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C programming language
     defined
C-Media
C-Media website
C3 processor
CAB file
     defined
cable adapters
     USB/FireWire cable adapters
cable locks 2nd 3rd
cable modems
     defined
cables
     ATA drive cables
     ATA interface 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
     control cables (defined)
     data transfer cables
     hard drives
     illuminated USB cables
     keyboards 2nd 3rd
     ribbon cable
     shield twisted pair (STP)
     toroids 2nd
Cables to Go
     contact information
cache
     defined
cache programs (hard drives) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
caddies (hard drive) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
caddy (defined)
Cafe Pad
calculating
     video RAM (random access memory) 2nd
cameras, digital
     flash memory 2nd 3rd 4th
         CompactFlash 2nd
         comparison of 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
         MMC (MultiMediaCard)
         PC Card
         reading 2nd
         SmartMedia
         Sony Memory Stick
         USB keychain drives 2nd 3rd 4th
         xD-Picture Card 2nd
     Microdrive technology 2nd
candela
Canon USA, Inc.
     contact information
Canyon 3D audio processor (ESS Technology)
capacitors
     defined
capacity
     CD-ROM discs 2nd
     hard drives 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
capacity of CD-ROM discs 2nd 3rd 4th
capacity of DVDs 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
caps (TrackPoints)
card edge connector. [See edge connector]
card readers
Card Services (PC Card) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
CardBus 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
     defined
     disassembly 2nd 3rd
     troubleshooting 2nd
CardBus Cards 2nd 3rd 4th
cards
     defined
care and maintenance [See also troubleshooting]
     CD/DVD discs 2nd 3rd 4th
     CD/DVD drives 2nd 3rd 4th
carrier detect signal
carrier signal
carrying cases
     backpack cases 2nd
     carrying capacities
     cushioning 2nd
     leather cases 2nd
     nylon cases 2nd 3rd
     popularity of
     price ranges
     ruggedized cases 2nd 3rd 4th
     shoulder strap
     wheeled cases 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
case
     cleaning 2nd
Case Logic
cases (for carrying)
     backpack cases 2nd
     carrying capacities
     cushioning 2nd
     leather cases 2nd
     nylon cases 2nd 3rd
     popularity of
     price ranges
     ruggedized cases 2nd 3rd 4th
     shoulder strap
     wheeled cases 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Casio
CAT standard
cathode ray tube monitors. [See CRT monitors]
CBT (computer-based training)
CD
     bootable CD
     defined
     vendor database
CD burners
     defined
CD drives
     interfaces 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
CD-DA (compact disc digital audio)
CD-DA (compact disc-digital audio) 2nd
CD-R (Compact Disc-Recordable)
CD-R discs 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th 37th 38th
CD-ROM
     boot process 2nd
CD-ROM discs
     bootable CDs 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
     capacity 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
     care and maintenance 2nd 3rd 4th
     construction and technology 2nd 3rd
     handling 2nd
     mass production 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th 37th 38th 39th 40th 41st 42nd 43rd 44th 45th 46th
     technical parameters 2nd 3rd 4th
CD-ROM drive
     access time 2nd 3rd 4th
     buffer/cache 2nd
     CPU utilization 2nd
     data-transfer rate 2nd 3rd
     direct memory access 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
     performance specification
     speed 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
     Ultra-DMA 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
CD-ROM drives
     bootable CDs 2nd
     care and maintenance 2nd 3rd 4th
     defined
     popularity
CD-ROM file systems
     Hierarchical File System (HFS) 2nd
     High Sierra 2nd 3rd 4th
     ISO 9660 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
     Joliet 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
     Mount Rainier 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
     overview 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
     Rock Ridge Interchange Protocol (RRIP) 2nd
     Universal Disk Format (UDF) 2nd 3rd 4th
CD-ROM XA CD format
CD-ROMs
     Yellow Book
CD-RW (CD-rewritable)
CD-RW discs 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th
CD-RW drives 2nd 3rd
CD/DVD drives
     troubleshooting 2nd 3rd 4th
     upgrading
CDC (Communications Daughter Card)
     disassembly 2nd 3rd 4th
CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) 2nd
CDMA (code division multiple access)
CDMA2000 cellular system
CDPD (Cellular Digital Packet Data) 2nd
CDs
     choosing the best media 2nd 3rd
     failure reading 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
     failure writing 2nd 3rd 4th
     formats 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
     history 2nd 3rd
     multisession recording 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
     recording 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th
     rescue CD 2nd
     writable CDs 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th 37th 38th 39th 40th 41st 42nd 43rd 44th 45th 46th 47th 48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th
Celeron M chip (Intel) 2nd 3rd
Celeron processor (Intel) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
Celeron processors
     defined
Celeron processors (Intel)
cell phones
     connecting modems 2nd
     modems 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD) 2nd
cellular modems 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th 37th 38th
cellular phones
     1XRTT
     3XRTT
     CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) 2nd
     CDMA2000
     CDPD (Cellular Digital Packet Data) 2nd
     EDGE (Enhanced Data for GSM Efficiency)
     evolution 2nd
     GPRS (General Packet Radio System)
     GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications)
     TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access)
     WCDMA (Wideband CDMA)
Centon Electronics, Inc.
