Upgrading and Repairing PCs (17th Edition)

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N-Type semiconductors,

Nano-ITX motherboards,

nanoseconds,

nanosliders,

Napier, Charles,

Napier, John,

Napier's Bones, 2nd

narrow-channel systems,

National Television System Committee (NTSC),

NCITS (National Committee on Information Technology Standards),

NDP (numeric data processor) [See math coprocessors.]

NEAT (New Enhanced AT) CS8221 chipsets,

NEC Technologies, Inc.,

NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America, Inc.,

needle-nose pliers,

negative DC voltages,

NetBEUI (NetBIOS Extended User Interface),

NetWare operating systems,

network interface cards [See NICs (network interface cards),.]

networks, 2nd

     adapters 2nd

     ARPAnet

     benefits

     broadband Internet access

         advantages

         cable modems

         choosing

         comparison of access types

         DirecWAY

         DSL (digital subscriber line)

         filtering services

         fixed-base wireless broadband

         ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network)

         ISPs (Internet service providers)

         leased lines

         satellite performance

         security

         service interruptions

         signal lights

         speeds

         StarBand

         summary of access types

         TCP/IP settings

     cables

         buying tips

         cable distance limitations

         Direct Cable Connection technology

         grounding loops

         installation

         Thicknet

         Thinnet

         twisted-pair

     CATV networks

         asymmetrical networks

         bandwidth

         bundled cable modems

         CableLabs cable modems

         costs

         DOCSIS-compliant cable modems

         external cable modems

         internal cable modems

         performance

         security

     client/server networks

     defined

     dial-up modems

         56Kbps modems 2nd

         AT commands

         baud rates

         bit rates

         call-waiting support

         data bits

         data-compression standards

         error-correction protocols

         external

         fax modems

         gaming-optimized modems

         internal

         modulation standards

         parity

         PCI (Peripheral Connect Interface) buses

         proprietary standards

         recommendations

         standards organizations

         start-stop communications

         stop bits

         support for

         telephone company upgrades

         troubleshooting

         upgrading

         USB (Universal Serial Bus) connections

         WinModems

     Ethernet

         cables

         defined

         Fast Ethernet

         Gigabit Ethernet

         hubs 2nd

         network adapter connectors

         switches 2nd

         Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) 2nd

     extranets

     gateways

     HANs (home area networks) 2nd

     hardware and software requirements

     hardware worksheet

     HFC (hybrid fiber/coax) networks

     HomePNA

     hubs

         buying tips

         compared to switches

         dual-speed

         managed/unmanaged

         placement of

         ports

         stackable

     infrastructure mode

     intelligent sharing

     Internet

     intranets

    LANs [See LANs (local area networks).]

     networking software

         configuration

         installation

     networking tips and tricks

     NICs (network interface cards)

         BIOS

         bus types

         connectors

         costs

         full-duplex

         half-duplex

         installation

         resource conflicts

         speed

         testing

         Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity)

     peer-to-peer networks

     powerline networking

     protocols

         IP (Internet Protocol)

         IPX (Internetwork Packet Exchange)

         NetBEUI

         TCP/IP 2nd

     recording network information

     shared hardware components

     shared Internet connections

         gateways

         proxy servers

         routers

         troubleshooting

     switches

         address storing

         buying tips

         compared to hubs

         dual-speed

         placement of

         ports

         stackable

     Telenet

     Token-Ring

     topologies

         bus

         comparison of

         ring

         star

     troubleshooting

     WANs (wide area networks)

     wireless networks 2nd

         Bluetooth

         comparison of standards

         topologies

         Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) 2nd

New Enhanced AT (NEAT) CS8221 chipsets,

New Partition Wizard,

NexGen Nx586 processors,

nForce 410 series chipsets,

nForce 430 series chipsets,

nForce chipsets,

nForce Professional series chipsets,

nForce2 chipsets,

nForce3 150 chipsets,

nForce3 250 family chipsets,

nForce3 Pro 150 chipsets,

nForce4 series chipsets,

Nibble Mode memory,

nickel-ferrite (NiFe) film,

NICs (network interface cards),

     bus types

     connectors

     costs

     full-duplex

     half-duplex

     installation

     resource conflicts

     speed

     testing

     Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity)

NiFe (nickel-ferrite) film,

NLX motherboards,

     advantages

     identifying

     length of

     riser cards

     system layout

NMIs (nonmaskable interrupts),

No boot device available (error message),

No boot sector on fixed disk (error message),

NO ROM BASIC - SYSTEM HALTED (error message),

no-tool cases,

Noble, David,

non-PC ROM upgrades,

non-return to zero (NRZI), 2nd

Non-System disk or disk error (error message),

nonblocking cache,

nondestructive formatters,

noninterlaced monitors,

nonlinear power,

nonmaskable interrupts (NMIs),

nonvolatile memory [See ROM BIOS (basic input/output system),.]

nonvolatile storage, [See also hard disk drives,.]

North Bridge chipsets,

     AMD-761

     Apollo KT133

     Apollo KT133A

     Apollo KX133

     NVIDIA

     Radeon

     ULiMagic1

Northwood Celerons,

Novastor,

Novell, Inc.

     contact information

     NetWare operating systems

Noyce, Robert, 2nd

NPN semiconductors,

NRZ (nonreturn to zero), 2nd

NT [See Windows NT.]

Ntdetect.com,

NTFS (Windows NT File System) partitions,

NTSC (National Television System Committee),

null modem cables,

Num Lock feature,

numbers

     Intel model numbers

     key numbers

     numeric keypads 2nd

     ROM (read-only memory) chip part numbers

         EEPROM (electronically erasable programmable ROM)

         EPROM (erasable programmable ROM)

         PROM (programmable ROM)

     sector numbers

numeric data processor (NDP) [See math coprocessors.]

numeric keypads, 2nd

numerical aperture,

nut drivers,

nVENTIV refrigerated cooling systems,

NVIDIA

     chipsets

         3D chipsets

         multiple-head video chipsets

         nForce 410 series

         nForce 430 series

         nForce family

         nForce Professional series

         nForce2 family

         nForce3 150/nForce3 Pro 150

         nForce3 250 family

         nForce4 series

     contact information

     SLI

nView multidisplay hardware,

Nx586 processors,

nylon cable-ties,

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