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Comptia A + Certification
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1. The type of battery used in the first portable PCs - which was heavy and inefficient.
nickel-cadmium (NiCD)
radio frequency (RF)
accelerated graphics port (AGP)
DisplayPort
2. Ultra extended graphics array - a video graphics mode with a maximum resolution of 1600
single-layer (SL)
LAN
CRIMM
UXGA
3. The first physical sector on a floppy disk or the first sector on a hard drive partition. The boot record contains information about the OS. The boot record on a primary active partition is used to start the operating system. Also called the boot sec
jumper
boot record
graphics tablet
super video graphics array (SVGA)
4. Software instructions stored in ROM chips. It exists on most PC components and on the motherboard.
virtual circuit (VC)
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
firmware
PCI
5. An area under the pinned items list on the Windows XP Start menu that contains shortcuts to recently run programs.
digital signature
Fast Ethernet
file allocation table (FAT)
recently used programs list
6. An automated software installation that does not require a person be present to respond to prompts for information.
unattended installation
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
LPT
Level 2 (L2) cache
7. Also called striping with distributed parity or striping with interleave parity - this RAID method involves a set of disks in which every time data is written to disk - a portion is written to each disk in turn - creating a "stripe" of data across th
RAID 5
System File Checker (SFC)
synchronous dynamic RAM
FAT12
8. An Advanced Options choice that will temporarily disable the Automatically Restart option on the Advanced page of System Properties.
Disable Automatic Restart
laptop
registration
FPU
9. An operating system that runs on a network server and provides file sharing and access to other resources - account management - authentication - and authorization services.
BitLocker drive encryption
network operating system (NOS)
data migration
P1 power connector
10. Aka System Information.
digital LCD display
portable computer
MSINFO32.EXE
CD-RW (CD-rewritable)
11. Aka customer premises equipment.
digitizing tablet
CPE
Enable Boot Logging
chipset
12. A server containing source files for installing software onto client computers. The shared folder containing these files is a software distribution point.
thumb drive
distribution server
netbook
subscription channel (SC)
13. 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.
System File Checker (SFC)
trusted platform module (TPM)
SCSI controller
Infrared Data Association (IrDA)
14. A small program - such as those that can be run from the Windows Sidebar.
protocol
gadget
flashing
MBR
15. Aka American National Standards Institute.
Media Access Control (MAC) address
NTFS
ANSI
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center
16. A specialized device for testing a power supply unit that comes with connectors compatible with the output connectors on a standard power supply.
IRQ
IEEE 1394a
power supply tester
I/O
17. In Disk Management - the status given to a dynamic disk that has not had its configuration information (stored on the disk) imported into Windows. This status occurs when a dynamic disk is moved to a different Windows computer or when a dynamic disk
Integrated Access Device (IAD)
random access memory (RAM)
Foreign
field replaceable unit (FRU)
18. An area of a physical hard disk that defines space that will be used for logical drives.. (v.) To define the space to be used for logical drives using a special program - such as the Windows Setup program.
answer file
partition
ATV12V
amperes (amps)
19. Aka microcode.
BDD Workbench
DVD-RAM
microprogram
DHCP
20. A wireless network standard that uses the 2.4 GHz band at a speed of up to 54 Mbps. It is downward-compatible with 802.11b.
war chalking
system area
802.11g
reactivate
21. An interconnected network. The Internet is the largest example.
cookies
Debugging Mode
internetwork
DNS Server
22. The cellular network standards used by Verizon and Sprint-Nextel.
capture card
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
attended installation
floppy disk
23. Aka double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM.
DDR RAM
Digital Light Processing (DLP)
compact disc (CD)
motherboard
24. A protocol used with WPA wireless encryption that was broken by hackers.
update
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
I/O
25. A TCP/IP protocol developed as a solution to the dwindling number of IP addresses on the Internet and that also serves to hide IP addresses on a private network from the Internet.
network address translation (NAT)
form factor
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
CNR
26. Aka Domain Name Service.
active KVM switch
background process
single-layer (SL)
DNS
27. A key on a laptop that is pressed along with the FN key to change display modes so the output will be only to the laptop's display - only to an external display - or simultaneously to both displays. The DISPLAY MODE key is normally a function key - s
flat panel display (FPD)
DVD-18
Display Mode Key
modem
28. Authentication is validation of a user account and password that occurs before the security components of Windows will give the user access to the computer.
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
authentication
cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor
SPGA (staggered pin grid array)
29. Aka thermal compound.
NetBEUI
thermal paste
I/O address
proxy server
30. A VESA standard for graphics adapters with a maximum graphics resolution of 1024
shadow mask
shortcut
Fn key
Extended Video Graphics Array (EVGA)
31. Aka refresh rate.
vertical refresh rate
VESA
half-duplex
P412V
32. Specialized hardware used to create and manage a RAID array.
DVI-A
RF
RAID controller
network address translation (NAT)
33. A wireless network standard that uses the 5 GHz band.
Remote Assistance
floppy disk drive
SDRAM
802.11a
34. One or more lights (usually LEDs) on a device that indicate the device's operational status through the color of the light - by blinking or remaining steady or both.
uniqueness database file (UDF)
exception
status light indicator
Lucent connector (LC)
35. The Microsoft Website from which you can download updates to Windows.
expansion card
Windows Update Website
BTX
unattended installation
36. The first type of RAM available. It is very fast - compared to DRAM - but also very expensive.
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
routing information protocol (RIP)
satellite communications
Static RAM (SRAM)
37. Aka synchronous dynamic RAM.
media bay
SDRAM
bandwidth
channel service unit (CSU)
38. A term applied to a CPU - motherboard - or other components that conform to the Intel 32-bit x86 specification. Also referred to as 32-bit.
SD Card
x86
IP packet filtering
FAT16
39. The circuit board in a computer to which all other components directly or indirectly connect. Also called a mainboard - system board - mobo - or planar board.
share
ECP
motherboard
graphical user interface (GUI)
40. 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.
x86
register
mini-DIN-6
DPMS
41. The term used for dynamic space allocation that can be formatted with a file system.
FAT table
volume
swap file
VC
42. Aka Address Resolution Protocol.
ARP
flash memory
FPU
Emergency Repair Process
43. A tool for migrating user data and settings from one Windows computer to a computer running Windows XP.
NETSTAT
Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
P412V
smart card reader
44. Aka demilitarized zone.
DMZ
extension magnet
asymmetrical digital subscriber line (ADSL)
thermal compound
45. A process applied to digitally signed code to unencrypt the signature data and use the information to verify the program code was not modified since the signature was added.
RAM
NTLDR
Scalable Link Interface (SLI)
file signature verification
46. Digital versatile disc (DVD) discs that can be rewritten to - and data can also be overwritten. This standard is newer than DVD-RW. This term also refers to the drives that can write to these discs.
dialer
DVD+RW
multifunction printers (MFDs)
slave drive
47. A Windows program that launches Internet Explorer and connects to the Windows Update Website.
Windows Update
NiMH
Automatic Private IP Address (APIPA)
antistatic wrist strap
48. A cell phone with Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) functions built in.
display resolution
smart phone
point stick
ALU
49. A round connector that gets its name from Deutsche Industrie Norm - a German standards organization. Normally a round connector with a circular or semicircle of pins.
twisted-pair cable
authentication factor
ATAPI
DIN connector
50. A laptop in which the display is an integrated digitizer.
vertical refresh rate
thermal printer
master file table (MFT)
Tablet PC
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