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Upgrading and repairing PCs / by Mueller, Scott.(CARDINAL)198433;
1. Development of the PC : Computer history: before personal computers ; Modern computers ; History of the PC -- 2. PC components, features, and system design : What is a PC? ; System types ; System components -- 3. Processor types and specifications : Microprocessor history ; Processor specifications ; Processor features ; Processor manufacturing ; Processor socket and slot types ; CPU operating voltages ; Math coprocessors (floating-point units) ; Processor bugs and steppings ; Processor code names ; P1 (086) processors ; P2 (286) processors ; P3 (386) processors ; P4 (486) processors ; P5 (586) processors ; Intel P6 (686) processors ; Intel Pentium 4 processors ; Intel core processors ; AMD K6 processors ; AMD K7 processors ; AMD K8 processors ; AMD K10 processors (Phenon, Phenom II, Athlon II, Athlon X2, Sempron) ; AMD fusion processors ; Processor upgrades ; Overclocking ; Processor cooling ; Processor troubleshooting techniques -- 4. Motherboards and buses : Motherboard form factors ; Processor sockets/slots ; Chipsets ; Intel's early 386/486 chipsets ; Fifth-generation (P5 Pentium class) ; Sixth-generation (P6 Pentium Pro/II/III class) chipsets ; Seventh/eighth-generation (Pentium 4/D, Core 2, and Core i) chipsets ; Third-party chipsets for Intel processors ; Chipsets for AMD processors ; AMD Athlon chipsets ; AMD Athlon 64 chipsets ; Super I/O chips ; Motherboard connectors ; System bus types, functions, and features ; Types of I/O buses ; System resources ; Resolving resource conflicts ; Motherboard selection criteria (knowing what to look for) -- 5. BIOS : BIOS basics ; Motherboard ROM BIOS ; Upgrading the BIOS ; Preboot environment ; Unified extensible firmware interface (UEFI) ; CMOS setup ; PnP BIOS ; BIOS/MBR error messages -- 6. Memory : Memory basics ; Memory standards ; Speed and performance ; Memory modules ; Determining a memory module's size and features ; Memory banks ; Memory module speed ; Parity and ECC ; RAM upgrades ; Troubleshooting memory ; Memory defect isolation procedures ; The system logical memory layout -- 7. The ATA/IDE interface : An overview of the IDE interface ; ATA standards ; PATA ; SATA ; ATA features ; ATA drive capacity limitations ; GPT and the 2.2TB barrier ; PATA/SATA RAID -- 8. Magnetic storage principles : Magnetic storage ; History of magnetic storage ; How magnetic fields are used to store data ; Read/write head designs ; Head sliders ; Data-encoding schemes ; Capacity measurements ; Areal density -- 9. Hard disk storage : Definition of a hard disk ; Hard drive advancements ; Form factors ; HDD operation ; Basic HDD components ; Hard disk features -- 10. Flash and removable storage : Alternative storage devices ; Flash memory devices ; High-capacity removable magnetic storage devices ; Floppy disk drives ; Tape drives --11. Optical storage : Optical technology ; CD-based optical technology ; DVD ; BD ; HD-DVD ; Optical disc formats ; Ripping/copying discs ; Optical drive performance specifications ; How to reliably record optical discs ; Troubleshooting optical drives -- 12. Video hardware : Display adapters and monitors ; Video display adapters ; Video display interfaces ; 3D graphics accelerators ; Monitors ; Using multiple monitors ; Video troubleshooting and maintenance -- 13. Audio hardware : Audio hardware concepts and terms ; Early PC sound cards ; Audio hardware features ; Motherboard chipsets with integrated audio ; Troubleshooting PC audio problems ; Speakers ; Microphones -- 14. External I/O interfaces : Introduction to input/output ports ; Thunderbolt technology ; Low-speed external connections -- 15. Input devices : Keyboards ; Keyboard technology ; Keyboard troubleshooting and repair ; Keyboard recommendations ; Pointing devices ; Wireless input devices -- 16. Internet connectivity : Internet connectivity trends ; Broadband internet access types ; Dial-up modems ; Internet connection security -- 17. Local area networking : Defining a network ; Client/server versus peer networks ; Network architecture overview ; Hardware elements of your network ; Network protocols ; Other home networking solutions ; Putting your network together -- 18. Power supplies : The power supply ; Primary function and operation ; Power supply form factors ; Power switches ; Motherboard power connectors ; Additional power connectors ; Power supply specifications ; Power-use calculations ; Power savings ; Power cycling ; Power supply troubleshooting ; Power supply recommendations ; Power-protection systems ; Real-time clock/nonvolatile RAM (CMOS RAM) batteries -- 19. Building or upgrading systems : System components ; Hardware and software resources ; System assembly and disassembly ; System startup ; Installing the OS ; Troubleshooting new installations -- 20. PC diagnostics, testing, and maintenance : PC diagnostics ; Diagnostics software ; The boot process ; PC maintenance tools ; Preventive maintenance ; Troubleshooting tips and techniques.Provides information on how to upgrade, maintain, and troubleshoot the hardware of personal computers, discussing the differences among them was well as their various configuration options.System requirements: Window 98 SE, Me, 2000, XP, Vista, 7 or newer ; DVD capable optical drive ; DVD player and decoder software installed.
