| Chapter
Overview
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| 2.1 |
System
Overview
| 2.1.1 |
Input,
process, output, and storage |
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| 2.2 |
The
Boot Process
| 2.2.1 |
Initializing
and testing the system hardware |
| 2.2.2 |
Loading the
operating system and hardware configuration |
| 2.2.3 |
The boot
sequence |
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| 2.3 |
Hardware
Components
| 2.3.1 |
Power
supplies and computer cases |
| 2.3.2 |
The
motherboard |
| 2.3.3 |
The CPU |
| 2.3.4 |
BIOS, EPROM,
EEPROM, and Flash ROM |
| 2.3.5 |
Bus types and
expansion slots |
| 2.3.6 |
RAM and
cache/COAST memory |
| 2.3.7 |
Video cards
and monitors |
| 2.3.8 |
I/O ports |
| 2.3.9 |
EIDE and SCSI
controllers |
| 2.3.10 |
Floppy drives |
| 2.3.11 |
The hard
drive |
| 2.3.12 |
CD-ROMs |
| 2.3.13 |
Modems and network interface cards (NICs) |
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| 2.4 |
Portables
| 2.4.1 |
Why portables
can be portable |
| 2.4.2 |
Portable
hardware |
| 2.4.3 |
Portable
computer displays |
| 2.4.4 |
Docking
station |
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| 2.5 |
System Resources
| 2.5.1 |
What are
system resources? |
| 2.5.2 |
Interrupt
Requests (IRQ's) |
| 2.5.3 |
Direct Memory
Access (DMA) |
| 2.5.4 |
Input/Output
(I/O) addresses |
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| Chapter Summary
Chapter Quiz
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