     contact information
central processing unit (CPU). [See mobile processors]
CERN
CF (CompactFlash)
CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)
CGA (color graphics adapter)
channel
     defined
channels
     D-channel (defined)
     duplex channel
character set (defined)
characters
    alphanumeric characters
         defined
    ASCII characters
         defined
     defined
     Unicode
ChargeSource adapter (Comarco) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
check bit. [See parity]
checksum
Chem USA
     tech support 2nd
chemical cleaners 2nd
     chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
     compressed air 2nd
     contact cleaners/lubricants 2nd 3rd
     isopropyl alcohol
     standard cleaners 2nd 3rd 4th
Chemtronics 2nd
Chhabra 2nd
chip carrier
     defined
chip-extraction tools 2nd 3rd
chips
     CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computer) 2nd
     CMOS chip
     CMOS RAM chip
     defined
     RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) 2nd
     RTC/NVRAM chip 2nd
chipsets
     A-Link architecture
    AMD
         AMD-750
         AMD-760 2nd 3rd
         VIA Apollo KN133 2nd 3rd
         VIA KN266 2nd 3rd 4th
     defined
     evolution 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
     hub architecture
     HyperTransport bus
    Intel
         430MX 2nd 3rd
         440BX 2nd 3rd 4th
         440MX 2nd
         440ZX
         815EM 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
         830M/MG/MP 2nd 3rd
         845MP/MZ 2nd 3rd
         852PM/GM/GME 2nd 3rd 4th
         855PM/GM 2nd 3rd
         915 Express 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
         architectures
         DMI architecture 2nd
         hub architecture 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
         numbering system 2nd 3rd
         VIA PN133 2nd
     MuTIOL architecture 2nd
     North/South Bridge architecture 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
     overview 2nd
     Super I/O chip 2nd
     V-Link architecture 2nd
CHKDSK
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
cigarette smoke
CIRC (cross-interleave Reed-Solomon code)
circuit boards
     defined
circuits
     defined
Cirque GlidePoint technology
Cirrus Logic
Cirrus Logic website
CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computer) chips 2nd
clamps
clean room
     defined
cleaning 2nd
     CDs 2nd
     keyboard 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
cleaning procedures
     case 2nd
     connectors 2nd
     contacts 2nd
     disassembly 2nd
     keyboards 2nd 3rd 4th
     LCD 2nd
     pointing devices 2nd
cleaning products
     chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
     compressed air 2nd
     contact cleaners/lubricants 2nd 3rd
     isopropyl alcohol
     Kimwipes
     standard cleaners 2nd 3rd
cleaning tools 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th
Clevo 2nd
client/server network
     defined 2nd
clock
     AT clock (defined)
     defined
clock multiplier
     defined
clock speed
     defined
clock. [See real-time clock (RTC)]
clones
     defined
clusters
     defined
CM175 Executive Laptop Steering Wheel Mount
CMC
CMOS battery
     disassembly 2nd
CMOS battery failed (error message)
CMOS checksum error - Defaults loaded (error message)
CMOS chip
CMOS RAM chip
CMOS setup 2nd 3rd 4th
CMYK (cyan magenta yellow black)
CNR (Communications and Networking Riser)
coated media
     defined
coaxial cable
     defined
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) 2nd
code division multiple access (CDMA)
code page
     defined
code page switching
codecs 2nd
cold boot (defined)
collisions
     defined
color graphics adapter (CGA)
color palette (defined)
COM port
     defined
COM ports
Comarco
     ChargeSource adapter 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
combination pointing devices
Comcast
COMDEX international computer trade show
COMMAND.COM (defined)
commands
     ATA interface 2nd 3rd 4th
     defined
     FDISK
     FORMAT
     illegal operation (defined)
     internal command (defined)
     keyboard-only commands 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
common (defined)
common mode noise
communciation ports
     parallel 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th 37th 38th
     serial 2nd
communication ports
     parallel 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
     serial 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd
communications
     cellular phones 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th
    data transfers
         Briefcase
         direct connection software 2nd 3rd
         hardware 2nd 3rd 4th
         peer-to-peer networks 2nd
     digital phone system adapters 2nd 3rd
     international phone adapters 2nd 3rd
     modems 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th