Subjects: Microcomputers; Microcomputers; Microcomputers;
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Cyberfeminism index / by Seu, Mindy,1991-editor,compiler,writer of introduction.; Pierce, Julianne,writer of foreword.; Fragnito, Skawennati Tricia,contributor.; Webb, Charlotte,contributor.; Hoff, Melanie,contributor.; Piña, Constanza,contributor.; Aguilar, Melissa(Graphic artist),contributor.; Sollfrank, Cornelia,1960-contributor.; Ricaurte Quijano, Paola,contributor.; Maggic, Mary,contributor.; Githere, Neema,contributor.; Hester, Helen,1983-contributor.; Goh, Annie,contributor.; Chinche, Klau,contributor.; Aristarkhova, I.(Irina),contributor.; Russell, Legacy,contributor,author of afterword.; Distributed Art Publishers,distributor.; Inventory Press,publisher.; VNS Matrix,contributor.;
Includes bibliographical references and indexes."The history of the internet is often overfocused on the grandfathers who created its architecture and protocol. But the internet is more than a network of cables, servers, and computers--it is an environment that shapes and is shaped by its inhabitants and their use. In Cyberfeminism Index, a variety of hackers, scholars, artists, and activists consider how humans might reconstruct themselves by way of technology through more than 700 short entries of radical techno-critical activism. Both a vital introduction for laypeople and a robust resource guide for educators, Cyberfeminism Index--an anti-canon, of sorts--celebrates the multiplicity of practices that fall under this imperfect categorization and makes visible cyberfeminism's long-ignored origins and its expansive legacy."--Provided by publisher
Subjects: Indexes.; Cyberfeminism; Feminism.; Internet; Internet; Internet and women; Feminism.; Women's movement.;
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Planning the modern public library building / by McCabe, Gerard B.(CARDINAL)193022; Kennedy, James R.(James Robert),1943-(CARDINAL)379162;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Library buildings; Public libraries; Library architecture.; Library buildings; Public libraries; Library architecture;
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Life after Google : the fall of big data and the rise of the blockchain economy / by Gilder, George F.,1939-author.(CARDINAL)155044;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-312) and index.Prologue: Back to the future-- the ride -- Don't steal this book -- Google's system of the world -- Google's roots and religions -- End of the free world -- Ten laws of the cryptocosm -- Google's datacenter coup -- Dally's parallel paradigm -- Markov and Midas -- Life 3.0 -- 1517 -- The heist -- Finding Satoshi -- Battle of the blockchains -- Blockstack -- Taking back the net -- Brave return of Brendan Eich -- Yuanfen -- The rise of sky computing -- A global insurrection -- Neutering the network -- The empire strikes back -- The Bitcoin flaw -- The great unbundling -- Epilogue: The new system of the world.Google's ability to "search and sort" attracts the entire world to its search engine and countless other goodies-- videos, maps, email, calendars. Everything it offers is free ... or so it seems. Instead of paying directly, users submit to advertising. The Internet firewalls supposedly protecting all our passwords and personal information have proved hopelessly permeable. The future lies with the "cryptocosm": the new architecture of the blockchain and its derivatives. Gilder explains why Silicon Valley is suffering a nervous breakdown and what to expect as the post-Google age dawns. -- adapted from jacket.
Subjects: Internet; Internet; High technology industries; Blockchains (Databases); Electronic commerce.;
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Occupational outlook handbook / by United States.Bureau of Labor Statistics.(CARDINAL)143781;
Projections data -- Fastest growing occupations -- Number of new jobs -- Highest paying occupations -- Occupational information included in the Handbook -- Data for occupations not covered in detail -- Appendix : summary of occupations -- Glossary -- Index -- Architecture and engineering -- Arts and design -- Building and grounds cleaning -- Business and financial -- Community and social service -- Computer and information technology -- Construction and extraction -- Education, training and library -- Entertainment and sports -- Farming, fishing and forestry -- Food preparation and serving -- Healthcare -- Installation maintenance and repair -- Legal -- Life, physical and social science -- Management -- Math -- Media and communications -- Military -- Office and administrative support -- Personal care and service -- Production -- Protective service -- Sales -- Transportation and material moving.The Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) is the premier, nationally recognized source for career information. The completely updated OOH reflects employment projections for the next decade. It includes information on the fastest-growing occupations, number of new jobs, and a summary of the highest-paying occupations. This handbook contains numerous occupations profiles and includes information on: duties required by the occupation, work environment, education and training needed, median pay, important qualities for the job, licenses, certification, and registrations needed, contact information to learn more about the occupation, job outlook. Special features include: Assumptions and methods used in preparing employment projections, a comprehensive appendix summarizing the occupations, data for occupations not covered in detail, employment projections, glossary of terms used throughout the book, occupational information network coverage; and a detailed index.--Back cover.
