The Winn L. Rosch Hardware Bible, 6th Edition
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C connector parallel ports 2nd cable floppy disks 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th cable services digital services architecture 2nd standards 2nd 3rd Cable TV Media Access Control and Physical Protocol Working Group cables FireWire 2nd 3rd parallel ports 2nd 3rd ribbon RS-232C ports 2nd adapter cables 2nd crossover cables 2nd 3rd 4th straight-through cables 2nd 3rd SCSI connections 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th maximum cable length 2nd 3rd terminations 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th SCSI parallel interface 2nd USB 2nd 3rd cabling network hardware coaxial cables 2nd twisted-pair wires 2nd 3rd cache CMOS advanced setup caching data hard disks 2nd memory microprocessors 2nd 3rd 4th instructions mapping 2nd primary secondary size 2nd tertiary write-back 2nd write-through 2nd calculations computers and 2nd decision making 2nd 3rd processing 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th calculators 2nd Atanasoff Berry Computer (ABC) Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator cameras (digital) 2nd 3rd analog video output 2nd connections 2nd 3rd exposure control 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th sensing 2nd 3rd 4th flash 2nd 3rd focusing 2nd auto-focus system 2nd fixed 2nd manual 2nd image storage 2nd 3rd imaging sensors 2nd resolution sensitivity 2nd size 2nd lenses 2nd aperture 2nd 3rd 4th conversion focal length 2nd supplemental 2nd power AC power 2nd batteries 2nd 3rd shutters 2nd lag 2nd speed 2nd 3rd still 2nd resolution video 2nd view panels multiple-image mode single-image mode slideshows 2nd zoom 2nd viewfinders 2nd 3rd Web 2nd white balance 2nd zoom digital zooming 2nd optical zooming 2nd zoom range 2nd cameras, digital 2nd Canon BubbleJet capacitive keyboards capacitor microphones capacitors capacity AT Attachment 48-bit addressing 2nd CHS addressing 2nd 3rd CHS translation 2nd LBA (logical block addressing) 2nd batteries 2nd 3rd 4th CD-ROMs 2nd 3rd 4th raw capacity 2nd printer paper 2nd SCSI parallel interface 2nd 3rd UPSs 2nd capacity issues CD-Rs 2nd raw capacity 2nd capturing sound 2nd analog captures 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th CD-ripping 2nd legal issues 2nd car adapters 2nd 3rd carbon-zinc cells (batteries) 2nd 3rd 4th card guides card identification structure (CIS) PC cards 2nd card select numbers card services PC cards CardBus 2nd 3rd design Carpal Tunnel Syndrome carrier detect (CD) RS-232C ports Carrier Detect indicators carrier detect. serial port signal Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance. [See CSMA/CA] Carrier Sense, Multiple Access with Collision Detection. [See CSMA/CD] carrier wave modulation. [See CW] carriers modulation carrier wave (CW) 2nd 3rd 4th cartridges 2nd SEC (Single Edge Contact) 2nd CAS (Column Address Strobe signal) CAS latency SDRAM Case for Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks, A cases 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th access front panel access bays 2nd device heights 2nd form factors 2nd internal racks 2nd cooling 2nd active convection 2nd 3rd fan failures 2nd passive convection 2nd expansion slots 2nd internal access 2nd mechanical construction 2nd 3rd radiation 2nd health concerns 2nd minimizing interference 2nd 3rd 4th radio frequency interference 2nd 3rd size 2nd compact devices 2nd 3rd desktop 2nd notebook 2nd 3rd towers 2nd 3rd standards 2nd categories twisted-pair wires cathode ray tube (CRT) technology 2nd 3rd 4th 5th addressability 2nd 3rd anti-glare treatment 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th aperture grilles 2nd 3rd 4th aspect ratios 2nd 3rd color temperature 2nd 3rd convergence 2nd 3rd dot-pitch 2nd electron guns 2nd 3rd image controls 2nd 3rd 4th image distortion 2nd 3rd image sizing 2nd line width 2nd overscans 2nd 3rd 4th phosphors 2nd 3rd purity 2nd 3rd resolution 2nd 3rd screen curvature 2nd 3rd screen size 2nd 3rd shadow masks 2nd 3rd underscans 2nd 3rd 4th Cathode-ray tube (CRT) monitors causes of memory errors hard errors 