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Comptia A + Certification

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1. The boot loader file in Windows 2000 and Windows XP. During the boot loader phase - NTLDR takes control of the system - switches the CPU to protected mode - starts the file system - and reads the BOOT.INI file.






2. A communications network made up of personal computing devices - such as computers - telephones - and personal digital assistants.






3. In Windows 2000 and Windows XP - an Advanced Options menu choice that starts Windows normally - except that video mode is changed to the lowest resolution - using the currently installed video driver. This option does not switch to the basic Windows






4. Aka error-correcting code.






5. A simple type of component video signal that sends three separate signals






6. Aka musical instrument digital interface.






7. A DVI mode that supports downward compatibility with analog displays.






8. A wireless standard for using radio waves to communicate between devices. Class 3 Bluetooth devices (the most common) communicate at distances up to one meter.






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






10. The practice - mostly among gamers - of modifying a computer case.






11. BIOS that can be electronically upgraded.






12. Aka dynamic RAM.






13. A group of tests - stored in the BIOS and performed as a PC boots up - to check for the presence and function of system components.






14. AMD manufactures CPUs and other products - and its chief rival is Intel Corporation.






15. A technology for ROM that can be reprogrammed using special software.






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






17. Aka Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP).






18. A term used for CPU packaging that indicates that a chip has columns and rows of pins.






19. A type of printer that uses solid - rather than liquid - ink.






20. A component of the Windows operating system that resides in a file and is loaded into memory during the kernel loading phase of the Windows startup.






21. Aka file allocation table.






22. A VESA standard for power management in display devices.






23. Aka direct current.






24. Aka serial ATA.






25. Aka external cache.






26. Aka Integrated Drive Electronics.






27. 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.






28. In a laptop - a compartment that holds a single media device that is switchable with another.






29. An encryption technology introduced in Windows Vista Enterprise and Ultimate editions - Windows Server 2008 - and also in Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise editions. It encrypts the entire boot volume.






30. The role of the first EIDE drive on a PATA channel.






31. 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.






32. Aka video graphics array.






33. A wireless mode requiring a wireless access point (WAP).






34. Aka input/output.






35. The smallest laptop type - weighing less than 3 pounds. Aka also netbook and mini-notebook.






36. The IBM branded name for a pointing stick or track point.






37. A wireless network standard that defines speeds of up to 600 Mbps. It is downward-compatible with 802.11a - 802.11b - and 802.11g.






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






39. A card that fits into the PC Card interface - including both PC Card and CardBus cards. This type measures 85.6 millimeters long by 54 millimeters wide and measures 10.5 mm thick.






40. A technology for LCD displays in which transistors are positioned at each pixel.






41. A server containing source files for installing software onto client computers. The shared folder containing these files is a software distribution point.






42. Memory that can only be read and that contains program code. ROM is also called firmware.






43. Aka local area network.






44. An action - such as the CTRL-ALT-DELETE key combination or the insertion of a smart card - that clears memory of certain types of viruses before a user logs on.






45. A disk type introduced with Windows 2000 that contains space allocated in volumes without the limits imposed on basic disks. On a dynamic disk - the number of volumes are unlimited - and a volume can extend to include available space on any hard disk






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






47. The box that houses the main computer system.






48. A CRT video setting - also known as the vertical refresh rate - that controls the rate per second at which an image appears on the tube.






49. Aka electromagnetic pulse.






50. Aka motherboard.