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Comptia A + Certification

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1. Aka boot record.






2. The early standard developed by PCMCIA for credit-card-sized devices used in laptops.






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






4. A service implemented on Windows Servers that hides the complexity of the network from end users in that it makes files that are distributed across multiple servers appear as if they are in one place.






5. Aka double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM.






6. A generic reference to a PC's serial communications port - in which the x represents the port number.






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






8. A command-line utility installed on a Windows computer with the TCP/IP protocol suite; it's used to view the IP configuration of a network connection and to perform certain administrative tasks.






9. 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






10. Aka Wireless Fidelity.






11. A command-line utility - installed with the TCP/IP protocol suite - that is used to troubleshoot DNS problems by querying DNS name servers and displaying the results of the queries.






12. A group of wires used to identify addresses in main system memory in a computer. The number of wires in an address bus is called the width of the bus and determines the number of unique memory locations that can be addressed using binary math with th






13. A RAM standard that replaces the original DDR standard. Using far less power than DDR1 - a stick of DDR2 SDRAM has 240 pins.






14. A term used by Microsoft for a peer-to-peer network in which each computer can be either a client or a server or both.






15. A modulator/demodulator device that allows computers to communicate with one another over existing phone lines.






16. Light waves in the infrared spectrum.






17. The worldwide interconnection of networks that can be accessed with various Internet-based software. The World Wide Web is one of the many services of the Internet.






18. A set of behaviors including active listening and active speaking that shows you are fully engaged in the conversation and encourages the other person to also communicate in a positive manner.






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






20. A device that combines two or more devices - such as a printer - scanner - and fax machine.






21. An EIDE drive setting that has the system select the drive's role (master or slave) based on the drive's position on the cable. If the drive is on the end of the cable - it is the master drive - and if it is in the middle of the cable - it is the sla






22. A parallel interface standard that supports bidirectional communication and transfer rates of up to 2 MBps.






23. A set of standards for imaging devices - such as scanners and cameras - that is used in drivers and other software for these devices.






24. A file attribute assigned to a file by the operating system to identify it as a system file.






25. Aka Small Computer System Interface.






26. A measurement of the volume of electrons - also called current. It is calculated with the formula amps = watts / volts.






27. A protocol for securing data for transmission by encrypting it.






28. A RAID array in which every time data is written to disk - a portion (block) is written to each disk in turn - creating a "stripe" of data across the member disks. RAID 0 uses the total disk space in the array for storage - without protecting the dat






29. A program that causes a modem to dial phone numbers surreptitiously.






30. Memory chips that provide much slower access than SRAM chips but that can store several megabytes of data on a single chip (or hundreds of megabytes - or even gigabytes - when they are packaged together on a "stick").






31. An Advanced Options choice that will temporarily disable the Automatically Restart option on the Advanced page of System Properties.






32. Aka Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA).






33. A CPU power-saving mode that allows a CPU to reduce its speed without losing its place so it does not stop working altogether. SMM also allows the CPU to trigger power saving in other components.






34. A 3/32-inch audio connector.






35. A type of solid-state storage that is commonly used in a variety of devices - such as digital cameras.






36. In networks - when data can travel in either direction - but only in one direction at a time.






37. Memory that is accessible in any (random) order. Most of the memory in a PC is RAM.






38. The cellular network standards used by Verizon and Sprint-Nextel.






39. The IBM branded name for a pointing stick or track point.






40. 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 5.0 millimeters thick.






41. An Intel standard for motherboards targeted to the low-end consumer market that includes built-in components - while saving space and fitting into a smaller case.






42. Data storage technology with no moving mechanical parts that uses large-capacity - nonvolatile memory - commonly calledflash memory or solid-state drives.






43. A database of all configuration settings in Windows.






44. A bundle of patches or updates released periodically by a software publisher.






45. A VESA standard for graphics adapters with a maximum graphics resolution of 1024






46. Aka thermal compound.






47. This occurs when someone collects personal information belonging to another person and uses that information to fraudulently make purchases - open new credit accounts - and even obtain new driver's licenses and other forms of identification in the vi






48. 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.






49. A network in which all of the computers essentially operate as both servers (providing access to shared resources) and clients (accessing those shared resources).






50. A drive that can be safely installed and removed while a computer is up and running without damaging the data stored on the drive.