fuzzy/blurry/scrambled, 278, 377-378
integrated with PC, 394
LCD vs. CRT, 389
maintenance, 397-399
masking, 383-384
nominal sizes, 371-372
nothing displayed on, 277-278
refreshing, 377, 382-383
resolutions, 373-375, 377
safety, 399-400
scan rates, 386
size of, 369
stripe pitch, 386
types of, 369
viewable sizes, 371-372
viewing angle, 394-395
Monochrome Display Adapter (MDA), 256, 379
Monochrome Graphics Adapter (MGA), 257, 379
Monochrome inkjet printer cartridges, 422
Monochrome monitor dots and pixels, 372
Motherboards, 21-22, 71-84
BIOS ROM battery on, 126
components of, 80-82
connectors on, 476-480
designs, 72-73
DIMM module on, 154
documentation, 84
expansion card and slot on, 221
expansion slots on, 225
form factors, 73-80
matching memory to, 140-143
memory module slot sockets on, 233
password-clear jumper on, 126
PCI and AGP interface slots on, 269, 501
ROM chi pon, 119, 131
SIMM memory module on, 139
Socket 370 mounting, 56
upgrading, 82-84
Mouse, 16, 18-19, 464-473
data interface, 468-469
infrared LED and sensor, 466
maintenance, 575-578
optical, 465, 470, 577
RF, 499-500
types of, 464-465
Mouse ball, 465
Mouse ball chamber, 578
Mouse ball locking cap, 577
Mouse buttons, 466
Mouse connectors, 467-468
Mouse processor, 466
Mouse rollers and roller shafts, 465
Mousing surface, 470
MPEG audio files, 552
MPEG decoder card, 217
MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group), 206, 215,
556-557
MPR-II standards CRT emissions, 400MII processors, 64
Multibank DRAM (MDRAM), 266
Multilevel color laser printing, 432
Multimedia keyboard, 456-457
Multimeter, 314
Multiple zone recording, 187
Multiword DMA modes, 306 N
NAS (network access services), 531
Natural keyboards, 455-456
Near letter quality (NLQ) print, 407-408
Net station, 395
NetBIOS name, 528
Network adapters, 534-535
Network addressing, 526-528
Network backbone, 520
Network cable, 514-520
Network components, 513
Network connection, configuring a PC for, 529
Network interface cards (NICs), 220, 523-524
Network names, 528
Network nodes, 513
Network operating system, 513
Network printer interface, 436
Network structures, 511-512
Network topologies, 524-526
Networking devices, 521-524
Networks, 509-537
classifications for, 511
connecting a printer to, 436-437
dialing up, 529-532
protecting, 613
NLX motherboard, 79-80
NLX power supply, 325-326
Nonblocking cache, 164-165
Nonimpact printer, 408
Nonvolatile memory, 118, 130
North bridge, 87, 104
Notebook computer keyboard, 19, 455-457, 473
Notebook computers, 16-17, 19, 473
Notebook computer touchpad, 19, 471
NTFS (NT File System), 193
Numbering systems, 26
NVRAM (nonvolatile RAM), 120 O
Object-oriented graphics, 388
Odd parity, 144
Ohms, 33, 312
Online UPS device, 331, 611
Onscreen displays (OSD), 378
Open architecture, 13, 73(^646) PC Hardware: A Beginner’s Guide