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Comptia A + Certification

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1. A program downloaded to a computer without the user's consent. The user unwittingly initiates the download by some simple act - such as browsing to a Website or opening an e-mail message written in HTML. Or a user may initiate a drive-by download by






2. The high-definition optical disc formatting standard - promoted by Toshiba - that was defeated by the Blu-ray Disc standard as the widely accepted high-definition standard.






3. A file attribute assigned to a file by the operating system to identify it as a system file.






4. Client software for browsing and accessing the content on the World Wide Web. Examples include Internet Explorer and Firefox.






5. A network device that is used to extend the range of a network by taking the signals received on a port from one network and regenerating (repeating) those signals to another port to transmit them on a second network.






6. A fiber-optic connector that has a snap coupling and - at 1.25 mm - is half the size of the SC connector. Also called a local connector.






7. One of the two prevailing CPU manufacturers.






8. Aka paging file.






9. A bundle of patches or updates released periodically by a software publisher.






10. Aka dual inline memory module (DIMM).






11. A RAM module designed for subcompact and laptop computers. It is half the size of a SoDIMM module.






12. To renew a product activation - required when the activation program discovers significant changes in a computer or the activated product has been installed on a second computer.






13. Aka Advanced Technology Attachment.






14. The medium for a laser printer - which is normally packaged within a toner cartridge.






15. The chunks into which the TCP protocol packages data. In addition to the data - each datagram contains information - stored in a header - which is used by the TCP protocol on the receiving end to reassemble the chunks of data into the original messag






16. A protocol for securing data for transmission by encrypting it.






17. A double-sided - single-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 9.4 GB of data - or over four hours of video.






18. A compartment in a portable computer's case that holds a single media device that can be swapped with another. For instance - you may swap an optical drive - a secondary hard drive - or a floppy drive into and out of a single bay.






19. Memory locations within a CPU that is used as a scratch pad for calculations. Modern CPUs have dedicated registers for specific functions and general-purpose registers for multiple purposes.






20. A communication service provided over a telecommunications network or computer network. A VC logically resembles a circuit while passing over a complex routed or switched network - such as the phone company's frame relay network.






21. Authentication is validation of a user account and password that occurs before the security components of Windows will give the user access to the computer.






22. A service implemented on Windows Servers that hides the complexity of the network from end users in that it makes files that are distributed across multiple servers appear as if they are in one place.






23. A 20- or 24- pin connector that supplies power from a PC's power supply to the motherboard.






24. A group of schemes designed to provide either better performance or improved data reliability through redundancy.






25. Light waves in the infrared spectrum.






26. The Internet service that manages access to Internet domain names and the naming system it uses for computers and resources connected to the Internet or in a private network.






27. A security account that exists in a local security accounts database.






28. Aka motherboard.






29. Aka Sony/Philips Digital Interface.






30. A CPU technology that allows two threads to execute at the same time within a single execution core. This technology is considered to be partially parallel execution. Intel introduced it in the Pentium 4 Xeon CPU. Also known as simultaneous multithre






31. In a CPU - special memory that resides outside the CPU's core and is used to temporarily store instructions and data in order to increase the processing speed. Also called Level 2 (L2) cache and Level 3 (L3) cache - depending on the design of the CPU






32. A device that uses a measurement of a body part - such as a fingerprint or retina scan.






33. Memory chips that use a special Rambus channel that has a data transfer rate of 800 MHz. A double channel width results in a 1.6 GHz data transfer. RDRAM sticks use special RIMM slots.






34. A drive that can write either to CD-R discs or to specially designed CD-RW discs. In the case of the CD-RW discs - the drive can write more than once to the same portion of disc - overwriting old data.






35. A magnetic storage device that contains a thin internal plastic disk - capable of receiving magnetic charges contained in the thin magnetic coating on the disk.






36. The use of deceit and trickery to persuade someone to hand over money or valuables.






37. A measurement of the pressure of electrons - the electromotive force. It is calculated by the formula volts = watts / amps.






38. In the laser printing process - the stage in which the printer's high-voltage power supply (HVPS) conducts electricity to the primary corona wire so it can pass the voltage on to the printer's electro-photosensitive drum.






39. A long-handled tool with a magnet on one end - used to pick up small objects containing iron.






40. A tool for migrating user data and settings from one Windows computer to a computer running Windows XP.






41. A specialized device for testing a power supply unit that comes with connectors compatible with the output connectors on a standard power supply.






42. A drive that can be safely installed and removed while a computer is up and running without damaging the data stored on the drive.






43. The filename for the System Configuration Utility - which allows you to test various scenarios for Windows startup for troubleshooting purposes.






44. A file attribute that is given to a file to indicate it should not be visible in Windows Explorer unless View settings override the attribute and allow the file to be shown.






45. Aka surge protector.






46. A subpackaging of a Windows revision that contains the core OS plus a special set of features that is offered as a separate product targeted to a certain type of end user.






47. Used to represent the chrominance signal in S-Video.






48. On a circuit board - a small connector that slides down on a pair of pins jutting up from the board. Multiple pins are often side-by-side - and a jumper joins a pair of them.






49. In a computer - pathways that power - data - and control signals travel from one component to another within the system.






50. Aka Scalable Link Interface.