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Comptia A + Certification
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1. Aka point-to-point protocol.
device driver
netbook
PPP
AC adapter
2. A connection point on a device or computer - sometimes called a socket.
electronic KVM switch
port
regional settings
material safety data sheet (MSDS)
3. Aka World Wide Web.
magnetic mass storage
System File Checker (SFC)
inkjet
WWW
4. A level of service offered by the telephone companies over a T-carrier circuit that provides full-duplex transmissions at 1.544 Mbps - carrying digital voice - data - or video signals.
coaxial cable
thermal compound
T1
enhanced capability port (ECP) mode
5. A term used for CPU packaging that indicates that a chip has columns and rows of pins.
registration
SGRAM
fast page mode (FPM)
pin grid array (PGA)
6. Aka New Low-profile eXtended.
fusing
troubleshooting
NLX
radio frequency (RF)
7. Digital versatile disc (DVD) discs that can be written to - but data cannot be overwritten. This standard is newer than DVD-R. This term also refers to the drives that can write to these discs.
enhanced parallel port (EPP) mode
LVD
DVD+R
Small Outline RIMM (SORIMM)
8. Used to represent the luminance signal in S-Video.
identity theft
Y
compact disc (CD)
SVGA
9. A display device that contains a cathode ray tube and uses an electron gun to activate phosphors behind the screen at the front of the tub.
PCI Express
DVI
local area network (LAN)
cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor
10. Aka Internet service provider.
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
bluesnarfing
ISP
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
11. A network service that handles the requests for Internet services - such as Web pages - files on an FTP server - and mail for a proxy client without exposing that client's IP address to the Internet. There is specific proxy server and client software
graphics tablet
PC Card
proxy server
single-sided (SS) DVD
12. Software instructions stored in ROM chips. It exists on most PC components and on the motherboard.
Windows Update Website
DB-9
firmware
S/PDIF
13. Dual inline package. A very tiny slide that indicates two states. Motherboard and other circuit cards often have one or more groupings of DIP switches for configuring options.
graphical user interface (GUI)
DIP switch
plain-old telephone service (POTS)
hot-swappable drive
14. A setting on an LCD display that adjusts the viewable area of the display horizontally.
FAT file system
thin-film transistor (TFT)
horizontal position
DDR
15. Aka communication network riser.
OCR
double-sided (DS) DVD
CNR
DSL
16. Using the same cabling as 10BaseT - Fast Ethernet - or 100Base-T - operates at 100 Mbps and uses different network interface cards.
switching mode power supply
Fast Ethernet
PVC
Centronics
17. Aka network interface card.
NIC
IEEE 1394a
Quick Launch bar
hacker
18. An optional toolbar you can add to the taskbar just to the right of the Start button. Shortcuts on this bar launch with a single-click.
single inline memory module (SIMM)
smart card
authentication factor
Quick Launch bar
19. A file system used by operating systems for organizing - reading - and writing optical discs.
straight-tip (ST) connector
time to live (TTL)
horizontal position
Compact Disc File System (CDFS)
20. A WAN connection that uses existing copper telephone wire for the communication circuit. To accomplish this - a DSL modem splits the existing phone line into two bands; voice transmission uses the frequencies below 4000 Hz - whereas data transmission
CNR
registered jack (RJ)
digital subscriber line (DSL)
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)
21. A technology for ROM that can be reprogrammed using special software.
64-bit
digital versatile disc (DVD)
Windows Update
flash ROM
22. A generic term for a collection of information on known malware (not just viruses).
IEC-320 connector
IP router
Emergency Repair Process
virus encyclopedia
23. In regard to Windows operating systems - a version of Windows that is designed to work with a certain manufacturer's equipment.
cellular WAN
original equipment manufacturer (OEM)
P1 power connector
tape drive
24. A single-sided - single-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 4.7 GB of data - or over two hours of video.
DVD-5
mainboard
DDR RAM
floating-point unit (FPU)
25. A specialized type of scanner that reads bar codes - which are patterns of bars of varying widths printed on labels or directly on items. The bar pattern is converted into a numeric code that is transmitted to a computer as data.
power supply unit (PSU)
super video graphics array (SVGA)
bar code reader
processor
26. A type of arithmetic logic unit (ALU) that is used to perform specialized functions - such as division and large decimal number operations. Also called a math coprocessor.
floating-point unit (FPU)
primary slave
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
Enhanced IDE (EIDE)
27. The cellular network standards used by Verizon and Sprint-Nextel.
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
I/O address
UDF
DLP
28. A Windows folder that contains numerous applets you can use to adjust the configuration of many different aspects of the OS.
LPT1
POTS
Control Panel
flash memory
29. The practice of forcing a CPU or other computer component to run at a higher clock rate than the manufacturer intended.
overclocking
process priority level
mirrored set
Type II
30. A standard for hard drives that attach to the Parallel AT Attachment (PATA) interface.
RAM
Start menu
pinned items list
Enhanced IDE (EIDE)
31. Aka surge protector.
surge suppressor
DVD-R
OCR
subkey
32. A specialized type of memory used only with video adapters.
video RAM (VRAM)
primary slave
system attribute
secondary master
33. An area of the Windows taskbar used by programs and some hardware devices to display status icons. Also called thenotification area or system tray.
FDD
virus
systray
thread of execution
34. A standards organization - of which the T10 SCSI committee maintains the SCSI standard.
UDF
impact printer
virtual private network (VPN)
InterNational Committee on Information Technology Standards (INCITS)
35. Aka S-Video.
digitizer
Super Video
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
FAT12
36. A connector commonly used for PC keyboards. It is much smaller than the original DIN connector.
mini-DIN-6
root directory
liquid crystal display (LCD)
Balanced Technology eXtended
37. Aka optical character recognition.
memory address
OCR
biometric
ACPI
38. In Windows - an Advanced Options menu choice that starts Windows without several drivers and components and loads only very basic - non-vendor-specific drivers for mouse - video - keyboard - mass storage - and system services. Safe Mode also displays
DVD-R
PS/2
Safe Mode
musical instrument digital interface (MIDI)
39. A portion of a program that can run separately from and concurrently with other portions of the program. Also called thread of execution.
long filename (LFN)
DMZ
thread
grounding mat
40. 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
DC Controller
internal bus
fusing
Bubble Jet
41. Aka expansion bus.
high-voltage power supply (HVPS)
system bus
analog LCD display
volatile
42. A measurement of a body part - such as a fingerprint or retina scan.
cellular WAN
NTLDR
root folder
biometric
43. Aka PCIe.
inkjet
heat sink compound
PCI Express
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
44. 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.
beam-on-blade connector
I/O address
power supply tester
repeater
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).
Wireless LAN (WLAN)
radio frequency (RF)
ALU
multi-monitor
46. Aka Enhanced IDE.
EIDE
FAT table
I/O address
WINS Server
47. In reference to the Windows operating systems - one that can utilize up to 4 GB of address space.
pixel
32-bit
metropolitan area network (MAN)
asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
48. Slang for motherboard.
DVD
extended partition
mobo
CardBus
49. In the laser printing process - the step at which the heat-sensitive toner is fused to the paper by heated fusing rollers.
fusing
emergency repair disk (ERD)
half-duplex
WPA2
50. 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.
digital versatile disc (DVD)
solid-state drive (SSD)
NTFS permissions
pinned items list
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