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P cable
    SCSI 
P-type semiconductors 
P5 
P54C 
packaging
    memory 
        chips  2nd 
        memory modules  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th 
    microprocessors  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
packaging hardware (modems) 
    external modems 
    internal modems 
    PC Card modems 
    pocket modems 
Packard
    ThinkJet 
packed storage units 
packet binary convolutionary coding system.   [See PBCC-22]
Packet Identifier byte 
packet interface
    AT Attachment  2nd 
packet writing  2nd 
packetized communications 
packets
    OSI model Data Link layer 
    TCP/IP  2nd 
    USB
        data packets  2nd 
        handshake packets  2nd  3rd 
        token packets  2nd  3rd 
pad-printed keycaps 
paddles
    game 
page faults 
page interleaves
    CMOS advanced setup 
page mode
    CMOS advanced setup 
page printers 
page scanners 
page-description language 
painting software 
Palo Alto Research Laboratory of Xerox Corporation
    Alto workstation 
PAM signal 
Pan mode 
panning  2nd 
paper
    printers  2nd 
paper (printer)  2nd  3rd 
    capacity  2nd 
    collation  2nd 
    duplex operation  2nd 
    friction feeds  2nd  3rd 
    media-handling  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
paper empty, parallel port signal  
parallel access arrays 
parallel channels  2nd  3rd 
    expansion buses 
parallel ports  2nd  3rd 
    adapters  2nd 
    cable  2nd  3rd 
    connectors  2nd 
        A  2nd  3rd  4th 
        B  2nd 
        C  2nd 
    control  2nd  3rd  4th 
        enhanced ports  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
        extended capabilities ports  2nd 
        traditional ports  2nd  3rd 
    electrical operation  2nd 
        byte mode  2nd 
        compatibility mode  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th  13th  14th  15th  16th  17th  18th  19th  20th  21st 
        Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) mode  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th 
        Extended Capabilities Port(ECP) mode  2nd  3rd  4th 
        nibble mode  2nd  3rd  4th 
    history  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
    logical interface  2nd 
    PS/2 
parallel recording  2nd 
parallel tracking path (PTP) 
parameters
    passing  2nd  3rd 
parity
    detection and prevention of memory errors 
        parity check bits 
parity checks
    CMOS advanced setup 
parity-check lines 
park-and-lock  2nd 
Partial Response Maximum Likelihood.   [See PRML]
pass-through devices 
Passed Diagnostics signal 
passing parameters  2nd  3rd 
passive convection
    cases  2nd 
passive cooling  2nd 
passive matrix LCDs 
passive speakers  
passive systems  2nd 
passwords
    AT Attachment  2nd 
    CMOS advanced setup 
Patterson, David A. 
PBCC-22
    (packet binary convolutionary coding system) 
PBX
    (Private Branch Exchange) 
PBXs
    (private business exchanges) 
PC Card modems
    packaging hardware 
PC cards
    hot-swapping 
    JEITIA 
        standards  2nd  3rd 
    PCMCIA  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th 
        CardBus  2nd  3rd 
        operation  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th 
        setup  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th 
        signals  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th 
        software interface  2nd  3rd  4th 
        standards  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
        zoomed video  2nd 
PC power supplies 
PCI  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th  13th  14th 
    (Peripheral Component Interconnect)  2nd  3rd 
    (programmable interrupt controller) 
    arbitrated bus-mastering  2nd 
    architecture  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th 
    burst mode  2nd 
    data integrity signals  2nd 
    hot-plugging  2nd 
    low-voltage evolution 
    multiplexing  2nd 
    PCI Express  2nd 
        layers  2nd  3rd 
    PCI-X  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
    serialized interrupts  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
    setup  2nd 
    slot limits  2nd 
    speed  2nd  3rd 
    standards  2nd 
PCI boards  2nd 
    connectors  2nd  3rd 
    dimensions  2nd  3rd 
PCI bridge 
PCI clock 
PCI Express  2nd 
    layers  2nd  3rd 
PCI Hot Plug  2nd 
PCI-X
    PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect)  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
PCL (Printer Control Language)  2nd 
PCM (pulse code modulation) 
PCM signal
    (pulse-coded modulation) 
PCMCIA  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
    (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) 
    CardBus  2nd  3rd 
    PC cards  2nd 
        card interface 
        operation  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th 
        setup  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th 
        signals  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th 
        software interface  2nd  3rd 
    standards  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
    zoomed video  2nd 
PCMCIA cards  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
