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






2. 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






3. Super XGA - a video graphics mode with a maximum resolution of 1280






4. A Windows service that allows a user to connect remotely to a computer and run the Windows desktop on the remote computer - but have the same access as if logged on to the computer and its local network.






5. Two disk drives used for RAID 1 - in which data is written to both drives at the same time - a practice called mirroring.






6. Aka pin grid array.






7. Aka thermal compound.






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






9. 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






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






11. In Windows - an Advanced Option that is only available in Windows Servers in the role of domain controllers - although it appears on the menu in non-domain controllers.






12. A value assigned to a process that controls the order in which the program code is executed in relation to other code.






13. In Windows - one or more settings found in the Local Security Settings console.






14. Aka v-hold.






15. Used to represent the luminance signal in S-Video.






16. The type of electrical current delivered by a battery in which the electrons flow in only one direction.






17. The proportion between an image's width and height. Traditional CRT monitors have an aspect ratio of 4:3. Widescreen displays have an aspect ratio of 16:9.






18. A display device that uses liquid crystals to display images.






19. A version of the FAT file system used by MS-DOS for hard drives - using a 16-bit file allocation table.






20. Aka floating-point unit.






21. A device that combines two or more devices - such as a printer - scanner - and fax machine.






22. Laser discs sold at retail stores that contain music (audio CDs) or software (data CDs).






23. Aka nickel metal hydride.






24. An action - such as the CTRL-ALT-DELETE key combination or the insertion of a smart card - that clears memory of certain types of viruses before a user logs on.






25. A DVD drive that cannot write to but can read DVD discs.






26. The primary control device for a computer system. The CPU is simply a chip containing a set of components that manages all the activities. Also called a processor.






27. A local bus designed for video only - it provides a direct link between the processor and the video card - giving the video card direct access to main memory.






28. The hardware address of a network device - also called the Ethernet address (on Ethernet devices) or NIC address.






29. A protocol for computer-to-computer (host-to-host) transfer of files over a TCP/IP network - regardless of the operating system in use.






30. Any writable mass storage device - removable or fixed in place.






31. Aka second-level domain.






32. A variety of persuasion techniques used for many purposes






33. A table on each file and folder in the NTFS file system that contains one or more access control entries.






34. A server containing source files for installing software onto client computers. The shared folder containing these files is a software distribution point.






35. In Microsoft terminology - software that contains one or more software fixes or changes to the operating system.






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






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






38. A power supply standard that has both the 20-pin connector for the motherboard and a 4-pin 12 V connector.






39. A solid-state storage standard for high-capacity (2 - 4 - and 8 GB) memory cards that are tiny






40. The successor to the Mini PCI. It has a 64-bit data bus and is half the size of a Mini PCI Card.






41. A new level of an operating system with major changes to the core components.






42. A finite set of resources controlled by the operating system and critical to the use of all computer components.






43. Aka customer premises equipment.






44. A program downloaded to a computer without the user's consent. The user unwittingly initiates the download by some simple act - such as browsing to a Website or opening an e-mail message written in HTML. Or a user may initiate a drive-by download by






45. The generic term for a pointing stick.






46. A compartment in a portable computer's case that holds a single media device that can be swapped with another. For instance - you may swap an optical drive - a secondary hard drive - or a floppy drive into and out of a single bay.






47. In Windows Vista - a vertical bar found by default on the right side of the desktop. Here - you will find gadgets and mini-programs.






48. Aka digitizing tablet.






49. Aka thumb drive.






50. A file attribute assigned to a file by the operating system to identify it as a system file.







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