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Comptia A + Certification

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1. A shared folder on a distribution server containing the source files for a remote installation.






2. An Advanced Options menu choice that appears under certain circumstances. When available - selecting this option will return to the OS Choices menu (OS Loader menu).






3. A modified version of FAT12 and FAT16 used in Windows since Windows 95.






4. The black box that appears around an image - such as a widescreen video when it is displayed on a screen with a 4:3 aspect ratio.






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






6. On a motherboard - the type and location of components - as well as the size of the board itself.






7. Aka Extended Video Graphics Array.






8. A long-established fiber-optic WAN technology.






9. Aka Secure Digital (SD) Card.






10. A raised area on an optical disc that is alternated with depressed areas to be interpreted as data.






11. A utility that provides remote terminal emulation for connecting to computers and network devices running server software that can respond - without needing to be concerned with the actual operating system running on either system.






12. A single-sided - double-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 8.54 GB of data - or over four hours of video.






13. 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






14. A chip that works with a serial port - converting outgoing data from parallel to serial and incoming data from serial to parallel.






15. A type of KVM switch that is controlled through a mechanical switch on the box.






16. A company in the business of providing Internet access to users.






17. Aka digitizing tablet.






18. The read-only DVD discs sold at retail stores - containing video or software and having a maximum capacity of 15.9 GB of data. This term also applies to the drives that can only read DVDs.






19. In the laser printing process - a blade that removes residual toner from the drum.






20. A type of computer firmware that is responsible for informing the CPU of installed devices and how to communicate with them.






21. The information transfer protocol of the World Wide Web (WWW). Included in HTTP are the commands Web browsers use to request Web pages from Web servers and then display them on the screen of the local computer.






22. Aka enhanced parallel port (EPP) mode.






23. A special terminating stick that must be inserted into the open RIMM sockets.






24. Aka floating-point unit.






25. A communications system now used for data communications via satellite that usually uses microwave radio frequencies and requires a dish antenna - receiver - and transmitter.






26. 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.






27. Pertaining to a DVD drive and disc that can store data in two pitted layers on each data side - with each layer having a different reflectivity index.






28. A chip that keeps track of the date and time on a PC. Set the date and time through your operating system or in the BIOS Setup program.






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






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






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






32. A computer's temporary working space - usually in DRAM chips.






33. Aka external cache.






34. A dedicated computer that stores data and provides print services or other capabilities to network clients.






35. A T-1 multiplexer or a special LAN bridge that connects to the telephone company's channel service unit (CSU) - which encodes data for transmission over a T-carrier circuit.






36. In a CPU - the component that is primarily responsible for directing all the activities of the computer and the interactions of its components.






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






38. An option available in the Windows XP Backup program for recovering from damage that prevents the operating system from starting. It replaced the Emergency Repair Disk (ERD) process in Windows 2000.






39. A connector commonly used for PC keyboards. It is much smaller than the original DIN connector.






40. A pen-sized tool that has a plunger at one end. When pressed - the plunger causes small - hooked prongs to extend from the other end of the tool for retrieving dropped objects from inside a computer.






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






42. Aka motherboard.






43. A common connector used to connect a power supply to floppy drives.






44. Aka dynamic RAM.






45. A security service in which authentication credentials are encrypted (user name and password) before transmission over a network.






46. In computer networking - a network located between a private network and the Internet with a firewall on both sides. A DMZ contains servers offering services to users on the Internet and inside the protected private network.






47. Radio frequency interference. Radio signals that occur in proximity to equipment that is sensitive to these types of signals.






48. A drive on a computer that can play music CDs and read data CDs - but cannot write to CDs.






49. Introduced in Windows 2000 - a user interface for Windows administration tools that is flexible and configurable.






50. In regard to Windows operating systems - a version of Windows that is designed to work with a certain manufacturer's equipment.