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page printers
       versus line printers   2nd  
pages
       Web
               archiving  
paging files   2nd   3rd   4th  
       virtual memory
               Windows NT/2000/XP   2nd   3rd   4th  
palm rests
       pointing devices (portable computers)   2nd   3rd  
paper feeders
       printers  
paper stock   2nd  
       dye-sublimation printers   2nd  
        solid-ink printers  
       thermal printers   2nd  
paper trays
       printers  
parallel (LPT/IEEE-1284) interfaces  
parallel data transfer   2nd   3rd   4th  
parallel ports  
parallel printers
       infrared connections   2nd  
parity
       RAM (Random Access Memory)   2nd  
parity checking (memory)   2nd  
Partition Commander (V Communication)  
Partition Magic (PowerQuest)  
partitions
       creating  
       extended
               hard drives   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               hard drives, drive letters   2nd   3rd   4th  
       FAT16
               creating  
       FAT32
               creating  
       hard drives
               troubleshooting   2nd  
       missing operating system errors  
       primary
               hard drives   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               hard drives, drive letters   2nd   3rd   4th  
       Windows 9x
               shrinking  
       Windows 9x/Me hard drives   2nd  
               extended   2nd   3rd  
               primary   2nd   3rd   4th  
       Windows Me
               shrinking  
passive termination
       SCSI devices  
passive-matrix displays   2nd  
passwords
       CMOS/BIOS configurations   2nd   3rd  
       shared resources   2nd  
       storing   2nd  
PATH command  
paths
       folders   2nd  
payloads
       computer viruses  
PC Bus interface (touchscreen controllers)  
PC Card modems
       installing   2nd  
PC Card network adapters
       installing   2nd  
PC Magazine Web site  
PC Power and Cooling Web site   2nd  
PC World Web site  
PCI
       mini-PCI cards   2nd   3rd  
               installing   2nd  
               removing   2nd  
PCI cards
       installing   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
       troubleshooting  
PCI Configuration dialog box   2nd   3rd   4th  
PCI expansion cards  
PCI modems
       installing   2nd  
PCs
       infrared adapter connections   2nd   3rd  
PCs.   [See computers]
PDAs (personal digital assistants)
       connecting   2nd  
peak transfer rates
       PIO (Programmed Input/Output) mode  
       UDMA (Ultra DMA)  
Pearon Vue  
peer servers
       security levels   2nd  
peer-to-peer network model   2nd  
peer-to-peer network topologies  
peer-to-peer networks
       shared resources
               accessing  
Peerless drives   2nd   3rd  
Performance Logs and Alerts (System Tools)  
Performance Monitor   2nd  
Performance Options button  
Performance tab  
Performance tool (System Tools)  
peripheral cables   2nd  
peripheral subsystems   2nd   3rd   4th  
peripherals
       digital camera connections   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th  
               camera docks   2nd  
               printer docks  
               serial/USB ports   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
       DV (digital video) camcorder connections   2nd   3rd  
       interfaces   2nd  
               IEEE-1394a ports   2nd  
               USB ports   2nd  
       network devices
               connecting  
               connecting, broadband Internet access devices   2nd   3rd  
               connecting, infrared adapters   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
               connecting, WAPs (wireless access points)   2nd  
       PDAs (personal digital assistants) connections   2nd  
       Pocket PCs
               connecting   2nd  
permissions   2nd   3rd  
       shared resources  
personal digital assistants (PDAs)
       connecting   2nd  
PFC (power factor correction)  
PGA chip packaging type
       CPUs (central processing units)  
phantom directories  
Phil Croucher's BIOS Companion [italics]  
Phoenix BIOS beep codes  
Phoenix BIOS Web site  
Phoenix Technologies Web site  
Phone and Modem Options tab  
Ping command-line tool  
pins
       connectors  
pipe symbol ()  
pitch
       triads   2nd  
pits   2nd  
plenum network cables  
Plug and Play (PnP)
       hardware
               installation/configuration   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  
       setting manually  
Plug and Play (PnP) BIOS
       parallel ports
               configuring  
plugs
       loopback   2nd   3rd  
PnP (Plug and Play
       setting manually  
PnP (Plug and Play)
       hardware installation/configuration   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  
PnP (Plug and Play) BIOS
       parallel ports
