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Comptia A + Certification

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1. An icon that represents a link to any object that an icon can represent. Activating a shortcut (by double-clicking it) is a quick way to access an object or to launch a program from the desktop without having to find the actual location of the object






2. Aka digitizing tablet.






3. Aka file allocation table.






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






5. A virus that is self-replicating.






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






7. Aka thread.






8. A power management standard - introduced by Intel in 1992 - that defines four power-usage operating levels.






9. A network that covers a metropolitan area - usually using high-speed fiber-optic cable (operating in the gigabits-per-second range).






10. Aka denial of service (DoS) attack.






11. A CPU containing four CPU cores.






12. A compartment in a portable computer's case that holds a single media device that can be swapped with another. For instance - you may swap an optical drive - a secondary hard drive - or a floppy drive into and out of a single bay.






13. Aka Video Electronics Standards Organization.






14. Microsoft's product activation program.






15. Aka Digital Light Processing.






16. A type of rechargeable battery used in laptops and other portable devices.






17. In the laser printing process - this is the step in which the cover on the printer's toner cartridge is opened and the toner particles are attracted to the relatively less negatively charged areas of the drum.






18. A heat dissipation device - usually a passive metal object with a flat surface attached to a component - such as a chip.






19. A disk type introduced with Windows 2000 that contains space allocated in volumes without the limits imposed on basic disks. On a dynamic disk - the number of volumes are unlimited - and a volume can extend to include available space on any hard disk






20. The process of using an oscillating magnetic field to reduce and randomize the magnetic field that builds up on the shadow mask of a CRT monitor.






21. A password that locks your hard drive and is often stored in a TPM chip.






22. Radio frequency interference. Radio signals that occur in proximity to equipment that is sensitive to these types of signals.






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






24. The settings within a registry key.






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






26. The code used to provide multiple language support to Windows.






27. Aka thermal compound.






28. 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.






29. 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. Safe Mode also displays






30. A small group of computers communicating wirelessly with one another without the use of a centralized wireless access point (WAP).






31. In a Wi-Fi network - the networking mode that allows peer-to-peer communications without the use of a centralized wireless hub - called a wireless access point (WAP).






32. A type of power supply that converts AC power to voltages needed for a device. AC adapters are generally used for portable PC systems and other devices.






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






34. Aka Domain Name Service.






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






36. The role of the second EIDE drive on a PATA channel.






37. Aka uninterruptible power supply.






38. Describes the VGA mode color setting that - although it can produce around 16 million different colors - can only display up to 256 different colors at a time.






39. A Windows server running the WINS service to maintain and resolve NetBIOS names.






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






41. Aka Media Access Control (MAC) address.






42. A Windows GUI utility that allows an administrator to view the status of devices and install - remove - and update device drivers.






43. An external bus that connects into the PC's PCI bus. With USB - you can theoretically connect up to 127 devices to your computer.






44. The act of moving through a neighborhood in a vehicle or on foot - using either a laptop equipped with Wi-Fi wireless network capability or a simple Wi-Fi sensor available for a few dollars from many sources. War drivers are searching for open hotspo






45. Light waves in the infrared spectrum.






46. The act of discovering the cause of a problem and correcting it.






47. The order in which the BIOS will search devices for an operating system to start.






48. A firewall service that inspects (or filters) each packet that enters or leaves the network - applying a set of security rules defined by a network administrator - and not allowing packets that fail inspection to pass between networks.






49. 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






50. Software created to perform malicious acts. Also called malicious software.