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Comptia A + Certification

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1. A file attribute that is given to a file to indicate it should not be visible in Windows Explorer unless View settings override the attribute and allow the file to be shown.






2. An exact duplicate of an entire hard drive's contents - including the OS and all installed software.






3. In the laser printing process - the stage in which the image is removed from the photosensitive drum so it can accept the next image.






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






5. Aka process priority level.






6. In power supplies - the amount of wattage the power supply can handle.






7. On a Microsoft Windows network - a resource - such as a file folder or printer - that is available on the network.






8. A type of printer that uses one of several technologies to apply wet ink to paper to create text or graphic printouts. The two most popular inkjet printer models are the InkJet - developed by Hewlett-Packard - and the Bubble Jet - developed by Canon.






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






10. Aka Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory.






11. A printed circuit card that you add to the motherboard to enhance functionality. Also called an expansion card. Video adapters and network interface cards (NICs) are examples of adapter cards.






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






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






14. A chip that works with a serial port - converting outgoing data from parallel to serial and incoming data from serial to parallel.






15. A type of printer that uses a matrix of pins striking paper through an ink ribbon to create dots on the paper - forming alphanumeric characters and graphic images.






16. Software that takes a scanned image and interprets the patterns in the image into alphanumeric characters.






17. 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.






18. A utility in Windows XP and Windows 2000 for gathering and viewing performance data involving memory - disks - processors - networks - and other objectives.






19. Encrypted data placed in a file to guard against tampering.






20. Digital versatile disc (DVD) discs that can be written to - and data can also be overwritten. This term also refers to the drives that can write to these discs.






21. The Internet service that manages access to Internet domain names and the naming system it uses for computers and resources connected to the Internet or in a private network.






22. Aka antistatic mat.






23. Aka High-Definition Multimedia Interface.






24. A protocol that allows two devices to connect - authenticate - and negotiate what protocols they will use (almost always TCP/IP).






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






26. In an IP configuration - the address of the local router that acts as a gateway from the local network to other IP networks.






27. In Windows - an Advanced Options menu choice that starts Windows without several drivers and components and loads only very basic - non-vendor-specific drivers for mouse - video - keyboard - mass storage - and system services. It also displays in low






28. A virtual tunnel created between two endpoints over an untrusted network. The tunnel is created by encapsulating the packets within special packets for the tunnel. Other security methods are also usually applied to a VPN - such as encrypting the data






29. A wireless network standard that defines speeds of up to 600 Mbps. It is downward-compatible with 802.11a - 802.11b - and 802.11g.






30. A sleep mode that is available on any computer that supports ACPI power management. It conserves power while saving the desktop in RAM memory in a work state. To resume - you simply press the power button - and the desktop is quickly displayed.






31. Both the connectors on the RDRAM memory modules and the motherboard sockets (or slots) that match them.






32. On a cable network - the device used at the customer site for the analog/digital conversion.






33. Aka power-on self-test.






34. Aka MSCONFIG.






35. Aka basic input/output system.






36. A user interface that takes advantage of the video system's graphics capabilities for manipulated graphic elements that represent objects and tasks.






37. Aka World Wide Web.






38. A virus that downloads to a user's computer through a pop-up window that appears in a Web browser. It requires an action on the part of a user - such as clicking a button that implies acceptance of something like free information.






39. A DVI mode that supports both analog and digital video signals.






40. The act of covertly obtaining information broadcast from wireless devices using the Bluetooth standard.






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






42. Local area networking using radio waves - with the most common based on the IEEE 802.11 group of standards (802.11a - 802.11b - 802.11g - and 802.11n).






43. A power-usage level.






44. A double-sided - single-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 9.4 GB of data - or over four hours of video.






45. A type of KVM switch that is controlled through a mechanical switch on the box.






46. Aka Automatic Private IP Address.






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






48. Aka compact disc.






49. The fine copper lines that are the electronic circuits through which power - data - and control signals travel on a circuit board.






50. A DVD of any type that can contain data on only one side.