A benchmark that measures megaflops (million floating-point operations per second).
megahertz
(MegaHertz , MHz). Millions of cycles per second. The unit of frequency used to measure the clock speed of a computer.
MHz
(MegaHertz or megahertz). Millions of cycles per second. The unit of frequency used to measure the clock speed of a computer.
megapixel image
In graphic design, an image containing a very large number of pixels, a million or more. Megapixel images have a lot of detail and make very large files.
menu bar
A bar across the top of the computer screen or window, which has the names of available pull-down menus, such as "File", "Font", "Window", etc. Pressing the mouse on a menu bar item makes its pull-down menu appear.
metafile
A file format designed for exchanging graphical data between different application programs or different machines, often as a bitmap.
mickey
A unit by which mouse movement is measured: 1/200th of an inch.
micro
1. 10-6, one millionth. 2. A microprocessor or microcomputer.
micro-
A prefix meaning one millionth (10-6).
microcomputer
A computer whose CPU is a microprocessor. Also called a personal computer.
Explanation : A local area network in which computers are configured in a ring, and a message called a token is passed from station to station. The token is used to avoid conflicts in transmission; a machine can only transmit messages while it holds the token. The most common type of token ring is defined in the IEEE 802.5 standard.
