Index_D
D
D channel, 73
daisy chain, 38
data encryption, 177
Data-link layer in OSI model, 165, 170-171
role in data transfer, 167
data path, 3
data storage, 27-55
basics, 28-29
hard drives
basics, 30-31
configurations, 42-48
drive organization, 39-40
IDE drives, 31-35
partitions, 41
SCSI drives, 36-39
offline, 49-55
compact discs, 29, 49, 51-53
digital videodiscs, 29, 49, 53-54
floppy drives, 29, 50
removable drives, 28, 29, 50-51
tape drives, 29, 54-55
data transfer in OSI model, 166-167
database server, 222
datagrams, 173
DATE command (DOS), 131
Date, Time, Language and Regional options (Control Panel), 150
DB-9 connector, 60, 60, 68
DB-25 connector, 60
DEC, Alpha processor, 15
default router, for TCP/IP, 214
defragmentation, 97
DEL command (DOS), 120, 123-124
deleting files, 123-124
demodulate, 69
deny, 284
Deny permission, 285
Desktop Cleanup Wizard, 152
Desktop in Windows XP Professional, 141, 142, 142-144
changing background, 151-152
customizing icons displayed, 152
Deutsch Industrie Norma (DIN), 66
device drivers
installing, 83
NT 4 support for, 238
for operating system printing, 301
Device Manager (Windows), 87, 87
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), 211, 249
function in IP network, 214-215
server, 236
dialog control, 176
differential backup, 129
Digital Equipment Corporation, and Ethernet, 204
Digital Print Server Monitors, 237
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), 70-71
digital videodiscs (DVD), 29, 49, 53-54
DIMMs (dual inline memory modules), 19
DIN (Deutsch Industrie Norma), 66
DIN 6 connector, 68
for keyboard, 66
DIN 8 connector, 68
DIP (dual inline package) switches, 77, 78
DIR command (DOS), 116, 117
direct memory access (DMA), 34, 90, 90-91
directories
changing current, 119
creating and deleting, 118
listing contents, 117
manipulating structure, 116
structure planning, 116
Directory Permissions dialog box, 293
directory services network model, 193-195, 194
advantages and disadvantages, 195
discoverable operating system, 140
Disk Administrator (Windows NT), 40, 237
disk duplexing, 46
Disk Management (Windows), 40
disk mirroring, 46
disk organization in DOS, 112-115
boot disk preparation, 115
formatting, 114-115
partitions, 39-40, 41, 113
disk stripe set, 42, 44-45
Display Properties dialog box
Desktop tab, 151, 151-152
Screen Saver tab, 152, 152
Settings tab, 153, 153
Themes tab, 151, 151
distributed database, 224
distributed processing, 178
DMA (direct memory access), 34, 90, 90-91
domain admins global group, 271
domain controllers, 259-260
Flexible Single Master Operation (FSMO) roles for, 262-263
global catalog, 261, 262
domain guests global group, 271
domain local group, 271-272
Domain Name System (DNS), 211
and Active Directory, 248-249
function in IP network, 215
domain naming master, 262
domain network model, 190, 191-193, 192
domain users global group, 271
domains
physical vs. logical divisions, 268
Properties dialog box, 251
in Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003, 251-252
DOS, 8, 96-97
changing time and date, 130-131
configuration files, 132-134
AUTOEXEC.BAT file, 133-134
BOOT.INI file, 134
CONFIG.SYS file, 133
for directory structure, 116-119
for disk organization, 112-115
boot disk preparation, 115
formatting, 114-115
partitions, 113
for file manipulation, 120-124
copying and moving files, 126-128
deleting files, 123-124
file attributes, 128-130
file contents display, 121-122
name changes, 124
text document editing, 122-123
text file creation from console, 120-121
wildcards, 125-126
DOS shell, 97
DOSKEY command (DOS), 97, 131
dot matrix printer, 74
dot pitch, 64
drive Properties dialog box, 156, 156
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line), 70-71
dual-boot, and file system selection, 289
dual booting between operating systems, 106-107
Windows 98 and Windows XP Professional, 113
dual inline package(DIP) switches, 77, 78
dual inline memory modules (DIMMs), 19
Duron processor (AMD), 14
DVD-RAM, 53
DVD-ROM, 53
DVD-Video, 53
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), 211, 249
function in IP network, 214-215
server, 236
dynamic memory, 18
Dynamic Updates, 104
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