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machine languages   2nd  
magnetic properties
       floppy disks
               density key   2nd  
               hubs   2nd  
               insertion key   2nd  
               liners  
               magnetic properties   2nd   3rd  
               shell   2nd   3rd   4th  
               writing protection   2nd  
magnetic storage   2nd  
       floppy disks   2nd  
               formats   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  
               history   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st  
               mechanisms   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
               SuperDisks   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th  
       hard disks   2nd  
               drive arrays   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th   25th   26th   27th  
               FAT file system   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th  
               geometry   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th  
               history   2nd   3rd  
               mechanisms   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th   25th   26th   27th   28th   29th   30th   31st   32nd   33rd   34th   35th   36th  
               medium   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th  
               performance   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th  
               physical format   2nd   3rd  
       tapes   2nd   3rd   4th  
               formats   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th  
               streaming   2nd  
               technologies   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  
magnetic storage (memory)   2nd   3rd  
       coercivity   2nd   3rd  
               Curie temperature  
               Oersteds  
       digital magnetic systems   2nd  
       magnetic materials   2nd  
       permanence   2nd  
       retentivity   2nd  
       saturation   2nd  
magneto-resistive read/write heads   2nd  
Magnetophon  
main boards  
maintenance-free batteries  
management
       power  
               APM (Advanced Power Management)   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th  
               Energy Star   2nd   3rd  
mantissa  
manual configuration
        monitors   2nd  
manual exposure control   2nd  
manual focus   2nd  
mapping
       cache   2nd  
       input/output   2nd  
       memory   2nd  
mark, serial signal  
mask ROM   2nd  
masking (memory)  
mass storage  
mass storage.   [See secondary storage (memory)]
master file table (MFT)  
masters
       expansion buses   2nd   3rd  
mathematics
       calculations
               processing   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  
        calculators   2nd  
               Atanasoff Berry Computer (ABC)  
               Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator  
Matsushita-Kotobuki Electronics Industries, Ltd.  
maximum cable length
       SCSI   2nd   3rd  
maximum data rates
       digital telephone services  
Maximum Performance Mode (SpeedStep)  
maximum usable memory
       addressing limits   2nd  
MCM
       (Multi-Cavity Module)  
       Pentium Pro  
MCM (Multi-Cavity Module)  
MCNS
       (Multimedia Cable Network System Partners, Ltd.)  
MDFAT (Microsoft DoubleSpace FAT)  
measurement units
       printers   2nd   3rd  
measurements
       memory   2nd  
               bytes  
                cells  
               large storage units  
               lines of memory  
               MMX packed units  
                nibbles  
               words   2nd   3rd  
mechanical anti-glare treatments for displays   2nd  
mechanical mouse   2nd   3rd  
mechanical switches
       keyboards   2nd  
mechanisms
       floppy disks   2nd  
               head control   2nd  
               head indexing  
               speed control  
       hard disks  
               data-transfer rate   2nd  
               latency   2nd   3rd  
               read/write heads   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th  
               rotation   2nd   3rd   4th  
               speed   2nd   3rd  
               standby mode   2nd   3rd  
media
       magnetic storage   2nd   3rd  
       optical   2nd   3rd   4th  
               CD-RWs   2nd  
               Compact Discs.   [See CDs]
               Digital Versatile Disc.   [See DVDs]
               disc medium   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
                drives   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th  
               DVD-Audio   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd  
               history   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               physical format   2nd   3rd   4th  
               recording materials   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th  
               standards   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th   25th   26th   27th   28th   29th   30th   31st   32nd   33rd   34th   35th   36th   37th   38th   39th   40th   41st   42nd   43rd   44th   45th   46th   47th   48th   49th   50th   51st   52nd   53rd   54th   55th   56th   57th   58th   59th   60th   61st   62nd   63rd   64th   65th   66th   67th   68th   69th  
Media Access Control layer (Ethernet Data Link layer)  
media-handling
       printer paper   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
medium
       floppy disks   2nd  
       hard disks   2nd  
               areal density   2nd  
                contaminants   2nd  
               media   2nd   3rd  
               substrates   2nd  
megabits
       memory chips  
megahertz  
megapixels  
membrane switches
       keyboards   2nd  
memory   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
