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Faster Smarter PCs
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Scott H. A. Clark
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Beginner
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9780735618558
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0-7356-1855-0
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$19.99
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Index
Numbers and Symbols
1-CCD camera, 110
3-CCD camera, 110-11
3D audio effects, 93
3D games, 208
3D graphics, 63
10/100Base-T, 152
802.11a, 153
802.11b, 153
A
accessibility features, 193
Accessibility Wizard, 193
ACPI. See Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
active-matrix flat panel, 51, 54
ActiveX, 170
adapter, 60. See also video adapter cards
adapter cards, 22-23
ADC. See analog-to-digital converter (ADC)
Add Hardware Wizard, 138, 253, 254
add-in cards, 22-23
adding hardware. See installing new hardware
additive color process, 123
Administrator, 192, 212
Administrator account, 212
Advanced Appearance dialog box, 189
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), 223-24
Advanced Graphics Port (AGP) bus, 23
AGP bus. See Advanced Graphics Port (AGP) bus
all-digital SGI flat panel, 52, 53
All Programs list, 184-87
Alt+Tab, 210
ALU. See arithmatic logic unit (ALU)
American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII), 32
analog displays, 46-47
analog flat panel, 51, 52
analog process, 46
analog-to-digital converter (ADC), 88
anonymous FTP connections, 155
antivirus hardware, 282
antivirus software, 212, 282-85
aperture, 108
aperture grill, 48, 49, 57
apparent resolution, 120
Apple Computer, 4, 8
arithmetic logic unit (ALU), 19
artifacts, 116
ASCII. See American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)
audio, 83-105
compression, 97-98, 104
digital audio, 92-94
digital sound, 84-91
frequency, fundamental, timbers, 87
MP3, 99, 104
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI), 94-96
multiple copying causing erosion of quality, 84, 104
ripping, 103
sound bytes, 89
sound card, 91-96
Sound Recorder, 90
sound waves, 86-87
Windows Media Audio (WMA), 104
Windows Media Player, 99-104
Audio Support, 91
AutoRecovery, 257
B
backing up, 264
balanced integration, 13-14, 26
bandwidth, 98, 132
basic input/output system (BIOS), 37, 261-62
baud, 131
binary machine language, 30
BIOS. See basic input/output system (BIOS)
bit, 31
bit rate, 131
boot sector, 167
booting, 167
bootstrap loader, 167-68
bps, 131
buffer-to-disk rate, 214
buffer under-run, 79
bus, 23, 146
byte, 31, 32
C
cache, 19, 74
camera. See digital camera
Cat5, 152
cathode ray tube (CRT), 47-50
CCD. See charge-coupled device (CCD)
CD, 21, 76-79
CD Quality Audio, 88, 96
CD-R, 79
CD-RW, 79
central processing unit (CPU), 17-19
CF memory. See Compact Flash (CF) memory
chains of clusters, 198
character set, 32
charge-coupled device (CCD), 109
Check Disk, 203-4
Check Now, 216
chips, 16
chipset, 16-17
Choose Details dialog box, 191
chording keyboards, 24
cleaning CDs properly, 77
clip, 88
clock, 17, 19
cycle, 18
pulse, 17
cluster, 198
CMOS chip. See complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) chip
CMYK, 123
color balancing, 121-22
color depth
monitor, 58-59
scanner, 120-21
Color Scheme drop-down list, 189
color systems, 126
color wax printer, 124
COM1/COM2, 145
Command window, 169
communication
modems, 129-43 (see also modems)
networking, 151-62 (see also networking)
ports, 144-148
CompactFlash (CF) memory, 38, 112
complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) chip, 111
compression
digital camera (JPEG), 113-14
digital video (MPEG-2), 116
lossless, 97
lossy, 98, 104
computer languages, 154
Computer Management window, 278
Content Advisor, 287-88
control unit, 19
cookie, 287
cool whites, 121
copy-defeat scheme, 85
CPU. See central processing unit (CPU)
crash, 21
crossover, 152
CRT. See cathode ray tube (CRT)
CRT phosphors, 48-49
Ctrl+Alt+Delete, 209
Ctrl+Esc, 181
cursor, 9
curved scratch (on CD), 77
customizing. See personalizing the computer
