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Comptia A + Certification

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1. The use of a biometric for authentication.






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






3. A VESA standard for graphics adapters with a maximum graphics resolution of 1024






4. A portion of a program that can run separately from and concurrently with other portions of the program. Also called thread of execution.






5. A tool used to create and manage a distribution share and various installation images.






6. A network in which all of the computers essentially operate as both servers (providing access to shared resources) and clients (accessing those shared resources).






7. A chip that retains system settings such as the time - keyboard settings - and boot sequence.






8. Aka front side bus.






9. An organization that creates standards for laptop computer peripheral devices.






10. A marriage of SCSI and Serial ATA - this uses a serial interface to a SCSI bus.






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






12. In reference to the Windows operating systems - one that can utilize more than 4 GB of address space. Depending on the version - 64-bit Windows can address a maximum of from 8 to 192 GB.






13. A computer circuit board that attaches to and controls SCSI devices.






14. A wireless network standard that uses the 2.4 GHz band at a speed of up to 10 Mbps.






15. A type of printer that uses one of several technologies to apply wet ink to paper to create text or graphic printouts. The two most popular inkjet printer models are the InkJet - developed by Hewlett-Packard - and the Bubble Jet - developed by Canon.






16. Aka network interface card.






17. A connector used to attach coaxial cables to computers and network equipment. Origin of the term may be "Bayonet-Neill-Concelman" or "British Naval Connector."






18. The cellular network standards used by Verizon and Sprint-Nextel.






19. A mat that provides a path to ground for a static charge and is designed for the desktop or floor of a workspace. One placed on the workbench reduces the risk of electrostatic discharge for components placed on it - while one placed on the floor prov






20. Aka External Serial ATA.






21. A specialized type of memory used only with video adapters.






22. In power supplies - the amount of wattage the power supply can handle.






23. A measurement of a body part - such as a fingerprint or retina scan.






24. Aka alternating current.






25. Aka internal cache memory.






26. Software installed on a computer without permission that collects information about a user in order to display targeted advertisements - in the form of either inline banners or pop-ups. Inline banners are advertisements that run within the context of






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






28. In networking - the authorization to access a computer or resource on a computer. Specific permission levels include read - change - modify - etc.






29. Aka enhanced capabilities port (ECP) mode.






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






31. One of several groups that no user can create or modify. The membership of a special group is predefined - and it is available to you only when you assign permissions or rights. A few important special groups are Creator Owner - System - and Everyone






32. Aka lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery.






33. A component of a CPU that is responsible for all logical and mathematical operations in the system.






34. The worldwide interconnection of networks that can be accessed with various Internet-based software. The World Wide Web is one of the many services of the Internet.






35. A network connection device at the core of a wireless network.






36. The wireless nodes (including the WAP) communicating together in infrastructure mode.






37. A drive used for reading from and writing to removable floppy disks. Also called FDD.






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






39. 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.






40. A plug designed for testing a specific port type (e.g. - serial - parallel - or USB). The plug does not connect to a cable but reroutes the sending pins to the receiving pins. Using special software on the computer - a loopback test is performed in w






41. A new level of an operating system with major changes to the core components.






42. Aka point-to-point protocol.






43. Aka digital versatile disc (DVD).






44. This occurs when someone collects personal information belonging to another person and uses that information to fraudulently make purchases - open new credit accounts - and even obtain new driver's licenses and other forms of identification in the vi






45. A version of Windows XP that includes Windows Media Center - which supports advanced multimedia functions.






46. The difference in value between a display's brightest white and darkest black. Modern LCD displays have a contrast ratio of 500:1 or greater.






47. A type of solid-state storage that is commonly used in a variety of devices - such as digital cameras.






48. Aka channel service unit.






49. Erasable programmable read-only memory. A ROM chip that is erasable and reprogrammable through the use of specialized software.






50. A type of DSL service in which the download speed is higher than the upload speed.