 1024 bytes. math coprocessor - A math coprocessor lets you do arithmetic and calculations more efficient. megabyte (MB) - A single data unit that is composed of 1,048,576 bytes. memory address - A hexadecimal or decimal value given to a memory location. microprocessor - This is an integrated circuit that receives coded instructions for execution. It is also referred to as a CPU. modem - A modem lets your computer communicate with other computers over telephone lines. motherboard - It is the main printed circuit board in the system case. It is also known as a mainboard or systemboard. MS-DOS - The Microsoft Disk Operating System. This is the most popular operating system for IBM PCs and compatibles. network - A network lets everyone in your group communicate with one another or share the cost of high-performance resources. Chapter 7: Glossary 5

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interface
—
A
means
for
electronic
machines
to
communicate.
Inter-
face
also
means
to
communicate
with
a
computer
and
its
peripheral
components.
kilobyte
(KB)
—
A
single
data
unit
that
is
composed
of
1024
bytes.
math
coprocessor
—
A
math
coprocessor
lets
you
do
arithmetic
and
calcula-
tions
more
efficient.
megabyte
(MB)
—
A
single
data
unit
that
is
composed
of
1,048,576
bytes.
memory
address
—
A
hexadecimal
or
decimal
value
given
to
a
memory
loca-
tion.
microprocessor
—
This
is
an
integrated
circuit
that
receives
coded
instruc-
tions
for
execution.
It
is
also
referred
to
as
a
CPU.
modem
—
A
modem
lets
your
computer
communicate
with
other
computers
over
telephone
lines.
motherboard
—
It
is
the
main
printed
circuit
board
in
the
system
case.
It
is
also
known
as
a
mainboard
or
systemboard.
MS-DOS
—
The
Microsoft
Disk
Operating
System.
This
is
the
most
popular
operating
system
for
IBM
PCs
and
compatibles.
network
—
A
network
lets
everyone
in
your
group
communicate
with
one
another
or
share
the
cost
of
high-performance
resources.
Chapter
7:
Glossary
5