Index_C

C

Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS), 72

cable modems, 72, 72

cache memory, 4, 6

caching, 283

Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD), 204

CD command (DOS), 116, 119

CD-R (compact disc-recordable), 52

CD-Rewritable (CD-RW), 53

CDs (compact discs), 29, 49, 51-53

Celeron processor, 11

central office of telephone company, 68-69

central processing unit (CPU). See microprocessors

CGA (Color Graphics Adapter), 64

Change share permission, 284

channel, 90

character code translation, 177

child domain, in Active Directory, 255

CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computing), 3

classes of IP addresses, 212-213

client, 184

Client for Microsoft Networks, 188

client-server networks, 189, 189-191

advantages and disadvantages, 190

operating systems for, 191

clock cycles, 3

clock doubler, 9

clock signal, 60

closing window, in Windows XP Professional, 141

CLS command (DOS), 132

clustering, 238, 239

CMTS (Cable Modem Termination System), 72

coaxial, 207

collisions, 204, 205

Color Graphics Adapter (CGA), 64

COM ports. See serial ports

command, 111

F3 key in DOS to repeat, 131

command-line, 140

COMMAND.COM, 112

communication, 163

compact disc-recordable (CD-R), 52

compact disc-rewritable (CD-RW), 53

compact discs, 29, 49, 51-53

Compaq, 15

compatibility mode for Windows XP, 104

compatibility of Windows NT with standards, 235

Complex Instruction Set Computing (CISC), 3

compression of data, 97, 178

computer

adding expansion card, 21-22

identification for network, 188

shut down, 148

Computer Management utility, 289

concentrator, 200, 206

CONFIG.SYS file, 132, 133

DEVICE= statement, 83

configurations. See also hardware configuration

Connect To option, 143

connection-oriented service, 166

connections

Session layer to manage, 175-176

terminating, 176

console commands in NetWare server, 227

container, 269

Control Panel, 143, 148-154, 149, 237

changing Desktop background, 151-152

changing theme, 151

folder options, 153

Network And Internet Connections, 186, 187

screen resolution, 153

screen saver, 152

Taskbar and Start menu options, 154

conventional memory, 8, 86

CONVERT command-line utility, 289-290

cookie, 51

COPY command (DOS), 126-128

COPY CON command (DOS), 120, 120-121

costs of data storage, 28

CPU (central processing unit). See microprocessors

CPU speed, 3

CRC (cyclic redundancy check), 171

Create Shortcut dialog box, 158

Credential Manager, 104

CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection), 204

Cutler, Dave, 234

cyclic redundancy check (CRC), 171

Cyrix, 14-15