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Comptia A + Certification

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1. An LCD display setting that adjusts the viewable area of the display vertically.






2. Aka paging file.






3. Aka Internet service provider.






4. A system resource that certain devices - such as sound cards and hard drives - can use to move data between the device and system RAM without involving the processor.






5. Aka File Transfer Protocol (FTP).






6. A system by which the computer BIOS and operating system recognizes a device and the operating system automatically installs and configures a device driver.






7. A KVM switch that uses software and special keyboard commands to switch among controlled computers. Also called anactive KVM switch.






8. A wide area network (WAN) connection that allows a large amount of data to be transmitted. Broadband WANs includes cellular - ISDN - DSL - cable - T-carrier - satellite - and fiber.






9. Aka demilitarized zone.






10. A firewall consisting of software that you can install on any computer - as opposed to the software built into a hardware firewall. Also called personal firewalls because they are designed to be installed on individual desktop computers.






11. A component of the Windows operating system that resides in a file and is loaded into memory during the kernel loading phase of the Windows startup.






12. A joke program that produces strange behavior - such as screen distortions - erratic cursor behavior - or strange icons to appear on the screen.






13. A storage type in Windows that uses the partition table in the master boot record (MBR) to define disk partitions.






14. A set of behaviors for the workplace that includes how you interact with people and how you treat property.






15. A drive on a computer that can play music CDs and read data CDs - but cannot write to CDs.






16. In Windows Vista and Windows 7 - an Advanced Options menu choice that starts Windows normally - except that the video mode is changed to the lowest resolution - using the currently installed video driver. This option does not switch to the basic Wind






17. A file operation in which the file or folder remains in the source location - and a duplicate is created in the target (destination) location.






18. A plastic card - often the size of a credit card - that contains a microchip. The microchip can store information and perform functions - depending on the type of smart card. Some smart cards only store data - whereas others may have a variety of fun






19. A special terminating stick that must be inserted into the open RIMM sockets.






20. A plug designed for testing a specific port type (e.g. - serial - parallel - or USB). The plug does not connect to a cable but reroutes the sending pins to the receiving pins. Using special software on the computer - a loopback test is performed in w






21. A level of service offered by the telephone companies over a T-carrier circuit that provides full-duplex transmissions at 1.544 Mbps - carrying digital voice - data - or video signals.






22. Aka security auditing.






23. In Windows - an Advanced Option that is only available in Windows Servers in the role of domain controllers - although it appears on the menu in non-domain controllers.






24. The plug at the end of a cable or the port or connection point on a computer or device.






25. 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.






26. The top-level folder or directory in the file structure. This appears the same - regardless of the underlying file system.






27. Aka enhanced parallel port (EPP) mode.






28. Memory chips that use a special Rambus channel that has a data transfer rate of 800 MHz. A double channel width results in a 1.6 GHz data transfer. RDRAM sticks use special RIMM slots.






29. A type of motherboard used in older PC systems; also refers to the 1984 IBM PC AT model.






30. A type of KVM switch that controls computers over a distance that is a function of the cabling and protocols it uses. The two types of switches are local remote KVM switch and KVM over IP.






31. Aka v-hold.






32. The difference in value between a display's brightest white and darkest black. Modern LCD displays have a contrast ratio of 500:1 or greater.






33. 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.






34. A security service in which authentication credentials are encrypted (user name and password) before transmission over a network.






35. Aka access control entry.






36. A setting on an LCD display that adjusts the viewable area of the display horizontally.






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






38. A technical standards organization.






39. A type of printer that uses solid - rather than liquid - ink.






40. A pixel that is permanently turned on - causing the pixel to show constantly as red - green - or blue. Also called a stuck pixel.






41. Software instructions stored in ROM chips. It exists on most PC components and on the motherboard.






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






43. The displayable number of pixels - expressed as x and y numbers - such as 1024






44. 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.






45. A specialized type of memory used only with video adapters.






46. The protocol used by DHCP servers and clients. A DHCP server allocates IP addresses within the scope of addresses configured on the server by an administrator. DHCP clients request IP addresses and other IP configuration settings from DHCP Servers.






47. In Windows - one or more settings found in the Local Security Settings console.






48. 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.






49. A component that you can install into a system onsite - such as memory modules - heat sinks - and CMOS batteries.






50. In reference to networks - communications in both directions at the same time.