The Winn L. Rosch Hardware Bible, 6th Edition
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machine languages 2nd magnetic properties floppy disks density key 2nd hubs 2nd insertion key 2nd liners magnetic properties 2nd 3rd shell 2nd 3rd 4th writing protection 2nd magnetic storage 2nd floppy disks 2nd formats 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th history 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st mechanisms 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th SuperDisks 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th hard disks 2nd drive arrays 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 FAT file system 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th geometry 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th history 2nd 3rd mechanisms 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 medium 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th performance 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th physical format 2nd 3rd tapes 2nd 3rd 4th formats 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th streaming 2nd technologies 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th magnetic storage (memory) 2nd 3rd coercivity 2nd 3rd Curie temperature Oersteds digital magnetic systems 2nd magnetic materials 2nd permanence 2nd retentivity 2nd saturation 2nd magneto-resistive read/write heads 2nd Magnetophon main boards maintenance-free batteries management power APM (Advanced Power Management) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th Energy Star 2nd 3rd mantissa manual configuration monitors 2nd manual exposure control 2nd manual focus 2nd mapping cache 2nd input/output 2nd memory 2nd mark, serial signal mask ROM 2nd masking (memory) mass storage mass storage. [See secondary storage (memory)] master file table (MFT) masters expansion buses 2nd 3rd mathematics calculations processing 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th calculators 2nd Atanasoff Berry Computer (ABC) Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator Matsushita-Kotobuki Electronics Industries, Ltd. maximum cable length SCSI 2nd 3rd maximum data rates digital telephone services Maximum Performance Mode (SpeedStep) maximum usable memory addressing limits 2nd MCM (Multi-Cavity Module) Pentium Pro MCM (Multi-Cavity Module) MCNS (Multimedia Cable Network System Partners, Ltd.) MDFAT (Microsoft DoubleSpace FAT) measurement units printers 2nd 3rd measurements memory 2nd bytes cells large storage units lines of memory MMX packed units nibbles words 2nd 3rd mechanical anti-glare treatments for displays 2nd mechanical mouse 2nd 3rd mechanical switches keyboards 2nd mechanisms floppy disks 2nd head control 2nd head indexing speed control hard disks data-transfer rate 2nd latency 2nd 3rd read/write heads 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th rotation 2nd 3rd 4th speed 2nd 3rd standby mode 2nd 3rd media magnetic storage 2nd 3rd optical 2nd 3rd 4th CD-RWs 2nd Compact Discs. [See CDs] Digital Versatile Disc. [See DVDs] disc medium 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th drives 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th DVD-Audio 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd history 2nd 3rd 4th 5th physical format 2nd 3rd 4th recording materials 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th standards 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 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th Media Access Control layer (Ethernet Data Link layer) media-handling printer paper 2nd 3rd 4th 5th medium floppy disks 2nd hard disks 2nd areal density 2nd contaminants 2nd media 2nd 3rd substrates 2nd megabits memory chips megahertz megapixels membrane switches keyboards 2nd memory 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th . RAM access bank-switched memory 2nd direct access 2nd attribute PC cards 2nd chipsets addressing 2nd error handling 2nd refreshing 2nd CMOS assignments 2nd 3rd common memory 2nd computers 2nd data compression 2nd 3rd compression ratios disk compression systems file compression lossless compression systems digital electronics 2nd display display adapters 2nd double-buffering errors 2nd detection and prevention 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th hard errors 2nd soft errors 2nd 3rd 4th 5th flip-flop floppy drives 2nd 3rd hard disk drives 2nd 3rd installation contact materials 2nd memory speed 2nd mixing modules 2nd orientation logical organization frame buffer memory 2nd protected mode memory real mode memory 2nd 3rd shadow memory 2nd UMA (Unified Memory Architecture) 2nd magnetic storage 2nd 3rd coercivity 2nd 3rd 4th 5th digital magnetic systems 2nd magnetic materials 