D
DAC. See digital-to-analog converter (DAC)
DAT. See digital audio tape (DAT)
DDOS attacks. See distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks
DDR SDRAM. See double-data rate (DOR) SDRAM
decoder unit, 19
default refresh rate, 60
defragging, 203
deny permissions, 275, 277, 278
desktop, 169
background, 187-189
color, 189
device driver rollback, 260-61
device drivers, 171-72, 250, 252
Device Manager, 173-74, 219-31
black exclamation point icon, 225
disabling/enabling a device, 227-28
functions, 221
hardware profiles, 228-31
new hardware, 257-59
red X icon, 225
reviewing device settings, 226-27
where to find it, 222
white i icon, 225
diagnostic tab, 227
dial-up networking, 129-32
digital audio, 92-94, 208
digital audio extraction, 86
digital audio tape (DAT), 94, 115
digital camera, 108-14
charge-coupled device (CCD), 109-11
compression, 113-14
how it works, 108-12
interpolation, 110, 111
quality of camera, 111
resolution, 111, 112, 113
storage of digital images, 112-14
thumbnails, 112-13
digital copy, 86
digital flat panel, 51-52
digital imaging, 107-8
digital signal processor (DSP), 92
digital signature, 255
digital sound, 84-91
digital subscriber line (DSL), 132-36
digital-to-analog converter (DAC), 62, 88
digital video, 115-18, 208
camcorders, 116
compression, 116
Digital Video Interface (DVI), 64
digital videotape, 115
Direct3D, 65
DirectDraw, 65
DirectX family of tools, 65
disabling/enabling a device, 227-28
disk vs. disc, 76
Disk Cleanup, 75, 217
Disk Defragmenter, 203, 217
Display Control Panel, 46
Display Properties dialog box, 58-59, 187-90
distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks, 280
Dolby Digital, 93
domain, 72
DOS commands, 9
dot pitch, 56
dots per inch (DPI), 119
double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM, 34-35
DPI. See dots per inch (DPI)
DRAM. See dyanmic RAM ((DRAM)
driver signing control, 255
drivers, 171
DSL. See digital subscriber line (DSL)
DSL modem, 134
DSP. See digital signal processor (DSP)
Dualview, 46
dubbing, 117
DVD, 21, 76-80
DVD-R, 80
DVD-RW, 80
DVD+RW, 80
DVD Audio, 89
DVD recordable formats, 79-80
DVI. See Digital Video Interface (DVI)
DVI-D, 64
DVI-I, 64
dynamic RAM (DRAM), 32-33, 36
E
ECC. See Error Checking and Correction (ECC)
ECP. See Extended Capabilities Port (ECP)
EEPROM. See electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM)
effective resolution, 120
effects, 189-90
EFS. See encrypting file system (EFS)
electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), 37-38
electron guns, 48
enabling/disabling a device, 227-28
encrypting file system (EFS), 202
encryption, 154, 270, 271
End Now, 212
End Task, 210
enhanced extended graphics array (EXGA), 64
Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP), 144
EPP. See Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP)
equalization, 92
equalizer (EQ), 93
ergonomics, 23, 24
Error Checking and Correction (ECC), 36
error-checking memory, 36
event, 176
EXGA, 64
expansion cards, 22, 23
Explorer.exe, 209
extended ASCII, 32
Extended Capabilities Port (ECP), 144
F
Fast Ethernet, 152
FAT. See file allocation table (FAT)
FAT32, 199-200
file allocation table (FAT), 198, 199
File And Printer Sharing Troubleshooter, 241-42
file
characteristics, 191
defined, 68
sharing, 159-60, 272
file systems, 72, 199. See also Windows XP file systems
File Transfer Protocol (FTP), 155
fill rate, 64
firewall
defined, 158
hardware, 281
Internet, 280-82
Internet Connection Firewall (ICF), 158-59, 281
opening holes in, 282
software, 281
FireWire, 147-48
first-party cookies, 287
flash memory, 38
flat panel, 50-55
active-matrix, 51, 54
analog, 51, 52
capacitors, 54
digital, 51-52
liquid crystal display (LCD) panels, 54-55
passive-matrix, 51
price, 54
resolution, 57
floating-point unit (FPU), 19
floppy disks, 21, 22
floppy drive controller, 22
focus, 57
Folder Options dialog box, 190
folders, 69, 185-86, 190
font, 176
formatting, 198, 201
FPU. See floating point unit (FPU)
fragmentation, 199, 202-3
frame (video), 48, 116
frequency, 87
frozen program, 210
FTP. See file transfer protocol (FTP)
