CompTIA A_ Certification All-In-One Exam Guide, Seventh Edition - Michael Meyers [530]
multistation access units (MSAU)
multi-word DMA, in ATA-2
music CDs
musical instrument digital interface (MIDI)
My Computer (Windows 2000/XP)
My Documents (Windows 2000/XP)
My Documents, making private
My Network Places (Windows XP)
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NAPs (network access points)
Napster, file sharing
NAT (Network Address Translation)
native command queuing (NCQ)
NCQ (native command queuing)
near-letter quality (NLQ) printers
Nehalem architecture
Nero Express CD-burning program
nested RAID
NET command
NetBEUI (NetBIOS Extended User Interface)
NetBIOS Extended User Interface (NetBEUI)
netbooks
NetWare
Network (Windows Vista)
network access points (NAPs)
Network Address Translation (NAT)
network addressing
network authentication
network cards. See NICs (network interface cards)
network connectors
Network Identification Wizard
network interface cards. See NICs (network interface cards)
Network layer, OSI model
network name. See SSID (Service Set Identifier)
Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP)
network operating systems (NOSs)
network permissions, resource sharing
network protocols
cellular networks
LAN troubleshooting
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
network share, OS installation via
networks/networking
automation of the configuration process
client/server networks
in computing process (game example)
local area networks. See LANs (local area networks)
NET command
portable devices
printers
private networks
security
TCP/IP configuration
troubleshooting. See LANs, troubleshooting
wireless networking. See wireless networks
New Connection Wizard
New Partition Wizard
New Volume Wizard
news servers
newsgroups service
newsreader programs
Ni-Cd (Nickel-Cadmium) batteries
Nickel-Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) batteries
NICs (network interface cards)
in computing process (game example)
Gigabit auto-sensing
installing
link lights
mobile NICs
network troubleshooting
Ni-MH (Nickel-Metal Hydride) batteries
NLQ (near-letter quality) printers
NLX form factor
NMI (non-maskable interrupt), troubleshooting RAM
NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol)
non-maskable interrupt (NMI), troubleshooting RAM
Northbridge
Norton Ghost, for disk imaging
NOSs (network operating systems)
notebook computers. See laptops
Notepad
notification area, on Windows taskbar
NSLOOKUP
NT File System. See NTFS (NT File System)
NTBackup
Backup Wizard option
Emergency Repair Disk
Restore Wizard option
NTDETECT.COM
boot failure
how it works
NTFS (NT File System)
access control
authorization through permissions
compression
encryption
partitions
security
structures
NTFS permissions
peer-to-peer networks
sharing resources
NTLDR
boot failure
how it works
NTOSKRNL.EXE
NVIDIA
chipsets
graphics processors
NWLink
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object access auditing
objectives maps
CompTIA A+ (Essentials) exam
CompTIA A+ (Practical Application) exam
objects
Performance console
right-clicking
OCR (optical character recognition)
Ogg container file
OGG, sound format
Ohms
OLGA (organic land grid array)
omni-directional antenna
on/off switch for power supplies
onboard devices, vs. PC cards
on-chip L2 cache
online games
OpenAL API, sound
OpenGL
operating systems. See OSs (operating systems); See entries at Windows
Opteron processors
optical character recognition (OCR)
optical drives
burner software
drive letter assignments
DVD media
lockups, during OS installation
review questions/answers
troubleshooting
optical drives, installing
Auto Insert Notification
Blu-ray Disc drives
optical media
Blu-ray Disc media
DVD media. See DVD (digital versatile disc) media
power supply
troubleshooting
types of removable media
Windows backups and
optical mice
optical resolution, of scanners
optical zoom, digital cameras
optimization. See Windows 2000/XP, maintaining/optimizing
option ROM
organic land grid array (OLGA)
orientation markers, CPU installation
OSI seven-layer model
OSs (operating systems). See also entries at Windows
computing process
defined
PDAs
RAM recommendations