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1. A category of adapter card that accepts and records video signals to a PC's hard drive. A TV tuner card is a type of capture card.






2. Aka RAID 5.






3. A metal plate behind the front of a CRT monitor that focuses the electron beams from the gun.






4. 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.






5. Circuitry in a PC on an adapter card - or directly on the motherboard - that controls the output from the PC to the display device.






6. A cooling fan located on a CPU.






7. A type of RIMM memory module used in laptops.






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






9. Aka basic input/output system.






10. A standardized document that contains general information - ingredients - and fire and explosion warnings as well as health - disposal - and safe transportation information about a particular product. Any manufacturer that sells a potentially hazardo






11. The graphical Internet consisting of a vast array of documents located on millions of specialized servers worldwide. The documents are created using HTML and other specialized languages - and transferred from servers to client computers using HTTP an






12. Aka solid-state storage.






13. A subprotocol of TCP/IP used for connectionless communications in which each packet is sent without establishing a connection.






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






15. Aka floppy disk drive.






16. 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.






17. A standards organization - of which the T10 SCSI committee maintains the SCSI standard.






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






19. A popular inkjet printer developed by Canon.






20. Storage media that is removable - meaning the drive stays in place - while the media (disk - disc - or tape) is removed and replaced with another disk - disc - or tape.






21. Aka network address translation.






22. A method for supporting up to 8.3 GB capacity hard drives. Both the BIOS and hard drive system must use LBA.






23. 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






24. 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.






25. The practice - mostly among gamers - of modifying a computer case.






26. When a mount point exists between a partition or volume to a folder on another volume - the drive path is the path (including a drive letter) to that partition or volume.






27. 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.






28. A command-line utility - installed with the TCP/IP protocol suite - that traces the route taken by packets to a destination.






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






30. The worldwide network that carries traditional voice traffic.






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






32. 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






33. Aka Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP).






34. A device that sits at the connection between networks and routes packets based on their logical destination addresses.






35. Aka lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery.






36. The smallest laptop type - weighing less than 3 pounds. Aka also netbook and mini-notebook.






37. Aka virtual file allocation table.






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






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






40. Aka File Transfer Protocol (FTP).






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






42. A set of standards for imaging devices - such as scanners and cameras - that is used in drivers and other software for these devices.






43. A perpetrator of malicious software attacks against computers and networks. Also called a cracker.






44. Aka RAMBUS Inline Memory Module.






45. An LCD display characteristic that indicates the amount of time in milliseconds (ms) it takes for a single pixel to go from the active to the inactive state and back again.






46. One or more chips in a computer's chipset that controls communications between the CPU and RAM on the motherboard.






47. Aka electronic KVM switch.






48. An encryption technology introduced in Windows Vista Enterprise and Ultimate editions - Windows Server 2008 - and also in Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise editions. It encrypts the entire boot volume.






49. The location where a cable attaches to a computer. Alternatively - a connector on a motherboard for memory - CPUs - power - or other circuitry.






50. A device - usually resembling a power strip - that protects equipment from power surges.







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