System protection setting (Control Panel), 119

 

systems. See also hardware

 

adapter cards, 19-22 BIOS, 11-15 configurations, 36-37 cooling methods, 30 files, Windows, 109-110 integrated ports, 22

 

I/O devices, 35-36 managing, 118 memory, 9-11 monitors, 33-35 motherboards, 15

 

expansion cards/slots, 17-19

 

form factors, 16-17 replacing, 73-74

222 tablets

 

 

power supplies, 31-32

 

requirements, Windows, 98

 

storage devices, 23-29

 

T

 

Tablets, comparing to lap-tops, 158

 

Tabs

 

MSConfig, 116

 

Task Manager, 116

 

Tailgating, preventing, 135

 

TASKKILL command-line tool, 112

 

TASKLIST command-line tool, 112

 

Task Manager, 116-117

 

Task Scheduler, 114

 

TCP (Transmission Control

 

Protocol), 48-49

 

TCP/IP (Transmission

 

Control Protocol/Internet

 

Protocol), 44-48

 

Temperature, 94

 

Testing

 

cables, 59

 

POST, 9, 164

 

Theory of probable cause, 162

 

Thermal

 

nozzles, inkjet printers, 84

 

printers, 86

 

Third-party disk drivers, 110

 

Threats, prevention methods

 

data destruction/disposal, 144-145

 

digital security, 136-141

 

physical security, 135

 

workstation best practices, 141-143

 

Time, Windows, 110

 

Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR), 35

 

 

toner, 59, 83. See also printers

 

Tools

 

command-line, Windows, 111-113

 

Control Panel, 118-121

 

G-Sensor calibration, 152-153

 

IPCONFIG.EXE, 45

 

networks, 59

 

operating systems, Windows, 113-118

 

Topologies

 

bus, 43, 58 networks, 58

 

Touch

 

pads, replacing, 74-75 screens, 36

 

TRACERT command-line tool, 112

 

Transmission Control

 

Protocol. See TCP

 

Transmission Control

 

Protocol/Internet Protocol.

 

See TCP/IP

 

Triggers, ports, 51

 

Triple-channel memory, 9-10

 

Trojan horses, 138

 

Troubleshooting

 

arrays, 170-178 cooling methods, 8 corrupted data, 11 CPUs, 164-170 displays, 178-181 ECC, 11

 

hard drives, 170-178 inkjet printers, 84 laptops, 196-200 laser printers, 83 memory, 164-170

 

 

motherboards, 164-170 operating systems, 97, 111, 185-192

 

power supplies, 164-170 printers, 200-206 processes, 161-163 RAID, 170-178

 

RAM, 164-170 security, 192-196 Unified Troubleshooting Folder setting (Control Panel), 120

 

video, 178-181 Windows, 127-130

TSR (Tip Sleeve Ring), 35

 

Twisted pair cables, 39-42

 

Type II PCMCIA cards, 62

 

Types

 

of cables, 39

 

of coaxial cable, 43 of IP addresses, 45-46 of laptop displays, 76 of memory, 9

 

of networks, 57, 121-123 of operating systems, 149-154

 

of printers impact, 86-87 inkjet, 84-85 laser, 81-83

maintenance, 89-90 networks, 88 thermal, 86

of RAM, 10 of sockets, 4-8

 

of storage devices, 23-24 of video connectors, 34 of viruses, 138

VRAM (virtual RAM) 223

 

 

of Windows operating sys-tems

 

Administrator accounts/ UAC, 103-104

 

client networking, 121-126

 

client-side virtualization, 131-133

 

command-line tools, 111-113

 

Control Panel tools, 118-121

 

determining compatibility, 108

 

differences in editions, 98-103

 

directories, 104-105

 

features, 113-118

 

installing, 108-111

 

maintenance, 127

 

Program Compatibility

 

Wizard, 104

 

Registry, 105-106

 

security, 128-130

 

upgrading, 106-107

 

U

 

UAC (User Account

 

Control), 103-104, 128

UDP (User Datagram

Protocol), 49

UEFI firmware, 1

UMPCs (Ultra Mobile

PCs), 10

Unattended installations, 108

unauthorized access, pre-venting, 136. See also security

UNC (uniform or univer-sal) naming convention, 88

Unified Troubleshooting

Folder setting (Control

Panel), 120

Uniform (or universal) naming convention (UNC), 88

Unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cables, 40

Updating

BIOS, 11

operating systems, 97

Windows, 110

Upgrading operating sys-tems, 106-107

 

USB (universal serial bus), 36

 

drives, 61

 

flash drives, 30

 

memory, 63

 

printers, 88

 

U.S. Department of Defense

 

(DoD), 144, 153

 

User Account Control

 

(UAC), 103-104, 128

User Datagram Protocol

(UDP), 49

Users

authentication, 130

education, security, 140

Users and Groups, 114

Utilities, IPCONFIG.EXE, 45