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Glossary jumper An electrically-conductive part that is used to connect two or more points on a circuit board. Commonly used to select configuration options. MPEG Motion Picture Expert Group. A standard for video sequence compression. You can play back MPEG files from the WEB or a video CD-ROM. LAN Local Area Network. A generalpurpose communications network that interconnects a variety of devices within a limited geographical area. A LAN might connect computers on adjacent desks, within a building, or within several buildings of a campus. MPU-401 MIDI interface hardware standard developed by the Roland Co. multimedia Combining static media (such as text and pictures) with dynamic data (such as sound, video, and animation) on the same system. mass storage Any device used to store large amounts of data. Usually refers to hard disks and tape backup units. memory modules Miniature boards containing memory chips. Used for increasing the amount of memory available in the computer. MID files Standard file format used to store MIDI sequence information. MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface. An international hardware/ software standard that specifies the cable and hardware interface that allows several devices, instruments, and computers to interchange music codes and events. MIDI mapper A Windows utility that lets you edit MIDI key maps, patch maps, and channel mappings. Mixing Combining sounds from several sources. network server mode A security feature that prevents unauthorized use of an input device (like a keyboard or mouse) while your computer is running as an unattended network server. OLE Object Linking and Embedding. A Windows feature that allows different object types (such as speech clips or notes of music) to appear in a document. The objects can be linked, in which case they remain separate files, or embedded, where they become a part of the document. Patch A MIDI term referring to a particular sound or voice. PCM Pulse Code Modulation. A method of storing uncompressed digital audio. The audio is represented by the amplitude of the audio signal sampled at regular intervals. pixel Picture element. The smallest addressable spot on the screen. English 155

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Glossary
English
155
jumper
An electrically-conductive
part that is used to connect two or
more points on a circuit board.
Commonly used to select
configuration options.
LAN
Local Area Network. A general-
purpose communications network
that interconnects a variety of devices
within a limited geographical area. A
LAN might connect computers on
adjacent desks, within a building, or
within several buildings of a campus.
mass storage
Any device used to
store large amounts of data. Usually
refers to hard disks and tape backup
units.
memory modules
Miniature boards
containing memory chips. Used for
increasing the amount of memory
available in the computer.
MID files
Standard file format used
to store MIDI sequence information.
MIDI
Musical Instrument Digital
Interface. An international hardware/
software standard that specifies the
cable and hardware interface that
allows several devices, instruments,
and computers to interchange music
codes and events.
MIDI mapper
A Windows utility
that lets you edit MIDI key maps,
patch maps, and channel mappings.
Mixing
Combining sounds from
several sources.
MPEG
Motion Picture Expert
Group. A standard for video sequence
compression. You can play back
MPEG files from the WEB or a video
CD-ROM.
MPU-401
MIDI interface hardware
standard developed by the Roland Co.
multimedia
Combining static media
(such as text and pictures) with
dynamic data (such as sound, video,
and animation) on the same system.
network server mode
A security
feature that prevents unauthorized
use of an input device (like a
keyboard or mouse) while your
computer is running as an unattended
network server.
OLE
Object Linking and Embedding.
A Windows feature that allows
different object types (such as speech
clips or notes of music) to appear in a
document. The objects can be linked,
in which case they remain separate
files, or embedded, where they
become a part of the document.
Patch
A MIDI term referring to a
particular sound or voice.
PCM
Pulse Code Modulation. A
method of storing uncompressed
digital audio. The audio is
represented by the amplitude of the
audio signal sampled at regular
intervals.
pixel
Picture element. The smallest
addressable spot on the screen.