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«The arrangement of the multimedia computer»

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Introduction

1. The common guidelines for choice the PC

2. A system unit

Desktop and Slimline
Mini-tower And Midi-tower
System unit choice
Power supply unit choice

3. The processor

Characteristics of processors
The architecture
Productivity of processors
Development of processors
Pentium
Pentium Pro
Pentium MMX
Pentium II
Pentium II Xeon
Intel OF PENTIUM III
Celeron
Intel OF PENTIUM 4
AMD K6
AMD K6-2
AMD K6-III
AMD Athlon
AMD Thunderbird and Duron
The integrated processors
Names and trade marks of processors
Intel
AMD
Cyrix
Rise
Centaur
VIA
SiS
Transmeta
Development of the market of processors and computers
Web-addresses

4. The working memory and the cache memory

Dynamic storage
Base memory
Extended-memory
Expanded-memory
UMA and UMB
High memory area HMA
The recommended size of the working memory
SIMM, DIMM and RIMM
Frequency requirements
The Cache memory
Modern and perspective memory
Dynamic storage types
The forecast of the market of memory
Algorithm of operation of memory
Variants konstruktiva memories
Web-addresses

5. Computer buses

Buses ISA, EISA, MCA
Buses VLB, PCI
Host Bus
Dual Independent Bus
AGP
USB, IEEE 1394, Serial ATA
Web-addresses

6. Disks

Floppy disks
FDD
LS-120
ZIP
HiFD
Hard disks
Magneto-optic disks
Web-addresses

7. Motherboards

The architecture and processing techniques
Basic performances
Form factor
AT
ATX
Mini ATX
Micro ATX
NLX
Intel motherboards
Motherboards Abit
Motherboards ASUSTeK
Motherboards Chaintech
Motherboards Gigabyte
Motherboards Microstar
Motherboards for Pentium 4
Chip sets
i430TX
i440BX AGPset
i440GX AGPset
i450NX PCIset
i440ZX AGPset
i810 Chipset, i810E Chipset and i810E2 Chipset
i820 Chipset and i820E Chipset
i815 Chipset, i815E Chipset and i815EP Chipset
i840 Сhipset
i850 Chipset
ALi Aladdin 5 AGPset
ALi Aladdin 7
ALi Aladdin Pro II
ALi Aladdin TNT2
SiS600
SiS620
SiS630
VIA Apollo Pro
VIA Apollo Pro Plus
VIA Apollo Pro133 and VIA Apollo Pro133A
VIA Apollo PM133
VIA Apollo KX133
VIA Apollo KT133 and VIA Apollo KT133A
VIA Apollo Pro266 and VIA Apollo KT266
AMD-750
Choice of chip sets and motherboards
Web-addresses

8. Videoadapters and screen monitors

The main features of a video subsystem
Choice of videoadapters
Video chip sets and videoadapters
Choice of screen monitors
Key parametres of screen monitors
Web-addresses

9. CD-ROM drives and DVD

The main data
Operation with the CD-ROM drive
Standard characteristics of CD-ROM drives
Multihigh-speed CD-ROM drives
Service and repair
Additional remarks
Drives DVD
DVD-ROM
CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD+RW
Drives of CD-R
Drives of CD-RW
DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD+RW

10. Multimedia

Multimedia sets
Sound maps
Some characteristics of sound maps
Sound maps for bus ISA
Sound maps for bus PCI
Video blasters, TВ-тюнеры
Video blasters
TV-tuners
Audio systems
The sizes
Passive and active
The multiband
The multicomponent
The multi-channel
Power supplies
Magnetically Shielded
Popular models
Audio systems USB and NXT
Other solutions
Standards of multimedia
Graphics standards
Video
Sound standards
MP3
Arrangements MP3
Diamond Rio PMP300
Daewoo MPIO
Arrangements of other corporations
Web-addresses

11. Modems and local area networks

Modems
Built in or external
Protocols
Speed
Guidelines
Local area networks
The equipment and programs for local area networks
Installation and network configuration
Web-addresses

12. Optimisation

The factors influencing productivity of the PC
SETUP THE PC
Optimisation of operation of hard disks
Cluster, size and high-speed performance of a hard disk
File system FAT32
Usage of hard disks of a high capacity
Modes PIO and DMA
Caching of drives
Usage DriveSpace
Access to the program
Program installation
The common data on compaction
Disk compression
Razuplotnenie a disk
Change of a method of compression
Video output optimisation

13. Processor dispersal (overclocking)

The forced modes
Some problems
Productivity and frequency
Change of modes through BIOS
Multiplication factor change
Supply voltage rise
Requirements to the hardware
The processor
The motherboard
Memory
Cooling
Dispersal of Intel of Pentium
Dispersal of Intel of Pentium Pro
Dispersal of Intel of Pentium II
CYRIX/IBM dispersal 6X86
Dispersal AMD K5
Dispersal AMD K6
The step-by-step circuit of dispersal
Dispersal of Pentium III Coppermine

14. Upgrade

Dynamic storage
The processor
The PC with processors 286 and 386
The PC with processors 486
OverDrive
The PC with Pentium processors
The PC with processors Celeron, Pentium II/III
The PC with processors AMD Athlon, AMD Duron
Hard disk
The CD-ROM drive
The drive of CD-RW
Video subsystem
The motherboard
Upgrade BIOS

15. Systems of a virtual reality

Acquaintance
Systems of output of 3D-maps
System I-Glasses
System VFX1
3D-sound
Input devices of information VR
The keyboard, the joystick, the mouse, the trackball
The 3D-mouse, gloves
Web-addresses

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