       . RAM  
       access  
               bank-switched memory   2nd  
               direct access   2nd  
       attribute
               PC cards   2nd  
       chipsets  
               addressing   2nd  
               error handling   2nd  
               refreshing   2nd  
       CMOS assignments   2nd   3rd  
       common memory   2nd  
       computers   2nd  
       data compression   2nd   3rd  
               compression ratios  
               disk compression systems  
               file compression  
               lossless compression systems  
       digital electronics   2nd  
       display  
       display adapters   2nd  
       double-buffering  
       errors   2nd  
               detection and prevention   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
               hard errors   2nd  
               soft errors   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
       flip-flop  
       floppy drives   2nd   3rd  
       hard disk drives   2nd   3rd  
       installation  
               contact materials   2nd  
               memory speed   2nd  
               mixing modules   2nd  
               orientation  
       logical organization  
               frame buffer memory   2nd  
               protected mode memory  
               real mode memory   2nd   3rd  
               shadow memory   2nd  
               UMA (Unified Memory Architecture)   2nd  
       magnetic storage   2nd   3rd  
               coercivity   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               digital magnetic systems   2nd  
               magnetic materials   2nd  
               permanence   2nd  
               retentivity   2nd  
               saturation   2nd  
       mass storage  
       measurements   2nd  
               bytes  
               cells  
               large storage units  
               lines of memory  
               MMX packed units  
               nibbles  
               words   2nd   3rd  
       memory cards  
               CompactFlash   2nd   3rd  
               Memory Stick package (Sony)   2nd  
               MultiMedia Cards   2nd  
               Secure Digital cards  
               SmartMedia   2nd  
               xD Picture Cards   2nd  
       memory maps  
       memory module cards  
       memory modules  
       optical drives   2nd   3rd  
       optical storage   2nd  
               data density  
               photodetectors  
       packaging  
               chips   2nd  
               memory modules   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th  
       PC cards   2nd  
       primary storage  
               RAM  
       printers   2nd  
       requirements  
               maximum usable memory   2nd  
               minimum Windows requirements   2nd  
               system resource memory   2nd  
       screen  
       secondary storage   2nd   3rd  
               data organization   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
               near-line storage   2nd  
               offline storage  
               online storage  
       set-reset memory  
       solid-state memory   2nd  
               read-only memory   2nd  
               read-write memory   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
       tape drives   2nd   3rd  
       technologies  
               EEPROM (electrically erasable programmable read-only memory)   2nd  
               EPROM (erasable programmable read-only memory)   2nd  
               Flash memory   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               mask ROM  
               PROM (programmable read-only memory)   2nd  
               read-only memory   2nd  
               read-write memory   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd  
       tests
               CMOS advanced setup   2nd  
       virtual memory  
               demand paging   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               swap files   2nd  
       volatility   2nd  
               nonvolatile memory  
               volatile memory  
memory aperture  
memory caching  
memory controller hub  
memory I/O  
memory mapped  
memory mapping   2nd  
memory module cards  
Memory Stick package (Sony)   2nd  
mesh
       anti-glare treatment for displays   2nd  
meta-languages  
metal-in-gap heads  
metal-oxide varistors.   [See MOVs]
Metcalf, Robert  
MFM (Modified Frequency Modulation)  
MFT (master file table)  
MH (Modified Huffman) encoding  
Micro Channel Architecture  
micro-ops   2nd  
microATX motherboards   2nd   3rd  
Microcom Networking Protocol Standards Levels 1 through 9  
microde
       microprocessors   2nd   3rd  
microfarads  
micronets  
microphone inputs
       capturing sounds   2nd  
microphones   2nd  
        capacitor  
       condenser  
       connectors   2nd   3rd  
       directionality   2nd   3rd  
       electrical characteristics   2nd  
       figure-eight  
       omnidirectional  
       technologies   2nd  
       unidirectional  
microprocessors   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  
       486 family   2nd   3rd  
       ADM  
               Athlon   2nd   3rd   4th  
               Athlon MP   2nd  
               Duron   2nd   3rd  
               mobile   2nd   3rd   4th  
               Opteron   2nd   3rd  
       arithmetic/logic unit   2nd  
       clocked logic   2nd  
       control unit   2nd  
       electrical characteristics   2nd  
               operating voltages   2nd   3rd  
               packaging   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  
               power management   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th  
               thermal constraints   2nd   3rd  
       floating-point unit   2nd   3rd  
