CompTIA A_ Certification All-In-One Exam Guide, Seventh Edition - Michael Meyers [523]
direct thermal printers
directories. See also folders
changing to different (CHDIR or CD command)
creating (MD or MKDIR command)
removing (RD or DEL command)
viewing contents (DIR)
Directory Services Restore Mode, Advanced Startup Options
directory services
Directron.com, power supply vendor
DirectSound3D (DS3D)
DirectX Diagnostic Tool
DirectX
Disable Automatic Restart on System Failure, Advanced Startup Options
Disable Driver Signature Enforcement, Advanced Startup Options
discharging CRT monitors
Disk Cleanup
disk cloning, Windows installation
Disk Defragmenter
disk duplexing
disk imaging software
Disk Management utility
assigning drive letters to partitions
dynamic disks, creating
disk initialization with
Hard Drive Initialization Wizard
New Partition Wizard
DRAID levels
logical drives, creating
selecting file system options
selecting file system
specifying partition size
vs. third-party tools
Windows OS partitioning
disk mirroring, RAID
disk striping
with parity, RAID
without parity, RAID
disk thrashing, diagnosing excessive
display adapters. See video cards
Display applet
advanced video settings
video software configuration
display power-management signaling (DPMS)
DisplayPort connection, Apple Macintosh
displays. See entries at video
disposal. See recycling/disposal
distributed computing applications, spyware and
distributed file sharing
dithered images, vs. continuous tone images
DivX
DL (dual-layer) DVD
DLL (dynamic link library files)
DLP (Digital Light Processing)
DMA (direct access memory)
ATA-1
checking usage
multi-word
as system resource
Ultra DMA
DMM (digital multimeter)
DNS (Domain Name Service)
docking stations
documentation
motherboard book
as part of troubleshooting process
Documents (Windows Vista/7)
Dolby Digital sound
domain controllers
Domain Name Service (DNS)
domain-based networks
domains
domains, top level
dongles
daisy-wheel printers
DOS command prompt. See command prompt
DOS, backward compatibility with
dot pitch, monitors
DOT4 standard, printers
dot-matrix printers, troubleshooting
dots per inch (dpi), print resolution
dotted-decimal notation, IP addresses
double data rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM)
double-sided (DS) DVD
double-sided DIMMs
downloaded programs, Disk Cleanup for
downloading programs, security
dpi (dots per inch), print resolution
DPMS (display power-management signaling)
draft quality printers
DRAM (dynamic RAM). See also RAM (Random Access Memory)
buffered/registered
video cards
DRAM sticks
drive bay fans
drive letters
Disk Management utility for assigning
optical media
partitions and
drive-wiping utilities
DriveLock
driver rollback feature
drivers. See device drivers
drives
moving between
working with from command line
dropped frames, video capture
drum. See photosensitive drum, laser printers
DS (double-sided) DVD
DS3D (DirectSound3D)
DSL (digital subscriber line)
DSL modems
D-subminiature (D-sub) connectors
D-subminiature (D-sub) ports, modems
dual-band, wireless networking
dual-boot capabilities
dual core microprocessors
dual inline memory modules. See DIMMs (dual inline memory modules)
dual-layer (DL) DVD
dual link DVI
dual monitors
dual-scan passive matrix, LCD technology
DualView (Microsoft)
dumpster diving, social engineering attacks
DUN (Dial-up Networking)
duplex mode, UTP Ethernet
duplex printing
Duron
DVD (digital versatile disc) media
boot sectors
DVD-ROM
DVD-Video
recordable DVD
region codes
DVD players, video card connectors
DVI (digital video interface)
DVI to VGA adapter
modular drives, for laptops
video card connectors
monitors
DVI to VGA adapter
DVI-I connectors
dye-sublimation printers
dynamic disks
Disk Management utility for creating
mount points
dynamic link library files (DLL)
E
EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol)
Easy Media Creator, Roxio
EAX (environmental audio extensions)
ECC DRAM (error correction code DRAM)
ECC RAM (error correction code)
ECHO command
EDB (External Data