Glossary 7
MPEG
The MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) standard is used to encode
motion images. The MPEG player program in Windows for Workgroups
and Windows 95 applications lets you play back MPEG files.
multimedia
Computer technology that integrates different forms of media such as
sound, text, graphics, and video.
N
nonvolatile memory
Storage media that retains its data when system power is turned off.
Nonvolatile memory in the Versa is a complementary metal oxide
semiconductor (CMOS) chip which is backed up by an internal battery.
The backup battery preserves the clock/calendar data and system
configuration parameters stored in CMOS. See volatile memory.
O
operating system
Set of programs that manage the overall operation of the computer.
overwrite
Storing information at a location where information is already stored, thus
destroying the original information.
P
page
A type of message transmission in which a message is sent or received via
modem to a paging device from a computer (with paging communications
software) or telephone.
parallel interface
Interface that communicates eight bits at a time.
parallel printer
A printer with a parallel interface.
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