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Comptia A + Certification

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1. An operating system recovery tool introduced in Windows Me and improved in later versions of Windows. System Restore creates restore points - which are snapshots of Windows - its configuration - and all installed programs. If your computer has nonfat






2. 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.






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






4. An interface on a PC that originally was unidirectional and operated at a speed of 150 KBps - but now has several operation modes.






5. Aka taskbar.






6. Not revealing information about someone that would be harmful to or embarrass him or her.






7. A mat that provides a path to ground for a static charge and is designed for the desktop or floor of a workspace. One placed on the workbench reduces the risk of electrostatic discharge for components placed on it - while one placed on the floor prov






8. A misnomer - referring to the BIOS settings that are stored in a CMOS chip.






9. The EXPLORER.EXE program. This program supports the entire Windows GUI. If EXPLORER.EXE is called up from inside the GUI - it opens a window for browsing your local disks and files.






10. A network in which dedicated computers called servers store data and provide print services or other capabilities to computers running the appropriate client service or services.






11. One of the two prevailing CPU manufacturers.






12. In Windows - an Advanced Options menu choice that will start Windows without the Windows GUI (EXPLORER.EXE) and with only a simple Command Prompt window from which you can launch Windows administrative utilities.






13. A video mode that most often consists of a combination of 640






14. A cell phone with Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) functions built in.






15. The high-definition optical disc formatting standard developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association whose members include Sony - 20th Century Fox - Dell - Hewlett-Packard - and many other industry leaders.






16. RAM that doubles the rate of speed at which a standard SDRAM can process data. Also called DDR and DDR1. A stick of DDR1 SDRAM has 184 pins.






17. A small cassette containing an ink reservoir used to provide the medium for certain printers. An ink cartridge will only fit a certain model printer.






18. A digital display interface standard developed by the Video Electronics Standards Association that supports both video and audio signals - contains HDCP copy protection - and is unique because it is royalty-free to manufacturers.






19. Audio connectors that use a 1/8" single pin plug.






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






21. A dark spot on an LCD screen caused when a transistor is permanently off.






22. A Windows GUI utility that allows an administrator to view the status of devices and install - remove - and update device drivers.






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






24. This occurs when someone collects personal information belonging to another person and uses that information to fraudulently make purchases - open new credit accounts - and even obtain new driver's licenses and other forms of identification in the vi






25. Aka Internet Control Message Protocol.






26. Program code that provides a way for someone to gain access to a computer while bypassing security. Only a person who knows how the back door works can use it - but once in - that individual has the same access as the host program to all the internal






27. A virtual communication circuit that is created and remains available between two endpoints - which are normally some form of data terminal equipment (DTE). Telecommunications companies provide PVC service to companies requiring a dedicated circuit b






28. Aka refresh rate.






29. A hard drive interface that transfers data in parallel. EIDE and ATAPI drives attach to the PATA interface.






30. The worldwide interconnection of networks that can be accessed with various Internet-based software. The World Wide Web is one of the many services of the Internet.






31. Aka display.






32. A remote KVM switch that uses either Cat 5 or USB cabling. The distance it can be from the computers it controls is a function of the length limits of the cabling; it normally uses a proprietary protocol and special hardware.






33. Managing access to resources. Access control to computers and network resources involves authentication and authorization.






34. A connector that is slightly larger than an RJ-11 connector and contains eight wires. RJ-45 connectors most commonly attach twisted-pair cables to Ethernet network cards.






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






36. A technical standards organization.






37. The hardware architecture - including the CPU - BIOS - and chipset.






38. Aka emergency repair disk.






39. Both the connectors on the RDRAM memory modules and the motherboard sockets (or slots) that match them.






40. A wide area network (WAN) connection that allows a large amount of data to be transmitted. Broadband WANs includes cellular - ISDN - DSL - cable - T-carrier - satellite - and fiber.






41. Aka logical block address.






42. The connecting point of a mounted drive to a folder on an NTFS volume.






43. Aka enhanced capabilities port (ECP) mode.






44. Aka basic input/output system.






45. A file used by Windows for virtual memory. Also called the swap file. The actual filename in Windows is PAGEFILE.SYS.






46. Aka power supply.






47. A key on a laptop that is pressed along with the FN key to change display modes so the output will be only to the laptop's display - only to an external display - or simultaneously to both displays. The DISPLAY MODE key is normally a function key - s






48. A registry key that exists within another key.






49. Personal System/2 - as in PS/2-style mice and keyboards and connectors. Also called mini-DIN connectors.






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