Index

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* (asterisk) wildcard, 289–290

? (question mark) wildcard, 289–290

5-pin DIN connectors, 196–197

6-pin mini-DIN connectors, 196–197

9-pin connectors, 195–196

10Base2 cables, 203, 207

10Base5 cables, 202–203, 207

10BaseFL cables, 206–207

10BaseT cables, 204–205, 207

15-pin connectors, 195–196

25-pin connectors, 38 (fig.), 40(fig.), 192 (fig.), 194–196

36-pin connectors, 195

50-pin Centronics connectors, 202 (fig.)

50-pin, 68-pin, 80-pin SCSI connectors, 201, 202 (fig.)

68-pin connectors, 201

100BaseT cables, 205, 207

386DX/SX/SL processors, 68–69

486DX/SX/DX2 processors, 69

1000BaseT cables, 205

8250 UART chip, 117

8514/A video standard, 138

16450 UART chip, 117

16550A UART chip, 117

A

A+ exams. See CompTIA A+ certification exams

Access points, wireless, 212–213

ACL, Windows NT, 352–353, 506

Active Directory, 391

Active partitions, 166–167

ActiveX, 439–440

Adaptec AIC-7880 SCSI chipset, 40 (fig.)

Adapters

MDA/EGA/CGA, 135, 137

NICs, 66, 110

SCSI, 66, 110

sound card, 192 (fig.)

USB, 198–200

XGA, 138

See also Connecting; Connectors

Adaptive testing, 31–32

ADCs (Analog-to-Digital Converters), 120, 121, 499

Add/Remove Programs, Windows 9.x, 322

Addresses

address bus, 65

DAC, 51

DMA, 66, 109–110, 171

I/O, 110–111

IP, 233

LBA, 171

MAC, 227, 235–237

See also Memory

Ad-hoc mode, wireless networks, 213

Administrative Tools, 384–385. See also User administration

ADSL (Asymmetric DSL), 242–243, 499

Advanced Options menu, Windows 2000, 380–381

AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)

bus, 51, 52

defined, 499

motherboard slot, 40 (fig.), 142

Air cooling. See Heat dissipation

Air Pressurized Water (APW) fire extinguisher, 46

Alternating current (AC), 42

AMD processors

AMD 5X86 (K5) processor, 69

AMD K6 processor, 70

Athlon and Duron processors, 71

Athlon XP processor, 71–72

sockets and slots, 42

See also Processors/CPUs

AMR (Audio Modem Riser), 53, 499

Antennas for wireless networking, 213

Antivirus software and practices, 239, 240

APIPA, Windows 2000, 396

APM (Advanced Power Management, 294, 500

Applet security levels, Windows ME, 439

Application layer, OSI reference model, 226

Application Server, 229

Archive files, 287

Asynchronous transmissions, 193

AT motherboards, 38–39, 500

ATA controllers

ATA/133, 172–173

ATA-2 and ATA-3, 172

described, 170–173, 500

IRQ, 108

Ultra-ATA, 172

ATA device installation, 178–179

ATTRIB command, 289

ATX motherboard, 39–41, 192, 500

Audio, IRQs, 107

AUI (Attachment Unit Interface) connectors, 203

Authentication Server, 228

Auto Update, Windows ME, 422

AUTOEXEC.BAT, 95, 280, 283–285

Automated installation, Windows 2000, 377

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