The Winn L. Rosch Hardware Bible, 6th Edition
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A connector parallel ports 2nd 3rd 4th ABC (Atanasoff Berry Computer) aborted frames IrDA 2nd absolute lead-out area AC 2nd (alternating current) AC links AC power digital cameras 2nd AC-3 2nd AC97 Bit clock Accelerated Graphics Port. [See AGP] accelerator chips 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th access cases front panel access internal 2nd hard disk performance 2nd 3rd memory bank-switched memory 2nd direct access 2nd optical media drives 2nd access points (network hardware) directional antennae accessed flags accumulators acknowledge line acknowledge lines parallel ports 2nd Acknowledge signal (DMA) ACPI 2nd expansion boards 2nd 3rd initiation key 2nd onboard ROM 2nd 3rd ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) 2nd APM (Advanced Power Management) 2nd 3rd configuration 2nd Soft Off mode 2nd states 2nd 3rd ACPI Machine Language (AML) ACPI Source Language (ASL) ACPI tables BIOS legacy data 2nd ACR (Advanced Communications Riser ) 2nd 3rd ACR SIG (Advanced Communications Riser Special Interest Group) 2nd 3rd active cooling active cooling active cooling cases 2nd 3rd active matrix LCDs Active mode Attachment power management 2nd active speakers active systems 2nd adapter cables RS-232C ports 2nd adapters display 2nd 3rd 4th accelerator chips 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th memory 2nd RAMDACs 2nd 3rd video controllers 2nd 3rd 4th graphics parallel ports 2nd transparency 2nd Windows network model 2nd address buses address extension registers address lines expansion buses 2nd 3rd 4th address register (enhanced parallel ports) address spaces TLB (translation look-aside buffer) addressability CRTs ( cathode ray tube) 2nd 3rd printers addresses routines entry points 2nd 3rd addressing 2nd 3rd AT Attachment 48-bit addressing 2nd CHS 2nd 3rd 4th 5th LBA (logical block addressing) 2nd CD-ROMs 2nd chipsets 2nd CIDR network prefixes DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) 2nd forbidden addresses 2nd IANA private network reservations 2nd IP addresses 2nd octets 2nd IPv6 2nd network classes 2nd Class A Class B Class C Class D Class E SCSI parallel interface 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th subnet masks 2nd 3rd Windows limits 2nd ADM (Advanced Micro Devices) Athlon 2nd 3rd 4th Athlon MP 2nd Duron 2nd 3rd mobile 2nd 3rd 4th Opteron 2nd 3rd Adobe Systems page-description language ADSL ( Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line) downstream data rates Universal ADSL Working Group Advanced Communications Riser (ACR) 2nd 3rd Advanced Communications Riser Special Interest Group (ACR SIG) 2nd 3rd Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. [See ACPI]2nd [See ACPI] Advanced Intelligent Tape 2nd Advanced Keyboard layout (IBM) 2nd Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) HyperTransport. [See HyperTransport] Advanced Power Management. [See APM] Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller. [See APIC clock] Advanced Research Project Agency. [See ARPA] AEG (Allgemeine Elektricitaets Gesellschaft) AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port) 2nd 2 transfer mode 2nd 4 transfer mode 2nd architecture 2nd 3rd operation 2nd 3rd AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) AGP boards 2nd connectors dimensions 2nd 3rd airplane adapters 2nd 3rd algorithms cyclical redundancy check (CRC) algorithm alignment color CRTs all points addressable graphics (APA display) Allgemeine Elektricitaets Gesellschaft. [See AEG] alpha channel alpha-blending Alternate Mark Inversion. [See AMI] alternating current. [See AC] Alto workstation ALU (arithmetic/logic unit) AMD PowerNow! 2nd 3rd 4th AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) HyperTransport American digital television transmission standard (ATSC) American National Standards Institute. [See ANSI] American Telephone and Telegraph Company analog service standards AMI (Alternate Mark Inversion) AML (ACPI Machine Language) AMP (manufacturer of electronic component sockets) Amp amplification amplifiers 2nd gamma video amplitude sound 2nd amplitude modulation 2nd 3rd amps AMR (audio modem riser) 2nd AMS (Array Management Software) analog audio 2nd amplitude 2nd decibels 2nd 3rd 4th distortion 2nd frequencies 2nd voltage analog captures external components 2nd internal CDs 2nd microphone inputs 2nd analog connection systems pin jacks 2nd analog voltage level 2nd daisy-chaining 2nd termination 2nd analog mixers Analog Protection System (APS) analog services modems 2nd background 2nd channels 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th connection-enhancing technologies 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th hardware 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th Shannon's Limit 2nd standards ITU (International Telecommunications Union) modem speed standards 2nd 3rd 4th telephone company