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Comptia A + Certification

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1. In the FAT file system - the top-level directory in which the operating system stores information about files - including a reference to the FAT table so it knows where to find the file's contents on disk. The NTFS file system also has a root - or to






2. A popular inkjet printer developed by Canon.






3. Aka display.






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






5. Any type of computer that you can easily transport and that contains an all-in-one component layout.






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






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






8. A Windows service designed to allow a user to invite someone to help troubleshoot a problem.






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






10. 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.






11. 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.






12. Aka adapter card.






13. A chip that retains system settings such as the time - keyboard settings - and boot sequence.






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






15. In a laser printer - the lamp that heats the fusing rollers.






16. A type of riser card that connects directly into a motherboard and adds no additional functionality of its own - but extends the expansion bus and allows expansion cards to be added in a different physical orientation.






17. Aka Fast Ethernet.






18. A command-line tool installed with the TCP/IP protocol suite that is used for testing communications between two hosts.






19. Aka virtual file allocation table.






20. A shared folder on a distribution server containing the source files for a remote installation.






21. Aka microcode.






22. Aka channel service unit.






23. A device that uses a measurement of a body part - such as a fingerprint or retina scan.






24. A network device that is used to extend the range of a network by taking the signals received on a port from one network and regenerating (repeating) those signals to another port to transmit them on a second network.






25. A fraudulent method of obtaining personal and financial information through the use of pop-ups or e-mail messages that purport to be from a legitimate organization - such as a bank - credit card company - or retailer.






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






27. Aka digital video interface.






28. The cellular network standards used by AT&T and T-Mobile.






29. A type of DSL service in which the download speed is higher than the upload speed.






30. A subpackaging of a Windows revision that contains the core OS plus a special set of features that is offered as a separate product targeted to a certain type of end user.






31. A strap designed to discharge static electricity from your body. One end attaches to the wrist - whereas the other end attaches to a grounded object.






32. A cooling fan mounted directly on the case - as opposed to a power supply fan - which is inside the power supply.






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






34. Aka external cache.






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






36. 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.






37. A computer that is not connected to a network of any kind.






38. Aka New Low-profile eXtended.






39. A disk that uses basic storage - which means that it uses the partition table in the master boot record (MBR) to define disk partitions.






40. Aka RAID 5.






41. Light emitting diode - a tiny bulb light found on many devices - often used to indicate operational status.






42. One or more chips designed to work closely with the CPU. Two parts of this chipset are the Northbridge and the Southbridge.






43. Aka refresh rate.






44. The smallest laptop type - weighing less than 3 pounds. Aka also netbook and mini-notebook.






45. Aka denial of service (DoS) attack.






46. A program that blocks browser pop-ups.






47. A motherboard form factor introduced in 2003 by Intel as the successor to ATX.






48. A file used with a scripted unattended installation along with an answer file. The UDF file provides settings that are unique for each computer.






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






50. A CPU technology that allows two threads to execute at the same time within a single execution core. This technology is considered to be partially parallel execution. Intel introduced it in the Pentium 4 Xeon CPU. Also known as simultaneous multithre