       influence of PCs on development  
               286 family   2nd   3rd  
               386 family   2nd  
               8086 family   2nd  
       initial development   2nd   3rd   4th  
       input/output unit   2nd   3rd  
       instruction sets   2nd  
       instructions   2nd   3rd  
       Intel   2nd   3rd  
               Pentium 4   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               Pentium III   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               Pentium III Xeon   2nd   3rd   4th  
               Xeon   2nd  
       Itanium   2nd   3rd  
       micro-ops   2nd  
       microde   2nd   3rd  
       mobile   2nd  
               Celeron   2nd   3rd  
                low-voltage  
               Pentium 4-M   2nd  
               Pentium III   2nd  
               Pentium III-M   2nd  
                ultra -low-voltage   2nd   3rd  
       Mobile Pentium II   2nd  
       nanoprocessors  
       Pentium 4   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
       Pentium family   2nd   3rd   4th  
       Pentium II   2nd   3rd  
               Mobile  
       Pentium II Celeron   2nd   3rd   4th  
       Pentium II OverDrive   2nd  
       Pentium II series  
       Pentium II Xeon   2nd   3rd  
       Pentium III   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
       Pentium III Xeon   2nd   3rd   4th  
       Pentium Pro   2nd   3rd  
               MCM  
       registers   2nd   3rd  
       RISC   2nd   3rd   4th  
       SIMD   2nd  
       testing
               CMOS advanced setup  
       Transmeta   2nd   3rd  
       VLIW   2nd  
       Xeon   2nd  
Microsoft
       Natural Keyboard  
       OnNow initiative  
       Windows Media Player  
Microsoft DoubleSpace FAT (MDFAT)  
Microsoft Office  
microsprocessors   2nd  
       branch prediction logic   2nd  
       caching   2nd   3rd   4th  
               instructions  
               mapping   2nd  
               primary  
               secondary  
               size   2nd  
                tertiary  
               write-back   2nd  
               write-through   2nd  
       clock speed   2nd  
       EPIC   2nd  
       front-side buses   2nd   3rd  
       out-of-order execution   2nd  
       pipelining   2nd   3rd  
               hyper-pipelining  
               super-pipelining  
       register renaming   2nd  
        speculative execution   2nd  
       superscalar architecture   2nd  
       TLB   2nd  
midi-tower cases  
midrange speakers  
mini-ATX motherboards   2nd   3rd  
Mini-LPXs  
mini-tower cases  
Miniature Cards (CompactFlash)  
miniature phone plugs  
mixed devices
       SCSI cable connections   2nd  
mixers  
       analog  
       digital  
mixing modules
       memory installation   2nd  
MMCD (Multimedia Compact Disc)  
MMR (Modified Modified Read) encoding  
MMX
       (Multimedia Extensions)  
       packed storage units  
MMX (MultiMedia Extensions)  
mobile microproessors
       ADM   2nd   3rd   4th  
Mobile Pentium II   2nd   3rd  
Mobile Pentium with MMX Technology  
mobile processors   2nd  
       Celeron   2nd   3rd  
       low-voltage  
       Pentium 4-M   2nd  
       Pentium III   2nd  
       Pentium III-M   2nd  
       ultra-low-voltage   2nd   3rd  
model byte  
Modem Ready indicators  
Modem-on-Hold feature  
modems   2nd   3rd   4th  
       background   2nd  
       channels  
                asymmetrical modems   2nd  
               echoplex mode   2nd  
                full-duplex modems  
               half-duplex modems  
               switching modems   2nd  
       connection-enhancing technologies  
               combining voice and data   2nd  
               data compression   2nd  
               echo cancellation   2nd  
               error-checking and error-correction systems   2nd  
               fallback   2nd  
               line compensation   2nd  
               multiple-carrier modems   2nd  
       fax   2nd   3rd  
       hardware  
               computer interfaces   2nd  
               data preparation   2nd  
               indicators   2nd  
               line interfaces   2nd  
               modulators  
               packaging hardware   2nd  
                user interfaces  
       modulation  
       Shannon's Limit   2nd  
       speed standards   2nd   3rd  
               V.92 modem standard   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
       telco-return modems  
modes
       printer speed   2nd   3rd  
Modified Frequency Modulation (MFM)  
Modified Huffman (MH) encoding  
Modified Modified Read (MMR) encoding  
Modified Read (MR) encoding  
modular keyboard connectors  
modulation  
       Bluetooth   2nd  
       communication channels   2nd  
               amplitude   2nd   3rd  
                carriers   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               complex   2nd  
               demodulation  
               frequency   2nd  
               frequency shift keying   2nd   3rd  
               modems  
               phase   2nd   3rd  
               pulse   2nd   3rd   4th  
               quadrature  
               requirements   2nd  
       IrDA   2nd  
modulators   2nd  
       as modem hardware  
modules
       LAN Connect  
       memory module cards  
monitoring devices
       display systems   2nd   3rd  
monitors   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  
       compared to displays  
       CRT ( cathode ray tube)   2nd   3rd   4th  
               addressability   2nd   3rd  
               anti-glare treatment   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th  
               aperture grilles   2nd   3rd   4th  
               aspect ratios   2nd   3rd  
                color temperature   2nd   3rd  
