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MB
Stands for Mega Byte, or 1 million bytes of information.
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Mbps
Megabits per second, or one million bits per second. Referrs to how fast data packets travel, or network speed.
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Megabyte
1,000,000 (10 6 ) bytes
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Mhz
Stands for Mega Hertz, unit of measurement for 1,000,000 x Frequency.
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Model 1
original version of the Athlon that was fabbed with a .25 micron process at Fab 25 in Austin, Texas.
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Model 2
new version of the Athlon with the improved K75 core. The K75 core was fabbed with a .18 micron process at Fab 25 in Austin, Texas.
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Model 4
new "Thunderbird" Athlon with 256KB of on-die L2 cache. The model .18 micron CPU is fabbed in both Dresden, Germany with copper interconnects and in Austin, Texas with aluminum interconnects.
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Moire
What happens when a wave effect is caused by bright and dark dots on the screen. [image]
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Monitor
Device to display images, text and shapes by means of a CRT screen. [image]
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Morgan
the mobile version of AMD's Duron. Will contain 64KB of on-die L2 cache and will also feature PowerNow!
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Motherboard
Motherboard - a large cicuit board which connects the processor, expansion cards, memory, and any other devices to one-another and to the power source. [image]
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Mouse Pad
A pad which allows for smoother easier movement of the mouse then just on the surface of a table.
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ms
MilliSecond, the amount of time needed for a device to access information, usually associated with hard drives.
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MTBF
Mean Time Between Failures, the average time from start of use to failure in a large population of identical systems, computers, or devices.
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Multiplier Lock
What is done to all modern CPU's to prevent overclocking. The multiplier of a locked CPU will remain the same even if it is changed in the BIOS.
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Mustang
the code name of AMD's high end Athlon processor. Yet unreleased it is rumored to have 1-2MB of on-die L2 cache. It will be available in the 4th quarter of 2000.
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