A printed circuit
board that holds all other devices in places and ensures communications
between all devices. Also referred to as the "motherboard".
Modem
A hardware device
that allows communications between computers over telephone lines. Most
Landau sites use Netcomm (pictured) or Auslinx modems.
Monitor
The display
screen, which may be a standard screen or a LCD flat panel. Please note
that turning of the screen does not turn off the tower.
Moor's Law
Originated
by Gordon Moor, one of the fathers of the microprocessor. Moor predicted
that the number of transistors on a chip, and hence their speed and
power - would double every 18 months.