2nd soft errors chip-level errors 2nd system-level errors 2nd CCD (charge coupled device) CD (carrier detect) CD-DAs (Compact Disc, Digital Audio) standards 2nd 3rd CD-I (Compact Disc Interactive) CD-ROMs standards 2nd capacity issues 2nd 3rd 4th logical format 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th CD-Rs (Compact Disc-Recordable) recording materials recordable 2nd 3rd recordable;colored substrate 2nd 3rd standards 2nd 3rd 4th capacity issues 2nd 3rd 4th logical blocks 2nd 3rd operation 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd CD-RWs 2nd standards 2nd 3rd CDs (Compact Disc) (Compact Discs) 2nd ATAPI-based (IDE) backups disc medium 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th drives 2nd access time 2nd compatibility 2nd controls 2nd speed 2nd 3rd 4th 5th history 2nd 3rd 4th 5th internal 2nd physical format 2nd 3rd 4th reading recording materials read-only 2nd 3rd recordable 2nd 3rd 4th 5th ripping 2nd standards 2nd 3rd track pitch cell types batteries 2nd cells bits cells (batteries) carbon-zinc 2nd 3rd 4th lead-acid 2nd 3rd 4th Lithium 2nd 3rd lithium solid polymer cell 2nd lithium-iron disulfide 2nd ni-cads 2nd 3rd 4th nickel-metal hydrides 2nd 3rd zinc-air 2nd central processing units. [See CPUs]2nd [See CPUs] Centronics Data Computer Corporation Centronics port CFA (CompactFlash Association) chaining interrupts Change Display Type dialog box channel adapters channels 2nd 3rd 4th (modem technology) alpha channel asymmetrical modems 2nd bandwidth 2nd 3rd emissions limitations 2nd standards-based limitations 2nd bit- stuffing 2nd Bluetooth echoplex mode 2nd expansion buses 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th address lines 2nd 3rd 4th bridges 2nd data lines 2nd 3rd expansion boards flow control 2nd masters 2nd 3rd non-bussed signals 2nd parallel peripherals power distribution 2nd system control 2nd timing 2nd full-duplex modems group-coding 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th control 2nd 3rd error handling 2nd 3rd frames 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th half-duplex modems modulation 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th amplitude 2nd 3rd complex 2nd CW (carrier wave) 2nd 3rd 4th frequency 2nd frequency shift keying 2nd 3rd phase 2nd 3rd pulse 2nd 3rd 4th quadrature parallel 2nd 3rd expansion buses ports 2nd 3rd data lines 2nd flow control 2nd timing 2nd serial 2nd 3rd bit-coding 2nd clocking 2nd 3rd 4th 5th No Return-to-Zero (NRZ) 2nd No Return-to-Zero Inverted (NRZI) 2nd Return-to-Zero coding (RTZ) Return-to-Zero Inverted (RTI) switching modems 2nd character boxes 2nd 3rd 4th character ROM character technologies 2nd character boxes 2nd 3rd 4th character-mapping 2nd 3rd direct writing 2nd 3rd video attributes 2nd 3rd 4th 5th video pages character-mapped mode character-mapping 2nd 3rd charge coupled device (CCD ) chargers constant voltage chargers high-current trickle charging batteries 2nd 3rd 4th charging rollers chemical systems batteries carbon-zinc cells 2nd 3rd 4th lead-acid cells 2nd 3rd 4th Lithium 2nd 3rd lithium solid polymer cell 2nd lithium-iron disulfide cell 2nd ni-cads cells 2nd 3rd 4th nickel-metal hydrides 2nd 3rd zinc-air cell 2nd Chiariglione, Leonardo chip-level errors 2nd chips memory packaging megabits chipsets 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th functions 2nd 3rd memory control addressing 2nd error handling 2nd refreshing 2nd peripheral control 2nd floppy disk controller hard disk interface 2nd input/output ports keyboard controller 2nd system control 2nd clocks 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th DMA (Direct Memory Access) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th oscillators 2nd 3rd PCI (programmable interrupt controller) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th power management 2nd timers 2nd 3rd 4th 5th timing circuits 2nd cholesteric technology LCDs (liquid crystal displays) 2nd chroma keying chrominance chrominance chrominance CHS addressing AT Attachment 2nd 3rd CHS translation AT Attachment 2nd CIDR (Classless Inter-Domain Routing) network prefixes circuitry logic 2nd 3rd 4th circuits