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Comptia A + Certification

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1. A data encryption technology used for securing data transmitted over the Internet. TLS succeeded SSL.






2. Data storage technology with no moving mechanical parts that uses large-capacity - nonvolatile memory - commonly calledflash memory or solid-state drives.






3. Aka solid-state storage.






4. A long-established fiber-optic WAN technology.






5. Aka electronic KVM switch.






6. A single-pin RCA phone jack for transferring digital audio from CD and DVD players to amplifiers and speakers.






7. Sony-Philips digital interface format






8. The act of electronically upgrading BIOS.






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






10. In router configuration - a term that is used to describe traffic that is allowed - as in allowing traffic using a certain port number through the router.






11. A T-1 multiplexer or a special LAN bridge that connects to the telephone company's channel service unit (CSU) - which encodes data for transmission over a T-carrier circuit.






12. Aka Small Outline RIMM.






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






14. A processor on a graphics adapter used to render graphics images for the display - saving the CPU for other functions.






15. A single-sided - single-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 4.7 GB of data - or over two hours of video.






16. Aka master boot record.






17. A memory module (stick) that installs into matching DIMM sockets found on many motherboards. The word "dual" refers to the separate pins or connections on both sides of the module and socket.






18. A file or folder name that breaks the 8.3 file-naming convention used in the FAT file system. This term continues to be used on newer file systems.






19. In reference to IDE PATA drives - the master drive on the second channel.






20. A specialized chip that controls DMA channels.






21. A pointing device - often built into a laptop - which is a smooth rectangular panel over which you move your finger to move the pointer on the display.






22. Signals broadcast through the air.






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






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






25. 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






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






27. A term used by Microsoft for a peer-to-peer network in which each computer can be either a client or a server or both.






28. In the domain name system - a first-level domain - which is a suffix added to a registered domain name and separated from the domain name with a "dot" (.). Among the TLDs are .com - .gov - .edu - .org - .mil - .net - .biz - many two-lettered country






29. A handheld device used to measure electrical resistance - voltage - and/or current.






30. A RAM standard that replaces the original DDR2 standard and requires far less power - while providing almost twice the bandwidth. A stick of DDR3 SDRAM has 240 pins - but is keyed so it will not fit into a socket designed for DDR2. DDR3 SO-DIMMs have






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






32. Device that stores digital data on magnetized media - such as floppy disks - the metal platters in hard disk drives - and magnetic tape media used in tape drives.






33. A DVD of any type that can store data on both sides of the disc.






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






35. Synchronous graphics random access memory is a type of RAM used on video adapters.






36. A power management standard - introduced by Intel in 1992 - that defines four power-usage operating levels.






37. A type of thermal printer in which a heated print head burns dots into the surface of heat-sensitive paper.






38. Program code that provides a way for someone to gain access to a computer while bypassing security. Only a person who knows how the back door works can use it - but once in - that individual has the same access as the host program to all the internal






39. In the laser printing process - this is the step in which the cover on the printer's toner cartridge is opened and the toner particles are attracted to the relatively less negatively charged areas of the drum.






40. The language of Web pages. Web designers use the HTML language to create Web page code - which your Web browser converts into the pages you view on your screen.






41. A TPM is a special microchip - installed on a motherboard - that stores passwords - keys - and digital certificates. Various services - such as BitLocker can store such security data in this chip.






42. Aka network address translation.






43. The first physical sector on a hard disk - which contains the initial boot program that the BIOS loads into memory during bootup. It also contains the partition table.






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






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






46. A portion of a computer's chipset that controls communications between the CPU and such I/O busses as USB - IDE - PS2 - SATA - and others.






47. Aka Automatic Private IP Address.






48. A misnomer - referring to the BIOS settings that are stored in a CMOS chip.






49. A network name used to identify a wireless network. Consisting of up to 32 characters - the SSID travels with the messages on the wireless network. All of the wireless devices on a WLAN must use the same SSID in order to communicate.






50. A device installed at the end of a SCSI chain to absorb signals so they do not bounce back along the cable.