The Winn L. Rosch Hardware Bible, 6th Edition
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P cable SCSI P-type semiconductors P5 P54C packaging memory chips 2nd memory modules 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th microprocessors 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th packaging hardware (modems) external modems internal modems PC Card modems pocket modems Packard ThinkJet packed storage units packet binary convolutionary coding system. [See PBCC-22] Packet Identifier byte packet interface AT Attachment 2nd packet writing 2nd packetized communications packets OSI model Data Link layer TCP/IP 2nd USB data packets 2nd handshake packets 2nd 3rd token packets 2nd 3rd pad-printed keycaps paddles game page faults page interleaves CMOS advanced setup page mode CMOS advanced setup page printers page scanners page-description language painting software Palo Alto Research Laboratory of Xerox Corporation Alto workstation PAM signal Pan mode panning 2nd paper printers 2nd paper (printer) 2nd 3rd capacity 2nd collation 2nd duplex operation 2nd friction feeds 2nd 3rd media-handling 2nd 3rd 4th 5th paper empty, parallel port signal parallel access arrays parallel channels 2nd 3rd expansion buses parallel ports 2nd 3rd adapters 2nd cable 2nd 3rd connectors 2nd A 2nd 3rd 4th B 2nd C 2nd control 2nd 3rd 4th enhanced ports 2nd 3rd 4th 5th extended capabilities ports 2nd traditional ports 2nd 3rd electrical operation 2nd byte mode 2nd compatibility mode 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) mode 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Extended Capabilities Port(ECP) mode 2nd 3rd 4th nibble mode 2nd 3rd 4th history 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th logical interface 2nd PS/2 parallel recording 2nd parallel tracking path (PTP) parameters passing 2nd 3rd parity detection and prevention of memory errors parity check bits parity checks CMOS advanced setup parity-check lines park-and-lock 2nd Partial Response Maximum Likelihood. [See PRML] pass-through devices Passed Diagnostics signal passing parameters 2nd 3rd passive convection cases 2nd passive cooling 2nd passive matrix LCDs passive speakers passive systems 2nd passwords AT Attachment 2nd CMOS advanced setup Patterson, David A. PBCC-22 (packet binary convolutionary coding system) PBX (Private Branch Exchange) PBXs (private business exchanges) PC Card modems packaging hardware PC cards hot-swapping JEITIA standards 2nd 3rd PCMCIA 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th CardBus 2nd 3rd operation 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th setup 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th signals 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th software interface 2nd 3rd 4th standards 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th zoomed video 2nd PC power supplies PCI 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th (Peripheral Component Interconnect) 2nd 3rd (programmable interrupt controller) arbitrated bus-mastering 2nd architecture 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th burst mode 2nd data integrity signals 2nd hot-plugging 2nd low-voltage evolution multiplexing 2nd PCI Express 2nd layers 2nd 3rd PCI-X 2nd 3rd 4th 5th serialized interrupts 2nd 3rd 4th 5th setup 2nd slot limits 2nd speed 2nd 3rd standards 2nd PCI boards 2nd connectors 2nd 3rd dimensions 2nd 3rd PCI bridge PCI clock PCI Express 2nd layers 2nd 3rd PCI Hot Plug 2nd PCI-X PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th PCL (Printer Control Language) 2nd PCM (pulse code modulation) PCM signal (pulse-coded modulation) PCMCIA 2nd 3rd 4th 5th (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) CardBus 2nd 3rd PC cards 2nd card interface operation 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th setup 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th signals 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th software interface 2nd 3rd standards 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th zoomed video 2nd PCMCIA cards 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th connectors PCMCIA slots PCR (Phase Change Recordable) PCs . [See also computers] influence on microprocessor development 286 family 2nd 3rd 386 family 2nd 8086 family 2nd peer buses peer-to-peer systems (networks) 2nd Pentium II series Pentium Processor with MMX Pentiums 2nd 3rd 4th Dynamic Execution Mobile Pentium II 2nd 3rd OverDrive Pentium 4 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Pentium 4-M 2nd Pentium II 2nd 3rd Pentium II Celeron 2nd 3rd 4th Pentium II OverDrive 2nd Pentium II Xeon 2nd 3rd Pentium III 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th Pentium III Xeon 2nd 3rd 4th Pentium III-M 2nd Pentium Pro 2nd 3rd MCM Xeon 2nd performance AT Attachment 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th hard disks 2nd access time 2nd 3rd AV drives 2nd 3rd data-transfer rates 2nd 3rd disk caching 2nd HyperTransport 2nd 3rd 4th ISP limits 2nd Performance tab (Windows) performance tuning BIOS storage functions 2nd 3rd 4th BIOS shadowing clock speed 2nd 3rd cycle shaving 2nd system integrity 2nd PeriphAck Peripheral Component Interconnect. [See PCI]2nd [See PCI]3rd [See PCI] peripherals chipsets 2nd floppy