Index S

[SYMBOL] [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z]

S-video  
S-Video  
S-video (separate video)   2nd   3rd  
S/N ratio
       (signal-to-noise ratio)  
S/W layer (PCI Express)  
safety
       batteries   2nd  
salable screens  
sampling rates
       digital audio   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
sanctioning organizations
       networks
               Home Phoneline Networking Alliance  
               HomePlug Powerline Alliance  
               WiFi Alliance  
SANs (system area networks)
       InfiniBand.   [See InfiniBand]
satellite services
       digital services   2nd  
satellite speakers  
satellites
       loudspeakers   2nd   3rd  
saturation
       magnetic memory storage   2nd  
SCA (Single Connector Attachment)  
SCAM (SCSI Configured Automagically)   2nd  
scan codes  
Scan mode  
scanners   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
       application interfacing   2nd   3rd   4th  
       D-max   2nd  
       drum   2nd   3rd  
       dynamic range   2nd   3rd  
       electrical interfacing   2nd   3rd  
       feature matching  
       flatbed   2nd  
       hand   2nd   3rd  
       optical character recognition   2nd   3rd  
       page  
       photo   2nd  
       resolution   2nd   3rd  
       sheet feeders   2nd  
       slide   2nd  
       speed   2nd   3rd  
       transmissive  
       transparency adapters   2nd  
       video   2nd  
scanning   2nd   3rd  
       interlaced  
scatternets
       Bluetooth  
screen curvature
       CRTs ( cathode ray tube)   2nd   3rd  
screen memory  
screen sizes
       CRTs   2nd   3rd  
screen-pitch  
scripting languages  
scroll wheel (mouse)  
SCSI
       (Small Computer System Interface)  
       Wide SCSI  
SCSI Configured Automagically (SCAM)   2nd  
SCSI interface  
SCSI parallel interface   2nd  
       addressing   2nd   3rd  
       ANSI   2nd  
       arbitration   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
       bus width   2nd   3rd  
       cables   2nd  
       capacity   2nd   3rd  
       clocking  
               asynchronous SCSI   2nd  
               synchronous SCSI   2nd  
       Common Command Set  
       connectors   2nd   3rd   4th  
               50-pin external   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th  
               50-pin internal   2nd   3rd  
               68-pin   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               80-pin SCA   2nd   3rd  
       operation   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
       signaling   2nd   3rd   4th  
       standards   2nd   3rd   4th  
               bus width   2nd  
               clock speed   2nd  
               SCSI-2   2nd  
               SCSI-3   2nd   3rd   4th  
               signaling   2nd  
       wiring   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  
SCSI-2
       standards   2nd  
SCSI-3
       standards   2nd   3rd   4th  
SCSI-3 connector  
scuzzy.   [See SCSI parallel interface]
SDDS (Sony Dynamic Digital Sound)   2nd  
SDR
       (single data-rate memory)  
SDR DIMMs  
SDR memory
       (single data-rate memory)  
SDRAM
       (synchronous DRAM)   2nd  
       CAS latency  
       DDR memory (double data-rate memory)   2nd  
               speed ratings  
       QDR memory (quad data-rate memory)   2nd  
       registered SDRAM  
       SDR (single data-rate memory)  
       SDR memory (single data-rate memory)  
       unbuffered SDRAM  
SDS 56
       (Switched Data Services 56)   2nd  
SDSL
       (Symmetrical Digital Subscriber Line)   2nd  
SEC (Single Edge Contact) cartridge   2nd  
SECAM (Sequence Couleur ^ Memoire)  
secondary batteries  
secondary cache  
secondary storage (memory)   2nd   3rd  
       data organization  
               random-access media   2nd  
               sequential media   2nd   3rd  
       near-line storage  
               jukebox  
       offline storage  
       online storage  
sector remapping   2nd  
sectored-erase Flash memory  
sectors
       boot  
               code  
       hard disks   2nd   3rd  
Secure Digital cards  
security
       AT Attachment   2nd   3rd  
       ISPs (Internet Service Providers)  
               firewalls  
               viruses   2nd  
seek time  
select input  
select input signal
       parallel ports   2nd  
select signal
       parallel ports   2nd  
Selker, Ted  
semiconductors   2nd   3rd   4th  
       N-type  
