Cambridge Professional English Infotech English for computer users Fourth Editiorf

monitor /'mDnita/ n An output device with a screen on which words or pictures can be shown. Also called a display screen. motherboard /'тлбэЬэ:с1/ nThe main circuit board of a computer, which contains the processor, memory chips, expansion slots and controllers for peripherals, connected by buses, mouse /maus/ n A small input device used to specify the position of the cursor or to make choices from menus. A mechanical mouse has a rubber or metal ball underneath that is rolled by the user. An optical mouse uses light (a laser) to detect the mouse's movement, and can be wired or wireless.
MP3/,empi:'0ri:/n 1 A standard format that compresses music files, enabling them to be transmitted over the Net more easily. 2 A file containing a song or other audio data that is encoded using the MP3 standard.
MP3 player /empi:'0ri: ,pleia/ n A digital music player that supports the MP3 format.