fundamental (frequency), 87
G
games, 170
GB. See gigabyte (GB)
General MIDI (GM), 95
GHz. See gigahertz (GHz)
gigabyte (GB), 43
GM. See General MIDI (GM)
GPU. See graphics processor unit (GPU)
graphic design, 208, 209, 215
graphical user interface (GUI), 8, 169-70
graphics accelerator, 62
graphics processor unit (GPU), 62
Group Or User Names list, 274
Guest account, 265, 266
GUI. See graphical user interface (GUI)
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handshaking, 131
hard disk, 20-21, 70-74
cache, 74
Check Disk, 203-4
clusters, tracks, sectors, 198, 205
device types, 73
drive capacity, 73
drive speed, 73-74
formatting, 198, 201
how they work, 71-72
read/write head, 20, 72
swap file, 42
system performance and, 214-16
hardware
firewall, 281
-operating system collaboration, 7
profiles, 228-31
resources, 172
Hardware Profiles dialog box, 230
harmonics, 87
Help And Support, 235-47
arrow icon (to start Help tool), 239
categories, 236-38
Knowledge Base, 241
Microsoft assisted support, 244-45
Related Topics, 240
Remote Assistance, 243-44, 246
searching, 240-41
small plus sign (+), 238
troubleshooters, 241-42
tutorials/tasks, 238
Windows Glossary, 240
Windows Newsgroups, 245
hertz (Hz), 87
Hewlett-Packard, 85
high-end video cards, 33
high-performance drives, 216
high-pixel-count cameras, 111
horizontal resolution, 119
HTTP. See Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
hubs, 146, 153
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), 154
Hz. See hertz (Hz)
I
I/O addresses, 174
IBM, 4, 32, 112
PC, 4-5
ICF. See Internet Connection Firewall (ICF)
ICS. See Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
IDE. See Integrated Device Electronics (IDE)
IDE drives, 73
IDE interface, 16, 22
IEEE 1394, 148
IEEE 1394b, 148
IEXPLORE, 277
Indexing Service, 70
Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, 23
infinity, 50
Infogrip BAT, 24
ink-jet printers, 124
installing new hardware, 249-62
Add Hardware Wizard, 253, 254
basic input/output system (BIOS), 261-62
device driver rollback, 260-61
Device Manager, 257-59
digital signature, 255
legacy (older) hardware, 257
manually working with resources, 259-60
Plug and Play, 250, 252
safety tips, 251
when device not detected, 254
Integrated Audio, 91
Integrated Device Electronics (IDE), 16
Intel, 18
Intel 845, 16
Intel Pentium 4, 18, 35
Internet, 154
firewalls, 280-82
security, 280-88
Internet Connection Firewall (ICF), 158-59, 281
Internet Connection Sharing (ICS), 158
Internet Properties dialog box, 285, 286
Internet Protocol (IP) address, 156
Internet Security Zones, 285-86
interpolation
digital cameras, 110, 111
scanners, 119-20
interrupt request lines (IRQs), 173, 175
interrupts, 173
IP address. See Internet Protocol (IP) address
IRQs. See interrupt request lines (IRQs)
ISA bus. See Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus
J
JPEG, 113-14
.jpg, 114
jumpers, 220
K
KB. See kilobyte (KB)
keyboard, 23-25
kHz. See kilohertz (KHz)
kilobits, 146
kilobyte (KB), 31, 43
kilohertz (KHz), 132
Knowledge Base, 241
L
lands (on optical disc), 77
laser printers, 123
latency, 71, 214
LCD. See liquid crystal display (LCD)
level 2 cache, 19
light, 78
liquid crystal, 53
liquid crystal display panels (LCD), 54-55
liquid crystal display subpixel (LCD), 54
liquid crystal display (LCD), 53
List All Modes dialog box, 60
List Folder Contents, 273
Local Security Settings Policy window, 268
locking hardware, 264
logical ports, 281
lossless compression, 97
lossy compression, 98, 104
M
machine language, 19
Macintosh, 8
macros, 25
magnetic storage, 70. See also hard disk
magneto-optical (MO), 76
Magnifier, 193
main board. See motherboard
main memory, 17, 43
malicious program, 212
manual configuration, 228
mapping, 59
Master Boot Record (MBR), 261
Maximum Port Speed, 140
maximum resolution, 58
maximum sustained transfer rate, 74
MB. See megabyte (MB)
Mbps. See megabits per second (Mbps)
MBR. See Master Boot Record (MBR)
Media Library, 103
Media Player. See Windows Media Player
megabits, 146
megabits per second (Mbps), 152
megabyte (MB), 31, 43
