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Comptia A + Certification
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1. A network connection device that passes traffic between two networks - using the physical address (MAC address) of the destination device.
pinned items list
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
distribution share
bridge
2. Aka denial of service (DoS) attack.
satellite communications
DoS Attack
External Serial ATA (eSATA)
icon
3. A network in which dedicated computers called servers store data and provide print services or other capabilities to computers running the appropriate client service or services.
luminance
client/server-based network
BDD Workbench
line printer
4. A cooling system that uses liquid to transfer heat away from components.
transport layer security (TLS)
DNS Server
liquid cooling system
Scalable Link Interface (SLI)
5. A generic term for a collection of information on known malware (not just viruses).
BNC
virus encyclopedia
touchpad
UDF
6. Aka zero insertion force (ZIF) socket.
hibernate
partition
ZIF
FPM
7. A power supply form factor that pairs with an ATX motherboard and case.
UPS
ATX power supply
Start Windows Normally
video adapter
8. An interface standard developed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) - it is used for both internal and external hard drives and optical drives as well as devices such as printers - modems - scanners - and many other peripherals.
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
RJ-45
shadow mask
chrominance
9. In the FAT file system - the top-level directory in which the operating system stores information about files - including a reference to the FAT table so it knows where to find the file's contents on disk. The NTFS file system also has a root - or to
ARP
DVD-R
root directory
universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART)
10. A set of behaviors including active listening and active speaking that shows you are fully engaged in the conversation and encourages the other person to also communicate in a positive manner.
spam
active communication
Service Set ID (SSID)
POST
11. A wireless data encryption standard based on the IEEE 802.11i security standard. It issues keys per-user and per-session and includes encryption key integrity checking. It uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP).
background process
DHCP
digital versatile disc (DVD)
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
12. The first physical sector on a floppy disk or the first sector on a hard drive partition. The boot record contains information about the OS. The boot record on a primary active partition is used to start the operating system. Also called the boot sec
ICMP
Performance Monitor
infrastructure mode
boot record
13. A fraudulent method of obtaining personal and financial information through the use of pop-ups or e-mail messages that purport to be from a legitimate organization - such as a bank - credit card company - or retailer.
authentication
PPTP
fixed input power supply
phishing
14. A server that manages DNS names.
motherboard
Windows Update
DNS Server
Disable Automatic Restart
15. Memory that does not require power to keep stored data intact. Also called flash memory.
key fob
ECP
nonvolatile memory
ANSI
16. Aka Small Outline DIMM.
InterNational Committee on Information Technology Standards (INCITS)
thread of execution
socket services
SODIMM
17. This attack occurs when a massive number (up to hundreds of thousands) of computers send DoS attacks to a server - making it unavailable.
even parity
display resolution
distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack
system bus
18. 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.
asymmetrical digital subscriber line (ADSL)
ACPI
Reliability and Performance Monitor
jumper
19. A technical standards organization.
CPE
radio frequency (RF)
activation
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
20. The code used to provide multiple language support to Windows.
uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
Multilingual User Interface (MUI)
APIPA
DHCP
21. A device that in its traditional configuration as a local KVM switch connects a single keyboard - video display - and mouse to two or more computer systems - allowing the user to switch control from one computer to another.
EVGA
Level 1 (L1) cache
stylus
KVM switch
22. Aka read-only memory.
cellular WAN
Global System for Mobile communications (GSM)
ROM
MicroDIMM
23. The original digital discs created in 1995 for storing video.
root folder
DVD-RAM
digital video discs
DB-25
24. Aka root key.
network interface card (NIC)
subtree
denial of service (DoS) attack
Telnet
25. In Microsoft Windows - NTFS permissions are used to specify and control which users and groups can access certain files and folders and what each user or group can do with them.
internetwork
MAC
monitor
NTFS permissions
26. The moving of data from one storage device to another.
data migration
phishing
power supply tester
Domain Name Service (DNS)
27. A joke program that produces strange behavior - such as screen distortions - erratic cursor behavior - or strange icons to appear on the screen.
graphical user interface (GUI)
primary master
WINS
prank program
28. A string of characters that a user enters - along with an identifier - such as a user name - in order to be authenticated.
AT
password
permission
register
29. A single dot on a display screen. A contraction of "Picture Element."
pixel
port
Reliability and Performance Monitor
vertical hold
30. Aka digital video interface.
DVI
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
bar code reader
31. Also called striping with distributed parity or striping with interleave parity - this RAID method involves a set of disks in which every time data is written to disk - a portion is written to each disk in turn - creating a "stripe" of data across th
RAID 5
Li-ion
DDR2 SDRAM
multimode fiber (MMF)
32. An interface on a PC that originally was unidirectional and operated at a speed of 150 KBps - but now has several operation modes.
ExpressCard
parallel port
flash memory
display resolution
33. A RAM standard that replaces the original DDR standard. Using far less power than DDR1 - a stick of DDR2 SDRAM has 240 pins.
land-grid array (LGA)
attended installation
serial ATA (SATA)
DDR2 SDRAM
34. A simple type of component video signal that sends three separate signals
RGB video
Control Panel
personal firewall
extending extractor
35. Aka refresh rate.
New Low-profile eXtended (NLX)
vertical refresh rate
DDR2 SDRAM
System Restore
36. A DVD drive that cannot write to but can read DVD discs.
WRAM
mass storage device
DVD-ROM drive
molex connector
37. In networking - the authorization to access a computer or resource on a computer. Specific permission levels include read - change - modify - etc.
permission
form factor
Small Outline DIMM (SODIMM)
top-level domain (TLD)
38. A term applied to a CPU - motherboard - or other components that conform to the Intel 32-bit x86 specification. Also referred to as 32-bit.
direct memory access (DMA) channel
Microsoft Product Activation (MPA)
x86
default gateway
39. Aka High-Definition Multimedia Interface.
Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA)
Voice over IP (VoIP)
HDMI
zero insertion force (ZIF) socket
40. An LCD display that accepts a digital signal. Early LCD displays accepted an analog signal and converted it to digital internally.
Centronics
digital LCD display
ATM
datagram
41. A user interface that takes advantage of the video system's graphics capabilities for manipulated graphic elements that represent objects and tasks.
tape drive
graphical user interface (GUI)
active KVM switch
Audit Policy
42. An external serial bus standardized by the IEEE. Apple first developed it as FireWire. Other manufacturers call it i.link or Lynx. It can support up to 63 daisy-chained devices. Since the introduction of the faster update - IEEE 1394b - the original
solid ink
refresh rate
client/server-based network
IEEE 1394
43. An assigned address or range of addresses on a system's address bus that - together with an interrupt request line (IRQ) - allows a device to be recognized by the processor.
I/O address
toner
ATA
PCIe (peripheral component interconnect express)
44. The box that houses the main computer system.
LED
degaussing
network client
case
45. Laser discs sold at retail stores that contain music (audio CDs) or software (data CDs).
musical instrument digital interface (MIDI)
SRAM
Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM)
grounding mat
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.
network address translation (NAT)
zero insertion force (ZIF) socket
Y
volatile
47. Aka external cache.
system file
thread
primary slave
Level 2 (L2) cache
48. A database of all configuration settings in Windows.
registry
MMC
AMD
802.11b
49. Software instructions stored in ROM chips. It exists on most PC components and on the motherboard.
firmware
System File Checker (SFC)
half-duplex
Trojan horse
50. Aka external cache.
FPM
Level 3 (L3) cache
miniconnector
synchronous dynamic RAM
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