               configuring  
PnP Configuration menu  
Pocket PCs
       connecting   2nd  
point of failure   2nd  
point-to-point protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)  
pointing devices
       configuring   2nd  
       installing   2nd  
       interface types   2nd  
       overview   2nd   3rd  
       replacing   2nd  
       software
               installing   2nd   3rd   4th  
points of failure
       computers   2nd   3rd   4th  
               ATA/IDE interface   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               audio hardware   2nd  
       desktop computers   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
       laptops  
port addresses  
portable computers
        components   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
       DualView  
       expansion buses  
               docking stations  
               docking stations, configuring   2nd  
               docking stations, devices   2nd  
               media slices  
               port replicators   2nd  
       upgrading   2nd  
portable computers.   [See laptops]
Portable installations  
portable memory
       troublshooting  
ports
       Beta (IEEE-1394 cards)  
        color -coding   2nd  
        games  
       IEEE-1394   2nd   3rd  
       IEEE-1394 cards  
       IEEE-1394a   2nd  
               DV (digital video) camcorder connections   2nd   3rd  
       IEEE-1394b (FireWire 800)  
       integrated
               motherboards   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               motherboards, benefits  
               motherboards, limitations  
       legacy  
       parallel  
       RJ-45 10/100 Ethernet  
       SCSI   2nd   3rd  
       serial  
               computer/printer communication, troubleshooting   2nd  
               digital camera connections   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
       troubleshooting  
       TV-out   2nd   3rd  
       USB   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               digital camera connections   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               enabling/disabling  
       VGA cables
               connecting to   2nd  
Ports tab (Printer Properties)  
POST (power-on self-test)
       BIOS  
power
       testing
               troubleshooting client environment  
power diagnostics
       tools   2nd   3rd  
power factor correction (PFC)  
power filtration  
power lights
       troubleshooting  
power management
       configuring   2nd   3rd   4th  
power signals (system buses)  
power supplies
       batteries
               memory effect  
       hazards
               avoiding   2nd   3rd  
       PFC (power factor correction)  
       protection   2nd  
               battery backup systems   2nd  
               power conditioning devices   2nd  
               SPS (standby power supply)   2nd   3rd  
               surge suppressors   2nd   3rd   4th  
               UPS (uninterruptible power supply)   2nd   3rd  
       rating
               wattage   2nd   3rd  
       replacing  
       testing   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
power supply   2nd  
       high voltage hazards   2nd  
power-on self-test (POST)
       BIOS  
PowerQuest Parition Margic  
PPPoE (point-to-point protocol over Ethernet)  
Practice Exam mode
       PrepLogic Practice Test, Preview Edition [italics]   2nd   3rd  
PrepLogic Practive Exams, Preview Edition [italics]  
        buttons   2nd  
       contact information   2nd  
       Examination Score Report   2nd  
       Flash Review mode   2nd  
       installing   2nd  
       interface design  
       learning environment  
       Practice Exam mode   2nd   3rd  
       question quality  
       removing  
       requirements  
       reviewing  
       simulation  
       time remaining  
PrepLogic.com Web site  
PRI (Primary Rate Interface) connection  
primary partitions
       hard drives   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               drive letters;Windows 9x/Me   2nd   3rd   4th  
       Windows 9x/Me hard drives   2nd   3rd   4th  
print queues  
print sharing  
print spoolers   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
       jobs
               canceling   2nd  
       stalled
               troubleshooting   2nd  
       troubleshooting  
       viewing   2nd  
Print troubleshooting utility  
printer cables (parallel ports)   2nd  
printer docks
       digital camera connections  
printer fonts
       storing  
Printer Properties sheets   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
Printer Wizard  
printers  
       cleaning safely  
       computer communication
               troubleshooting  
               troubleshooting, drivers  
               troubleshooting, serial cable pinouts  
               troubleshooting, serial ports   2nd  