megahertz (MHz), 18
megapixels, 111
memory, 29-43
allocation, 173
defined, 29-30
double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM, 34-35
dynamic RAM (DRAM), 32-33, 36
electronically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), 37-38
flash, 38
how much is needed, 38-40, 213
modules, 40
random-access memory (RAM), 31
read-only memory (ROM), 37
static RAM (SRAM), 36-37
synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), 34, 35
storage, contrasted, 67-68
virtual, 41-43
VRAM, 36
Memory Stick, 112
MHz. See megahertz (MHz)
microchips, 16
MicroDrive, 112
Microsoft, 4, 6, 92
Microsoft assisted support, 244-45
Microsoft DirectX family of tools, 65
Microsoft Disk Operating System (MS-DOS), 6
MIDI. See Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
milliseconds (ms), 74
minimum system requirements (MSR), 39
MO. See magneto-optical (MO)
Modem Setup Wizard, 137, 138
Modem Troubleshooter, 142
modems, 129-43
customized initialization commands, 141
defined, 130
dial-up, 129-32
digital subscriber line (DSL), 132-36
handshaking, 131
international use, 140-41
Maximum Port Speed, 140
modifying the settings, 139-41
new online connection, 143
parity, 130
permanent connection, 134-36
ports, 138-39
power management, 141
speaker volume, 140
speed, 131-32
testing performance, 133
Troubleshooter, 142
Windows XP and, 136-41
monitors, 45-61
cathode ray tube (CRT), 47-50
color cathode ray tube (CRT), 49
color depth, 58-59
dot pitch, 56
flat panels, 50-55 (see also flat panel)
full motion video considerations, 61
how they work, 46-55
monochrome cathode ray tube (CRT), 99
multiple, 46
opening up, 57
refresh rate, 60-61
resolution, 56-58
spot size, 57
video cards, 61-65 (see also video adapter cards)
motherboards, 14-17
mouse behavior, 25
mouse-with-wheel, 24
MouseKeys, 193
Movie Maker. See Windows Movie Maker
MP3, 99, 104
MP3 Creation Packs, 104
MPEG-2, 116
MPEG-3, 90
ms. See milliseconds (ms)
MS-DOS. See Microsoft Disk Operating System (MS-DOS)
MSR. See minimum system requirements (MSR)
multiple monitors, 46
music. See audio
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI), 94-96
My Computer window, 269
My Documents folder, 69
N
nested folders, 69
.NET Passport, 244-45
network ports, 281
network protocol, 154
network security, 279-80
Network Setup Wizard, 157
networking, 151-62
file sharing, 159-60
File Transfer Protocol (FTP), 155
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), 154
hubs, 153
Internet Connection Sharing/Internet Connection Firewall (ICS/ICF), 158-59
Network Setup Wizard, 157
New Connection Wizard, 143, 157-58
printer sharing, 161
protocols, 154-56
secure protocols, 155
sharing resources, 158-61
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), 156
wireless networks, 153-54
New Connection Wizard, 143, 157-58
New Folder, 69
New Group dialog box, 278
new hardware. See installing new hardware
noise filter, 134
nonvolatile, 37, 68
Norton Antivirus, 282
Not Responding, 212
notebook-locking hardware, 264
NT file system (NTFS), 200-201, 216
NTFS. See NT file system (NTFS)
O
Online help system. See Help And Support
operating system, 6-8, 10, 165-77
device drivers, 171-72
interrupts, 173, 175
memory allocation, 173
resource conflicts, 175
system tasks, 167-68
user interface, 168-70
Windows application programming interface (API), 175-76
optical discs, 21, 75-80
CDs/DVDs, 76-78
DVD recordable formats, 79-80
proper cleaning technique, 77
rewritable/recordable discs, 78-80
speed, 79
optical mouse devices, 24
organizing programs, 184-87
P
packets, 156
paging file, 41
Pantone, 126
parallel ports, 144-45
parity, 36, 130
parity bits, 130
partitioning, 42-43, 199-200
passive-matrix flat panel, 51
passwords, 201, 266-71
enforcing complex, 269
good/bad, 267
making, mandatory, 268
minimum length, 267
patches, 95
PC. See personal computer (PC)
PC1600, 35
PC2100, 35
PC2700, 35
PCI bus. See Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus
PCM, 90, 91
PCM format options, 91
peer-to-peer configuration. See FireWire
Pentium 4, 18, 35
performance maximization, 207-18
disk issues, 214-16
