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Comptia A + Certification

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1. Aka Static RAM.






2. A protocol developed in the 1980s by IBM for managing names on a network. Also used by Microsoft in early networking. Replaced by DNS on TCP/IP networks.






3. A double-sided - double-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 17.08 GB of data - or over eight hours of video.






4. The boot loader file in Windows 2000 and Windows XP. During the boot loader phase - NTLDR takes control of the system - switches the CPU to protected mode - starts the file system - and reads the BOOT.INI file.






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






6. An interface standard developed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) - it is used for both internal and external hard drives and optical drives as well as devices such as printers - modems - scanners - and many other peripherals.






7. The use of deceit and trickery to persuade someone to hand over money or valuables.






8. 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.






9. Aka channel service unit.






10. A common connector used to connect a power supply to internal peripherals.






11. A connector used to attach coaxial cables to computers and network equipment. Origin of the term may be "Bayonet-Neill-Concelman" or "British Naval Connector."






12. Aka nickel-cadmium.






13. A Web browser created by Microsoft.






14. A protocol used with WPA wireless encryption that was broken by hackers.






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






16. One of the main protocols of the TCP/IP protocol suite - IP manages logical addressing of network packets so routing protocols can route the packets over the network.






17. The second version of the IEEE 1394 standard; it supports speeds up to 3.2 Gbps and distances of up to 100 meters.






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






19. A Windows program that launches Internet Explorer and connects to the Windows Update Website.






20. A server that manages DNS names.






21. A program file or some special data file that is part of the operating system and is very important to proper operation of the OS.






22. In reference to a memory module - how much information the processor can access from or write to memory in a single cycle.






23. An option available in the Windows XP Backup program for recovering from damage that prevents the operating system from starting. It replaced the Emergency Repair Disk (ERD) process in Windows 2000.






24. A Windows display setting that allows you to adjust the number of colors - or color depth - used by the display.






25. A file system in which one of the basic structures is a table used for allocating space. This table is called the file allocation table (FAT).






26. 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.






27. Aka musical instrument digital interface.






28. A device that takes video output and projects it onto a screen for viewing by a larger audience.






29. Aka PCIe.






30. Aka Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).






31. Any power supply that provides high voltage - such as those in laser printers and CRTs.






32. 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.






33. Aka Microsoft Management Console.






34. A power supply that only accepts one input power voltage.






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






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






37. The oldest of the Wi-Fi encryption standards. It uses 64- or 128-bit encryption that is easily broken. It does not encrypt the actual data in a packet - and it does not perform user authentication on a packet.






38. The IBM branded name for a pointing stick or track point.






39. Aka IEEE 1394.






40. The protocol for connecting optical drives and tape drives to an ATA channel.






41. A DVI mode that supports downward compatibility with analog displays.






42. In reference to a memory module - the number of memory modules required to match the data bus width of the processor.






43. Aka access control entry.






44. Aka Secure Digital (SD) Card.






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






46. 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






47. Light waves in the infrared spectrum.






48. Aka central processing unit.






49. A group of schemes designed to provide either better performance or improved data reliability through redundancy.






50. In computer networking - a network located between a private network and the Internet with a firewall on both sides. A DMZ contains servers offering services to users on the Internet and inside the protected private network.