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Comptia A + Certification

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1. A parallel port mode that has the same performance as ECP but is used with parallel devices other than printers and scanners.






2. Aka distributed denial of service attack.






3. A portion of a program that can run separately from and concurrently with other portions of the program. Also called thread of execution.






4. A small device containing a microchip used to generate unique passwords for logging on to a computer or a network.






5. Aka display.






6. A Windows server running the WINS service to maintain and resolve NetBIOS names.






7. A CPU containing two CPU cores.






8. The traditional transmission system for television video signals - which combines the color and brightness information with the synchronization data into one signal. The TV circuitry then separates the two signals from the composite signal.






9. A Windows command prompt utility that uses the WFP (Windows 2000 and Windows XP) or WRP (Windows Vista and Windows 7) service to scan and verify the versions of all protected system files after you restart your computer.






10. In the laser printing process - a blade that removes residual toner from the drum.






11. Aka Scalable Link Interface.






12. A service implemented on Windows Servers that hides the complexity of the network from end users in that it makes files that are distributed across multiple servers appear as if they are in one place.






13. A file attribute that is given to a file to indicate it should not be visible in Windows Explorer unless View settings override the attribute and allow the file to be shown.






14. Aka internal cache memory.






15. 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






16. A measurement of the volume of electrons - also called current. It is calculated with the formula amps = watts / volts.






17. 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.






18. A utility that provides remote terminal emulation for connecting to computers and network devices running server software that can respond - without needing to be concerned with the actual operating system running on either system.






19. Aka process priority level.






20. A PCMCIA card standard that comes in two interfaces: PCIe and USB 2.0.






21. Small text files a Web browser saves on the local hard drive at the request of a Website. Cookies can contain information that will be used the next time the user connects to the Website.






22. A modified version of FAT12 and FAT16 used in Windows since Windows 95.






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






24. A drive that is mapped to an empty folder on an NTFS volume and is assigned a drive path rather than drive letters.






25. A joke program that produces strange behavior - such as screen distortions - erratic cursor behavior - or strange icons to appear on the screen.






26. A set of wires used by data traveling into and out of a processor.






27. A communications system now used for data communications via satellite that usually uses microwave radio frequencies and requires a dish antenna - receiver - and transmitter.






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






29. Aka compact disc.






30. 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.






31. A diagram showing the purpose of each wire in a connector.






32. In reference to parallel ports - a mode in which the parallel device connected to the parallel port can receive data but cannot send data. CMOS settings (system settings) may refer to this mode as "Transfer only."






33. A technology for ROM that can be reprogrammed using special software.






34. An online power protection device that isolates a computer or other device plugged into it. During normal operation - the devices run directly off the battery through an inverter - rather than switching to the battery only after a loss of power.






35. A generic reference to a PC's serial communications port - in which the x represents the port number.






36. The box that houses the main computer system.






37. A technology for LCD displays in which transistors are positioned at each pixel.






38. In an access control list - a record containing just one user or group account name and the permissions assigned to that account.






39. A utility for migrating data from many computers - or if you need to perform what Microsoft calls a "wipe-and-load migration" from and to the same computer. Available in Windows XP - Vista - and Windows 7.






40. The name used by the Windows operating systems to identify the second parallel port.






41. A memory error-checking method in which the parity bit is used to ensure that the total number of 1s in the data stream is odd.






42. Aka arithmetic logic unit.






43. An icon that represents a link to any object that an icon can represent. Activating a shortcut (by double-clicking it) is a quick way to access an object or to launch a program from the desktop without having to find the actual location of the object






44. Aka Secure Digital (SD) Card.






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






46. A computer that is not connected to a network of any kind.






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






48. A power supply form factor that pairs with an ATX motherboard and case.






49. A bundle of patches or updates released periodically by a software publisher.






50. The amount of data that can travel over a network at a given time.