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| Ports and Connections |
| What do all the connections do on my computer? |
| How do I hook up my computer components? |
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| Monitors |
| What types of monitors are available? |
| How do I set the resolution settings of my monitor? |
| How do I enable and adjust the power management settings of my monitor? |
| Do I need a screensaver? |
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| Printers and Scanners |
| What are the differences between standard and photo printers? |
| How do I install a Printer? |
| How do I add a networked printer? |
| How do I share a printer with other computers in my network? |
| How do I set the default printer? |
| How do I install a USB scanner? |
| Is it possible to scan or print a picture without using my computer? |
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| Digital Cameras |
| What are Megapixels? |
| What is a CCD? |
| What does SLR stand for? |
| What are some storage formats digital cameras use for "film?" |
| What else should I consider besides megapixels when choosing a digital camera? |
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| Memory (RAM) |
| What is Memory (RAM)? |
| How much memory does my computer need? |
| How do I install memory? |
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| Video, Audio and Other Expansion Cards |
| What do graphics and capture cards do? |
| Why don't some computers have graphics cards? |
| How much video RAM do I need? |
| What is an AGP port? |
| What is a PCI slot? |
| What is an PCI Express slot? |
| What does an audio card do? |
| How do I replace my motherboard's onboard audio with a new audio card? |
| What is the SPDF jack for? |
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| Storage Devices |
| What are my choices of hard drives? |
| How large a hard drive do I need? |
| How do I install and set up a second hard drive? |
| How do I replace my current hard drive? |
| What types of external hard drives are available? |
| What types of CD or DVD drives are there? |
| Are floppy disks dead? |
| What are Zip and Jazz drives? |
| What is a USB flash or thumb drive? |
| Can I use Memory Sticks, Compact Flash, Smart Media, and other storage cards to store computer files? |
| What are DAT drives? |
| What are Microdrives? |
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| Modem and Networking Hardware |
| What is a Win Modem? |
| What does a network card do? |
| What are the differences between hubs, switches and routers? |
| What are my wireless networking choices? |
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| USB and Firewire |
| What are USB and Firewire (IEEE 1394)? |
| What is the difference between USB 1.1 and USB 2.0? |
| Does USB provide power for some devices? |
| Can I add USB or Firewire ports to a computer that doesn't have them? |
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| Other Hardware |
| What are my options for keyboards? |
| How do I choose between a mouse or a trackball? |
| Should I choose a rolling or optical mouse? |
| What are digital art tablets? |
| Can I get a bar code scanner for my computer? |
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