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Comptia A + Certification

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1. Aka paging file.






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






3. In Windows - an Advanced Options menu choice that starts Windows without several drivers and components and loads only very basic - non-vendor-specific drivers for mouse - video - keyboard - mass storage - and system services. Safe Mode also displays






4. 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






5. The role of the first EIDE drive on a PATA channel.






6. In networking - this is a set of rules for using network hardware and software. In most discussions about networks - this term is assigned to certain network software components.






7. An optical disc created and read by a mechanism using a laser.






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






9. A Web browser created by Microsoft.






10. A variety of persuasion techniques used for many purposes






11. Aka v-hold.






12. Aka Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP).






13. Aka continuity RIMM.






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






15. In a CPU - the speed at which it can potentially execute instructions - measured in millions of cycles per second






16. A protocol that transfers e-mail messages between mail servers. Clients also use this protocol to send e-mail to mail servers.






17. 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.






18. In Windows 2000 and Windows XP - an Advanced Options menu choice that starts Windows normally - except that video mode is changed to the lowest resolution - using the currently installed video driver. This option does not switch to the basic Windows






19. A file format for movie DVDs.






20. A network connection over long distances - traditionally using phone lines or satellite communications.






21. A company in the business of providing Internet access to users.






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






23. A connector that contains two to four wires and usually attaches phone cables to modems and to wall-mounted phone jacks.






24. The filename for the System Configuration Utility - which allows you to test various scenarios for Windows startup for troubleshooting purposes.






25. A program that causes a modem to dial phone numbers surreptitiously.






26. The act of writing to two disk drives at the same time - creating identical drives.






27. In telecommunications - a technique that combines multiple messages or signals onto a single transmission channel.






28. A menu that opens from the Start button on the taskbar.






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






30. The use of words - often technical and uncommon - that both parties understand in the same way.






31. Aka denial of service (DoS) attack.






32. In the laser printing process - the step in which the toner on the drum is transferred to the paper.






33. A printer that creates printed output line by line.






34. A set of technologies that allow voice transmission over an IP network






35. An obsolete video standard introduced with IBM PS/2 computers in the late 1980s. VGA had a maximum resolution of 720






36. An address that a DHCP client will assign to itself after requesting an address and failing to receive one from a DHCP server. The address it will assign is in the 169.254 /16 network - which is the range of addresses from 169.254.0.1 to 169.254.255.






37. A special-purpose computer designed for a certain task and installed within a device.






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






39. In networks - when data can travel in either direction - but only in one direction at a time.






40. In the laser printing process - the stage in which the image is removed from the photosensitive drum so it can accept the next image.






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






42. Aka Serial Attached SCSI.






43. In reference to the Windows operating systems - one that can utilize up to 4 GB of address space.






44. A blanket term used for DVD discs regardless of the type of data they contain.






45. A computer's temporary working space - usually in DRAM chips.






46. [1] On computer circuit boards - a very tiny slide that indicates two states.. [2] In a network - a network device - much like a hub - except that a switch takes an incoming signal and sends it to only the destination port - avoiding collisions and m






47. A network connection device that passes traffic between two networks - using the physical address (MAC address) of the destination device.






48. This attack occurs when someone sends a large number of requests to a server - overwhelming the server so it stops functioning on the network.






49. A hardware device or a program that monitors and records a user's every keystroke - usually without the user's knowledge.






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