Index A

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A connector
       parallel ports   2nd   3rd   4th  
ABC (Atanasoff Berry Computer)  
aborted frames
       IrDA   2nd  
absolute lead-out area  
AC   2nd  
       (alternating current)  
AC links  
AC power
       digital cameras   2nd  
AC-3   2nd  
AC97 Bit clock  
Accelerated Graphics Port.   [See AGP]
accelerator chips   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th  
access
       cases
               front panel access  
               internal   2nd  
       hard disk performance   2nd   3rd  
       memory  
               bank-switched memory   2nd  
               direct access   2nd  
       optical media drives   2nd  
access points  
       (network hardware)  
       directional antennae  
accessed flags  
accumulators  
acknowledge line  
acknowledge lines
       parallel ports   2nd  
Acknowledge signal (DMA)  
ACPI   2nd  
       expansion boards   2nd   3rd  
               initiation key   2nd  
               onboard ROM   2nd   3rd  
ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)   2nd  
       APM (Advanced Power Management)   2nd   3rd  
       configuration   2nd  
       Soft Off mode   2nd  
       states   2nd   3rd  
ACPI Machine Language (AML)  
ACPI Source Language (ASL)  
ACPI tables
       BIOS legacy data   2nd  
ACR (Advanced Communications Riser )   2nd   3rd  
ACR SIG (Advanced Communications Riser Special Interest Group)   2nd   3rd  
active cooling  
active cooling  
active cooling
       cases   2nd   3rd  
active matrix LCDs  
Active mode
       Attachment power management   2nd  
active speakers  
active systems   2nd  
adapter cables
       RS-232C ports   2nd  
adapters
       display   2nd   3rd   4th  
               accelerator chips   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th  
               memory   2nd  
               RAMDACs   2nd   3rd  
               video controllers   2nd   3rd   4th  
       graphics  
       parallel ports   2nd  
       transparency   2nd  
       Windows network model   2nd  
address buses  
address extension registers  
address lines
       expansion buses   2nd   3rd   4th  
address register (enhanced parallel ports)  
address spaces
       TLB (translation look-aside buffer)  
addressability
       CRTs ( cathode ray tube)   2nd   3rd  
       printers  
addresses
       routines
               entry points   2nd   3rd  
addressing   2nd   3rd  
       AT Attachment  
               48-bit addressing   2nd  
               CHS   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               LBA (logical block addressing)   2nd  
       CD-ROMs   2nd  
       chipsets   2nd  
       CIDR  
               network prefixes  
       DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)   2nd  
       forbidden addresses   2nd  
       IANA private network reservations   2nd  
       IP addresses   2nd  
               octets   2nd  
       IPv6   2nd  
       network classes   2nd  
               Class A  
               Class B  
               Class C  
               Class D  
               Class E  
       SCSI parallel interface   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
       subnet masks   2nd   3rd  
       Windows limits   2nd  
ADM
       (Advanced Micro Devices)  
       Athlon   2nd   3rd   4th  
       Athlon MP   2nd  
       Duron   2nd   3rd  
       mobile   2nd   3rd   4th  
       Opteron   2nd   3rd  
Adobe Systems
       page-description language  
ADSL  
       ( Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line)  
       downstream data rates  
       Universal ADSL Working Group  
Advanced Communications Riser (ACR)   2nd   3rd  
Advanced Communications Riser Special Interest Group (ACR SIG)   2nd   3rd  
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)  
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface.   [See ACPI]2nd   [See ACPI]
Advanced Intelligent Tape   2nd  
Advanced Keyboard layout (IBM)   2nd  
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
       HyperTransport.   [See HyperTransport]
Advanced Power Management.   [See APM]
Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller.   [See APIC clock]
Advanced Research Project Agency.   [See ARPA]
AEG
       (Allgemeine Elektricitaets Gesellschaft)  
AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port)   2nd  
       2 transfer mode   2nd  
       4 transfer mode   2nd  
       architecture   2nd   3rd  
       operation   2nd   3rd  
AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)  
AGP boards   2nd  
       connectors  
       dimensions   2nd   3rd  
airplane adapters   2nd   3rd  
algorithms
       cyclical redundancy check (CRC) algorithm  
alignment
        color
               CRTs  
all points addressable graphics (APA display)  
Allgemeine Elektricitaets Gesellschaft.   [See AEG]
alpha channel  
alpha-blending  
Alternate Mark Inversion.   [See AMI]
alternating current.   [See AC]
Alto workstation  
ALU (arithmetic/logic unit)  
AMD
       PowerNow!   2nd   3rd   4th  
AMD (Advanced Micro Devices)
       HyperTransport  
American digital television transmission standard (ATSC)  
American National Standards Institute.   [See ANSI]
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
       analog service standards  
AMI
       (Alternate Mark Inversion)  
AML (ACPI Machine Language)  
AMP
       (manufacturer of electronic component sockets)  
Amp re, Andr Marie  
amplification  
amplifiers   2nd  
       gamma  
       video  
amplitude
       sound   2nd  
amplitude modulation   2nd   3rd  
amps  
AMR (audio modem riser)   2nd  
AMS (Array Management Software)  
analog audio   2nd  
       amplitude   2nd  
       decibels   2nd   3rd   4th  
       distortion   2nd  
       frequencies   2nd  
       voltage  
analog captures  
       external components   2nd  
       internal CDs   2nd  
       microphone inputs   2nd  
analog connection systems  
       pin jacks   2nd  
               analog voltage level   2nd  
               daisy-chaining   2nd  
               termination   2nd  
analog mixers  
Analog Protection System (APS)  
analog services
       modems   2nd  
               background   2nd  
               channels   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th  
               connection-enhancing technologies   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th  
               hardware   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th  
               Shannon's Limit   2nd  
       standards  
               ITU (International Telecommunications Union)  
               modem speed standards   2nd   3rd   4th  
               telephone company  
analog standards
       faxes  
analog video output
       digital cameras   2nd  
analog voltage level   2nd  
