understanding the TCP/IP protocol suite

tcp/ip provides communication across networks of computers with various hardware architectures and operating systems.microsoft's implementation of tcp/ip enables enterprise networking and connectivity on computers running windows xp professional.

overall view of installing windows xp professional from cd-rom

the installation process for windows xp professional combines the setup program with wizards and informational screens. installing windows xp professional from a cd-rom to a clean hard disk consists of these four stages.

running the setup program

setup prepares the hard disk for the later installation stages and copies the files necessary to run setup wizard.

running the setup wizard

the setup wizard requests setup information about the computer, such as names and passwords.

installing windows xp professional networking components

after gathering informations about the computer the setup wizard prompts you for networking informations and then installs the networking components that allow the computer to communicate with other computers on the network.

completing the installation

setup copies files to the hard disk and configures the computer,the system restarts after installation complete.

HP Compaq 6715b overview

hp compaq 6715b specifications

Processor :
AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60

Clock speed:
2 GHz

RAM installed:
2048 MB

Wireless LAN:
Broadcom 802.11a/b/g

Hard drive size:
160 GB

Graphics processor:
ATI Radeon X1250

Graphics RAM:
512 MB

Display diagonal size:
15.4 in

Case form factor:
clamshell

Dimensions (W x H x D):
35.7x3.5x26.5 cm

Weight:
2.7 kg

Operating system:
Windows Vista Business

HP 6730s overview

HP 6730s Notebook Specifications:

Processor:
Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz

Hard Disk:
250 GB

Optical Storage:
DVD±RW (+R double layer) / DVD-RAM

Memory:
3 GB RAM DDR2 SDRAM

Cache:
3 MB

Operating System:
Microsoft Windows Vista Business

Graphics Processor:
Intel GMA 4500MHD

Display:
15.4-inch TFT Active Matrix

Resolution:
1280 X 800

Dimension( D x H x W):
26.7cm x 3.2cm x 35.8cm

Weight:
2.5kg

Battery:
Lithium Ion

Networking:
Bluetooth 2.0 EDR, Wi-Fi

HP 6720s overview

HP Compaq 6720s Specifications:

Processor:
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5470 1.60GHz , 2MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB

Operating System:
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic

Hard Drive:
120GB SATA (5400RPM), HP DriveGuard

Screen:
15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen (1280 x 800)

Graphics:
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100

RAM:
1 x 1024MB DDR2

Optical Drive:
8x DVD+/-RW SuperMulti with Lightscribe

Battery:
6-cell lithium-ion (47 Watt/hour)

Wireless:
Intel Wireless LAN 802,11a/b/g MOW2, mini-PCI card, Bluetooth

Ports:
3 USB 2.0 ports, VGA, stereo microphone in, stereo headphone/line out, power connector, RJ-11/modem, RJ-45/Ethernet,

Slots:
ExpressCard/54 slot, Secure Digital (SD) slot

Dimensions:
1.27 in (at front) x 14.1 in x 10.5 in / 32.3 mm (at front) x 358 mm x 266.8 mm

Weight:
2.5Kgs (5.5 lbs)