    connectors 
PCMCIA slots 
PCR (Phase Change Recordable) 
PCs
    .  [See also computers]
    influence on microprocessor development 
        286 family  2nd  3rd 
        386 family  2nd 
        8086 family  2nd 
peer buses 
peer-to-peer systems (networks)  2nd 
Pentium II series 
Pentium Processor with MMX 
Pentiums  2nd  3rd  4th 
    Dynamic Execution 
    Mobile Pentium II  2nd  3rd 
    OverDrive 
    Pentium 4  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
    Pentium 4-M  2nd 
    Pentium II  2nd  3rd 
    Pentium II Celeron  2nd  3rd  4th 
    Pentium II OverDrive  2nd 
    Pentium II Xeon  2nd  3rd 
    Pentium III  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th 
    Pentium III Xeon  2nd  3rd  4th 
    Pentium III-M  2nd 
    Pentium Pro  2nd  3rd 
        MCM 
    Xeon  2nd 
performance
    AT Attachment  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th 
    hard disks  2nd 
        access time  2nd  3rd 
        AV drives  2nd  3rd 
        data-transfer rates  2nd  3rd 
        disk caching  2nd 
    HyperTransport  2nd  3rd  4th 
    ISP limits  2nd 
Performance tab (Windows) 
performance tuning
    BIOS storage functions  2nd  3rd  4th 
        BIOS shadowing 
        clock speed  2nd  3rd 
        cycle shaving  2nd 
        system integrity  2nd 
PeriphAck  
Peripheral Component Interconnect.   [See PCI]2nd  [See PCI]3rd  [See PCI]
peripherals
    chipsets  2nd 
        floppy disk controller 
        hard disk interface  2nd 
        input/output ports 
        keyboard controller  2nd 
    expansion buses 
permanence
    magnetic memory storage  2nd 
    printers  2nd 
perpendicular recording 
PError  
PError
    parallel ports  2nd 
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association.   [See PCMCIA]
personal computers.   [See PCs]
perspective divide 
Peterson, David 
PFM (pulse frequency modulation) 
PGA (pin grid array) 
phase 
Phase Alternating Line  2nd 
Phase Change Recordable (PCR) 
phase modulation  2nd  3rd 
phase-change inkjet printers  2nd 
phase-change media 
phones
    protection from  2nd  3rd 
phosphors
    CRTs (cathode ray tube)  2nd  3rd 
photo scanners  2nd 
photo-resist 
photodetectors
    optical memory storage 
photography
    digital 
physical design
    read/write heads  2nd 
physical format
    CDs  2nd  3rd  4th 
    DVDs  2nd  3rd  4th 
    hard disks  2nd  3rd 
Physical layer
    Ethernet  2nd  3rd 
    OSI model 
Physical layer (PCI Express) 
physical requirements
    motherboards  2nd 
        bus standards  2nd 
        expansion slot layout  2nd  3rd 
        expansion slot numbers  2nd 
        expansion slot spacing  2nd 
piconets 
picture elements 
Piezo inkjets 
piezoelectric crystal 
piezoelectric crystal inkjet printers  2nd 
pin grid array.   [See PGA]
pin jacks  2nd 
    analog voltage level  2nd 
    daisy-chaining  2nd 
    termination  2nd 
pin-in hole technology
    printed circuits  2nd 
pincushion distortion  2nd 
PIO 
    (Programmed Input/Output) 
pipeline nibble mode DRAM.   [See BEDO (Burst EDO DRAM)]
pipelines 
pipelining  2nd  3rd 
    hyper-pipelining 
    super-pipelining 
pipes 
pixelization 
pixels 
    super-pixels 
Plain UltraDMA  2nd 
planar boards 
Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier (PLCC) 
Plastic Quad Flat Package (PQFP)  2nd 
plated-through holes 
platens 
platters  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
    constant angular velocity equipment 
    constant linear velocity recording  2nd 
    determining size of drive mechanisms 
    magnetic field 
    servo surface 
players
    MP3  2nd  3rd  4th 
PLCC (Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier) 
Plug-and-Play  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
    boot operation  2nd 
    expansion board support  2nd 
    onboard ROM  2nd  3rd 
    USB 
plugs
    miniature phone plugs 
pocket modems
    packaging hardware 
point devices  2nd  3rd 
point sticks 
point-to-point links
    Bluetooth 
point-to-point wiring 
pointing devices  2nd  3rd  4th 
    drivers  2nd 
    game controllers  2nd  3rd 
    interfaces  2nd 
        mouse ports  2nd 
        serial ports  2nd 
        USB ports 
        wireless  2nd 
    mouse  2nd 
        buttons  2nd  3rd 
        mechanical  2nd  3rd 
        optical  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th 
        resolution  2nd 
        wheels  2nd  3rd 
    protocols  2nd 
    TouchPads  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
    trackballs  2nd 
        ball size  2nd 
        handedness  2nd 
        resolution  2nd 
        switches  2nd 
    TrackPoints  2nd  3rd 
polarization
    anti-glare treatments for displays  2nd  3rd 
port bypass circuits
    Fibre Channel 
portable power supplies  2nd  3rd 
    airplane adapters  2nd  3rd 
    car adapters  2nd  3rd 
    external  2nd 
portrait displays 
ports  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
    bidirectional parallel port 
    Bluetooth.  [See Bluetooth]
    chipsets 
    communications channels  2nd  3rd 
        data lines  2nd 
        flow control  2nd 
        timing  2nd 
    compared to interfaces 
    FireWire  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