       P-type  
Send Data indicator  
sensing
       digital cameras   2nd   3rd   4th  
sensitivity
       imaging sensors   2nd  
sensors  
SEP (Singe-Edge Processor)   2nd  
separate sync  
separate video (S-video)   2nd   3rd  
Sequence Couleur ^ Memoire (SECAM)  
Sequence Couleur a Memoire  
sequential media
       secondary storage data organization   2nd  
               blocks  
               records  
Serial ATA   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
serial byte protocol (keyboards)   2nd  
serial channels   2nd   3rd  
       bit-coding   2nd  
       clocking   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
       No Return-to-Zero (NRZ) coding   2nd  
       No Return-to-Zero Inverted (NRZI) coding   2nd  
       Return-to-Zero coding (RTZ)  
       Return-to-Zero Inverted (RTI) coding  
Serial Infrared Interaction Pulse (SIP)  
serial interfaces   2nd  
       FireWire   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
               arbitration   2nd  
               cable   2nd   3rd  
               configuration   2nd  
               connectors   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               daisy-chaining  
               leaf  
               signaling   2nd  
serial modems
       computer interfaces  
serial ports   2nd  
       RS-232C   2nd  
               cables   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th  
               connectors   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  
               electrical operations   2nd   3rd  
               logical interface   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
               register functions   2nd  
               signals   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th  
               UARTs   2nd   3rd  
serial presence detect pins (old technology DIMMs)  
serialized interrupts
       PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect)   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
Serialized IRQ Support  
serpentine recording   2nd  
servers
        blade   2nd  
services
       card
               PC cards  
       socket
               PC cards   2nd  
       Windows network model   2nd  
servo patterns  
servo surface (platters)  
servo-voice coil actuator  
Session layer
       OSI model  
sessions
       CD-ROMs   2nd  
set-reset memory  
setup
       PC cards  
               attribute memory   2nd  
               card identification structure   2nd  
               Data Organization Layer  
               Data Recording Format Layer  
               system-specific standards  
       PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect)   2nd  
SFX12V  
shading
       three-dimensional graphics  
shadow masks
       CRTs (cathode ray tube)   2nd   3rd  
shadow memory   2nd  
shadowing
       BIOS  
       ROM
               CMOS advanced setup   2nd  
Shannon's Limit   2nd  
Shannon, Claude L.  
shared memory architecture.   [See UMA (Unified Memory Architecture)]
sharing  
sheet feeders  
sheet feeders (scanners)   2nd  
shelf lives
       batteries   2nd  
shell
       floppy disks   2nd   3rd   4th  
shield, audio connector  
shielded connector alternative 2  
shielding
       twisted-pair wires  
shifts  
Shockley, William  
Sholes, Christopher  
short slots  
short-travel keyboards  
Shugart Associates  
shutdown
       inverter  
shutters
       digital cameras   2nd  
               lag   2nd  
               speed   2nd   3rd  
sideband signals  
signal ground
       RS-232C ports  
signal interference  
signal steering  
signal-to-noise ratio.   [See S/N ratio]
signaling
       FireWire   2nd  
       SCSI parallel interface   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
signals
       ATA Attachment   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  
       ATX design   2nd  
       fault  
       HostAck  
       HostClk  
       initialize printer   2nd  
       nAckReverse  
       nAutoFd   2nd  
       nPeriphRequest  
       nReverseRequest  
       PC cards   2nd  
               audio  
               configuration   2nd  
               data transfers   2nd   3rd  
               memory control   2nd  
               power   2nd  
       PeriphAck  
       PeriphClk  
       PError   2nd  
       RS-232C ports   2nd  
               definitions   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th  
               flow control   2nd  
       select