analog-to-digital converter (A-to-D converter)  
analog-to-digital converters  
Analytical Engine  
angular velocity  
ANSI
       (American National Standards Institute)  
       ATA standards  
       SCSI parallel interface   2nd  
ANSI T13 Technical Committee  
anti-glare treatment
       CRTs (cathode ray tube)   2nd  
               coating   2nd  
                deflection angles   2nd  
               mechanical   2nd  
               mesh   2nd  
               polarization   2nd   3rd  
antialiasing filters  
APA display (all points addressable graphics)  
aperture
       digital camera lenses   2nd   3rd   4th  
aperture grilles
       CRTs (cathode ray tube)   2nd   3rd   4th  
APIC
       (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller)  
APIC clock  
APIs   2nd  
APM
       BIOS  
       driver  
APM (Advanced Power Management)   2nd   3rd  
       ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)   2nd   3rd  
               configuration   2nd  
               Soft Off mode   2nd  
               states   2nd   3rd  
       states   2nd   3rd  
       structure   2nd  
Apple
       Lisa  
       QuickTime  
applets   2nd  
application interfacing ( scanners )   2nd   3rd   4th  
Application layer
       OSI model   2nd  
application programming interfaces.   [See APIs]
application pushbuttons  
application suites   2nd  
applications.   [See programs]2nd   [See programs]
APS (Analog Protection System)  
arbitrated bus-mastering
       PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect)   2nd  
arbitration
       FireWire   2nd  
       SCSI parallel interface   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
architecture
       AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port)   2nd   3rd  
       cable digital services   2nd  
       networks  
               hierarchies   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               topologies   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  
       PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect)   2nd  
               burst mode   2nd  
               multiplexing   2nd  
               speed   2nd  
areal density   2nd  
ARINC 628 power connectors  
arithmetic/logic unit (ALU)  
arithmetic/logic unit (microprocessors)   2nd  
ARPA (Advanced Research Project Agency)  
       ARPAnet  
ARPAnet  
Array Management Software (AMS)  
arrays, drive
       hard disks   2nd  
               data striping   2nd  
                implementations   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th  
               interfacing   2nd  
               parallel access arrays  
               principles   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
               redundancy   2nd  
               reliability   2nd  
ASL (ACPI Source Language)  
aspect ratio
       CRTs   2nd   3rd  
assemblers  
assembly languages   2nd  
Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line.   [See ADSL]
asymmetrical modems   2nd  
asynchronous buses  
asynchronous communications   2nd  
asynchronous SCSI   2nd  
AT Attachment  
       addressing  
               48-bit addressing   2nd  
               CHS   2nd   3rd  
               CHS translation   2nd  
               LBA (logical block addressing)   2nd  
       ANSI (American National Standards Institute)  
       capacity  
               48-bit addressing   2nd  
               CHS addressing   2nd   3rd  
               CHS translation   2nd  
               LBA (logical block addressing) addressing   2nd  
       compatibility   2nd  
       connectors   2nd   3rd   4th  
       device identification   2nd  
       logical interface   2nd   3rd  
       operation   2nd  
       packet interface   2nd  
       performance   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  
       power management   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
       power management modes  
       security   2nd   3rd  
       signals   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  
       standards   2nd  
       wiring   2nd  
               four drives   2nd  
               master/slave designation   2nd  
               single drives   2nd   3rd  
               three drives   2nd  
               two drives  
AT Attachment Packet Interface.   [See ATAPI]
AT power supplies  
ATA interface  
Atanasoff Berry Computer (ABC)  
Atanasoff, John Vincent  
ATAPI
       (AT Attachment Packet Interface)  
       Command Packet  
ATAPI-based (IDE) CD drives  
Athlon   2nd   3rd   4th  
Athlon MP   2nd  
atmospheric perspective   2nd  
       lighting effects  
       ray-tracing   2nd  
       shading  
       transparency   2nd  
       z-buffering technique  
ATSC (American digital television transmission standard)  
attribute bytes  
attribute memory
       PC cards   2nd  
attribute phase (data transfers)  
attributes
       graphic   2nd  
       monochrome display attributes  
       nonresident  
       video   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
ATX motherboards   2nd   3rd   4th  
ATX power supplies  
       signals   2nd  
ATX12V  
audio   2nd  
       PC cards  
Audio Codec '97  
Audio Codec (Intel)  
audio digital
       digital   2nd  
               bandwidth   2nd  
               capturing sounds   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th  
               compression   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  
               output systems   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th  
               resolution   2nd  
               sampling rate   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               transmission   2nd  
audio modem riser (AMR)   2nd  
audio systems   2nd  
       hardware   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th  
               amplifiers   2nd  
               compatibility   2nd   3rd  
               control   2nd  
               drivers   2nd   3rd  
               loudspeakers   2nd   3rd  
               quality   2nd   3rd   4th  
               tone generators   2nd   3rd  
                transducers   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th  
       sound   2nd   3rd  
               amplitude   2nd  
               analog audio  
               decibels   2nd   3rd   4th  
               distortion   2nd  
               frequencies   2nd  
               voltage  
authoring   2nd  
Auto Answer indicators  
Auto Feed XT  
auto-focus system
       digital cameras   2nd  
automatic exposure control   2nd   3rd  
automatic gain control  
Automatic mode (PowerNow!)  
automatic park-and-lock  
Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator  
autosensing
       dual-speed NICs  
Auxiliary Input functions  
auxiliary power connectors  
AV drives  
AV drives
       hard disk performance   2nd   3rd  
average seek time