Index B

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B connector
       parallel ports   2nd  
B plugs  
Babbage, Charles  
back buffer  
back porches
       display systems   2nd  
back ups
       CDs  
back-side bus  
backlight switches  
backlighting
       digital camera sensing  
backlights  
backplane designs  
backplanes  
backup power systems  
backup rollers  
Baffles  
baffles
       loudspeakers   2nd   3rd  
Bain, Alexander  
ball size
       trackballs   2nd  
bandwidth  
       communication channels   2nd   3rd  
               emissions limitations   2nd  
               standards-based limitations   2nd  
       digital audio   2nd  
       displays   2nd   3rd   4th  
bank-switched memory   2nd  
Bardeen, John  
barrel distortion   2nd  
base addresses
       RS-232C ports  
base memory.   [See real mode memory]
baseboards  
Basic Input/Output System.   [See BIOS]
Basic Rate Interface.   [See BRI]
bass reflex speakers  
batch languages   2nd  
batteries   2nd  
       capacity   2nd  
       charging   2nd   3rd   4th  
       chemical systems  
               carbon-zinc cells   2nd   3rd   4th  
               lead-acid cells   2nd   3rd   4th  
               Lithium   2nd   3rd  
               lithium solid polymer cell   2nd  
               lithium-iron disulfide cell   2nd  
               ni-cads   2nd   3rd   4th  
               nickel-metal hydrides   2nd   3rd  
               zinc-air cell   2nd  
       digital cameras   2nd   3rd  
       electrical characteristics   2nd  
               capacity   2nd  
               cell types   2nd  
               currents   2nd  
               energy   2nd  
               shelf life   2nd  
               storage density   2nd   3rd  
               voltages   2nd  
       maintenance-free  
       primary  
       safety   2nd  
       secondary  
       Smart Battery system   2nd   3rd  
       standards   2nd   3rd  
Battery Optimized Mode (SpeedStep)  
Battery Saver mode (PowerNow!)  
bays  
       cases   2nd  
               device heights   2nd  
               form factors   2nd  
               internal bays  
               racks   2nd  
BEDO
       (Burst EDO DRAM)   2nd  
beep codes
       POST (Power-On Self Test)   2nd  
Bell 103 modem standard  
Bell 212A modem standard  
bels  
Berry, Clifford  
BFT (binary file transfers)  
Bi-directional Parallel Port  
Bidirectional microphones  
bidirectional parallel ports  
bilinear filtering  
bilingual connectors  
bin feed mechanisms  
binary file transfers (BFT)
       Group 3 standards  
binaural recording   2nd  
BIOS   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  
       (Basic Input/Output System)  
       ACPI  
       APM  
       extensions   2nd   3rd   4th  
       firmware   2nd   3rd  
       functions   2nd  
               initialization   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  
               interface   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd  
               IPL (Initial Program Load)   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               storage   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   62nd   63rd   64th  
       interrupt vector table   2nd   3rd   4th  
       teletypes   2nd  
       upgrades   2nd   3rd  
BIOS data area (real mode memory)  
BIOS shadowing  
bit-block transfers   2nd  
bit-coding
       serial channels   2nd  
bit-depth   2nd  
bit- stuffing   2nd  
BitBlt  
BitFAT  
bitmapped graphics   2nd   3rd   4th  
bitmaps  
bits
       memory cells  
black
       composite black  
blackouts
       protection from   2nd  
               offline backup systems   2nd   3rd  
               online backup systems   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  
blade servers   2nd  
blanking
       display systems   2nd  
blind transfers
       AT Attachment  
block graphics   2nd   3rd  
blocks
       secondary storage sequential data organization  
               inter-record gaps  
Blu-ray   2nd   3rd  
blue CD-R discs  
blue screening  
Bluetooth   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
        components   2nd  
       hardware   2nd  
               channels  
               clocks   2nd  
               frequencies   2nd   3rd  
               modulation   2nd  
               power   2nd  
               topology   2nd  
       history   2nd  
       software   2nd   3rd  
       standards  
BNC connectors   2nd   3rd  
Bollean algebra  
Boole, George  
Boolean logic
       digital electronics   2nd  
boot block Flash memory  
boot block protection  
boot devices
