Instant Desktop Search fea-ture, 115

 

instant messaging. See IM

 

Integrated Services Digital

 

Network (ISDN), 57

 

Integration

 

graphics, 4

 

ports, 22

 

Intel processors, 7.See also processors

 

Interfaces, 1

 

CPUs, 4-8

 

drives, 23

 

NICs, 30

 

Interference, 43, 54

 

Internet

 

appliances, 59

 

connections, 52

 

cable, 52-53

 

cellular (mobile hotspot) connections, 57


214 Internet Options (Control Panel)


 

 

dial-up networking, 55-56 DSL, 53-55

fiber optic connections, 56

ISDN, 57

line-of-sight connections, 57

satellite, 56-57

 

WiMAX connections, 57

 

Internet Options (Control

 

Panel), 119

 

Internet Protocol. See IP

 

Internet service providers (ISPs), 44

 

Inverters, 76

 

I/O (input/output), 1, 35-36

IPCONFIG, 45, 112

 

IP (Internet Protocol)

 

addresses

 

assigning, 49

 

configuring, 126

 

static versus dynamic, 46-47

 

IP4/IPv6, 44

 

types of IP addresses, 45-46

 

IR (infrared) ports print-ers, 88

 

ISDN (Integrated Services

 

Digital Network), 57

 

ISPs (Internet service pro-viders), 44

 

J

 

jacks, 40, 73. See also con-necting

 

Joining networks, 123


 

 

K

 

Kerberos user authentica-tion, Windows, 130

 

Keyboards, 35, 65-66

Key fobs, 135

Keypads, 135

Keys

physical, 135

special function (Fn), 78-79

 

L

 

Land Grid Array (LGA), 4

 

Landscape mode, 152

 

Languages, Windows, 110

 

LANs (local-area net-works), 57

 

Laptops

 

display components, 76-77 features, 77-80

 

hardware

 

expansion options, 61-64 replacing devices, 64-75

locks, 80

tablets, comparing, 158 troubleshooting, 196-200

Laser printers, 81-83

 

Layout setting (Control Panel), 119

 

LCD-CCFL (cold cathode fluorescent), 76

 

LCD (liquid crystal dis-plays), 34, 76

 

LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol), 49

 

Least privileges, 140-141

 

LEDs (light emitting diodes), 34, 76


 

 

Levels of caches, 3

 

LGA (Land Grid Array), 4

 

Lifting equipment, 92

 

light emitting diodes, See LEDs

 

lights, 40. See also heat

 

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), 49

 

Line-of-sight connections, 57

 

Link-local addresses, 46

 

Liquid crystal displays (LCDs), 34, 76

 

Local-area networks (LANs), 57

 

Local Security Policy, 114

 

Locks

 

cables, 80

 

doors, 135

 

laptops, 80

 

Logs, events, 163

 

Loopbacks

 

addresses, 44

 

plugs, 59

 

M

 

MAC (Media Access Control) addresses, SOHO routers, 51

 

Magnetic drives, 24

 

Maintenance

 

inkjet printers, 84

 

Wi-Fi antennas, 77

 

Windows, 127

 

malicious software, 196. See also security

 

Managing

 

air, 94

 

cables, 93


Network Address Translation (NAT)
   

 

 

operating systems

 

overview of, 97

 

Windows, 98-108. See also Windows

 

SNMP, 49

 

systems, 118

 

MANs (metropolitan-area

 

Networks), 57

 

Mantraps, 135

 

Mapping

 

drives, 30, 123

 

GPS, 153

 

Material safety data sheets (MSDSs), 94

 

MBRs (master boot records), 139

 

MD (MKDIR) command-line tool, 112

 

Mean time between failures (MTBF), 81

 

Media storage, 23-29

 

Memory

 

32-bit versus 64-bit CPUs,

 

1-2 caches, 3

 

clock rates, 2 dual-channel/triple-channel, 9-10

 

flash. See flash, memory parity, 11

 

printers, 83 replacing, 68

 

troubleshooting, 164-170 VRAM, 11

 

Mesh networks, 58

 

Metropolitan-area networks (MANs), 57

 

Mice, 35

 

Microphones, 35-36


 

 

Mini-PCIe cards, replacing, 69-70

 

MMC (Microsoft Management Control) pro-gram, 118

 

Mobile devices

 

applications, downloading, 151

 

comparing, 158

 

email configuration, 157-158

 

GPS, 153

 

network connectivity, 154-157

 

operating systems, 149-154

 

resetting, 153

 

security, 157

 

synchronizing, 159-160

 

Mobile hotspot connections, 57

 

Models, WDDM, 98

 

Modems, 47, 59

 

Modes, 152

 

Modifying

 

passwords, 139

 

resolution, 119

 

screen orientation, 151-152

 

Monitoring, 33-35

 

devices, 49

 

replacing, 70-71

 

monochrome laser printers, 82. See also laser printers

 

Motherboards, 1, 15

 

expansion cards/slots, 17-19

 

form factors, 16-17

 

multiprocessors, 2-3

 

replacing, 73-74

 

troubleshooting, 164-170


 

 

Moving

 

equipment, 92

 

screens, 151-152

 

MSConfig, 116