effects, 189-90
file system, 216-17
hardware selection, 208
Indexing Service, 70
junk, 75
memory, 213
processes, 209-12
rogue processes, 212-13
software selection, 208
Task Manager, 209-11
virtual memory, 41-43
Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus, 23
permissions, 271-79
categories, 273-74
Deny box, 275, 277-78
example, 275-76
SYSTEM, 274
user groups, 278
World Wide Web, 277
personal computer (PC), 3-4, 13
personalizing the computer, 25, 179-95
accessibility, 193-94
desktop background, 187-89
desktop color, 189
effects, 189-90
file characteristics, 191
folders, 185-86, 190
keyboard, 25
mouse, 25
organizing programs, 184-87
regional options, 194
screen resolution, 190
screen saver, 190
Start menu, 180-86, 194
user accounts, 191-93
Phone And Modem Options dialog box, 137
phosphor, 48-49
physical restraints (security), 263-65
pipelining, 18
pits (on optical disc), 77, 78
pixel, 49, 53
Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS), 132
Plug and Play, 171, 228, 250-52
plug-in boards, 22, 23
pointer, 19
polygon draw rate, 63
POP3. See Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3)
port, 144-48, 174
defined, 138
FireWire, 147-48
modem, 138-39
parallel, 144-45
PS/2, 25
serial, 145-48
throughput, 145
universal serial bus (USB), 146-47
POST. See power-on self test (POST)
Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3), 156
POTS. See Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS)
Power Management tab, 141
power-on self test (POST), 167
printers, 122-26
basic technologies, 122
ink-jet, 124
laser, 123
resolution, 125-26
selecting, 124-26
sharing, 161
processes, 209-12
rogue, 212-13
profiles, 265-66
programmable keys, 25
protocols, 154-56
proxy server, 280, 281
PS/2 ports, 25
Q
quad extended graphics array (QXGA), 64
Quit command, 210
QXGA. See quad extended graphics array (QXGA)
R
RAM. See random access memory (RAM)
random access memory (RAM), 31
RDRAM, 36
Read & Execute, 273
read-only memory (ROM), 37
read/write actuator, 215
read/write head, 20, 72
recordable CD, 77-78
refresh rate, 60-61
regional profile, 194
registration error, 123
Related Topics, 240
Remote Assistance, 243-44, 246
Remote Desktop, 246
repetitive stress injuries, 24
resolution
cathode ray tube (CRT), 58
digital camera, 111-13
flat panels, 57
monitor, 56-58
printer, 125-26
scanner, 118-20
setting, 190
video, 116
resource conflict, 175, 221, 224, 228
Restricted Sites zone, 286
rewritable CD, 78
revolutions per minute (RPM), 20
RGB, 123
ribbon cables, 20
ripping, 103
RJ-45, 152
Roll Back Driver, 261
ROM. See read-only memory (ROM)
rotational speed, 73, 214
RPM. See revolutions per minute (RPM)
runaway program, 212
S
safety tips, 251
sample, 90
sampling, 88
Save As dialog box, 69
Scandisk, 204
scanners, 118-22
color balancing, 121-22
color depth, 120-21
interpolation, 119-20
resolution, 118-20
screen saver, 190
SCSI drives. See Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
SDK. See Software Development Kit (SDK)
SDRAM. See synchronous DRAM (SDRAM)
Search, 70
Search For Media dialog box, 102
Search Results window, 70
sectors, 204
secure networking protocols, 155
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), 155
security, 263-89
antivirus software, 282-83
back up, 264
Content Advisor, 287-88
cookies, 287
encrypting file system (EFS), 202
encryption, 270-71
firewall (see also firewall)
Internet, 280-88
Internet Security Zones, 285-86
locking hardware, 264
network, 279-80
passwords, 266-71 (see also passwords)
permanent connection, 135
permissions, 271-79 (see also permissions)
physical restraints, 263-65
profiles (user accounts), 265-66
Remote Assistance, 246
viruses, 213, 282-85
Web surfing, 285-88
wireless networks, 154
seek time, 74, 214-15
Select Users Or Groups dialog box, 274
sequencer, 94
serial ports, 145-48
shadow mask, 49, 57
Shared Documents, 160
Shared Files folder, 276
sharing resources, 152, 158-61
signed drivers, 172, 255
Simple File Sharing, 159-60, 271, 272
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), 156
sine wave, 84
skin (Windows Media Player), 100-101
