Index

A

A+ exams. See CompTIA A+ certification exams

Accelerated Graphics Ports. See AGP

Access Denied, 268–269

Access points, wireless, 571

Accessibility Options, 19

Accessories, system tools in, 55–57

ACL, Windows NT, 695

ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface), BIOS settings, 16

Active Directory, 734

Active partitions, 524–525

Active@ NTFS Reader, 59

ActiveX, 781–784

Adaptec AIC-7880 SCSI chipset, 398

Adapters

MDA/EGA/CGA, 493, 495, 837, 840

NICs, 424, 469

SCSI, 424, 469

sound card, 550

USB, 557–558

XGA, 496

See also Connecting; Connectors

Adaptive testing, 388

AdAware (Lavasoft), 64

ADCs (Analog-to-Digital Converters), 478, 479, 833

Add/Remove Programs applet, 21–25, 664–665

Addresses

address bus, 422

DAC, 410

DMA, 467–468, 529

I/O, 468–469

IP, 591–592

LBA, 529

MAC, 585, 593–594

See also Memory

Ad-hoc mode, wireless networks, 572

Administration. See User administration

Administrative Tools, 19–30, 726–727

ADSL (Asymmetric DSL), 601, 833

Advanced Options menu, Windows 2000, 723

Advanced page, Internet Options settings, 241

Advanced tab of System applet, 28–29

AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)

aperture settings, 16–17

bus, 409, 410

described, 179, 833

motherboard slot, 398, 500

retention clips, 183

slots, 69–70

Air cooling. See Heat dissipation

Air Pressurized Water (APW) fire extinguisher, 404

Alternating current (AC), 400

AMD processors, 400, 427–430

AMI Diag, 256

AMR (Audio Modem Riser), 412, 834

Answering machines and software for Internet, 242

Antennas for wireless networking, 572

Anti-static (ESD) equipment, 7, 301–302, 403, 422

Antivirus software and practices, 63, 598–599

AOL connections, troubleshooting, 249–250

APIPA, Windows 2000, 739

APM (Advanced Power Management, 635, 834

Applets, Control Panel, 18

Applets, in Web pages, 781–782

Application layer, OSI reference model, 584

Application Server, 587

Application tab of Task Manager, 49

Archive files, 627

Area Code Rules, 226, 228

Artifacts, video, 181

ASCII files, editing, 318

ASR (Automated System Restore) wizard, 283

Asterisk (*) as wildcard, 307, 629–631

Asynchronous transmissions, 551

AT motherboards, 396–397, 834

ATA controllers

ATA/133, 531

ATA-2 and ATA-3, 530

described, 529–531, 834

IRQ, 466

Ultra-ATA, 530–531

ATA device installation, 536–538

Attachments, e-mail, 246–247, 300

ATTRIB command, 309, 333, 630

ATX motherboard, 397–399, 550, 835

ATX power supply testers, 6

Audio

cables for optical drives, 164–165

CD autoplay, 25

diagnosing problems, 186

external sound connections, 184

headphones, 170, 185

line input, 185

microphones, 185

MIDI port, 94

noises from speakers, 297

sound card, described, 5

speakers, 96

troubleshooting, 292

See also Sound cards

AUI (Attachment Unit Interface) connectors, 561

Authentication Server, 587

Auto Update, Windows ME, 764–765

AUTOEXEC.BAT, 54–55, 454, 620, 621, 623–625

Automated installation, Windows 2000, 719

Automated System Restore (XP Professional) wizard, 283

AVG Anti-virus (Grisoft), 63