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McAfee VirusScan- a popular software program designed to provide complete desk top protection with an array of scanning features that keep a computer system clean, and virus-free. Using the latest technology, VirusScan detects 100 percent of viruses including those found on floppy disks, Internet downloads, email attachments, Intranets, shared files, CD-ROM and online services (even inside the most popular compressed file types).
MDI- (Multiple Document Interface) a Windows interface program allowing programmers to write applications with many windows, with each application having a main window and a varying number of child windows. The child windows are shown inside of the main window. MDI is rapidly being replaced by a newer application program interface (API) called Single Interface Document (SDI).
MDRAM- (Multibank Dynamic Random-Access Memory) memory technology developed by MoSys Inc. that uses 32 KB banks of DRAM, each having its own input/output port feeding a common internal bus. The technology allows for faster reading and writing of data.
media- 1. elements of data storage such as magnetic tape, floppy, zip and jaz disks, and CD-ROMs.
2. a manner of making computer information available to the user such as, sound and video.
3. a method of mass communication such as radio, television and the World Wide Web.
MediaCast- a division of Who and How Entertainment Network, MediaCast is a company that uses broadcast technology to deliver live and archival musical events over the World Wide Web.
mega- the metric prefix meaning X 1,000,000.
megabit- 1000 kilobits. (Actually 1024 kilobits).
megabyte- (MB) a thousand kilobytes or a million bytes. (Actually 1,048,576 bytes).
megahertz- (MHz) a million cycles or hertz per second. A computer’s microprocessor, the clock speed, or the chip speed, until recently has been measured in megahertz. However, personal computers are now available with microprocessors that run at speeds measured in gigahertz.
meltdown- the overloading of a computer network that, in some instances causes a noticeable slowing of the transmission of information, and in the worst case, causes the network to crash.
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A few words from Tech Support:
"Don't put your phone extension in your emails to the help desk. We need to keep an eye on the address book performance."
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