integrated circuits 2nd logic 2nd Moore's Law 2nd 3rd printed 2nd fabrication 2nd pin-in hole technology 2nd surface mount technology 2nd support 2nd support chips timing 2nd CIS (card identification structure) PC cards 2nd CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computers) Class A (network class) Class B (network class) Class C (network class) Class D (network class) Class E (network class) classes interface fax modems 2nd Classless Inter-Domain Routing. [See CIDR] cleaning blades clear to send (CTS) RS-232C ports clear to send, serial port signal 2nd clear to send, serial port signal client/server systems (networks) 2nd clients Windows network model 2nd CLK66 clock speed 2nd clocked logic digital electronics 2nd clocking SCSI parallel interface asynchronous SCSI 2nd speed 2nd synchronous SCSI 2nd serial channels 2nd 3rd 4th 5th clocks Bluetooth 2nd bus CMOS advanced setup chipsets 2nd 3rd AC97 Bit APIC I/F oscillator PCI real-time 2nd 3rd SMBus USB overclocking speed 2nd 3rd speed. [See speed clocks] Close-up converters closing the disc clusters FAT 2nd 3rd 4th 5th CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) BIOS system configuration 2nd 3rd 4th advanced setup 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd memory assignments 2nd 3rd resetting CMOS 2nd 3rd 4th CNR (Communications and Networking Riser) 2nd 3rd coating anti-glare treatments for displays 2nd coaxial cables 2nd cobalt as magnetic material 2nd Cocke, John code bit-coding 2nd bit-stuffing 2nd boot sector entry points 2nd 3rd group-coding 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th control 2nd 3rd error handling 2nd 3rd frames 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th No Return-to-Zero (NRZ) 2nd No Return-to-Zero Inverted (NRZI) 2nd object passing parameters 2nd 3rd Return-to-Zero coding (RTZ) Return-to-Zero Inverted (RTI) source codecs Audio Codec '97 image compression 2nd codes terminating coercivity magnetic memory storage 2nd 3rd Curie temperature Oersteds cold boots 2nd 3rd 4th 5th cold fuser cold fusers collation printer paper 2nd collectors color alignment CRTs color codes twisted-pair wires color coding 2nd color spaces 2nd 3rd color-mapping 2nd direct-mapping graphic commands 2nd bit-block transfers 2nd drawing commands 2nd panning 2nd sprites windowing 2nd 3rd color display attributes color planes 2nd 3rd 4th color spaces 2nd 3rd color temperature CRTs (cathode ray tube) 2nd 3rd color tracking color triads color triplets color-mapping 2nd colored substrate CD-Rs 2nd 3rd colors LCDs (liquid crystal displays) 2nd printers 2nd 3rd 4th dithering 2nd drivers 2nd permanence 2nd Column Address Strobe signal. [See CAS] command driven control systems Command Packet (ATAPI) command set printers command sets 2nd commands complex instructions graphic 2nd bit-block transfers 2nd drawing commands 2nd panning 2nd sprites windowing 2nd 3rd software keyboards 2nd 3rd View menu Resources Common Command Set SCSI common memory 2nd communications 2nd 3rd channels 2nd 3rd 4th bandwidth 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th bit-stuffing 2nd expansion buses 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 29th 30th 31st 32nd group-coding 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th modulation 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 29th parallel 2nd 3rd 4th ports 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th serial 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th expansion buses 2nd InfiniBand Architecture 2nd 3rd 4th input/output ports 2nd interfaces 2nd ATA interface SCSI interface Internet 2nd LANs 2nd packetized communications telecommunications 2nd 3rd 4th analog services 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 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th 37th 38th 39th 40th 41st 42nd 43rd 44th 45th 46th 47th 48th digital services 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st WANs wireless Communications and Networking Riser (CNR) 2nd 3rd Compact Disc Interactive (CD-I) Compact Disc, Digital Audio. [See CD-DAs] Compact Disc-Recordable. [See CD-Rs] Compact Discs. [See CDs]2nd [See CDs]3rd [See