The 14.4 fax is the speed at which faxes are sent. This refers to the bits per second that are sent. This refers to the speed of the CD-ROM on the computer. Monitors are often sold separately. The type of work you will be doing with your computer will determine the quality of monitor you need to consider.
Resolution refers to sharpness of the images and the size of the image on the screen.
These offer greater resolution than VGA monitors. All SVGA monitors can support a palette of 16 million colors, but the number of colors that can be displayed simultaneously is limited by the amount of memory installed in a system. The smaller the dot pitch, the sharper the image. The dot pitch for monitors for personal computers ranges from about 0.15 mm to 0.30 mm. Many CD-ROM's include sound and there are sounds on the Internet you will want to hear.