Enter the area code and the telephone number of the computer you want to call. Make

Glossary motherboard The main circuit board on a computer. The motherboard includes the proces- sor, RAM, support circuitry, and a bus controller. Motion JPEG A variation of JPEG, this is a compression scheme for video files. See also JPEG. Moving Picture Experts Group See MPEG. MPC Multimedia Personal Computer A specification for multimedia hardware — speakers, sound cards, video cards, CD drives, and so on — that ensures the hardware is compatible, reliable, and meets certain quality standards. MPEG Moving Picture Experts Group A graphics file format that enables video to be stored in compressed form. MS-DOS–based application MS-DOS applications were built for the original MS-DOS operating system. Some MS-DOS programs can run in Windows and others cannot. multimedia Includes any applications with sound and video enhancements. Some applications that take advantage of multimedia features are movies, music programs, education software, and games. multimedia network A network that shares text, print, graphics, audio, digital, and full-motion data over a high-speed connection. Multimedia Personal Computer See MPC. multitasking The simultaneous execution of two or more programs in a Windows or OS2 operating system. multithreading A process by which Windows can multitask portions, or threads, of a program. Musical Instrument Digital Interface See MIDI. narrowband transmission One in which the data transfer is slow or has a small transfer rate. NDIS Network Driver Interface Specification A set of functions that causes a request to be submitted to the operating system or causes a local action to be performed. Mainly, the NDIS enables protocol drivers to send and receive packets on the network. NetBEUI NetBIOS Extended User Interface A Microsoft protocol you can use with any Windows program — most commonly used with Windows for Workgroups, Windows 9598, and Windows NT, and very seldom used with Windows Me, 2000, and XP. NetBEUI is easy to set up, provides good performance, and is a fast protocol. NetBEUI uses very little memory and also provides good error detection over the network. NetBIOS Network Basic InputOutput System A programming interface for developing clientserver applications; NetBIOS also works with other protocols and various network types. NetBIOS Extended User Interface See NetBEUI. netiquette Netiquette, or Internet etiquette, is simply behaving politely and sensibly while online and in discourse with others, whether via e-mail, bulletin boards, or a chat program. NETSTAT Short for network statistics, this is a command that is useful for tracking down net- work problems. Use NETSTAT to troubleshoot incoming or outgoing packet errors or to verify the presence of needed routes.