CDs] compact discs. [See CDs] CompactFlash Association. [See CFA] CompactFlash memory cards 2nd 3rd Miniature Cards Compaq Computer Corporation compatibility ATA Attachment 2nd BIOS interface 2nd 3rd keyboards 2nd 3rd 4th optical media drives 2nd sound systems 2nd 3rd SuperDisks 2nd compatibility mode parallel ports 2nd 3rd acknowledge lines 2nd busy lines 2nd data lines fault signal initialize printer signal 2nd nAutoFd 2nd PError 2nd select input signal 2nd select signal 2nd strobe lines 2nd compiled programming languages 2nd 3rd compilers optimizing 2nd Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor. [See CMOS] Complex Instruction Set Computers. [See CISC] complex instructions complex modulation 2nd components 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th BIOS 2nd 3rd Bluetooth 2nd chipsets 2nd 3rd expansion buses 2nd external capturing sounds 2nd infrastructure cases 2nd expansion boards 2nd motherboards 2nd power 2nd input devices audio 2nd digital cameras 2nd faxes 2nd keyboards 2nd pointing devices 2nd printers 2nd scanners 2nd input/output ports 2nd integrated circuits interfaces 2nd ATA interface SCSI interface memory floppy drives 2nd 3rd hard disk drives 2nd 3rd optical drives 2nd 3rd tape drives 2nd 3rd microprocessors 2nd modems 2nd monitoring devices display systems 2nd 3rd composite black composite sync composite video Composite video compression digital audio 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 3D sound 2nd AC-3 2nd binaural recording 2nd DTS (Digital Theater Systems) 2nd Internet sound systems 2nd looped sound 2nd multichannel sound 2nd quadraphonic recording 2nd SDDS (Sony Dynamic Digital Sound) stereo surround sound 2nd 3rd 4th FAT 2nd Group 3 standards 2nd 3rd compression ratios data compression compromise computers 2nd 3rd computer boards computer interfaces as modem hardware 2nd external computer modems internal computer modems serial computer modems computers 2nd 3rd . [See alsp PCs] blade servers 2nd bus-oriented 2nd 3rd calculations 2nd decision making 2nd 3rd processing 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th cases 2nd 3rd components. [See components] compromise 2nd 3rd digital electronics 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th electronic design 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 logic 2nd 3rd 4th logic design 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st electronics 2nd 3rd functions. [See functions] history 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th infrastructure cases 2nd expansion boards 2nd motherboards 2nd power 2nd intelligence 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th low-profile low-profile computers memory 2nd 3rd 4th 5th floppy drives 2nd 3rd hard disk drives 2nd 3rd mass storage memory modules optical drives 2nd 3rd tape drives 2nd 3rd motherboard design 2nd multitasking power 2nd present day 2nd 3rd 4th programmability 2nd single-board 2nd 3rd small footprint concurrent refresh CMOS advanced setup 2nd condenser microphones Config/OS layer (PCI Express) configuration monitors manual configuration 2nd configurations ACPI 2nd BIOS system 2nd CMOS 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 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd FireWire 2nd PC cards 2nd connection-enhancing technologies (modems) combining voice and data 2nd data compression 2nd echo cancellation 2nd error-checking and error-correction systems 2nd fallback 2nd line compensation 2nd multiple-carrier modems 2nd connections cable SCSI 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th digital cameras 2nd 3rd keyboards 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th connectivity 2nd (networks) architecture hierarchies 2nd 3rd 4th 5th topologies 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th hardware access points 2nd cabling 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th hubs 2nd NICs 2nd routers Internet model 2nd OSI model 2nd 3rd Application layer 2nd Data Link layer 2nd Network layer Physical layer Presentation layer 2nd Session layer Transport layer standards Ethernet 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th