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Macintosh
Duo220
A
Macintosh computer that is a portable computer and
a desktop computer in one. With the addition of a
Monitor and a special "Docking Station" you can
slide the portable computer into the slot in the
Docking Station and you have your desktop
computer.
Macintosh
LCII
A
Macintosh computer. Used in this classroom. A
typical LCII has 25Mhz clock speed.
Macintosh
LCIII
A
Macintosh computer. Used in this classroom. A
typical LCII has
33 Mhz clock speed.
Mail
Merge
The
production of form letters in which the names on a
mailing list are seamlessly merged into a text
document.
Main
logic board
A
circuit board that holds RAM, ROM, the
microprocessor, custom integrated circuits, and
other components that make the computer
work.
Main
memory
See
random access memory.
Margin
The
blank space around the printed or written area on a
page or sheet.
Megabyte
(MB)
1024
kilobytes, or 1,048,576 bytes.
Megahertz
(Mhz)
Unit
that measures frequency in millions of cycles per
second.
Member
A
registered user on a network who belongs to a
group.
Memory
A
hardware component of a computer system that can
store information for later retrieval.
Memory
cache
Memory
that is set aside to increase efficiency and
operating speed of the computer. Compare disk
cache.
Menu
A
list of items from which you can choose. Menus
commonly appear when you press menu names in the
menu bar or in a dialog box, You choose a command
by dragging through the menu and releasing the
mouse button when the command you want is
highlighted.
Menu
Bar
The
white strip across the top of your Mac screen that
contains the name of the menus available to
you.
Menu
name
A
word, phrase, or icon in the menu bar or in a
dialog box that gives you access to the menu.
Pressing the menu name opens the menu.
Military
Time
A
way you can express time on your Macintosh using
the 24 hour clock. 2 AM in military time is 02:00
hours, 6 o'clock PM is 18:00 hours.
Modem
Short
for modulator/demodulator. A device that links the
computer to other computers and information
services over telephone lines.
Modem
port
A
socket on the computer's back panel marked by a
telephone icon, used to connect a modem to the
Mac.
Modified
Date Field
A
field that automatically enters a date , e.g.
January 1, 1999 or 1/1/99 etc., when a database
field is changed or modified. It also appears at
the creation of a database record since this is a
"modification".
Modified
Time Field
A
field that automatically enters the time a record
or an individual field is changed in a
ClarisWorks™ database and similar database
application programs.
Monitor
See
video monitor.
Mount
To
make a disk or cartridge's icon appear on the
desktop, so that its contents can be viewed upon
opening.
Mouse
A
device that controls the pointer on the
screen.
Mouse
button
The
mechanical button on top of the mouse. In general,
pressing the mouse button initiates some action on
whatever is under the pointer on the screen, and
releasing the button confirms the
action.
Mouse
Keys
An
Easy Access feature that lets you use keys on the
numeric keypad to control the pointer.
Mouseover
Placing
your mouse cursor over a word you will see an image
appear right below. This is called a mouse over. A
mouse over is a way to see what information is in
each section of the site without having to click
into that section.
Mouse
Pad
A
piece of plastic or foam rubber that protects the
mouse and the desk from each other. It also gives
good traction to the mouse.
MS-DOS
Microsoft
Disk Operating System, a commonly used computer
operating system.
Multimedia
The
merger of graphics, sound, text, and video into a
single, often audience driven
presentation.
Multiplication
Multiplication
in spreadsheets is performed using the notation as
follows: = A1 * B1, etc.
Multiplication
Sign
Multiplication
in spreadsheets is performed using the keyboard
key.
Multitasking
Running
more than one application (or performing more than
one task) simultaneously on the computer, A
function built into the new Mac OS 8 system
software released July 24, 1997.
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Macintosh Duo220
A Macintosh computer that is a portable computer and a desktop computer in one. With the addition of a Monitor and a special "Docking Station" you can slide the portable computer into the slot in the Docking Station and you have your desktop computer.
Macintosh LCII
A Macintosh computer. Used in this classroom. A typical LCII has 25Mhz clock speed.
Macintosh LCIII
A
Macintosh computer. Used in this classroom. A
typical LCII has
33 Mhz clock speed.
Mail Merge
The production of form letters in which the names on a mailing list are seamlessly merged into a text document.
Main logic board
A circuit board that holds RAM, ROM, the microprocessor, custom integrated circuits, and other components that make the computer work.
Main memory
See random access memory.
Margin
The blank space around the printed or written area on a page or sheet.
Megabyte (MB)
1024 kilobytes, or 1,048,576 bytes.
Megahertz (Mhz)
Unit that measures frequency in millions of cycles per second.
Member
A registered user on a network who belongs to a group.
Memory
A hardware component of a computer system that can store information for later retrieval.
Memory cache
Memory that is set aside to increase efficiency and operating speed of the computer. Compare disk cache.
Menu
A list of items from which you can choose. Menus commonly appear when you press menu names in the menu bar or in a dialog box, You choose a command by dragging through the menu and releasing the mouse button when the command you want is highlighted.
Menu Bar
The white strip across the top of your Mac screen that contains the name of the menus available to you.
Menu name
A word, phrase, or icon in the menu bar or in a dialog box that gives you access to the menu. Pressing the menu name opens the menu.
Military Time
A way you can express time on your Macintosh using the 24 hour clock. 2 AM in military time is 02:00 hours, 6 o'clock PM is 18:00 hours.
Modem
Short for modulator/demodulator. A device that links the computer to other computers and information services over telephone lines.
Modem port
A socket on the computer's back panel marked by a telephone icon, used to connect a modem to the Mac.
Modified Date Field
A field that automatically enters a date , e.g. January 1, 1999 or 1/1/99 etc., when a database field is changed or modified. It also appears at the creation of a database record since this is a "modification".
Modified Time Field
A field that automatically enters the time a record or an individual field is changed in a ClarisWorks™ database and similar database application programs.
Monitor
See video monitor.
Mount
To make a disk or cartridge's icon appear on the desktop, so that its contents can be viewed upon opening.
Mouse
A device that controls the pointer on the screen.
Mouse button
The mechanical button on top of the mouse. In general, pressing the mouse button initiates some action on whatever is under the pointer on the screen, and releasing the button confirms the action.
Mouse Keys
An Easy Access feature that lets you use keys on the numeric keypad to control the pointer.
Mouseover
Placing your mouse cursor over a word you will see an image appear right below. This is called a mouse over. A mouse over is a way to see what information is in each section of the site without having to click into that section.
Mouse Pad
A piece of plastic or foam rubber that protects the mouse and the desk from each other. It also gives good traction to the mouse.
MS-DOS
Microsoft Disk Operating System, a commonly used computer operating system.
Multimedia
The merger of graphics, sound, text, and video into a single, often audience driven presentation.
Multiplication
Multiplication in spreadsheets is performed using the notation as follows: = A1 * B1, etc.
Multiplication Sign
Multiplication in spreadsheets is performed using the keyboard key.
Multitasking
Running more than one application (or performing more than one task) simultaneously on the computer, A function built into the new Mac OS 8 system software released July 24, 1997.