               parallel ports   2nd  
       select input   2nd  
SIMD   2nd  
       (Single Instruction, Multiple Data)  
SIMMs
       (Single Inline Memory Modules)  
Singe-Edge Processor (SEP)   2nd  
Single Connector Attachment (SCA)  
single data-rate memory.   [See SDR memory]
Single Edge Contact (SEC) cartridge   2nd  
Single Inline Memory Modules.   [See SIMMs]
Single Inline Pin Packages.   [See SIPPs]
Single Instruction, Multiple Data.   [See SIMD]
single-board computers   2nd   3rd   4th  
single-density recording   2nd  
single-ended SCSI   2nd  
single-image mode
       view panels  
single-layer discs  
Single-word DMA transfers   2nd  
SIP (Serial Infrared Interaction Pulse)  
SIPPs
       (Single Inline Pin Packages)  
size
       cache   2nd  
       imaging sensors   2nd  
sizes
       cases   2nd  
               compact devices   2nd   3rd  
               desktop   2nd  
               notebook   2nd   3rd  
                towers   2nd   3rd  
sizing
       CRT images   2nd  
Sleep mode
       AT Attachment power management  
       Attachment power management  
slide scanners   2nd  
slideshows
       view panels   2nd  
slots, expansion
       cases   2nd  
       layout   2nd   3rd  
        numbers   2nd  
       PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect)   2nd  
       spacing   2nd  
Small Computer System Interface.   [See SCSI]
small footprint computers  
small form-factor designs  
Small Outline DIMMs.   [See SoDIMMs]
Smart Battery system   2nd   3rd  
SmartMedia memory cards   2nd  
       Memory Stick package (Sony)   2nd  
SMBus clock  
SMM (system management mode)  
smooth shading  
socket services
       PC cards   2nd  
SoDIMMs   2nd  
       (Small Outline DIMMs)  
soft errors
       memory  
               chip-level errors   2nd  
               system-level errors   2nd  
Soft Off mode (ACPI)   2nd  
soft-touch keyboards  
software   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th  
       applets   2nd  
       application suites   2nd  
       Bluetooth   2nd   3rd  
       databases  
        disassembling programs  
       drawing/painting  
       e-mail  
       interrupts   2nd  
       multimedia  
       operating systems.   [See operating systems]
       spreadsheets  
       utilities   2nd   3rd  
       Web browsers  
       Word processors  
software commands
       keyboards   2nd   3rd  
software flow control  
Software flow control  
software interface
       PC cards  
               card services  
               socket services   2nd  
software interrupts
       BIOS interface   2nd   3rd   4th  
       chaining interrupts  
Software Retriggerable Strobe mode (8253 Timer/Counter Chip)  
solder-ball grid array  
solid inkjet printers  
solid-state electronics  
Solid-State Floppy Disk Cards.   [See SSFDCs]
solid-state memory   2nd  
       read-only memory   2nd  
       read-write memory  
               dynamic memory   2nd  
               static memory   2nd  
Sony
       Memory Stick package   2nd  
Sony Corporation
       floppy disks  
Sony Dynamic Digital Sound (SDDS)   2nd  
sound   2nd   3rd  
       analog audio  
               amplitude   2nd  
               decibels   2nd   3rd   4th  
               distortion   2nd  
               frequencies   2nd  
               voltage  
       digital audio   2nd  
               bandwidth   2nd  
               capturing   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  
sound pressure level (SPL)  
sound systems   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
        amplifiers   2nd  
       compatibility   2nd   3rd  
       control   2nd  
       drivers   2nd   3rd  
       loudspeakers   2nd   3rd  
       pulse-width modulation  
       quality   2nd   3rd   4th  
       tone generators   2nd   3rd  
        transducers  
               loudspeakers   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th  
               microphones   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th  
soundboards   2nd   3rd   4th  
       compatibility   2nd   3rd  
       control   2nd  
       quality   2nd   3rd   4th  
source code  
Source Manager
       Twain  
Source-Synchronous Transfer  
Space, serial signal  
spaces
       image creation   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
spacing
       expansion slots   2nd  
       screen-pitch  
speaker cones  
speaker drivers
       Windows  
speakers
