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Comptia A + Certification

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1. A method used by several software manufacturers to combat software piracy. The formal name for Microsoft's activation is Microsoft Product Activation (MPA).






2. A technology for LCD displays in which transistors are positioned at each pixel.






3. Aka synchronous dynamic RAM.






4. Aka digital subscriber line.






5. The logical structure on disk that allows the operating system to save and retrieve files. Examples of file systems are FAT and NTFS. Both of these file system have different versions - such as FAT12 - FAT16 - FAT32 - and NTFS 4.0 and NTFS 5.0.






6. Memory that can only be read and that contains program code. ROM is also called firmware.






7. A type of DIMM memory module used in laptops.






8. A communications system now used for data communications via satellite that usually uses microwave radio frequencies and requires a dish antenna - receiver - and transmitter.






9. 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.






10. 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.






11. Aka Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP).






12. A non-routable network protocol suite for use only in small networks.






13. A generic term for a collection of information on known malware (not just viruses).






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






15. Super XGA - a video graphics mode with a maximum resolution of 1280






16. A Windows wizard that sets options for starting and running a specific old program that will not otherwise run properly in Windows.






17. A security feature of many Windows versions that allows it to encrypt files on an NTFS volume.






18. Aka thermal compound.






19. A software fix for a single problem.






20. Audio connectors that use a 1/8" single pin plug.






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






22. Showing consideration for others.






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






24. A power supply that converts between alternating current and direct current.






25. An Intel standard for starting up a computer over the network - without relying on a disk-based operating system. Used to install a new operating system or run diagnostics software.






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






27. A straight - round connector used to connect fiber-optic cabling to a network device. It has a twist-type coupling.






28. A cable medium that transmits light pulses rather than electrical signals - so it is not susceptible to electromagnetic interference (EMI).






29. In the Windows GUI - a horizontal bar normally positioned across the bottom of the desktop containing a Start button - the Quick Launch toolbar - buttons for running programs - and at the far right - the notification area. Sometimes called the Start






30. Aka low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS).






31. A metal strip used to cover an empty slot in order to preserve the correct air flow and keep dust out.






32. Aka Secure Digital (SD) Card.






33. [1] On computer circuit boards - a very tiny slide that indicates two states.. [2] In a network - a network device - much like a hub - except that a switch takes an incoming signal and sends it to only the destination port - avoiding collisions and m






34. Information organized as a unit into a container. The author (creator) of a file controls how much information the file contains.






35. A card that fits into the PC Card interface - including both PC Card and CardBus cards. This type measures 85.6 millimeters long by 54 millimeters wide and 3.3 millimeters thick.






36. A physical area where a Wi-Fi network connects to the Internet.






37. Aka Digital Light Processing.






38. Aka motherboard.






39. Laser discs sold at retail stores that contain music (audio CDs) or software (data CDs).






40. A specialized type of scanner that reads bar codes - which are patterns of bars of varying widths printed on labels or directly on items. The bar pattern is converted into a numeric code that is transmitted to a computer as data.






41. Aka Voice over IP (VoIP).






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






43. An LCD display using an old technology that has a grid of horizontal and vertical wires with a transistor at the end of each wire. When two transistors (one at the x-axis and one at the y-axis) send voltage along their wires - the pixel at the inters






44. 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.






45. Sony-Philips digital interface format






46. In a laser printer - a high-intensity lamp that - when shone on a portion of the electro-photosensitive drum - removes any remaining charge on that portion of the drum.






47. A number that identifies a device on a SCSI chain.






48. Aka access control list.






49. A laptop is a small - easily transported computer - generally weighing less than 7 pounds and with roughly the same dimensions as a 1- to 2-inch-thick stack of magazines. Laptops computers have an all-in-one layout in which the keyboard - and often t






50. Aka virtual circuit.