        arbitration  2nd 
        cable  2nd  3rd 
        configuration  2nd 
        connectors  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
        daisy-chaining 
        leaf 
        signaling  2nd 
    I/O port assignments  2nd  3rd  4th 
    IrDA  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
        data rates  2nd 
        formats 
        frames  2nd  3rd 
        history  2nd 
        infrared light 
        interference suppression  2nd 
        modulation  2nd 
        pulse width  2nd  3rd 
        speed  2nd 
    keyboard
        USB port  2nd  3rd 
    keyboards  2nd  3rd  4th 
        handshaking  2nd 
        serial byte protocol  2nd 
    mouse  2nd 
    parallel  2nd  3rd 
        adapters  2nd 
        cable  2nd  3rd 
        connectors  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
        control  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th  13th  14th 
        electrical operation  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th  13th  14th  15th  16th  17th  18th  19th  20th  21st  22nd  23rd  24th  25th  26th  27th  28th  29th  30th  31st  32nd  33rd  34th  35th  36th  37th  38th  39th  40th  41st  42nd 
        history  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
        logical interface  2nd 
        PS/2 
    PS/2 parallel port 
    RS-232C  2nd 
        cables  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th 
        connectors  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
        electrical operations  2nd  3rd 
        logical interface  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
        register functions  2nd 
        signals  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th  13th  14th  15th  16th  17th 
        UARTs  2nd  3rd 
    serial  2nd 
    USB  2nd  3rd  4th 
        bus controllers 
        cable  2nd  3rd 
        connectors  2nd  3rd 
        function 
        hosts 
        hubs 
        Plug-and-Play 
        protocol  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th  13th 
        speed 
        standards 
POST (Power-On Self Test) 
    beep codes  2nd 
    error codes  2nd 
PostScript 3 
power  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
    AC (alternating currents)  2nd 
    AT Attachment  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
    AT Attachment power management modes 
    batteries  2nd  3rd  4th 
        capacity  2nd 
        cell types  2nd 
        charging  2nd  3rd  4th 
        chemical systems  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th  13th  14th  15th  16th  17th  18th  19th  20th  21st  22nd  23rd  24th  25th 
        currents  2nd 
        energy  2nd 
        safety  2nd 
        shelf life  2nd 
        Smart Battery system  2nd  3rd 
        standards  2nd  3rd 
        storage density  2nd  3rd 
        voltages  2nd 
    Bluetooth  2nd 
    chipsets
        management  2nd 
    DC (direct current) 
    device demands  2nd 
    digital cameras 
        AC power  2nd 
        batteries  2nd  3rd 
    expansion buses
        distribution  2nd 
    management 
        APM (Advanced Power Management)  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th  13th  14th  15th  16th  17th  18th 
        Energy Star  2nd  3rd 
    microprocessors
        management  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th 
    PC cards  2nd 
    power supplies  2nd 
        desktop  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th  13th  14th  15th  16th  17th  18th  19th  20th  21st  22nd  23rd  24th 
        fans 
        portable  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th 
        voltages 
    protection 
        blackouts  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th  13th  14th  15th 
        phones  2nd  3rd 
        power line irregularities  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th  13th 
power bricks 
power calibration area  
Power Good signal 
power lines
    irregularities 
        noise  2nd 
        over-voltage  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th 
        under-voltage  2nd 
power supplies  2nd 
    AT 
    ATX  2nd 
    ATX12V 
    desktop  2nd  3rd 
        ATX 
        linear  2nd 
        logic circuits  2nd 
        ratings  2nd  3rd  4th 
        standards  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
        switching  2nd 
        voltages  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th 
    fans 
    PC 
    portable  2nd  3rd 
        airplane adapters  2nd  3rd 
        car adapters  2nd  3rd 
        external  2nd 
    SFX12V 
    TFX12V 
    voltages 
    WTX  2nd 
    XT 
Power-On Self Test (POST) 
    beep codes  2nd 
    error codes  2nd 
PowerNow!  2nd  3rd  4th 
PPM (pulse position modulation) 
PQFP (Plastic Quad Flat Package)  2nd 
precompression 
presence detect pins (old technology DIMMs) 
Presentation layer
    OSI model  2nd 
prevention
    memory errors 
        detection/correction  2nd 
        fake parity  2nd 
        parity 
        parity;parity check bits 
PRI
    (Primary Rate Interface) 
primary batteries 
primary cache 
Primary Rate Interface.   [See PRI]
primary storage (memory) 
    RAM 
print engines  2nd 