analog standards faxes analog video output digital cameras 2nd analog voltage level 2nd analog-to-digital converter (A-to-D converter) analog-to-digital converters Analytical Engine angular velocity ANSI (American National Standards Institute) ATA standards SCSI parallel interface 2nd ANSI T13 Technical Committee anti-glare treatment CRTs (cathode ray tube) 2nd coating 2nd deflection angles 2nd mechanical 2nd mesh 2nd polarization 2nd 3rd antialiasing filters APA display (all points addressable graphics) aperture digital camera lenses 2nd 3rd 4th aperture grilles CRTs (cathode ray tube) 2nd 3rd 4th APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller) APIC clock APIs 2nd APM BIOS driver APM (Advanced Power Management) 2nd 3rd ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) 2nd 3rd configuration 2nd Soft Off mode 2nd states 2nd 3rd states 2nd 3rd structure 2nd Apple Lisa QuickTime applets 2nd application interfacing ( scanners ) 2nd 3rd 4th Application layer OSI model 2nd application programming interfaces. [See APIs] application pushbuttons application suites 2nd applications. [See programs]2nd [See programs] APS (Analog Protection System) arbitrated bus-mastering PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) 2nd arbitration FireWire 2nd SCSI parallel interface 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th architecture AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port) 2nd 3rd cable digital services 2nd networks hierarchies 2nd 3rd 4th 5th topologies 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) 2nd burst mode 2nd multiplexing 2nd speed 2nd areal density 2nd ARINC 628 power connectors arithmetic/logic unit (ALU) arithmetic/logic unit (microprocessors) 2nd ARPA (Advanced Research Project Agency) ARPAnet ARPAnet Array Management Software (AMS) arrays, drive hard disks 2nd data striping 2nd implementations 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th interfacing 2nd parallel access arrays principles 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th redundancy 2nd reliability 2nd ASL (ACPI Source Language) aspect ratio CRTs 2nd 3rd assemblers assembly languages 2nd Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line. [See ADSL] asymmetrical modems 2nd asynchronous buses asynchronous communications 2nd asynchronous SCSI 2nd AT Attachment addressing 48-bit addressing 2nd CHS 2nd 3rd CHS translation 2nd LBA (logical block addressing) 2nd ANSI (American National Standards Institute) capacity 48-bit addressing 2nd CHS addressing 2nd 3rd CHS translation 2nd LBA (logical block addressing) addressing 2nd compatibility 2nd connectors 2nd 3rd 4th device identification 2nd logical interface 2nd 3rd operation 2nd packet interface 2nd performance 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th power management 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th power management modes security 2nd 3rd signals 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th standards 2nd wiring 2nd four drives 2nd master/slave designation 2nd single drives 2nd 3rd three drives 2nd two drives AT Attachment Packet Interface. [See ATAPI] AT power supplies ATA interface Atanasoff Berry Computer (ABC) Atanasoff, John Vincent ATAPI (AT Attachment Packet Interface) Command Packet ATAPI-based (IDE) CD drives Athlon 2nd 3rd 4th Athlon MP 2nd atmospheric perspective 2nd lighting effects ray-tracing 2nd shading transparency 2nd z-buffering technique ATSC (American digital television transmission standard) attribute bytes attribute memory PC cards 2nd attribute phase (data transfers) attributes graphic 2nd monochrome display attributes nonresident video 2nd 3rd 4th 5th ATX motherboards 2nd 3rd 4th ATX power supplies signals 2nd ATX12V audio 2nd PC cards Audio Codec '97 Audio Codec (Intel) audio digital digital 2nd bandwidth 2nd capturing sounds 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th compression 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th output systems 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th resolution 2nd sampling rate 2nd 3rd 4th 5th transmission 2nd audio modem riser (AMR) 2nd audio systems 2nd hardware 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th amplifiers 2nd compatibility 2nd 3rd control 2nd drivers 2nd 3rd loudspeakers 2nd 3rd quality 2nd 3rd 4th tone generators 2nd 3rd transducers 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th sound 2nd 3rd amplitude 2nd analog audio decibels 2nd 3rd 4th distortion 2nd frequencies 2nd voltage authoring 2nd Auto Answer indicators Auto Feed XT auto-focus system digital cameras 2nd automatic exposure control 2nd 3rd automatic gain control Automatic mode (PowerNow!) automatic park-and-lock Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator autosensing dual-speed NICs Auxiliary Input functions auxiliary power connectors AV drives AV drives hard disk performance 2nd 3rd average seek time
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