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Comptia A + Certification

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1. The Windows Vista and Windows 7 tool for gathering and viewing performance data involving memory - disks - processors - network - and other objectives.






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






3. In the domain name system - a name that is registered under a top-level domain - such as mcgraw-hill.com or microsoft.com.






4. Aka second-level domain.






5. Aka systray.






6. Local area networking using radio waves that includes several implementations based on the IEEE 802.11 group of standards.






7. In a laser printer - a high-intensity lamp that - when shone on a portion of the electro-photosensitive drum - removes any remaining charge on that portion of the drum.






8. A modulator/demodulator device that allows computers to communicate with one another over existing phone lines.






9. An operating system that runs on a network server and provides file sharing and access to other resources - account management - authentication - and authorization services.






10. A device that converts digital signals from the broadband connection to voice for the analog phone and the analog voice signals to digital signals for the digital network.






11. The original version of the IEEE 1394 standard that supports speeds up to 400 Mbps.






12. Aka DDR2 SDRAM.






13. Aka Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory.






14. Aka secure socket layer.






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






16. A server that manages DNS names.






17. The act of moving through a neighborhood in a vehicle or on foot - using either a laptop equipped with Wi-Fi wireless network capability or a simple Wi-Fi sensor available for a few dollars from many sources. War drivers are searching for open hotspo






18. In the laser printing process - the stage in which the printer's high-voltage power supply (HVPS) conducts electricity to the primary corona wire so it can pass the voltage on to the printer's electro-photosensitive drum.






19. A standard for hard drives that attach to the Parallel AT Attachment (PATA) interface.






20. The original digital versatile disc (DVD) encoding format used for movies sold at retail.






21. A computer (or dedicated device) that sits between a private network and an untrusted network and examines all traffic in and out of the network it is protecting. It will block any traffic it recognizes as a potential threat - using a variety of tech






22. A device used with a laptop. The port replicator remains on the desktop with external devices connected to ports on it. A laptop then needs only one connection to the port replicator to have access to the peripherals.






23. A technical standards organization.






24. Aka Small Outline RIMM.






25. In reference to the Windows operating systems - one that can utilize more than 4 GB of address space. Depending on the version - 64-bit Windows can address a maximum of from 8 to 192 GB.






26. A type of arithmetic logic unit (ALU) that is used to perform specialized functions - such as division and large decimal number operations. Also called a math coprocessor.






27. A 25-pin D-shell connector.






28. A variety of persuasion techniques used for many purposes






29. A utility in Windows XP and Windows 2000 for gathering and viewing performance data involving memory - disks - processors - networks - and other objectives.






30. A power-usage level.






31. 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






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






33. Aka Extended Video Graphics Array.






34. Aka Serial Attached SCSI.






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






36. A storage type in Windows that uses the partition table in the master boot record (MBR) to define disk partitions.






37. The BIOS configuration settings - also called system settings - accessed via a special BIOS-based menu during system startup.






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






39. Aka motherboard.






40. Aka time to live.






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






42. A special modifier key on a laptop keyboard that when pressed together with certain alphanumeric keys - changes the output of the pressed key. It is often called the function key.






43. One of the two prevailing CPU manufacturers.






44. In reference to networks - communications in both directions at the same time.






45. Aka Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP).






46. Aka digital versatile disc (DVD).






47. Aka display power-management signaling.






48. Aka denial of service (DoS) attack.






49. A version of the FAT file system for very small drives






50. A wireless standard for using radio waves to communicate between devices. Class 3 Bluetooth devices (the most common) communicate at distances up to one meter.