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1. Aka PCIe.






2. Aka electronic KVM switch.






3. A special disk used for recovering an OS failure in Windows 2000. It requires that you create the ERD while the system is healthy - and then use it - along with the Windows Setup CD - to repair Windows.






4. Aka continuity RIMM.






5. A memory error-checking method in which the parity bit is used to ensure that the total number of 1s in the data stream is even.






6. A printer that uses a light beam (laser) in the printing process.






7. On a Microsoft Windows network - a resource - such as a file folder or printer - that is available on the network.






8. A portion of system memory used by a video adapter built into a motherboard.






9. A metal plate behind the front of a CRT monitor that focuses the electron beams from the gun.






10. A handheld device used to measure electrical resistance - voltage - and/or current.






11. A type of display device that includes a touch-sensitive face to accept input from the user.






12. Synchronous graphics random access memory is a type of RAM used on video adapters.






13. 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.






14. A type of DIMM memory module used in laptops.






15. Aka Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).






16. A Windows sleep mode that uses hard drive space to save all the programs and data that are in memory at the time you choose this mode. The computer then completely shuts down and requires no power while it is hibernating.






17. A Windows program that launches Internet Explorer and connects to the Windows Update Website.






18. A circuit on a motherboard through which incoming power passes. Several voltage regulators maintain a steady voltage as demand goes up and down - with one or more voltage regulators for the various voltages required (5 volts - 12 volts - 3.3 volts -






19. Aka customer premises equipment.






20. 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.






21. The worldwide network that carries traditional voice traffic.






22. Aka security auditing.






23. An icon that represents a link to any object that an icon can represent. Activating a shortcut (by double-clicking it) is a quick way to access an object or to launch a program from the desktop without having to find the actual location of the object






24. Aka PCIe.






25. Things used for authentication - such as something you know - something you have - or something you are. Authentication involves one or more of these factors and can - therefore - be one-factor - two-factor - or three-factor authentication.






26. Aka parts grabber.






27. A 25-pin D-shell connector.






28. BIOS that can be electronically upgraded.






29. In a CPU - special memory that resides within the CPU's core and is used to temporarily store instructions and data in order to increase the processing speed. Also called L1 cache.






30. A device found in laptops that monitors and regulates power usage. The features vary by manufacturer - but typically - they provide short-circuit protection - give "low battery" warnings - and can be configured to shut down the computer automatically






31. A magnetic storage device that stores data on metal platters that have a coating that holds data in the form of changes to small magnetic particles in the coating. Also called HDD.






32. In Windows - one or more settings found in the Local Security Settings console.






33. A 36-pin connector mounted to a device's parallel interface.






34. A string of characters that a user enters - along with an identifier - such as a user name - in order to be authenticated.






35. The protocol used by DHCP servers and clients. A DHCP server allocates IP addresses within the scope of addresses configured on the server by an administrator. DHCP clients request IP addresses and other IP configuration settings from DHCP Servers.






36. A scaled-down laptop in the ultra-portable category - designed for Internet access. Aka also ultra-portable and mini-notebook.






37. Aka virtual file allocation table.






38. 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.






39. A type of rechargeable battery used in laptops and other portable devices.






40. A computer (or dedicated device) that sits between a private network and an untrusted network and examines all traffic in and out of the network it is protecting. It will block any traffic it recognizes as a potential threat - using a variety of tech






41. A finite set of resources controlled by the operating system and critical to the use of all computer components.






42. A version of the FAT file system for very small drives






43. Aka motherboard.






44. A special substance - also called thermal paste or heat sink compound - that increases the heat conductivity between a fan or heat sink and a chip.






45. Aka thermal compound.






46. An early method for addressing the disparity between the drive geometry supported by PC BIOSs and the physical geometry of drives.






47. A component that you can install into a system onsite - such as memory modules - heat sinks - and CMOS batteries.






48. Aka virtual circuit.






49. A disc designed to store all types of data usable by a computer. This term also refers to the drives that read and write to these discs. There are various types of DVD drives and media.






50. Unsolicited messages sent over an instant messaging service - such as Windows Messenger.







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