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Musical Instrument Digital Interface, non-system disk

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266 Glossary multimedia - A combination of two or more media, such as sound, animation, and video in a computer program or presentation. 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. O 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. password - A unique string of characters entered by a user to verify his or her identity to the computer or the network. PC Card - A credit-card-sized expansion card designed to increase the capabilities of notebook computers. PC Cards provide functions such as modem, fax/modem, hard disk drive, network adapter, sound card, or SCSI adapter. peripheral - Any device, such as a printer or joystick, that is attached to the computer and controlled by the computer's CPU. pixel - Short for "picture element." The smallest dot that can be produced on a screen or printer.

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Glossary
266
multimedia
— A combination of two or more media, such as sound,
animation, and video in a computer program or presentation.
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
.
O
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.
password
— A unique string of characters entered by a user to verify his
or her identity to the computer or the network.
PC Card
— A credit-card-sized expansion card designed to increase the
capabilities of notebook computers. PC Cards provide functions
such as modem, fax/modem, hard disk drive, network adapter,
sound card, or SCSI adapter.
peripheral
— Any device, such as a printer or joystick, that is attached
to the computer and controlled by the computer’s CPU.
pixel
— Short for “picture element.” The smallest dot that can be
produced on a screen or printer.