HomePlug 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th HomePNA 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th wireless network standards 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th Windows model adapters 2nd clients 2nd protocols services 2nd connectors 2nd 3rd 4th +12V power connectors AGP boards 2nd 3rd ARINC 628 ATA Attachment 2nd 3rd 4th auxiliary power edge Empower FireWire 2nd 3rd 4th 5th floppy disks 2nd microphones 2nd 3rd monitors 2nd analog connection systems 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th BNC connectors 2nd 3rd legacy connectors 2nd VGA connectors 2nd 3rd 4th parallel ports 2nd A 2nd 3rd 4th adapters 2nd B 2nd C 2nd cable 2nd 3rd electrical operation 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 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th 37th 38th 39th 40th 41st 42nd PCI boards 2nd 3rd PCMCIA cards RS-232C ports 2nd 25-Pin 2nd 3rd 4th 9-Pin 2nd 3rd 4th SCSI parallel interface 2nd 3rd 4th 50-pin external 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 50-pin internal 2nd 3rd 68-pin 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 80-pin SCA 2nd 3rd USB 2nd 3rd constant angular velocity constant angular velocity equipment constant angular velocity recording constant linear velocity medium constant linear velocity recording 2nd 3rd constant voltage chargers consumables printers 2nd cartridges 2nd paper 2nd refilling 2nd contact keyboards 2nd mechanical switches 2nd membrane switches 2nd non-contact 2nd rubber dome switches 2nd contact materials memory installation 2nd fretting contaminants magnetic storage 2nd content WWW (World Wide Web) control digital camera exposure automatic 2nd 3rd manual 2nd group-coding 2nd 3rd parallel ports 2nd 3rd 4th enhanced ports 2nd 3rd 4th 5th extended capabilities ports 2nd traditional ports 2nd 3rd control functions sound systems 2nd control hierarchy hardware interfaces 2nd 3rd control keys (keyboards) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Control Method Battery Interface control systems command driven control unit (microprocessors) 2nd Control-C Control-F Control-S controllers bus floppy disks 2nd 3rd keyboard RAID video 2nd 3rd 4th CRT 2nd controls image 2nd 3rd 4th optical media drives 2nd convergence CRTs (cathode ray tube) 2nd 3rd convergence controls conversion lenses digital cameras converters analog-to-digital analog-to-digital converter (A-to-D converter) DAC (digital-to-analog converters) digital-to-analog RAMDACs 2nd 3rd cooling active cases 2nd active convection 2nd 3rd fan failures 2nd passive convection 2nd passive coprocessors graphics 2nd 3rd copy generation management system Corel WordPerfect Office coulombs country codes top-level domains 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th CPUs (central processing units) CPUs (central processing units) CRC (cyclical redundancy check) algorthm Creature from the Black Lagoon, The crossover cable crossover cables RS-232C ports 2nd 3rd 4th crossovers CRT (cathode ray tube technology) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th addressability 2nd 3rd anti-glare treatment 2nd coating 2nd deflection angles 2nd mechanical 2nd mesh 2nd polarization 2nd 3rd aperture grilles 2nd 3rd 4th aspect ratios 2nd 3rd color temperature 2nd 3rd convergence 2nd 3rd dot-pitch 2nd electron guns 2nd 3rd image controls 2nd 3rd 4th image distortion 2nd 3rd image sizing 2nd line width 2nd overscans 2nd 3rd 4th phosphors 2nd 3rd purity 2nd 3rd resolution 2nd 3rd screen curvature 2nd 3rd screen size 2nd 3rd shadow masks 2nd 3rd underscans 2nd 3rd 4th CRT controllers 2nd CRTs (Cathode-ray tube) monitors CSMA/CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance) CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense, Multiple Access with Collision Detection) CTS (clear to send) Curie temperature currents AC (alternating currents) 2nd batteries 2nd DC (direct current) cut-sheet feeders 2nd cutoff voltage CW (carrier wave) modulation 2nd 3rd 4th Cycle Frame (FRAME#) cycle shaving 2nd cyclical redundancy check (CRC) algorithm cylinders hard disks 2nd
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