               convergence   2nd   3rd  
               dot-pitch   2nd  
                electron guns   2nd   3rd  
               image controls   2nd   3rd   4th  
               image distortion   2nd   3rd  
               image sizing   2nd  
               line width   2nd  
               overscans   2nd   3rd   4th  
               phosphors   2nd   3rd  
               purity   2nd   3rd  
               resolution   2nd   3rd  
               screen curvature   2nd   3rd  
               screen size   2nd   3rd  
               shadow masks   2nd   3rd  
               underscans   2nd   3rd   4th  
       display adapters   2nd   3rd  
               accelerator chips   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th  
               memory   2nd  
               RAMDACs   2nd   3rd  
               video controllers   2nd   3rd   4th  
       dot-clocks  
       electronics   2nd   3rd  
               bandwidth   2nd   3rd   4th  
               DDC (display data channel)   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  
               Energy Star   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               hard-wired coding   2nd  
               identification  
               interlacing   2nd   3rd  
               manual configuration   2nd  
               synchronizing frequency range   2nd   3rd   4th  
        flat-panel display   2nd   3rd   4th  
               liquid crystal displays.   [See LCDs]
       image compression   2nd  
               codecs   2nd  
               filters   2nd  
               JPEGs   2nd   3rd  
               MPEGs   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th  
       interfaces   2nd  
               AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port)   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th  
               AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)  
               connectors   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th  
               digital video interface (DVI)   2nd   3rd  
               UMA (Unified Memory Architecture)   2nd  
       LCDs (liquid crystal displays)   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               cholesteric technology   2nd  
               color issues   2nd  
               double-scanned displays   2nd  
               nematic technology   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
               reflective displays   2nd  
               response time   2nd  
               transmissive displays   2nd  
               yields   2nd  
       portrait displays  
       standards
               video   2nd   3rd  
       video integration   2nd  
               standards   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  
               video capture   2nd  
               video overlay   2nd  
       video technology   2nd  
               back porches   2nd  
               blanking   2nd  
               front porches   2nd  
               retracing   2nd  
               scanning   2nd   3rd   4th  
               synchronizing signals   2nd   3rd   4th  
               vertical intervals   2nd  
monochrome display attributes  
monochrome displays
       CRTs  
Moore, Gordon E.  
       Moore's Law   2nd   3rd  
Morse, Samuel  
motherboards   2nd   3rd   4th  
       ATX   2nd   3rd   4th  
        backplanes  
       baseboards  
       design   2nd  
       expansion boards.   [See expansion boards]
       FlexATX   2nd   3rd  
       logic boards  
       LPX  
       main boards  
       microATX   2nd   3rd  
       mini-ATX   2nd   3rd  
       NLX   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
        nomenclature   2nd   3rd  
       physical requirements   2nd  
               bus standards   2nd  
               expansion slot layout   2nd   3rd  
               expansion slot numbers   2nd  
               expansion slot spacing   2nd  
       planar boards  
       standards   2nd   3rd  
       system boards  
       WTX   2nd  
Motion Picture Experts Group.   [See MPEGs]
Mount Rainier   2nd  
Mount Rainier drives  
mouse   2nd   3rd   4th  
        buttons   2nd   3rd  
       mechanical   2nd   3rd  
       optical  
               design   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
       ports   2nd  
       protocols  
       resolution   2nd  
       wheels   2nd   3rd  
mouse pointers  
MOVs   2nd  
       (metal-oxide varistors)  
MP3 players   2nd   3rd   4th  
MPC
       (Multimedia PC)  
MPEG decoder  
MPEG-1   2nd  
MPEG-2   2nd  
MPEG-3  
MPEG-4   2nd  
MPEG-7  
MPEGs
       (Motion Picture Experts Group)  
       image compression   2nd   3rd  
               MPEG-1   2nd  
               MPEG-2   2nd  
               MPEG-3  
               MPEG-4   2nd  
               MPEG-7  
MR (Modified Read) encoding  
Multi-Cavity Module (MCM)  
Multi-Cavity Module.   [See MCM]
multi-word DMA transfers   2nd   3rd  
multichannel sound   2nd  
multifunction printers
       fax   2nd   3rd   4th  
multilayer circuit boards  
multimedia
       software  
Multimedia Cable Network System Partners, Ltd..   [See MCNS]
MultiMedia Cards   2nd  
Multimedia Compact Disc (MMCD)  
Multimedia Content Description Interface  
MultiMedia Extensions (MMX)  
Multimedia Extensions.   [See MMX]
Multimedia PC (MPC)  
multiple zone recording (MZR)   2nd   3rd  
multiple-carrier modems   2nd  
multiple-image mode
       view panels  
multiplexed memory chips  
       CAS (Column Address Strobe signal)  
       RAS (Row Address Strobe signal)  
multiplexing
       expansion buses  
       PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect)   2nd  
multipliers  
multiprocessors
       accumulators  
       logic gates   2nd  
multitasking  
MZR (multiple zone recording)   2nd   3rd