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Comptia A + Certification

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1. A communication service provided over a telecommunications network or computer network. A VC logically resembles a circuit while passing over a complex routed or switched network - such as the phone company's frame relay network.






2. A command-line command - installed with the TCP/IP protocol suite - which provides statistical information about the TCP/IP protocols and network connections involving your computer - depending on the switches you use when you enter the command.






3. A set of wires used by data traveling into and out of a processor.






4. A power supply form factor that pairs with an ATX motherboard and case.






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






6. Any video adapter or monitor that exceeds the VGA standard in resolution and color depth with a maximum resolution of 1600






7. The default Windows file system that includes many important features - including encryption and permissions.






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






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






10. A common connector used to connect a power supply to internal peripherals.






11. An input device that uses a stylus. Available as an external device - it uses touch screen technology and is usually at least the size of a sheet of paper. Also called a digitizer.






12. A key on a laptop that - when pressed along with the FN key - changes the laptop display brightness at the hardware level. On some laptops - when this key combination is pressed - a small brightness control panel will display on the screen. Use the u






13. Aka expansion bus.






14. A protocol for securing data for transmission by encrypting it.






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






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






17. Aka Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP).






18. Any type of computer that you can easily transport and that contains an all-in-one component layout.






19. Aka System Information.






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






21. A network that covers a relatively small area - such as a building - home - office - or campus. The typical distances are measured in hundreds of meters.






22. In a low-profile PC case - a card that plugs into a motherboard to allow other cards to be inserted at a right angle to the riser card and parallel to the motherboard. Also - a single expansion card containing multiple functions - such as modem - sou






23. Aka Automatic Private IP Address.






24. 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.






25. Aka floating-point unit.






26. A device that stores a large amount of information - even when it is powered off.






27. An icon that represents a link to any object that an icon can represent. Activating a shortcut (by double-clicking it) is a quick way to access an object or to launch a program from the desktop without having to find the actual location of the object






28. Aka digital subscriber line.






29. Aka Fast Ethernet.






30. A type of switched network used by phone companies.






31. A blanket term used for DVD discs regardless of the type of data they contain.






32. Aka power supply.






33. Data communications over the cellular telecommunications networks.






34. Aka motherboard.






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






36. Specialized hardware used to create and manage a RAID array.






37. Memory that is accessible in any (random) order. Most of the memory in a PC is RAM.






38. In a laser printer - a wire that stretches across the printer's drum - not touching it - but positioned very close to the drum's surface so it can pass high voltage to the drum.






39. A large burst of electromagnetic energy - as from a nuclear explosion - that has the potential to damage communications and power lines within a large geographic area - depending on the size and location of the pulse.






40. Encrypted data placed in a file to guard against tampering.






41. A scaled-down laptop in the ultra-portable category - designed for Internet access. Aka also ultra-portable and mini-notebook.






42. A private internetwork.






43. The practice of forcing a CPU or other computer component to run at a higher clock rate than the manufacturer intended.






44. The "activity" status light on a NIC that indicates data is being transmitted.






45. Ultra extended graphics array - a video graphics mode with a maximum resolution of 1600






46. A service on a laptop that configures a card after socket services has recognized it.






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






48. A straight - round connector used to connect fiber-optic cabling to a network device. It has a twist-type coupling.






49. Aka Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA).






50. 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