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
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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