Skin Chooser, 100
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) drives, 73
SmartMedia, 38
SMTP. See Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
Sneakernet, 152
sockets, 16
Software Development Kit (SDK), 212
software firewall, 281
Sony, 112
sound, 86. See also audio
banks, 95
bytes, 89
card, 91-96
waves, 86-87
Sound Recorder, 90
Sound Selection dialog box, 90
Sound Sentry, 193
Speech dialog box, 193
speech recognition, 193-94
speed
hard drive, 73-74, 214-15
modem, 131-32
optical disc, 79
spot size, 57
SRAM. See static RAM (SRAM)
SSL. See Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
stack, 156
standardization, 5
standards, 5-6
Start menu, 180-86, 194
starting up, 167
static electricity, 251, 263
static RAM (SRAM), 36-37
Sticky Keys, 193
storage, 20-22, 67-81
defined, 30
floppy disks, 21, 22
hard disk, 70-74 (see also hard disk)
how much to buy, 22
memory, contrasted, 67-68
optical discs, 75-80 (see also optical discs)
streaming audio, 92
Stretch, 188
subpixel, 54
super VGA (SVGA), 64
SuperWide, 64
SVGA. See super VGA (SVGA)
SVGA+, 64
swap file, 41
switch, 153
switching between applications, 210
synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), 34, 35
System-Exclusive, 94
System Idle Process, 211
system performance. See performance maximization
SYSTEM permissions, 274
SYSTEM process, 211, 212
System Properties dialog box, 229
system tasks, 167-68
System32, 252
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Task Manager, 209-11
Taskbar And Start Menu Properties dialog box, 181-82
Taskmgr.exe, 211
TCP/IP. See Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
text virus, 284
third-party cookies, 287
third-party defragmenting utilities, 217
throughput, 145
timbre, 87
toner, 123
traces, 15
trackball, 24
tracks, 204
traffic, 152
transceiver, 134
transfer rate, 73, 215, 216
transistors, 18
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), 156
triad, 49
Trojan horse, 283
troubleshooters, 241-42
true resolution, 119
Type A connector, 147
Type B connector, 147
U
ultra extended graphics array (UXGA), 64
undocked profile, 230
universal serial bus (USB), 146-47
USB. See universal serial bus (USG)
USB 2, 146
user
accounts, 160, 191-93, 265-66
group, 278
interface, 8, 168-70
User Accounts dialog box, 160, 192
UXGA. See ultra extended graphics array (UXGA)
UXGA+, 64
V
vertical resolution, 119
VGA. See Video Graphics Adapter (VGA)
video adapter cards, 61-65
Video Graphics Adapter (VGA), 64
video RAM (VRAM), 36
video standards, 64
virtual memory, 41-43, 209
viruses, 213, 282-85
virus hoaxes, 284-85
VisiCalc, 4-5
volatile, 37
voltage, 88
VRAM. See video RAM (VRAM)
W
WAP. See wireless access point (WAP)
warm whites, 121
WAV audio files, 97
WDM. See Windows Driver Model (WDM)
Web server, 154
WEP. See Wireless Encryption Protocol (WEP)
What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG), 176
Windows 2000-style file sharing, 159
Windows And Buttons drop-down list, 189
Windows application programming interface (API), 175-76
Windows Device Manager. See Device Manager
Windows Driver Model (WDM), 172
Windows Glossary, 240
Windows Media Audio (WMA), 104
Windows Media Formats, 90
Windows Media Player, 93, 95, 99-104
Windows Messenger, 244
Windows Movie Maker, 117
Windows Newsgroups, 245
Windows RAM (WRAM), 36
Windows Registry, 219
Windows Task Manager, 209-11
Windows XP Command window, 169
Windows XP file systems, 197-205
Check Disk, 203-4
file allocation table (FAT), 198-99
FAT32, 199-200
fragmentation, 199, 202-3
NT file system (NTFS), 200-201
permissions, 200
system performance and, 216
Windows XP Indexing Service, 70
Windows XP Sound Recorder, 90
Winter.jpg, 133
wireless access point (WAP), 153
Wireless Encryption Protocol (WEP), 153
wireless networks, 153-54
WMA. See Windows Media Audio (WMA)
WRAM. See Windows RAM (WRAM)
Write access, 274
WYSIWYG. See What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG)
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Xerox Tektronix, 124
Last Updated: October 28, 2002
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