       active systems   2nd  
       bass reflec  
       ducted  
       full-range speaker system  
       loudspeakers.   [See loudspeakers]
        midrange  
       passive systems   2nd  
       satellite   2nd   3rd  
       satellite speakers  
       three-way  
        tuned -port  
       two-way  
       USB   2nd   3rd  
specifications
       backup power devices   2nd   3rd  
speculative execution   2nd   3rd  
speed
       CD-Rs   2nd   3rd  
       clock   2nd   3rd  
       clock speed   2nd  
       clocking
               SCSI   2nd  
       digital camera shutters   2nd   3rd  
       floppy disks  
       hard disk mechanism   2nd   3rd  
       IrDA   2nd  
       optical media   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
       PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect)   2nd   3rd  
       printers   2nd  
               engine speed   2nd  
               measurement units   2nd   3rd  
               modes   2nd   3rd  
               throughput   2nd  
       scanners   2nd   3rd  
       USB  
speed ratings
       DDR memory (double data-rate memory)  
speedlight  
SpeedStep   2nd   3rd  
       Enhanced SpeedStep  
SPGA ( staggered pin grid array)  
spikes  
spindle motor  
Spindle Sync/Cable Select signal  
spindles  
SPL (sound pressure level)  
split transactions
       PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect)  
split-transaction protocol  
spreadsheets  
sprites  
Square Wave mode (8253 Timer/Counter Chip)  
SSE (Streaming SIMD Extensions)  
SSFDCs
       (Solid-State Floppy Disk Cards)  
stack machines  
staggered pin grid array.   [See SPGA]
stampers  
Standard Parallel Port  
standards   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
       analog services  
               ITU (International Telecommunications Union)  
               modem speed standards   2nd   3rd   4th  
               telephone company  
       AT Attachment   2nd  
       batteries   2nd   3rd  
       Bluetooth  
       cable digital services   2nd   3rd  
       cases   2nd  
       CD-DAs   2nd   3rd  
       CD-ROMs   2nd  
               logical format   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th  
       CD-Rs   2nd   3rd   4th  
               capacity issues   2nd   3rd   4th  
               logical blocks   2nd   3rd  
               operation   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd  
       CD-RWs   2nd   3rd  
       CDs   2nd   3rd  
       communication channel limitations   2nd  
       display system video integration   2nd  
               NTSC (National Television Standards Committee)   2nd   3rd   4th  
               S-video   2nd  
       display systems
               video standards   2nd   3rd  
       DVD-ROMs   2nd   3rd   4th  
       DVD-Video   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
       DVDs   2nd   3rd  
       expansion buses   2nd   3rd   4th  
        group
               faxes   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th  
       HyperTransport   2nd  
       InfiniBand Architecture   2nd  
       JEITIA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association)   2nd   3rd  
       motherboards   2nd   3rd  
               ATX   2nd   3rd   4th  
               FlexATX   2nd   3rd  
               microATX   2nd   3rd  
               mini-ATX   2nd   3rd  
               NLX   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               WTX  
       networks  
               Ethernet   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
               HomePlug   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th  
               HomePNA   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th  
               wireless network standards   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th  
       PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect)   2nd  
       PCMCIA   2nd   3rd  
       PCMCIA PC cards   2nd   3rd  
       SCSI parallel interface   2nd   3rd   4th  
               bus width   2nd  
               clock speed   2nd  
               SCSI-2   2nd  
               SCSI-3   2nd   3rd   4th  
               signaling   2nd  
       Super Audio CDs   2nd   3rd  
       USB  
Standby mode
       Attachment power management   2nd  
standby mode
       hard disk mechanism   2nd   3rd  
Standby state (APM)  
Standby Supply Voltage signal  
star topologies
       (network architecture)   2nd  
