Index D

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D.W. Electrochemicals
       contact information  
DACs (digital-to-analog converters)  
damaged laptops
       data recovery   2nd   3rd  
data compression
       codecs   2nd  
       sound cards   2nd   3rd  
               ADPCM (Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation)  
               MPEG (Motion Pictures Experts Group)  
data prefetching  
data recovery
       damaged laptop   2nd   3rd  
       flash memory card   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th  
       flash memory devices   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th  
       hard disk   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th  
       installing data-recovery software   2nd  
       levels of difficulty   2nd   3rd  
       Norton Disk Editor   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  
       Norton Protected Recycle Bin   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  
       Norton Unerase   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  
       NTFS   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
       partitioned and formatted drives   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th  
       Recycle Bin   2nd   3rd  
       V-Com System Suite 4.0   2nd  
data storage devices   2nd  
data transfer
       flash memory
               card readers  
               floppy adapters   2nd  
               Type II PC Card adapters  
data transfers
       Briefcase  
       direct connection software   2nd   3rd  
       hardware   2nd   3rd   4th  
       peer-to-peer networks   2nd  
db (decibels)  
DBB (dynamic bass boost)  
DC (direct current)   2nd  
DC adapter   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th  
DCC (Direct Cable Connection)   2nd   3rd  
DDR (Double Data Rate) SDRAM   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
DDR SDRAM (double data rate SDRAM)  
DDR-II SDRAM  
DDR2 SDRAM   2nd  
DDWG (Digital Display Working Group)  
       DVI (Digital Visual Interface) standard  
dead pixels (LCDs)   2nd   3rd  
decibels (db)  
decimal multiples prefixes   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
defragmenting files   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
Dell  
       BIOS setup  
       device bays   2nd   3rd   4th  
       tech support   2nd   3rd  
Dell Computer Corp.
       contact information  
depth cueing  
DeskJet 450ci Mobile Printer   2nd  
desktop processors
       heat generation   2nd   3rd  
desktop video boards   2nd   3rd  
device bays   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd  
device control   2nd  
Device Manager   2nd  
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)  
diagnostic software  
       aftermarket software  
       general-purpose diagnostics   2nd  
       manufacturer-supplied software   2nd  
       operating system diagnostics  
       operating system software  
       peripheral diagnostics software  
       POST (power on self test)
               memory count   2nd  
       Power On Self Test (POST)   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   59th   60th  
diagnostic tools
       loopback test   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
       Microsoft Diagnostics (MSD)   2nd   3rd  
DIB (Dual Independent Bus) architecture   2nd   3rd  
digital cameras
       flash memory   2nd   3rd   4th  
               CompactFlash   2nd  
               comparison of   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               MMC (MultiMediaCard)  
               PC Card  
               reading   2nd   3rd  
               SmartMedia  
               Sony Memory Stick  
               USB keychain drives   2nd   3rd   4th  
               xD-Picture Card   2nd  
       Microdrive technology   2nd  
Digital Display Working Group (DDWG)  
       DVI (Digital Visual Interface) standard  
digital film.   [See flash memory]
Digital Innovations
       Skip Doctor  
Digital Light Processing (DLP) projectors   2nd  
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DCMA)  
Digital Multi- Meters (DMMs)  
digital phone system adapters   2nd   3rd  
digital pocket multimeter  
digital projectors   2nd   3rd   4th  
digital video connections   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th  
Digital Video Interface (DVI)   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  
Digital Video Interface (DVI) connector   2nd   3rd  
digital-to-analog converters (DACs)  
digitized audio files
        resolutions   2nd   3rd   4th  
DIMMs (dual inline memory modules)  
Direct Cable Connection (DCC)   2nd   3rd  
direct current (DC)   2nd  
Direct Memory Access (DMA) channels   2nd   3rd  
DirectCD from Roxio  
DirectShow  
DirectX   2nd   3rd  
       3D audio support   2nd  
       sound cards  
DirectX Diagnostics  
disabling
       Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)  
       Advanced Power Management (APM)  
disassembly
       battery (CMOS)   2nd  
       battery (main)   2nd  
       CardBus   2nd   3rd  
       Communications Daughter Card (CDC)   2nd   3rd   4th  
       CPU heatsink/fan   2nd   3rd  
       for cleaning   2nd  
       hard disks   2nd   3rd  
       instructions   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  
       inventory of components   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th  
       keyboard bezel   2nd   3rd  
       keyboards   2nd   3rd  
       LCD display   2nd   3rd   4th  
       memory modules   2nd   3rd  
       mini-PCI Card   2nd   3rd   4th  
       motherboard   2nd   3rd  
       PC Cards   2nd   3rd  
       processors   2nd  
       recording the physical configuration   2nd  
       UltraBay Plus devices   2nd   3rd  
discs
       CD-ROM
               bootable CDs   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
               care and maintenance   2nd   3rd  
               file systems   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  
       CD-ROMs
               capacity   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
               constuction 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  
       CDs
               choosing the best media   2nd   3rd  
               failure reading   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
               failure writing   2nd   3rd   4th  
               formats   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  
               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   20th  
               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   59th   60th   61st  
       DVD
               care and maintenance   2nd   3rd  
               copy protection   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th  
               formats   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
               playing DVD movies   2nd   3rd  
       DVD-Video discs  
       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   40th   41st   42nd   43rd   44th   45th   46th   47th   48th   49th  
               failure reading   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
               failure writing   2nd   3rd   4th  
               recording   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  
disk caches
       VCACHE  
disk drives.   [See hard drives]
disk formatting   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th  
disk management
       MS-DOS   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th  
       Windows 9x/Me   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th  
       Windows NT/2000/XP   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  
disks
       floppy disks   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th  
displacement maps  
