Index_I

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I

IBM beep codes, 50

ICF (Internet Connection Firewall), 474–475

ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol), 236, 475–476

ICS (Internet Connection Sharing), 276, 395–396

ICW (Internet Connection Wizard), 431–433

ID conflicts and SCSI, 175, 201

IDCs (Insulation Displacement Connectors), 207–208, 505

IDE (Integrated Drive electronics) specification, 505

IDE controllers

described, 66, 170–173

IRQs, 107–108

memory addresses, 110

IDE devices, installing, 178–179

IDE drive connectors, 38 (fig.)

IEEE 1284 specifications, 143

IEEE 1394/Firewire connectors, 200–201

IEEE 802 specifications, 208, 209–211, 224–225

IMAP (internet Message Access Protocol), 396–397

Impact printers, 143

INI files, 297–298

Ink dispersion printers, 150–151

Ink jet printers, 145–146, 152

Input, defined, 111. See also I/O devices

Install/Uninstall options, 322

Installing

IDE/ATA devices, 178–179

operating systems. See specific operating system

SIMMs, DIMMs, and RIMMs, 91–92

Integrated audio chipset, 40 (fig.)

Intel 440BX chipset, 40 (fig.). See also Processors/CPUs

Intel CPUs, 42

Interlaced vs. noninterlaced CRTs, 136

Internet

ADSL, 242–243

antivirus practices, 240

cable, 241, 245

connections and speeds, 241

dial-up connections, 241, 245

DSL, 242, 245

firewalls, 244

ISDN, 241–242, 245

ISPs (Internet connections Service Providers), 240

operating system support, 275

satellite, 243–244

SDSL, 243

T1 line, 241

terminology, 238

Trojan horses, 239, 399

viruses, 238–239

Windows 2000, 394–399

Windows 2000, 398

Windows 9.x, 325–327

Windows ME, 431–441

Windows NT, 352–354, 360–363

Windows XP, 472–477

worms, 239, 399

Interrupt controller IRQ, 107

I/O addresses, 110–111

I/O bus. See Bus

I/O devices

batteries and power, 124–125

CRT, 133–136

digital cameras, 121–122

keyboards, 111–114

laptops, 123–124

LCDs, 140–142

modems, 117–119

monitor shapes and sizes, 138–140

motherboard connections, 39

mouse/pointers, 114–116

parallel port standards, 143–145

PDAs, 122–123

printers, 142–143, 145–153

scanners, 119–120

sound cards, 120–121

touch screens, 116–117

transient vs. final output, 132

video display devices, 132

video display standards, 137–138

IO.SYS, 280

IP address, 233

Ipconfig command, 233, 326, 472–473

IPCONFIG utility, 361

Ipconfig/all command, 233

IPX/SPX (Internet Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange), 233–234,326, 506

IR (Infrared) devices

support in Windows 95, 209

wireless connectivity, 208–209

wireless mouse, 115

IRDA (Infrared Data Association)

controller, 67

standards, 208

IRQs (Interrupt Requests), 106–108, 506

ISA

bus, 51, 506

motherboard slots, 38 (fig.), 40(fig.)

ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network), 241–242, 245, 506

ISO (International Standards Organization), 225

ISP (Internet Service Provider), 240, 506

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