disk controller hard disk interface 2nd input/output ports keyboard controller 2nd expansion buses permanence magnetic memory storage 2nd printers 2nd perpendicular recording PError PError parallel ports 2nd Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. [See PCMCIA] personal computers. [See PCs] perspective divide Peterson, David PFM (pulse frequency modulation) PGA (pin grid array) phase Phase Alternating Line 2nd Phase Change Recordable (PCR) phase modulation 2nd 3rd phase-change inkjet printers 2nd phase-change media phones protection from 2nd 3rd phosphors CRTs ( cathode ray tube) 2nd 3rd photo scanners 2nd photo-resist photodetectors optical memory storage photography digital physical design read/write heads 2nd physical format CDs 2nd 3rd 4th DVDs 2nd 3rd 4th hard disks 2nd 3rd Physical layer Ethernet 2nd 3rd OSI model Physical layer (PCI Express) physical requirements motherboards 2nd bus standards 2nd expansion slot layout 2nd 3rd expansion slot numbers 2nd expansion slot spacing 2nd piconets picture elements Piezo inkjets piezoelectric crystal piezoelectric crystal inkjet printers 2nd pin grid array. [See PGA] pin jacks 2nd analog voltage level 2nd daisy-chaining 2nd termination 2nd pin-in hole technology printed circuits 2nd pincushion distortion 2nd PIO (Programmed Input/Output) pipeline nibble mode DRAM. [See BEDO (Burst EDO DRAM)] pipelines pipelining 2nd 3rd hyper-pipelining super-pipelining pipes pixelization pixels super-pixels Plain UltraDMA 2nd planar boards Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier (PLCC) Plastic Quad Flat Package (PQFP) 2nd plated-through holes platens platters 2nd 3rd 4th 5th constant angular velocity equipment constant linear velocity recording 2nd determining size of drive mechanisms magnetic field servo surface players MP3 2nd 3rd 4th PLCC (Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier) Plug-and-Play 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th boot operation 2nd expansion board support 2nd onboard ROM 2nd 3rd USB plugs miniature phone plugs pocket modems packaging hardware point devices 2nd 3rd point sticks point-to-point links Bluetooth point-to-point wiring pointing devices 2nd 3rd 4th drivers 2nd game controllers 2nd 3rd interfaces 2nd mouse ports 2nd serial ports 2nd USB ports wireless 2nd mouse 2nd buttons 2nd 3rd mechanical 2nd 3rd optical 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th resolution 2nd wheels 2nd 3rd protocols 2nd TouchPads 2nd 3rd 4th 5th trackballs 2nd ball size 2nd handedness 2nd resolution 2nd switches 2nd TrackPoints 2nd 3rd polarization anti-glare treatments for displays 2nd 3rd port bypass circuits Fibre Channel portable power supplies 2nd 3rd airplane adapters 2nd 3rd car adapters 2nd 3rd external 2nd portrait displays ports 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th bidirectional parallel port Bluetooth. [See Bluetooth] chipsets communications channels 2nd 3rd data lines 2nd flow control 2nd timing 2nd compared to interfaces FireWire 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th arbitration 2nd cable 2nd 3rd configuration 2nd connectors 2nd 3rd 4th 5th daisy-chaining leaf signaling 2nd I/O port assignments 2nd 3rd 4th IrDA 2nd 3rd 4th 5th data rates 2nd formats frames 2nd 3rd history 2nd infrared light interference suppression 2nd modulation 2nd pulse width 2nd 3rd speed 2nd keyboard USB port 2nd 3rd keyboards 2nd 3rd 4th handshaking 2nd serial byte protocol 2nd mouse 2nd parallel 2nd 3rd adapters 2nd cable 2nd 3rd connectors 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th control 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 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 history 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th logical interface 2nd PS/2 PS/2 parallel port RS-232C 2nd cables 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th connectors 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th electrical operations 2nd 3rd logical interface 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th register functions 2nd signals 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th UARTs 2nd 3rd serial 2nd USB 2nd 3rd 4th bus controllers cable 2nd 3rd connectors 2nd 3rd function hosts hubs Plug-and-Play protocol 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th speed standards POST (Power-On Self Test) beep codes 2nd error codes 2nd PostScript 3 power 2nd 3rd 4th 5th AC (alternating currents) 2nd AT Attachment 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th AT Attachment power management modes batteries 2nd 3rd 4th capacity 2nd cell types 2nd charging 2nd 3rd 4th chemical systems 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th currents 2nd energy 2nd safety 2nd shelf life 2nd Smart Battery system 2nd 3rd standards 2nd 3rd storage density 2nd 3rd voltages 2nd Bluetooth 2nd chipsets management 2nd DC (direct current) device demands 2nd digital cameras AC power 2nd batteries 2nd 3rd expansion buses distribution 2nd management 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 microprocessors management 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th PC cards 2nd power supplies 2nd desktop 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th fans portable 