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packages
     defined
packaging for mobile processors
     BGA packaging 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
     minicartridge packaging 2nd 3rd
     mobile module (MMO) packaging 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
     mobile module connector (MMC) packaging 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
     PGA packaging 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
     tape carrier packaging 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
packet writing (defined)
packets
     defined
Page Mode memory 2nd 3rd
pairing (defined)
PAL (Phase Alternate Line)
PAL (Phase Alternating Line)
Palm PDAs
palmtop PCs 2nd
palmtops
     defined
Panasonic
Panasonic Toughbooks 2nd
parallel (defined)
parallel buses 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
parallel port transfers 2nd 3rd 4th
parallel ports 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
Parallel Technologies
parity (defined)
park program
Parkinson's Law (italics) 2nd
partition
     active partition (defined)
Partition Commander (V-Communications)
Partition Magic (Symantec)
partitions
     defined
partitions (hard drives) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
parts
     repair parts 2nd 3rd
parts grabbers 2nd
parts. [See hardware]
Pascal programming language
passive matrix (defined)
passive-matrix LCD (liquid crystal display) monitors 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
password
     supervisor password (SVP)
passwords
     cracking 2nd 3rd
     hard disk password (HDP) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
     hardware-level passwords
     operating system passwords 2nd
     power-on password (POP) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
     supervisor password (SVP) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
     types 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th
     Windows 2nd
PC Card
PC card
PC Cards
     5V or 3.3V operation
     Card Services 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
     CardBus 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
     disassembly 2nd 3rd
     enablers 2nd 3rd 4th
     ExpressCards 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th
     functionality 2nd 3rd 4th
     hot-swappable
     memory cards
     modems 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
     multiple function support
     NewCard specification 2nd
     operating systems 2nd
     PC Card-16 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
     PCMCIA Cards
     physical types 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
     pinouts 2nd
     Plug and Play support
     Socket Services 2nd 3rd 4th
     software support 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
     specification 2nd
     standards 2nd
     thermal ratings system
     troubleshooting 2nd
     Zoomed Video (ZV)
PC cards 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
PC luggables 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
PC Power and Cooling, Inc.
     contact information
PC Shade
PC99 Design Guide Web site
PCI buses 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
PCI Express
PCI Express bus 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
PCI IRQ Steering 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th
PCI-SIG Web site 2nd
PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) 2nd
PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association). [See PC Card]
PCMCIA cards 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
peer-to-peer networks 2nd
     defined
Pelican
Pentium 4 processors
Pentium 4-M chip (Intel) 2nd 3rd
Pentium 4-M processor
Pentium 4-M processor (Intel) 2nd
Pentium II processors
Pentium III processors
Pentium M chip (Intel) 2nd 3rd 4th
Pentium M processor 2nd 3rd
Pentium M processor (Intel) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
Pentium M processors
Pentium Pro processors
Pentium processors
performance
     hard drives 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
peripheral (defined)
peripheral diagnostics software
persistence (monitor)
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) 2nd
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. [See PC Card]
Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
perspective correction
PGA (pin grid array)
PGA packaging (mobile processors) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
Phase Alternate Line (PAL)
Phase Alternating Line (PAL)
Philips
     CD technology 2nd
     DVD technology
     Intellectual Property and Standards Web site
Philips Electronics
     contact information
Phillips-head screws
phosphor (defined)
Photo CD CD format
PhotoRescue v.1.x 2nd
pin (defined)
pin grid array (PGA)
pipeline
pitch 2nd
pixel (defined)
pixel shader
pixel spacing 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th
pixels
    LCDs (liquid crystal displays)
         dead pixels 2nd 3rd
plasma displays 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
platforms 2nd 3rd 4th
platters (hard disk drive) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
playing
     DVD movies 2nd 3rd
Plextor
     contact information
pliers
Plug and Play
     hot-plugging
     PC Cards
     Universal Serial Bus (USB)
Plug and Play (PnP) technology 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
PnP (Plug and Play) technology 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
PNY Technologies
     contact information
pointing device
     purchasing-decision factor
pointing devices
     cleaning 2nd
     combination pointing devices
    connections
         motherboard mouse port (PS/2) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
         serial 2nd 3rd
         USB port 2nd
     hybrid mouse 2nd 3rd
     miniature mice 2nd 3rd
     mouse 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
     portable 2nd 3rd
     touch pads 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
     touchpads 2nd
     trackballs 2nd 3rd 4th
     TrackPoint 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th
     troubleshooting 2nd 3rd 4th
    vendors
         Logitech 2nd
         Microsoft 2nd
     wireless input devices 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
pointing devices. [See also mouse]
pointing sticks. [See TrackPoint]
polling (defined)
pollutants 2nd 3rd
POP (power-on password) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
port address
port addresses. [See I/O port addresses]
port replicator
port replicator docking station
port replicators 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th
portable computers
     defined 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
    design elements
         flat-panel displays 2nd 3rd
         heat management 2nd 3rd 4th
         power supply 2nd 3rd 4th
     design innovations 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
     evolution 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
     flat-panel displays 2nd 3rd
     luggables 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th
     lunchboxes 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
     popularity 2nd
