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Comptia A + Certification

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1. A category of adapter card that accepts and records video signals to a PC's hard drive. A TV tuner card is a type of capture card.






2. A process applied to digitally signed code to unencrypt the signature data and use the information to verify the program code was not modified since the signature was added.






3. An address that a DHCP client will assign to itself after requesting an address and failing to receive one from a DHCP server. The address it will assign is in the 169.254 /16 network - which is the range of addresses from 169.254.0.1 to 169.254.255.






4. The language of Web pages. Web designers use the HTML language to create Web page code - which your Web browser converts into the pages you view on your screen.






5. In Windows 2000 and Windows XP - an Advanced Options menu choice that starts Windows normally - except that video mode is changed to the lowest resolution - using the currently installed video driver. This option does not switch to the basic Windows






6. A Windows server running the WINS service to maintain and resolve NetBIOS names.






7. Aka Domain Name Service.






8. Ultra extended graphics array - a video graphics mode with a maximum resolution of 1600






9. A connection point on a device or computer - sometimes called a socket.






10. A program used to discover a password.






11. Aka surge protector.






12. The role of the first EIDE drive on a PATA channel.






13. A drive that can write once to a special CD-R disc.






14. Not revealing information about someone that would be harmful to or embarrass him or her.






15. A component of the Windows operating system that resides in a file and is loaded into memory during the kernel loading phase of the Windows startup.






16. A value assigned to a process that controls the order in which the program code is executed in relation to other code.






17. Aka zero insertion force (ZIF) socket.






18. A cooling system that uses liquid to transfer heat away from components.






19. A measurement of the volume of electrons - also called current. It is calculated with the formula amps = watts / volts.






20. The "activity" status light on a NIC that indicates data is being transmitted.






21. A small program - such as those that can be run from the Windows Sidebar.






22. A DVD of any type that can contain data on only one side.






23. A variation of the PGA CPU packaging that was used with Pentium CPUs.






24. A device required at both ends of a T-carrier system connection.






25. A protocol that allows routers to update their list of routes dynamically. RIP dates to the 1980s and is considered obsolete; even though - it has been updated a few times and is still supported by most routers.






26. A PCMCIA card standard that comes in two interfaces: PCIe and USB 2.0.






27. A drive on a computer that can play music CDs and read data CDs - but cannot write to CDs.






28. A Windows display setting that allows you to adjust the number of colors - or color depth - used by the display.






29. A type of KVM switch that is controlled through a mechanical switch on the box.






30. A special terminating stick that must be inserted into the open RIMM sockets.






31. Aka floating-point unit.






32. A small expansion card introduced in the late 1990s that plugs into a special slot on a motherboard and uses the CPU to perform modem functions and sound functions. It is not plug and play compatible.






33. Memory chips that provide much slower access than SRAM chips but that can store several megabytes of data on a single chip (or hundreds of megabytes - or even gigabytes - when they are packaged together on a "stick").






34. A generic term for a collection of information on known malware (not just viruses).






35. Aka Internet service provider.






36. A special-purpose computer designed for a certain task and installed within a device.






37. A device that converts digital signals from the broadband connection to voice for the analog phone and the analog voice signals to digital signals for the digital network.






38. A physical area where a Wi-Fi network connects to the Internet.






39. A system by which the computer BIOS and operating system recognizes a device and the operating system automatically installs and configures a device driver.






40. A file used with a scripted unattended installation along with an answer file. The UDF file provides settings that are unique for each computer.






41. A single dot on a display screen. A contraction of "Picture Element."






42. In the laser printing process - a blade that removes residual toner from the drum.






43. Light emitting diode - a tiny bulb light found on many devices - often used to indicate operational status.






44. A joke program that produces strange behavior - such as screen distortions - erratic cursor behavior - or strange icons to appear on the screen.






45. Local area networking using radio waves - with the most common based on the IEEE 802.11 group of standards (802.11a - 802.11b - 802.11g - and 802.11n).






46. A TCP/IP protocol developed as a solution to the dwindling number of IP addresses on the Internet and that also serves to hide IP addresses on a private network from the Internet.






47. A wireless network standard that uses the 5 GHz band.






48. Aka digital linear tape.






49. Aka Advanced Communications Riser.






50. A key on a laptop that is combined with the FN key to toggle the laptop's speaker on and off. The SPEAKER ON/OFF key is usually one of the standard function keys - such as F3 - that displays a speaker symbol.