Star workstation (Xerox)  
start bits  
start-stop mode
       tapes  
states
       ACPI   2nd   3rd  
       APM (Advanced Power Management)   2nd   3rd  
static memory   2nd  
status bytes  
stereo  
stereoscopic displays  
stiff keyboards  
still cameras   2nd  
       resolution  
stop bits  
storage
       image
               digital cameras   2nd   3rd  
       magnetic   2nd  
               floppy disks   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  
               hard disks   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   65th   66th   67th   68th   69th   70th   71st   72nd   73rd   74th   75th   76th   77th   78th   79th   80th   81st   82nd   83rd   84th   85th   86th   87th   88th   89th   90th   91st   92nd   93rd   94th   95th   96th   97th   98th   99th   100th   101st   102nd   103rd   104th   105th   106th   107th   108th   109th   110th   111th   112th   113th   114th   115th   116th   117th   118th   119th   120th  
               tapes   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  
storage densities
       batteries   2nd   3rd  
storage functions
       BIOS   2nd  
               legacy data   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th  
               performance tuning   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th  
               system configuration   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  
straight-through cables
       RS-232C ports   2nd   3rd  
Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE)  
streaming tapes   2nd  
strobe line  
strobe lines  
       parallel ports   2nd  
strokers  
structure
       APM (Advanced Power Management)   2nd  
       HyperTransport   2nd   3rd   4th  
       InfiniBand Architecture   2nd   3rd  
sub-action gap  
subchannels  
subdomains (DNS)  
submodel byte  
subnet masks   2nd   3rd  
subpictures  
subroutines  
subscriber IDs  
substrates   2nd   3rd   4th  
subwoofers  
       loudspeakers   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
suites   2nd  
Super Audio CDs
       standards   2nd   3rd  
super-pipelining  
super-pixels  
super-voltage  
SuperDisks   2nd   3rd  
       compatibility   2nd  
       formats   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
       technology   2nd  
superscalar architecture   2nd  
supertwist nematic  
SuperVGA connector pinouts  
supplemental lenses
       digital cameras   2nd  
supply voltages   2nd  
support chips  
support circuits   2nd  
surface mount technology
       printed circuits   2nd  
surge protectors
       MOVs   2nd   3rd  
surge suppressors  
surround sound   2nd   3rd   4th  
Suspend state (APM)   2nd  
swap files
       virtual memory   2nd  
switch bounce  
Switched Data Services 56.   [See SDS 56]
switches
       keyboards   2nd  
               mechanical switches   2nd  
                membrane switches   2nd  
               rubber dome switches   2nd  
       network hubs  
       trackballs   2nd  
switching modems   2nd  
switching power supplies   2nd  
symbolic logic  
Symmetrical Digital Subscriber Line.   [See SDSL]
Sync Field  
synch-on-green  
synchronization
       signals
               display systems   2nd   3rd   4th  
synchronizing frequency ranges
       displays   2nd   3rd   4th  
synchronous buses  
synchronous DRAM.   [See SDRAM]
synchronous SCSI   2nd  
synthesis  
synthesizers  
system area networks (SANs)
       InfiniBand.   [See InfiniBand]
system boards  
system buses   2nd   3rd  
system configuration
       BIOS storage functions   2nd  
               CMOS   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  
system control
       chipsets   2nd  
               clocks   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th  
               DMA (Direct Memory Access)   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  
                oscillators   2nd   3rd  
               PCI (programmable interrupt controller)   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th  
               power management   2nd  
               timers   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  
               timing circuits   2nd  
       expansion buses   2nd  
system identification bytes
       BIOS legacy data   2nd  
system integrity
       performance tuning   2nd  
system management mode (SMM)  
system resource memory   2nd  
system-level errors   2nd  
system-specific standards
       PC cards  
system.ini file