Updating
BIOS, 11
operating systems, 97
Windows, 110
Upgrading operating sys-tems, 106-107
USB (universal serial bus), 36
drives, 61
flash drives, 30
memory, 63
printers, 88
U.S. Department of Defense
(DoD), 144, 153
User Account Control
(UAC), 103-104, 128
User Datagram Protocol
(UDP), 49
Users
authentication, 130
education, security, 140
Users and Groups, 114
Utilities, IPCONFIG.EXE, 45
UTP (unshielded twisted pair) cables, 40
V
Verifying functionality, 163
Versions
Android, 149
Apple iOS, 151
IP, 44
TCP/IP v4, 44
Windows operating systems
Administrator accounts/ UAC, 103-104
client networking, 121-126
client-side virtualization, 131-133
command-line tools, 111-113
Control Panel tools, 118-121
determining compatibility, 108
differences in, 98-103
directories, 104-105
features, 113-118
installing, 108-111
maintenance, 127
Program Compatibility
Wizard, 104
Registry, 105-106
security, 128-130
system requirements, 98
upgrading, 106-107
VGA (Video Graphics
Adapter) ports, 34
Video
connectors, 34
I/O, 36
troubleshooting, 178-181
View Hidden Files setting (Control Panel), 119
Viewing
Android screen calibration, 152-153
mobile devices, modifying screen orientation, 151-152
troubleshooting, 178-181
Virtualization, 4, 131-133 virtual RAM (VRAM), 11 viruses, 137-138
Voice over IP (VoIP), 52, 59 VPNs (virtual private net-works), 123-124
VRAM (virtual RAM), 11
224 wall jacks
W
wall jacks, 40. See also con-necting
WANs (wide-area net-works), 57
WDDM (Windows Display
Driver Model), 98
Wide-area networks (WANs), 57
Wi-Fi, 62
antennas, 76, 77
connections, 155
standards, 50
Protected Setup. See WPS
WildBlue, 56
WiMAX (World Wide
Interoperability for
Microwave Access), 57
Windows
drives, partitioning, 109-110
network settings, 110
operating systems
Administrator accounts/ UAC, 103-104
client networking, 121-126
client-side virtualization, 131-133
command-line tools, 111-113
Control Panel tools, 118-121
determining compatibility, 108
differences in editions, 98-103
directories, 104-105
features, 113-118
installing, 108-111
maintenance, 127
Program Compatibility
Wizard, 104
Registry, 105-106
security, 128-130
system requirements, 98
upgrading, 106-107
Windows 7
Control Panel, 120
upgrading from Windows Vista, 107
upgrading from Windows XP, 107
Windows Disk Management,
116-117
Windows Display Driver
Model. See WDDM
Windows Firewall, 125-126
Windows Firewall with Advanced Security, 114
Windows Memory
Diagnostics, 114
Windows Vista
Control Panel, 120
upgrading from Windows XP, 107
upgrading to Windows 7, 107
Windows Vista/7 Recovery
Environment, 111
Windows XP
Control Panel, 120
Recovery Console, 111
upgrading to Windows 7, 107
upgrading to Windows Vista, 107
Wiping drives, 144
Wirecutters, 59
Wired Ethernet network con-nections, 123-124
Wired networks
SOHO security, 146
troubleshooting, 182-185
Wireless cards, replacing, 69-70
Wireless encryption, 51
Wireless Ethernet network connections, 123-124
Wireless network connec-tions, 46
Wireless networks, 50
SOHO
routers, 51-52
security, 145-146
troubleshooting, 182-185
Wire strippers, 59
Wizards, Program Compatibility Wizard, 104
Workgroups, joining, 123
Workstations
best practices, security, 142-143
multiprocessors, 2-3
World Wide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), 57
Worms, 138
WPS (Wi-Fi Protected
Setup), 52, 145-146
Wrist straps, ESD, 92
WWAN (cellular) network connections, 123-124
X
X axis, 35
XCOPY command-line tool, 113
Y
Y axis, 35
Z
ZIF (Zero Insertion Force),