    direct thermal  2nd  3rd 
    dye-diffusion  2nd 
    impact dot-matrix  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
    inkjet  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
        phase-change inkjets  2nd 
        piezoelectric crystal  2nd 
        thermal  2nd  3rd 
    lasers  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th 
    speed  2nd 
    thermal transfer  2nd  3rd 
printed circuit boards 
printed circuits  2nd  3rd  4th 
    fabrication  2nd 
    pin-in hole technology  2nd 
    surface mount technology  2nd 
Printer Control Language (PCL)  2nd 
printer control register 
printer data register  
printer status register 
printers  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th 
    colors  2nd  3rd  4th 
        dithering  2nd 
        drivers  2nd 
        permanence  2nd 
    command set 
    consumables  2nd 
        cartridges  2nd 
        paper  2nd 
        refilling  2nd 
    fully formed character printers 
    interfaces  2nd  3rd 
    line 
        speed  2nd 
    memory  2nd 
    multifunction  2nd  3rd  4th 
    page 
    paper handling  2nd  3rd 
        capacity  2nd 
        collation  2nd 
        duplex operation  2nd 
        friction feeds  2nd  3rd 
        media-handling  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
    print engines  2nd 
        direct thermal  2nd  3rd 
        dye-diffusion  2nd 
        impact dot-matrix  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
        inkjet  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th 
        lasers  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th 
        phase-change inkjets  2nd 
        piezoelectric crystal  2nd 
        thermal transfer  2nd  3rd 
    quality  2nd  3rd  4th 
    speed  2nd 
        engine speed  2nd 
        measurement units  2nd  3rd 
        modes  2nd  3rd 
        throughput  2nd 
printing
    one-pass 
priorities
    buses 
Private Branch Exchange.   [See PBX]
private business exchanges.   [See PBXs]
private networks
    addressing
        IANA reservations  2nd 
PRML (Partial Response Maximum Likelihood)
    read/write heads  2nd 
processing  2nd 
    BIOS  2nd  3rd 
    chipsets  2nd  3rd 
    microprocessors  2nd  3rd  4th 
        Pentium II series 
    microsprocessors.  [See microprocessors]
profiles
    40-millimeter 
    60-millimeter 
program area 
program memory area 
programmability (computers)  2nd 
programmable interrupt controller.   [See PCI]
programmable read-only memory.   [See PROM]
Programmed Input/Output.   [See PIO]
programming languages  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
    assembly languages  2nd 
    high-level  2nd  3rd 
        batch languages  2nd 
        compiled  2nd  3rd 
        development environments  2nd 
        interpreted  2nd 
        libraries  2nd 
        scripting languages 
    low-level languages 
    machine languages  2nd 
    meta-languages 
programs  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
    applets  2nd 
    application suites  2nd 
    databases 
    digital electronics  2nd  3rd 
    disassembling 
    drawing/painting 
    e-mail 
    Microsoft Office 
    multimedia 
    operating systems.  [See operating systems]
    spreadsheets 
    utilities  2nd  3rd 
    Web browsers 
    Word processors 
progressive scanning 
PROM
    (programmable read-only memory)  2nd 
    burning the PROM 
propagation delay 
properties
    floppy disks
        density key  2nd 
        hubs  2nd 
        insertion key  2nd 
        liners 
        magnetic properties  2nd  3rd 
        shell  2nd  3rd  4th 
        writing protection  2nd 
protected mode memory 
protection 
    blackouts  2nd 
        offline backup systems  2nd  3rd 
        online backup systems  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
    phones  2nd  3rd 
    power line irregularities 
        noise  2nd 
        over-voltage  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th 
        under-voltage  2nd 
    writing
        floppy disks  2nd 
protocols
    addressing
        DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)  2nd 
    Group 3 fax 
    HomePlug  2nd 
        CSMA/CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance) 
    pointing devices  2nd 
    serial byte protocol (keyboards)  2nd 
    split-transaction protocol 
    TCP/IP
        packets  2nd 
    USB  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
        data packets  2nd 
        handshake packets  2nd  3rd 
        token packets  2nd  3rd 
    Windows network model 
PS/2 mouse ports 
PS/2 parallel port 
PS/2 parallel ports 
PS/2-style  2nd  3rd  4th 
PTP
    (opposite tracking path) 
    (parallel tracking path) 
publications
    Case for Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks, A 
    Electronics 
    National Business Education Quarterly 
pulse modulation  2nd  3rd  4th 
pulse width
    IrDA  2nd  3rd 
pulse width modulation (PWM)  2nd  3rd 
pulse-coded modulation.   [See PCM signal]
pulse-width modulation 
purity
    CRTs (cathode ray tube)  2nd  3rd 
pushbuttons
    application pushbuttons 
PWM (pulse width modulation)  2nd  3rd 

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