2nd permanence 2nd retentivity 2nd saturation 2nd mass storage measurements 2nd bytes cells large storage units lines of memory MMX packed units nibbles words 2nd 3rd memory cards CompactFlash 2nd 3rd Memory Stick package (Sony) 2nd MultiMedia Cards 2nd Secure Digital cards SmartMedia 2nd xD Picture Cards 2nd memory maps memory module cards memory modules optical drives 2nd 3rd optical storage 2nd data density photodetectors packaging chips 2nd memory modules 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th PC cards 2nd primary storage RAM printers 2nd requirements maximum usable memory 2nd minimum Windows requirements 2nd system resource memory 2nd screen secondary storage 2nd 3rd data organization 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th near-line storage 2nd offline storage online storage set-reset memory solid-state memory 2nd read-only memory 2nd read-write memory 2nd 3rd 4th 5th tape drives 2nd 3rd technologies EEPROM (electrically erasable programmable read-only memory) 2nd EPROM (erasable programmable read-only memory) 2nd Flash memory 2nd 3rd 4th 5th mask ROM PROM (programmable read-only memory) 2nd read-only memory 2nd read-write memory 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd tests CMOS advanced setup 2nd virtual memory demand paging 2nd 3rd 4th 5th swap files 2nd volatility 2nd nonvolatile memory volatile memory memory aperture memory caching memory controller hub memory I/O memory mapped memory mapping 2nd memory module cards Memory Stick package (Sony) 2nd mesh anti-glare treatment for displays 2nd meta-languages metal-in-gap heads metal-oxide varistors. [See MOVs] Metcalf, Robert MFM (Modified Frequency Modulation) MFT (master file table) MH (Modified Huffman) encoding Micro Channel Architecture micro-ops 2nd microATX motherboards 2nd 3rd Microcom Networking Protocol Standards Levels 1 through 9 microde microprocessors 2nd 3rd microfarads micronets microphone inputs capturing sounds 2nd microphones 2nd capacitor condenser connectors 2nd 3rd directionality 2nd 3rd electrical characteristics 2nd figure-eight omnidirectional technologies 2nd unidirectional microprocessors 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 486 family 2nd 3rd ADM Athlon 2nd 3rd 4th Athlon MP 2nd Duron 2nd 3rd mobile 2nd 3rd 4th Opteron 2nd 3rd arithmetic/logic unit 2nd clocked logic 2nd control unit 2nd electrical characteristics 2nd operating voltages 2nd 3rd packaging 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th power management 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th thermal constraints 2nd 3rd floating-point unit 2nd 3rd influence of PCs on development 286 family 2nd 3rd 386 family 2nd 8086 family 2nd initial development 2nd 3rd 4th input/output unit 2nd 3rd instruction sets 2nd instructions 2nd 3rd Intel 2nd 3rd Pentium 4 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Pentium III 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Pentium III Xeon 2nd 3rd 4th Xeon 2nd Itanium 2nd 3rd micro-ops 2nd microde 2nd 3rd mobile 2nd Celeron 2nd 3rd low-voltage Pentium 4-M 2nd Pentium III 2nd Pentium III-M 2nd ultra -low-voltage 2nd 3rd Mobile Pentium II 2nd nanoprocessors Pentium 4 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Pentium family 2nd 3rd 4th Pentium II 2nd 3rd Mobile Pentium II Celeron 2nd 3rd 4th Pentium II OverDrive 2nd Pentium II series Pentium II Xeon 2nd 3rd Pentium III 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Pentium III Xeon 2nd 3rd 4th Pentium Pro 2nd 3rd MCM registers 2nd 3rd RISC 2nd 3rd 4th SIMD 2nd testing CMOS advanced setup Transmeta 2nd 3rd VLIW 2nd Xeon 2nd Microsoft Natural Keyboard OnNow initiative Windows Media Player Microsoft DoubleSpace FAT (MDFAT) Microsoft Office microsprocessors 2nd branch prediction logic 2nd caching 2nd 3rd 4th instructions mapping 2nd primary secondary size 2nd tertiary write-back 2nd write-through 2nd clock speed 2nd EPIC 2nd front-side buses 2nd 3rd out-of-order execution 2nd pipelining 2nd 3rd hyper-pipelining super-pipelining register renaming 2nd speculative execution 2nd superscalar architecture 2nd TLB 2nd midi-tower cases midrange speakers mini-ATX motherboards 2nd 3rd Mini-LPXs mini-tower cases Miniature Cards (CompactFlash) miniature phone plugs mixed devices SCSI cable connections 2nd mixers analog digital mixing modules memory installation 2nd MMCD (Multimedia Compact Disc) MMR (Modified Modified Read) encoding MMX (Multimedia Extensions) packed storage units MMX (MultiMedia Extensions) mobile microproessors ADM 2nd 3rd 4th Mobile Pentium II 2nd 3rd Mobile Pentium with MMX Technology mobile processors 2nd Celeron 2nd 3rd low-voltage Pentium 4-M 2nd Pentium III 2nd Pentium III-M 2nd ultra-low-voltage 2nd 3rd model byte