MAC (media access control) address, 167
magnets, and data loss, 31
Manage Documents print permission, 301
Manage Printers print permission, 301
managed hubs, 171
Manchester encoding, 168
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 105
master device, 32, 33
math coprocessor, 3
MAU (Multistation Access Unit), 200
maximizing windows, in Windows XP Professional, 141
mbps (megabits per second), 62
MCA (MicroChannel architecture), 22
MD command (DOS), 116, 118
MDA (Monochrome Display Adapter), 64
mean time between failure (MTBF), 75
media access control (MAC) address, 167
megabits per second (mbps), 62
megabyte (MB), 28
memory, 1, 17-21
cache, 4, 6
CONFIG.SYS file for configuring, 133
conventional, 8
random access memory (RAM), 18
read-only memory (ROM), 18
types, 20-21
speed, 20
for Windows Server 2003, 242
MFM, 33
MHz (megahertz), 3
MI 6x86 series microprocessor, 14
MicroChannel architecture (MCA), 22
microcode, 3
microcode efficiency, 4
microprocessors (central processing unit; CPU), 1, 2
multiprocessor computers, 16-17
performance, 2, 5-6
terminology, 3-4
types, 2-16
AMD (Advanced Micro Devices), 13-14
Cyrix, 14-15
Intel, 4-12
upgrades, 8
for Windows Server 2003, 242
Microsoft Hardware Compatibility List, 78
Microsoft Management Console (MMC), 102, 240
Microsoft Message Queue Server (MSMQ), 239
Microsoft Passport, Windows Server 2003 support for, 226
Microsoft Plus! package, 99
Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS), 239
MII series microprocessor, 15
millions of instructions per second (MIPS), 7
minimizing windows in Windows XP Professional, 141
MIPS (millions of instructions per second), 7
mirrored set, 43, 46
mixed-mode domain model, 251
MMC (Microsoft Management Console), 102, 240
MMX (Multimedia Extension), 10
modems
analog, 69-70, 70
cable, 72, 72
serial port for, 60
Modify NTFS permission, 291
modulate, 69
monitors, 63-66
liquid crystal display, 65-66, 66
video display adapter standards, 64-65
Monochrome Display Adapter (MDA), 64
motherboard, 2, 4
Motorola, 15
mouse, 67-68, 68
serial port for, 60
in Windows XP Professional, 140-141
mouse pad, 67
MOVE command (DOS), 126-128
MS-DOS, 96
MSDOS.SYS file, 115
MSM (Microsoft Message Queue Server), 239
MSN Explorer, 143
MTBF (mean time between failure), 75
MTS (Microsoft Transaction Server), 239
multimaster domain controller model, 260
multimaster replication model, 251
Multimedia Extension (MMX), 10
multipoint connection, 169
multiprocessor capabilities of network operating system, 223
multiprocessor computers, 16-17
Multistation Access Unit (MAU), 200
multitask, 7
multitasking
in network operating system, 223
preemptive, 99
My Computer, 154-156, 155
vs. My Network Places, 286
My Documents, 143
My Music, 143
My Network Places, vs. Explorer or My Computer, 286
My Pictures, 143
My Recent Documents, 143
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