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1. In Microsoft Windows - NTFS permissions are used to specify and control which users and groups can access certain files and folders and what each user or group can do with them.






2. The wireless nodes (including the WAP) communicating together in infrastructure mode.






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






4. Aka RAID 5.






5. Aka super video graphics array.






6. In a Microsoft Windows network - an administrative organization with a centralized security accounts database maintained on one or more special servers called domain controllers. This centralized database contains accounts for users - groups - and co






7. An early PC hard drive interface.






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






9. Aka double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM.






10. Unsolicited messages sent over an instant messaging service - such as Windows Messenger.






11. A process that runs "behind the scenes" with a low priority - does not require input - and rarely creates output.






12. Aka Spam over Instant Messaging.






13. Aka refresh rate.






14. Aka Voice over IP (VoIP).






15. The classic PC serial port that complies with the Recommended Standard-232 (RS-232) in its circuitry - cabling - and connector design - and transfers data one bit at a time.






16. In an operating system GUI - a tiny graphic representing an application - folder - disk - menu item - or other entity.






17. 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.






18. A digital video interface that has several modes - including one that offers downward compatibility with analog displays. It requires a special connector - which comes in several variations to support the DVI modes.






19. One of the two prevailing CPU manufacturers.






20. A wireless network standard that uses the 2.4 GHz band at a speed of up to 54 Mbps. It is downward-compatible with 802.11b.






21. A CRT video setting - also known at horizontal hold - that holds the image horizontally on the screen.






22. Pertaining to a DVD drive or disc that can store data in a single layer of pits on each data side.






23. A generic term for a collection of information on known malware (not just viruses).






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






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






26. A protocol developed in the 1980s by IBM for managing names on a network. Also used by Microsoft in early networking. Replaced by DNS on TCP/IP networks.






27. A metal strip used to cover an empty slot in order to preserve the correct air flow and keep dust out.






28. In power supplies - the amount of wattage the power supply can handle.






29. Aka wireless access point.






30. An adapter used to connect a computer or other device to a network medium.






31. Digital versatile disc (DVD) discs that can be written to - but data cannot be overwritten. This standard is newer than DVD-R. This term also refers to the drives that can write to these discs.






32. An assigned address or range of addresses on a system's address bus that - together with an interrupt request line (IRQ) - allows a device to be recognized by the processor.






33. A magnetic mass storage device primarily used for backing up data from computers.






34. A type of memory checking in which every eight-bit byte of data is accompanied by a ninth bit (the parity bit) - which is used to determine the presence of errors in the data. The two types of parity are odd and even.






35. Digital versatile disc (DVD) discs that can be written to - and data can also be overwritten. This term also refers to the drives that can write to these discs.






36. Another name for a motherboard in a laptop.






37. The act of covertly obtaining information broadcast from wireless devices using the Bluetooth standard.






38. A 3/32-inch audio connector.






39. Cabling that contains a single copper wire surrounded by several layers of insulating plastic and a woven wire sheath that provides protection.






40. Memory locations within a CPU that is used as a scratch pad for calculations. Modern CPUs have dedicated registers for specific functions and general-purpose registers for multiple purposes.






41. A cooling fan located on a CPU.






42. Any power supply that provides high voltage - such as those in laser printers and CRTs.






43. The process of using an oscillating magnetic field to reduce and randomize the magnetic field that builds up on the shadow mask of a CRT monitor.






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






45. 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






46. Software that takes a scanned image and interprets the patterns in the image into alphanumeric characters.






47. Aka process priority level.






48. An enhanced version of PPP - which adds the ability to secure the point-to-point connection with encryption.






49. A group of features in the system BIOS - the chipset - the operating system - device drivers - and the individual components that enable efficient use of power in a computer.






50. A 20- or 24- pin connector that supplies power from a PC's power supply to the motherboard.







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