Display Power-Management Signaling (DPMS)  
display screen
       sizes  
display screens
        flat-panel   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
display systems
       CRT ( cathode ray tube)   2nd   3rd   4th  
       external video activation   2nd   3rd  
       features   2nd  
       frequencies   2nd   3rd  
       image brightness and contrast   2nd  
       LCD (liquid crystal display)   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
       maintenance   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  
       multiple monitor support   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
       pixel spacing   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th  
       plasma   2nd   3rd  
       power management   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
       resolution   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th  
       response time   2nd  
       testing   2nd  
       troubleshooting   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th  
       TV/video output and capture   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th  
       video display  
       virtual displays   2nd   3rd   4th  
DisplayMate  
displays.   [See monitors ]
DLP projectors   2nd  
DMA (Direct Memory Access) channels   2nd   3rd  
DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act)  
DMMs (Digital Multi-Meters)   2nd   3rd  
docking stations   2nd   3rd  
       Compaq Expansion Base   2nd  
       decline in popularity   2nd   3rd  
        full-featured   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  
       lock plates  
       notebook/docking station combinations   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
       port replicator  
       port replicators   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th  
       proprietary   2nd   3rd  
        shapes  
       sizes  
       third-party   2nd  
documentation   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th  
Dolby Digital surround sound  
Dolch  
DOS
       boot process   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  
DOS operating systems
       drive letter assignments   2nd   3rd   4th  
Double Data Rate (DDR) SDRAM   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
double data rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM)  
DPMS (Display Power-Management Signaling)  
drive letter assignments   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th  
drive letters , assigning   2nd  
       DOS   2nd   3rd   4th  
       Windows 9x/Me   2nd   3rd   4th  
       Windows NT/2000/XP   2nd  
drivers
       CD-ROM drivers   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th  
       installing   2nd  
       mouse   2nd  
       sound card drivers   2nd  
       troubleshooting   2nd   3rd   4th  
       Universal Serial Bus (USB)   2nd  
       USB drivers  
       video drivers   2nd  
       virtual device drivers (VxDs)  
drives
       CD drives
               interfaces   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th  
       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   6th  
               performance specification  
               speed   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th  
               Ultra-DMA   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
       CD-ROM drives  
               bootable CDs   2nd  
               care and maintenance   2nd   3rd  
       DVD drive
               access time   2nd   3rd   4th  
               buffer/cache   2nd  
               CPU utilization   2nd  
               data-transfer rate   2nd   3rd  
               direct memory access   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
               performance specification  
               speed   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               Ultra-DMA   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
       DVD drives   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  
               care and maintenance   2nd   3rd  
               compatibility   2nd  
               DVD Multi drive   2nd   3rd  
               DVD+-R/RW drive   2nd   3rd  
               DVD+RW Alliance Web site  
       floppy disk drives
                cylinders  
               head actuator mechanisms  
               interfaces  
               read/write heads  
       floppy drives   2nd   3rd  
               clusters   2nd   3rd  
               components  
               cylinders   2nd  
               handling   2nd   3rd  
               operation   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th  
               physical specifications   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th  
               types   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th  
       internal device bays   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd  
       Microdrive technology   2nd  
       optical drives
               troubleshooting   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th  
               updating firmware   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th  
       remapping   2nd  
       removable-media drives   2nd  
               drive letter assignments   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
               Zip drives   2nd  
drives, hard
       heating/cooling issues
               temperature acclimation  
DTK Computer
       contact information  
DTS Surround sound  
Dual Independent Bus (DIB) architecture   2nd   3rd  
dual inline memory modules (DIMMs)  
dual-drive configurations
       ATA interface   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  
dual-scan displays   2nd   3rd  
DualView   2nd   3rd  
Duracell, Inc.
       contact information  
Duron Mobile Processors (AMD)   2nd  
dust   2nd  
dusters   2nd  
DVD
       copy protection   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th  
       formats   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
       playing DVD movies   2nd   3rd  
DVD (digital video disc)
       minimum system requirements   2nd  
DVD discs
       care and maintenance   2nd   3rd  
DVD drive
       access time   2nd   3rd   4th  
       buffer/cache   2nd  
       CPU utilitization   2nd  
       data-transfer rate   2nd   3rd  
       direct memory access   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
       direct Ultra-DMA   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
       performance specification  
       speed   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
DVD drives   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  
       care and maintenance   2nd   3rd  
       compatibility   2nd  
       DVD Multi drive   2nd   3rd  
       DVD+-R/RW drive   2nd   3rd  
       DVD+RW Alliance Web site  
DVD Forum  
DVD Forum Web site  
DVD Multi drive   2nd   3rd  
DVD technology   2nd   3rd   4th  
DVD+-R/RW drive   2nd   3rd  
DVD+/-RW drives  
DVD+RW   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  
DVD+RW Alliance Web site  
DVD+RW drives  
DVD-R   2nd   3rd   4th  
DVD-RAM   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
DVD-ROM drives  
DVD-RW   2nd   3rd  
DVD-Video discs  
DVD/CD-RW drives  
DVDs
       failure reading   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
       failure writing   2nd   3rd   4th  
       recording   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  
DVI (Digital Video Interface)   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  
DVI (Digital Video Interface) connector   2nd   3rd  
dynamic bass boost (DBB)  
dynamic execution (processors)
       benefits  
       branch prediction   2nd  
       data flow analysis   2nd   3rd  
        speculative execution   2nd   3rd  
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)