       configurations/installations   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               Add Wizard Printer   2nd   3rd   4th  
               default  
               network   2nd   3rd   4th  
               print spoolers   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               USB  
       document stacking  
       document stapling  
        dot-matrix
               fonts  
       drivers
               installing  
       duplex printing  
       dye-sublimation   2nd  
               maintenance  
               paper stock   2nd  
               printing process   2nd  
               troubleshooting  
               troubleshooting, distorted colors  
               troubleshooting, gibberish printing  
               troubleshooting, print quality  
               troubleshooting, printer ribbons  
       File and Printer Sharing
               installing   2nd  
       graphics  
       hard disks  
       high voltage hazards   2nd  
       host-based  
       interfaces   2nd  
       laser
               color   2nd  
               graphics resolution   2nd  
               monochrome   2nd  
               troubleshooting, error messages   2nd   3rd  
       line versus page   2nd  
       local   2nd  
        multifunction devices  
       network
               troubleshooting   2nd  
       networks
               installing   2nd  
       NICs (network adapters)   2nd  
       paper feeders  
       paper trays  
       parallel
               infrared connections   2nd  
       pinfeed  
       print queues  
       remote   2nd  
       self tests  
       shared   2nd  
       solid-ink  
               maintenance   2nd  
               paper stock  
               printing process   2nd  
               troubleshooting   2nd   3rd  
       text  
       thermal  
               label stock   2nd  
               paper stock   2nd  
               printing process   2nd  
               troubleshooting  
               troubleshooting, density settings  
               troubleshooting, paper/media types  
               troubleshooting, print modes  
               troubleshooting, print quality  
               troubleshooting, printer ribbons  
               troubleshooting, printheads   2nd   3rd  
               types   2nd  
       virtual   2nd  
Printers dialog box  
printheads
       troubleshooting   2nd   3rd  
processors.   [See CPU (central processing unit)]
product activation
       Windows  
product keys
       obtaining   2nd  
Program Compatibility Wizard  
programs
       antivirus  
       diagnostics
               DirectX  
       Diskprobe.EXE  
       Fdisk  
               troubleshooting drives  
               troubleshooting drives, Enhanced Int13h   2nd  
               troubleshooting drives, LBA mode   2nd  
               Windows 9x/Me  
               Windows 9x/Me, extended partitions   2nd   3rd  
               Windows 9x/Me, partitioning   2nd  
               Windows 9x/Me, primary partitions   2nd   3rd   4th  
       Format  
               Windows 9x/Me   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
       MSInfo32   2nd  
       Regedit
               Windows Registry, modifying   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
       Scanreg   2nd  
       scheduling  
       startup
               disabling  
       TSR (Terminate-and-Stay-Resident) errors   2nd  
       Winnt.exe  
PROMPT command  
properties
       advanced
               Start menu   2nd   3rd   4th  
protected system files
       checking  
protocols   2nd  
       AppleTalk  
               configuring  
       FTP (File Transfer Protocol)   2nd  
       HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)  
       installing   2nd   3rd   4th  
       IPX/SPX (Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange)
               configuring  
       NetBEUI (NetBIOS Extended User Interface)  
               configuring  
       TCP/IP (Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)   2nd  
               configuring   2nd  
               configuring, DNS (Domain Name System)   2nd  
               configuring, gateways  
               configuring, IP addresses   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
               configuring, WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service)  
               DNS (domain name system)   2nd   3rd  
               email   2nd  
               FTP (File Transfer Protocol)   2nd  
               HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)   2nd  
               HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)  
               ISP (Internet service provider)  
               SSL (Secure Socket Layer)  
               Telnet   2nd  
PS/2 mouse devices  
push installations  
PVC network cables