Subjects: Job descriptions.; Occupations; Employment forecasting; Labor supply; Vocational guidance; Marché du travail; Emploi;
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CompTIA Cloud+ certification exam guide (Exam CV0-003) / by Vanderburg, Eric,Author(DLC)no2015095526;
Complete coverage of every objective for the CompTIA Cloud+ exam Take the CompTIA Cloud+ exam with confidence using this highly effective self-study guide. CompTIA Cloud+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide (Exam CV0-003) offers complete coverage of every topic on the latest version of the exam. You'll find learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter, exam tips, in-depth explanations, and practice exam questions. You will get in-depth explanations of the latest cloud computing concepts, models, and terminology; disk storage systems; networking storage and infrastructure; virtualization components; security best practices, and more. Designed to help you pass the CV0-003 exam with ease, this definitive guide also serves as an essential on-the-job reference. Coverage includes: *DevOps Performance tuning *Systems management Architecture and design *Services and solutions *Business continuity and disaster recovery *Testing, automation, and changes *Environment maintenance, security, and optimization Troubleshooting Online content includes: *200 practice exam questions *Interactive performance-based questions *Test engine that provides full-length practice exams and customizable quizzes by chapter or exam objective.
Subjects: Cloud computing; Electronic data processing personnel; Information technology;
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Thinking robots, an aware internet, and cyberpunk librarians : the 1992 LITA president's program : presentations by Hans Moravec, Bruce Sterling, and David Brin / by Moravec, Hans P.(CARDINAL)158694; Sterling, Bruce.(CARDINAL)148040; Brin, David.(CARDINAL)181054; Miller, R. Bruce(Robert Bruce),1946-(CARDINAL)179338; Wolf, Milton T.(CARDINAL)206299;
Includes bibliographical references.Pigs in cyberspace / Hans Moravec -- Free as air, free as water, free as knowledge / Bruce Sterling -- Gaia, freedom, and human nature : some ironies on the way to creating the network of the future / David Brin -- Letter from Moravec to Penrose / Hans Moravec -- Exotechnology : human efforts to evolve beyond human being / Mel Seesholtz -- The interface : slouching toward the future, or guess who's coming to dinner? / Milton T. Wolf -- The vertices of consciousness and the biology of a machine / Charles Henry -- Nanotechnology : the Library of Congress in your pocket / Roberta Wallis -- Truly intelligent computers / Charles W. Bailey, Jr. -- After the deluge : cyberpunk in the '80s and '90s / Tom Maddox -- Earth and the internet / Kathy Fladland.The transreal experience / William M. Lidwell & Kim J. Trull -- Transcendence at the interface : the architecture of cyborg utopia, or cyberspace utopoids as postmodern cargo cult / David Porush -- Virtual reality in medicine and medical education / Cheryl S. Pace -- Knowbot explorations in similarity space / Martin Halbert -- A day in the life of Mr. D / Eric Lease Morgan -- Symbiotic cyberspace libraries / Billy Barron -- A clear vision of the information / Howard L. Davidson -- Crime and punishment in cyberspace / Sonia Orin Lyris -- The canary on the computer / Steve Cisler -- Ethics and the electronic society / Florence Mason -- Books about the future / R. Bruce Miller.
Subjects: Conference papers and proceedings.; Libraries; Information technology;
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Civilization VII [video game] / by 2K Games, Inc.,publisher.; Firaxis Games (Firm),software developer.;
"The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known! In Civilization VII, your strategic decisions shape the unique cultural lineage of your evolving empire. Rule as one of many legendary leaders from throughout history and steer the course of your story by choosing a new civilization to represent your empire in each Age of human advancement. Construct cities and architectural wonders to expand your territory, improve your civilization with technological breakthroughs, and conquer or cooperate with rival civilizations as you explore the far reaches of the unknown world. Pursue prosperity in an immersive solo experience or play with others in online multiplayer. Whether you choose to follow a path rooted in history or reimagine possibilities to chart your own way forward, build something you believe in and create a legacy that echoes through the Ages in Civilization VII."--Gamestop.com.ESRB rating: E10+, Everyone 10+ (mild violence, suggestive themes, mild language, alcohol reference, tobacco reference).System requirements: PlayStation 5 game system; 16 GB minimum.