       CMOS advanced setup   2nd  
boot sector  
       code  
booting
       cold boots   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
       hot boots  
       IPL (Initial Program Load)   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
       warm boots   2nd   3rd   4th  
BOSS (Bus Owner/Supervisor/Selector)  
bottles.   [See CRTs ( cathode ray tube technology)]
branch prediction logic   2nd  
branches
       FireWire  
Brattain, Walter  
BRI
       (Basic Rate Interface)  
bridges
       expansion buses   2nd  
       latency  
broadcast model
       satellite systems  
browsers.   [See Web browsers]
BubbleJet   2nd  
buffer underrun   2nd  
buffer underrun errors  
buffered SDRAM.   [See registered SDRAM]
buffers
       back  
       double-buffering  
       frame   2nd  
       front  
bulk erase Flash memory  
burning the PROM  
Burst EDO DRAM.   [See BEDO]
burst mode
       expansion mode  
       PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect)   2nd  
bus clock
       CMOS advanced setup  
bus controller
       DMA (Direct Memory Access)   2nd  
bus controllers
       USB  
bus master DMA  
Bus Owner/Supervisor/Selector (BOSS)  
bus topology.   [See linear topologies]
bus-oriented computers   2nd   3rd  
buses   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  
       address  
       AGP   2nd  
               connectors  
               dimensions   2nd   3rd  
       back-side bus  
       data  
       front-side   2nd   3rd  
       front-side bus  
       InfiniBand Architecture   2nd   3rd  
               communications   2nd   3rd   4th  
               history   2nd   3rd  
               standards   2nd  
               structure   2nd   3rd  
       PCI   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  
               (Peripheral Component Interconnect)  
               arbitrated bus-mastering   2nd  
               architecture   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  
               burst mode   2nd  
               connectors   2nd   3rd  
               data integrity signals   2nd  
               dimensions   2nd   3rd  
               hot-plugging   2nd  
                low-voltage evolution  
               multiplexing   2nd  
               PCI Express   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               PCI-X   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               serialized interrupts   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               setup   2nd  
               slot limits   2nd  
               speed   2nd   3rd  
               standards   2nd  
       PCMCIA cards   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
               connectors  
        riser boards   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               ACR (Advanced Communications Riser)   2nd   3rd  
               ACR SIG (Advanced Communications Riser Special Interest Group)   2nd   3rd  
               AMR (audio modem riser)   2nd  
               CNR (Communications and Networking Riser)   2nd   3rd  
       signals
               HyperTransport   2nd  
       standards   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
       USB   2nd   3rd  
               bus controllers  
               cable   2nd   3rd  
               connectors   2nd   3rd  
               function  
                hosts  
               hubs  
               Plug-and-Play  
               protocol   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th  
               speed  
               standards  
buses, expansion
       asynchronous  
       burst mode  
       communications channels   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th  
               address lines   2nd   3rd   4th  
               bridges   2nd  
               data lines   2nd   3rd  
               expansion boards  
               flow control   2nd  
               masters   2nd   3rd  
               non-bussed signals   2nd  
               parallel  
               peripherals  
               power distribution   2nd  
               system control   2nd  
               timing   2nd  
       expansion boards
               ACPI   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  
               Plug-and-Play   2nd  
       fairness  
       memory I/O  
       multiplexing  
       peer  
       priorities  
       SCSI   2nd  
       SCSI parallel interface   2nd   3rd  
       synchronous  
busy lines
       parallel ports   2nd  
busy signal  
buttons
       mouse   2nd   3rd  
byte mode
       parallel ports   2nd  
bytes  
       attribute bytes