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th voltages protection blackouts 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th phones 2nd 3rd power line irregularities 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th power bricks power calibration area Power Good signal power lines irregularities noise 2nd over-voltage 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th under-voltage 2nd power supplies 2nd AT ATX 2nd ATX12V desktop 2nd 3rd ATX linear 2nd logic circuits 2nd ratings 2nd 3rd 4th standards 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th switching 2nd voltages 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th fans PC portable 2nd 3rd airplane adapters 2nd 3rd car adapters 2nd 3rd external 2nd SFX12V TFX12V voltages WTX 2nd XT Power-On Self Test (POST) beep codes 2nd error codes 2nd PowerNow! 2nd 3rd 4th PPM (pulse position modulation) PQFP (Plastic Quad Flat Package) 2nd precompression presence detect pins (old technology DIMMs) Presentation layer OSI model 2nd prevention memory errors detection/correction 2nd fake parity 2nd parity parity;parity check bits PRI (Primary Rate Interface) primary batteries primary cache Primary Rate Interface. [See PRI] primary storage (memory) RAM print engines 2nd direct thermal 2nd 3rd dye-diffusion 2nd impact dot-matrix 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th inkjet 2nd 3rd 4th 5th phase-change inkjets 2nd piezoelectric crystal 2nd thermal 2nd 3rd lasers 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th speed 2nd thermal transfer 2nd 3rd printed circuit boards printed circuits 2nd 3rd 4th fabrication 2nd pin-in hole technology 2nd surface mount technology 2nd Printer Control Language (PCL) 2nd printer control register printer data register printer status register printers 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th colors 2nd 3rd 4th dithering 2nd drivers 2nd permanence 2nd command set consumables 2nd cartridges 2nd paper 2nd refilling 2nd fully formed character printers interfaces 2nd 3rd line speed 2nd memory 2nd multifunction 2nd 3rd 4th page paper handling 2nd 3rd capacity 2nd collation 2nd duplex operation 2nd friction feeds 2nd 3rd media-handling 2nd 3rd 4th 5th print engines 2nd direct thermal 2nd 3rd dye-diffusion 2nd impact dot-matrix 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th inkjet 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th lasers 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th phase-change inkjets 2nd piezoelectric crystal 2nd thermal transfer 2nd 3rd quality 2nd 3rd 4th speed 2nd engine speed 2nd measurement units 2nd 3rd modes 2nd 3rd throughput 2nd printing one-pass priorities buses Private Branch Exchange. [See PBX] private business exchanges. [See PBXs] private networks addressing IANA reservations 2nd PRML (Partial Response Maximum Likelihood) read/write heads 2nd processing 2nd BIOS 2nd 3rd chipsets 2nd 3rd microprocessors 2nd 3rd 4th Pentium II series microsprocessors. [See microprocessors] profiles 40-millimeter 60-millimeter program area program memory area programmability (computers) 2nd programmable interrupt controller. [See PCI] programmable read-only memory. [See PROM] Programmed Input/Output. [See PIO] programming languages 2nd 3rd 4th 5th assembly languages 2nd high-level 2nd 3rd batch languages 2nd compiled 2nd 3rd development environments 2nd interpreted 2nd libraries 2nd scripting languages low-level languages machine languages 2nd meta-languages programs 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th applets 2nd application suites 2nd databases digital electronics 2nd 3rd disassembling drawing/painting Microsoft Office multimedia operating systems. [See operating systems] spreadsheets utilities 2nd 3rd Web browsers Word processors progressive scanning PROM (programmable read-only memory) 2nd burning the PROM propagation delay properties floppy disks density key 2nd hubs 2nd insertion key 2nd liners magnetic properties 2nd 3rd shell 2nd 3rd 4th writing protection 2nd protected mode memory protection blackouts 2nd offline backup systems 2nd 3rd online backup systems 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th phones 2nd 3rd power line irregularities noise 2nd over-voltage 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th under-voltage 2nd writing floppy disks 2nd protocols addressing DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) 2nd Group 3 fax HomePlug 2nd CSMA/CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance) pointing devices 2nd serial byte protocol (keyboards) 2nd split-transaction protocol TCP/IP packets 2nd USB 2nd 3rd 4th 5th data packets 2nd handshake packets 2nd 3rd token packets 2nd 3rd Windows network model PS/2 mouse ports PS/2 parallel port PS/2 parallel ports PS/2-style 2nd 3rd 4th PTP ( opposite tracking path) (parallel tracking path) publications Case for Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks, A Electronics National Business Education Quarterly pulse modulation 2nd 3rd 4th pulse width IrDA 2nd 3rd pulse width modulation (PWM) 2nd 3rd pulse-coded modulation. [See PCM signal] pulse-width modulation purity CRTs (cathode ray tube) 2nd 3rd pushbuttons application pushbuttons PWM (pulse width modulation) 2nd 3rd
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