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1. In the laser printing process - a wire that passes a small positive charge to paper as it travels through the printer. This positive charge attracts the negatively charged toner particles on the drum to the paper.






2. The chunks into which the TCP protocol packages data. In addition to the data - each datagram contains information - stored in a header - which is used by the TCP protocol on the receiving end to reassemble the chunks of data into the original messag






3. A system by which the computer BIOS and operating system recognizes a device and the operating system automatically installs and configures a device driver.






4. 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






5. This attack occurs when a massive number (up to hundreds of thousands) of computers send DoS attacks to a server - making it unavailable.






6. A printed circuit card that you add to the motherboard to enhance functionality. Also called an expansion card. Video adapters and network interface cards (NICs) are examples of adapter cards.






7. 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.






8. Aka super video graphics array.






9. 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.






10. A type of riser card that connects directly into a motherboard and adds no additional functionality of its own - but extends the expansion bus and allows expansion cards to be added in a different physical orientation.






11. Also called 1000Base-T - this networking standard supports speeds up to 1 Gbps.






12. Aka access control list.






13. One or more chips in a computer's chipset that controls communications between the CPU and RAM on the motherboard.






14. In the laser printing process - the step in which the toner on the drum is transferred to the paper.






15. Aka thermal compound.






16. A double-sided - double-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 17.08 GB of data - or over eight hours of video.






17. Aka thread.






18. The first type of RAM available. It is very fast - compared to DRAM - but also very expensive.






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






20. A partition type on a basic disk that can have only one logical drive assigned to it encompassing the entire partition. This partition type is also the only type of partition on a basic disk that can be marked as active for booting up an operating sy






21. A grouping of wires built into a PC that - based on certain protocols - transfers data - control signals - and power to printed circuit boards (adapter cards) that are plugged into connectors in the expansion bus. Technicians often use the termsexpan






22. A WAN connection that uses an analog modem rather than a network card and uses standard phone cables rather than network cables.






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






24. Software that runs on the computers in a network and that receives services from servers.






25. 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.






26. A 25-pin D-shell connector.






27. A communications system - owned and operated by the telephone companies - that multiplexes voice and data signals onto digital transmission line.






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






29. A key on a laptop that is combined with the FN key to bring up a small volume control panel on the display. Using the up (?) or right (?) arrow key - the volume will increase. To decrease the volume - press the FN key and the SPEAKER VOLUME key along






30. A circuit card in a PC that controls the output to the display device(s).






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






32. Aka Integrated Drive Electronics.






33. Threats that are not truly malicious code - but can have indirect negative effects - such as decreasing performance or using up bandwidth. Grayware includes spyware - adware - spam - and spim.






34. Signals broadcast through the air.






35. An area of the Windows taskbar used by programs and some hardware devices to display status icons. Also called thenotification area or system tray.






36. At first - a terminal was not much more than a display - a keyboard - and the minimal circuitry for connecting to the mainframe. Now - a terminal can be a computer running Windows or other operating system - plus terminal client emulation software th






37. One of the two main protocols of the TCP/IP protocol suite - TCP breaks the data into chunks - called datagrams. Each datagram also contains information - stored in a header - which is used by the TCP protocol on the receiving end to reassemble the c






38. Information organized as a unit into a container. The author (creator) of a file controls how much information the file contains.






39. Aka permanent virtual circuit.






40. Traditionally - this term only applied to the type of device described in the definition for analog modem. Now - it is also used for the digital devices in DSL and cable data communications.






41. The use of two or more video adapters (hence the term "GPU") to drive a single display for the purpose of increasing performance.






42. An interconnected network. The Internet is the largest example.






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






44. A firewall consisting of software that you can install on any computer - as opposed to the software built into a hardware firewall. Also called personal firewalls because they are designed to be installed on individual desktop computers.






45. 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






46. A metal plate behind the front of a CRT monitor that focuses the electron beams from the gun.






47. Aka RAID 5.






48. Aka Encrypting File System (EFS).






49. A standards organization - of which the T10 SCSI committee maintains the SCSI standard.






50. One of the two prevailing CPU manufacturers.






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