    network connections
         wired LANs 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
         wireless LANs 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th
Communications and Networking Riser (CNR)
Communications Daughter Card (CDC)
     disassembly 2nd 3rd 4th
compact disc read-only memory drives. [See CD-ROM drives]
Compact Disc-Recordable (CD-R)
compact disc. [See CD]
CompactFlash 2nd
CompactFlash (CF)
CompactFlash Association Web site
Compal 2nd
Compaq
     BIOS setup 2nd
     Compaq Portable 2nd 3rd
     Evo
     Presario
     SLT/286 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
     tech support 2nd
Compaq Expansion Base 2nd
comparison of desktop and laptop standards 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
compatible (defined)
compilers
     defined
complete backup (defined)
Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC) chips 2nd
component standards
     comparison of desktop and laptop standards 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
components. [See hardware]
composite video (defined)
compressed air 2nd
compressed file (defined)
compression
     codecs 2nd
     sound card data 2nd 3rd
         ADPCM (Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation)
         MPEG (Motion Pictures Experts Group)
CompUSA, Inc.
     contact information
CompuServe
     contact information
Computer Discount Warehouse
     contact information
Computer Parts Unlimited
computer-based training (CBT)
computers
     defined
CompuTrace
ComputracePlus
CONFIG.SYS file
     defined
configuration files
     defined
configuring
     speakers
     video adapters
connecting
     modem to a cell phone 2nd
     removable-media drives
connections
     keyboards 2nd 3rd
    mobile connections
         cellular modems 2nd 3rd 4th
         hotels 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
         public WLANs 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th
         wired modems 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th
     modems 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd
    pointing devices
         motherboard mouse port (PS/2) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
         serial 2nd 3rd
         USB port 2nd
connectors
     ATA interface 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
     cleaning 2nd
     DB-25 connector
     DB-9 connector
     DVI (Digital Visual Interface) 2nd 3rd
    edge connector
         defined
     FireWire 2nd 3rd 4th
     gender
     hard drives
    keyboards
         PS/2 interface 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
         USB interface 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
     omission of
     RCA jack
     RJ-11 connectors
     RJ-14 connectors
     RJ-45 connectors
     S-Video 2nd
     TV-Out 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
     Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
     USB
     VGA port
     Y-connector
connectors (sound card)
     line-in
     line-out
     mono-in
     S/PDIF optical digital out
Conner Peripherals Inc.
console (defined)
construction of CD-ROM discs 2nd 3rd
construction of DVDs 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th 37th 38th 39th
contact cleaning pads
contact information (vendors) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th
contacts
     cleaning 2nd
content scramble system (DVDs) 2nd 3rd 4th
content scrambling system (DVDs)
contiguous (defined)
contrast(display systems) 2nd
control cables (defined)
Control Panel
     Keyboard Properties
Control Program for Microcomputers (CP/M)
controllers
     defined
conventional memory (defined)
cooling pads
copy protection (defined)
CopyGuard (DVDs) 2nd
core (defined)
Corel Systems, Inc.
     contact information
costs
     hard drives 2nd
costs of laptops 2nd 3rd
CP/M (Control Program for Microcomputers)
CPU (central processing unit). [See mobile processors]
CPU at nnnn (error message)
CPU heatsink /fan
     disassembly 2nd 3rd
CR20xx lithium coin cell batteries
cracking passwords 2nd 3rd
crash
     blue screen of death (BSOD)
     defined
     head crash (defined)
    system crash
         defined
Creative
     EV1938 audio processor
     EV1958 audio processor
     Sound Blaster Extigy 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Creative Labs, Inc.
     contact information
Creative website
Creative's Environmental Audio Extensions (EAX)
cross-interleave Reed-Solomon code (CIRC)
crosstalk (defined)
CRT (cathode ray tube) monitors 2nd 3rd 4th
Crucial Technolgies
     contact information
Crusoe processor (Transmeta)
current (defined)
cursors
     defined
customer service. [See tech support]
cyan magenta yellow black (CMYK)
Cyberlink's PowerDVD4.x
Cybernet
cycle
     defined
cylinders
     defined
cylinders (read/write heads)
Cyrix