Encarta Reference Library 2002.Microsoft. c2001. Windows 98/2000 Professional/Me/XP, Pentium 200MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. (300MHz rec.), 32MB for Windows 98 & Me (64MB rec.), 64MB for Windows 2000 & XP, 330MB avail, hard disk space, 4x CD-ROM drive A device that holds and reads CD-ROM discs. CD-ROM drives generally also play audio CD discs by sending analog sound to the sound card via a 4-pin cable. For specifications of 10x, 20x, etc. drives, see CD-ROM drives. See CD-ROM, CD-ROM changer, CD-ROM server and CD-ROM audio cable. min., SVGA (Super VGA) A screen resolution of 800x600 pixels. Third-party vendors extended IBM's VGA display standard and were the first to use the term. SVGA has also referred to 1,024x768 resolutions. See PC display modes. , 16-bit min. monitor, local bus video with 1MB min. video memory, mouse, 16-bit sound card. For online features: Internet connection, 14.4Kbps min. modem, up to 2MB extra hard disk space for monthly installments. 5 CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). disks or 1 DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. disk. $74.95; volume discounts avail.for schools & libraries. JSA JSA - Japanese Standards Association. * Microsoft continues to improve this excellent resource annually. It now includes an easy-to-use, updated multimedia encyclopedia (which can also be purchased separately), a dictionary and thesaurus, a world atlas, Encarta Africana (an encyclopedia about people of African descent), and a free one-year subscription to the Encarta Online Web site. A new home page provides easy access to all these resources, so that they can all be searched at once. Other new features include Update Encarta, which uses the Internet to update the encyclopedia's content; a pop-up "FactFinder" that provides definitions, translations, and more by passing the mouse over a term; live streaming media, to hear news from around the world; 3-D Virtual Tours of sites like the Roman Forum; and a "copy to hard drive" feature, so that CDs don't need to be inserted and reinserted. The helpful "Researcher" feature that assists students in assembling notes and pictures has been updated, too. The content is fairly up-to-date, even without the online updating option: I found references to President Bush's first trip to Europe and signing of the tax-cut bill in June 2001. An outstanding reference source, for all libraries. Paula Rohrlick, KLIATT |
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