Subjects: Video games.; Wargames (Video games); Strategy video games.; Empire-building video games.; 4X video games.; Video games.; Imaginary wars and battles; Strategy; Building; Imaginary histories;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The joy of mathematics : discovering mathematics all around you / by Pappas, Theoni.(CARDINAL)517220;
Subjects: Mathematics;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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Hippie modernism : the struggle for utopia / by Blauvelt, Andrew,1964-editor,author.(CARDINAL)267824; Walker Art Center,originatoranizer,host institution.(CARDINAL)150439; Cranbrook Art Museum,host institution.(CARDINAL)267764; Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive,host institution.(CARDINAL)220160;
Foreword/Olga Viso -- Acknowledgments/Andrew Blauvelt -- Preface/Andrew Blauvelt -- Essays -- The Barricade and the Dance Floor: Aesthetic Radicalism and the Counterculture/Andrew Blauvelt -- Atmospheres of Institutional Critique: Haus-Rucker-Co's Pnematic Temporality/Esther Choi -- Agency and Urgency:The Medium and Its Message/Lorraine Wild and David Karwan -- From East to West and Back Again: Utopianism in Italian Radical Design/Catherine Rossi -- Buckminster Fuller's Reindeer Abattoir and Other Designs for the Real World/Alison J. Clarke -- It's Not Easy Being "Free"/Craig J. Peariso -- Counterculture Terroir:California's Hippie Enterprise Zone/Greg Castillo -- Networks and Apparatuses, circa 1971: Or, Hippies Meet Computers/Felicity D. Scott -- Mandalas or Raised Fists? Hippie Holism, Panther Totality, and Another Modernism/Simon Sadler -- How Cybernetics Connects Computing, Counterculture, and Design/Hugh Dubberly and Paul Pangaro -- Radical Bodies/Ross K. Elfline -- Works -- Section I: Turn On -- Section II: Tune In -- Section III: Drop Out -- Advertisements for a Counter Culture -- Interviews -- Enter the Matrix: An Interview with Ken Isaacs/Susan Snodgrass -- Toward a Stroboscopic History: An Interview with Gerd Stern of USCO/Tina Rivers Ryan -- Domes, Droppers, and The Ultimate Painting: An Interview with Clark Richert and Richard Kallweit/Adam Gildar -- On Covers, Connections, and Criticality: An Interview with Günter Zamp Kelp of Haus-Rucker-Co/Esther Choi -- Stirring the Intermix: An Interview with Tony Martin/Liz Glass -- Unspeakable Signs: An Interview with Woodson ("Woody") Rainy and Ron Williams of ONYX/Esther Choi -- Blueprint for Counter Education: An Interview with Maurice Stein, Larry Miller, and Marshall Henrichs/Jeffrey T. Schnapp -- "One, Two: A Hundred, a Thousand Global Tools": An Interview with Franco Raggi/Andrew Blauvelt -- Etc. -- Exhibition Checklist -- Reproduction Credits -- Catalogue Contributors -- Index.Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-440) and index.Hippie Modernism: The Struggle for Utopia accompanies an exhibition of the same title examining the art, architecture and design of the counter-culture of the 1960s and early 1970s. The catalogue surveys the radical experiments that challenged societal and professional norms while proposing new kinds of technological, ecological and political utopia. It includes the counter design proposals of Victor Papanek and the anti-design polemics of Global Tools; the radical architectural visions of Archigram, Superstudio, Haus Rucker Co and ONYX; the media-based installations of Ken Isaacs, Joan Hills and Mark Boyle and Helio Oiticica and Neville DAlmeida; the experimental films of Jordan Belson, Bruce Conner and John Whitney; posters and prints by Emory Douglas, Corita Kent and Victor Moscoso; documentation of performances staged by the Diggers and the Cockettes; publications such as Oz Magazine and The Whole Earth Catalog and books by Marshall McLuhan and Buckminster Fuller; and much, much more. While the turbulent social history of the 1960s is well known, its cultural production remains comparatively under-examined. In this substantial volume, scholars explore a range of practices such as radical architectural and anti-design movements emerging in Europe and North America; the print revolution in the experimental graphic design of books, posters and magazines; and new forms of cultural practice that merged street theater and radical politics. Through a profusion of illustrations, interviews with figures including Gerd Stern and Michael Callahan of USCO, Gunther Zamp Kelp of Haus Rucker Co, Ken Isaacs, Ron Williams and Woody Rainey of ONYX, Franco Raggi of Global Tools, Tony Martin, Clark Richert and Richard Kallweit of Drop City, and new scholarly writings, this book explores the hybrid conjunction of the countercultural ethos and the modernist desire to fuse art and life.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Modernism (Art); Arts, Modern; Counterculture; Arts and society;
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