Modem Ready indicators Modem-on-Hold feature modems 2nd 3rd 4th background 2nd channels asymmetrical modems 2nd echoplex mode 2nd full-duplex modems half-duplex modems switching modems 2nd connection-enhancing technologies 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 fax 2nd 3rd hardware computer interfaces 2nd data preparation 2nd indicators 2nd line interfaces 2nd modulators packaging hardware 2nd user interfaces modulation Shannon's Limit 2nd speed standards 2nd 3rd V.92 modem standard 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th telco-return modems modes printer speed 2nd 3rd Modified Frequency Modulation (MFM) Modified Huffman (MH) encoding Modified Modified Read (MMR) encoding Modified Read (MR) encoding modular keyboard connectors modulation Bluetooth 2nd communication channels 2nd amplitude 2nd 3rd carriers 2nd 3rd 4th 5th complex 2nd demodulation frequency 2nd frequency shift keying 2nd 3rd modems phase 2nd 3rd pulse 2nd 3rd 4th quadrature requirements 2nd IrDA 2nd modulators 2nd as modem hardware modules LAN Connect memory module cards monitoring devices display systems 2nd 3rd monitors 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th compared to displays CRT ( cathode ray tube) 2nd 3rd 4th 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 display adapters 2nd 3rd accelerator chips 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th memory 2nd RAMDACs 2nd 3rd video controllers 2nd 3rd 4th dot-clocks electronics 2nd 3rd bandwidth 2nd 3rd 4th DDC (display data channel) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Energy Star 2nd 3rd 4th 5th hard-wired coding 2nd identification interlacing 2nd 3rd manual configuration 2nd synchronizing frequency range 2nd 3rd 4th flat-panel display 2nd 3rd 4th liquid crystal displays. [See LCDs] image compression 2nd codecs 2nd filters 2nd JPEGs 2nd 3rd MPEGs 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th interfaces 2nd AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) connectors 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th digital video interface (DVI) 2nd 3rd UMA (Unified Memory Architecture) 2nd LCDs (liquid crystal displays) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th cholesteric technology 2nd color issues 2nd double-scanned displays 2nd nematic technology 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th reflective displays 2nd response time 2nd transmissive displays 2nd yields 2nd portrait displays standards video 2nd 3rd video integration 2nd standards 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th video capture 2nd video overlay 2nd video technology 2nd back porches 2nd blanking 2nd front porches 2nd retracing 2nd scanning 2nd 3rd 4th synchronizing signals 2nd 3rd 4th vertical intervals 2nd monochrome display attributes monochrome displays CRTs Moore, Gordon E. Moore's Law 2nd 3rd Morse, Samuel motherboards 2nd 3rd 4th ATX 2nd 3rd 4th backplanes baseboards design 2nd expansion boards. [See expansion boards] FlexATX 2nd 3rd logic boards LPX main boards microATX 2nd 3rd mini-ATX 2nd 3rd NLX 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th nomenclature 2nd 3rd physical requirements 2nd bus standards 2nd expansion slot layout 2nd 3rd expansion slot numbers 2nd expansion slot spacing 2nd planar boards standards 2nd 3rd system boards WTX 2nd Motion Picture Experts Group. [See MPEGs] Mount Rainier 2nd Mount Rainier drives mouse 2nd 3rd 4th buttons 2nd 3rd mechanical 2nd 3rd optical design 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th ports 2nd protocols resolution 2nd wheels 2nd 3rd mouse pointers MOVs 2nd (metal-oxide varistors) MP3 players 2nd 3rd 4th MPC (Multimedia PC) MPEG decoder MPEG-1 2nd MPEG-2 2nd MPEG-3 MPEG-4 2nd MPEG-7 MPEGs (Motion Picture Experts Group) image compression 2nd 3rd MPEG-1 2nd MPEG-2 2nd MPEG-3 MPEG-4 2nd MPEG-7 MR (Modified Read) encoding Multi-Cavity Module (MCM) Multi-Cavity Module. [See MCM] multi-word DMA transfers 2nd 3rd multichannel sound 2nd multifunction printers fax 2nd 3rd 4th multilayer circuit boards multimedia software Multimedia Cable Network System Partners, Ltd.. [See MCNS] MultiMedia Cards 2nd Multimedia Compact Disc (MMCD) Multimedia Content Description Interface MultiMedia Extensions (MMX) Multimedia Extensions. [See MMX] Multimedia PC (MPC) multiple zone recording (MZR) 2nd 3rd multiple-carrier modems 2nd multiple-image mode view panels multiplexed memory chips CAS (Column Address Strobe signal) RAS (Row Address Strobe signal) multiplexing expansion buses PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) 2nd multipliers multiprocessors accumulators logic gates 2nd multitasking MZR (multiple zone recording) 2nd 3rd
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