     transportables 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th
     vendors 2nd 3rd 4th
portable keyboards 2nd
portable pointing devices 2nd 3rd
portable printers 2nd 3rd
portable scanners 2nd
Portable/Laptop power scheme
PortableComputer
portables (defined)
ports
     COM
     defined
     file-transfer programs
    IEEE-1394
         compared to USB
     parallel 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
     parallel port transfers 2nd 3rd 4th
     serial 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
     serial port transfers 2nd 3rd
     TV-In 2nd
     USB 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
    USB (Universal Serial Bus)
         compared to IEEE-1394
    USB ports
         troubleshooting 2nd 3rd 4th
POS (Programmable Option Select)
positional audio
POST (Power On Self Test) 2nd
POST (power on self test) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
     beep codes 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
     description 2nd 3rd 4th
     error codes 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
     error messages 2nd 3rd 4th
     fatal errors
     memory count 2nd
     onscreen messages 2nd
PostScript
power
     AC (alternating current)
     AC adapter 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
     airlines
     auto/air adapters 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
    batteries
         CMOS/clock battery 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
         life 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th
         lithium-ion (Li-ion) 2nd 3rd 4th
         lithium-ion polymer (Li-Poly) 2nd 3rd
         main battery 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
         maintenance 2nd 3rd
         nickel cadmium (NiCd) 2nd 3rd
         nickel metal-hydride (NiMH) 2nd 3rd
         recharging
         spare batteries 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
         specifications
         suspend/standby battery 2nd 3rd 4th
         UPS (uninterruptible power supply)
         voltage
     built-in UPS 2nd
     DC (direct current) 2nd
     DC adapter 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
     external power adapter 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
     external power sources 2nd
     fuel cells 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
     international standards
     low-energy consumption 2nd
     outages
power bricks
power management
     Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th
     Advanced Power Management (APM) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
     BIOS 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
     defined 2nd
     monitors
     systemic power-saver modes 2nd 3rd 4th
Power Meter applet
Power On Self Test (POST) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
     beep codes 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
     description 2nd 3rd 4th
     error codes 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
     error messages 2nd 3rd 4th
     fatal errors
     onscreen messages 2nd
power schemes
     Always On
     Minimal Power Management
     Portable/Laptop
power supplies
     outlet testers 2nd 3rd
    video monitor energy-saving features
         power management
power supply
    adapters
         airline adapters 2nd
         automobile adapters 2nd
         international adapters 2nd
    batteries
         CMOS battery 2nd
         defective batteries
         disassembly 2nd
         extended life batteries batteries 2nd
         modular device bay batteries 2nd
         replacement batteries
         slab batteries 2nd
         spare
         third-party batteries 2nd 3rd 4th
     comparison between desktop and laptop standards
     fuel cells 2nd 3rd 4th
    power management
         SMM (System Management Mode) 2nd
     troubleshooting 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th
power-on password (POP) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
PowerDVD4.x
PowerNow! processor performance-control technology
PowerNow! technology (mobile processors)
PrairieTek
prefetching
prefixes for decimal and binary multiples 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
presentation equipment 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
Press ESC to skip memory test (error message)
Press TAB to show POST screen (error message)
preventative maintenance
     active 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
     importance of 2nd
     passive 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
Primary master hard disk fail (error message)
Primary slave hard disk fail (error message)
primitives
printers
     defined
    dot-matrix printers
         defined
    inkjet printer
         defined
    laser printers
         defined
     portable 2nd 3rd
privacy shields 2nd
probes (logic) 2nd
processing
     3D audio 2nd
processor bus
processor buses 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
processor policies (Windows XP) 2nd 3rd 4th
processor speed (defined)
processors
    586 processors
         defined
    64-bit processor
         defined
     Advanced Micro Device (AMD)
     AMD Athlon XP-M
    Athlon
         Athlon 64 2nd
         defined
         features
    Celeron processors
         defined
     comparison between desktop and laptop standards
     disassembly 2nd
     Duron processors
     fans
     heat output 2nd 3rd 4th
     heatsinks
    Intel
         80286
         80287 math co-processor
         80386SX
         80387DX math co-processor
         80387SX math co-processor
         80486DX
         80486DX2
         80486DX4
         80486SX
         80487SX
         8086
         8086 math coprocessor
         8088
         Mobile processor chips 2nd 3rd 4th
         OverDrive processors
         Pentium 4 processors
         Pentium II processors
         Pentium III processors
         Pentium M processors
         Pentium Pro processors
         Pentium processors
         x86 processors
         Xeon
     Intel Centrino technology
     Intel Mobile Pentium 4-M
     Intel Mobile Processor chips 2nd 3rd 4th
     Intel Pentium M
     Intel Pentium M processor 2nd
     manufacturers 2nd 3rd
     overview 2nd
     slots 2nd 3rd
     sockets 2nd 3rd
     transistors 2nd 3rd
     Transmeta
         Efficeon chip 2nd
     upgrading
    VIA Technology
         C3 processor
processors. [See mobile processors] [See mobile processors] [See desktop processors]
Programmable Option Select (POM)
programmable vertex and pixel shading
projectors
     analog TV projectors 2nd
     digital projectors 2nd 3rd 4th
     DLP projectors 2nd
     flat-panel displays 2nd 3rd
     LCD projectors 2nd 3rd
     overhead LCD display panels 2nd
     resolution 2nd
     TV-Out 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
properties
    sound properties
         amplitude
         pitch 2nd
proprietary docking stations 2nd 3rd
proprietary memory modules 2nd
proprietary port replicators 2nd
Prostar
     tech support
protection from system loss 2nd
protocols
     DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
Proview Technology
     contact information
proxy server
pulsers