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Comptia A + Certification
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1. A fiber-optic connector that has a snap coupling and - at 1.25 mm - is half the size of the SC connector. Also called a local connector.
chrominance
LED
Lucent connector (LC)
service pack
2. In the Windows registry - the top five folders - each of which is the top of a hierarchical structure. Also called subtrees.
LVDS
password cracker
root key
Southbridge
3. In the Windows registry - a folder that may contain one or more sets of settings as well as other keys.
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
8-bit high color
RAID 0
registry key
4. A power supply standard that has both the 20-pin connector for the motherboard and a 4-pin 12 V connector.
ATV12V
service pack
analog LCD display
XGA
5. A new level of an operating system with major changes to the core components.
WEP
ACL
version
auto-switching power supply
6. A parallel interface standard that supports bidirectional communication and transfer rates of up to 2 MBps.
regional settings
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
IEEE 1284
DoS Attack
7. An LCD display that accepts a digital signal. Early LCD displays accepted an analog signal and converted it to digital internally.
RAID controller
auditing
digital LCD display
memory address
8. A PCMCIA card standard that comes in two interfaces: PCIe and USB 2.0.
ExpressCard
WINS Server
terminal
Type III
9. A command-line tool installed with the TCP/IP protocol suite that is used for testing communications between two hosts.
PING
jargon
Remote Desktop
super video graphics array (SVGA)
10. In Windows XP - this replaces the Emergency Repair process of Windows NT and Windows 2000. ASR is available from the Windows Backup program (NTBACKUP.EXE).
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
ROM
spindle
SMTP
11. A computer circuit board that attaches to and controls SCSI devices.
Audit Policy
SCSI host adapter
Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
proxy server
12. The act of covertly obtaining information broadcast from wireless devices using the Bluetooth standard.
keystroke logger
bluesnarfing
TTL
status light indicator
13. A connector commonly used for PC keyboards. It is much smaller than the original DIN connector.
continuity RIMM (CRIMM)
process ID
solid-state drive (SSD)
mini-DIN-6
14. 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.
accessory bay
network operating system (NOS)
Internet
v-hold
15. Aka nickel metal hydride.
RFI
striping with distributed parity
CD-RW (CD-rewritable)
NiMH
16. Aka floppy disk drive.
cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor
FDD
DVD+R
encryption
17. One of the two main protocols of the TCP/IP protocol suite - TCP breaks the data into chunks - called datagrams. Each datagram also contains information - stored in a header - which is used by the TCP protocol on the receiving end to reassemble the c
external cache
single-layer (SL)
case fan
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
18. Aka RAMBUS Inline Memory Module.
TV tuner card
S/PDIF
Level 2 (L2) cache
RIMM
19. A device used to scan smart cards.
workgroup
TV tuner card
smart card reader
DDR2 SDRAM
20. 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.
Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS)
inkjet
continuity RIMM (CRIMM)
Extended Video Graphics Array (EVGA)
21. 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").
local group account
dynamic RAM (DRAM)
External Serial ATA (eSATA)
cookies
22. A technology developed in the 1980s for storing data. Variations of this format are in use today.
digital linear tape (DLT)
molex connector
aspect ratio
DVD
23. The boot loader file in Windows 2000 and Windows XP. During the boot loader phase - NTLDR takes control of the system - switches the CPU to protected mode - starts the file system - and reads the BOOT.INI file.
NTLDR
C
address bus
SCSI
24. Aka Universal Serial Bus.
802.11g
logical block address (LBA)
USB
twisted-pair cable
25. A Web browser created by Microsoft.
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
Internet Explorer (IE)
Spam over Instant Messaging (spim)
encryption
26. A security feature introduced in Windows Vista to prevent unauthorized changes to Windows.
User Account Control (UAC)
biometric logon
ECC
internetwork
27. Aka asynchronous transfer mode.
bit width
ATM
swap file
FTP
28. Aka thread.
DB-9
line printer
erasure lamp
thread of execution
29. The specific requirements for the level of CPU - amount of memory - and size of the hard disk for the computer on which an operating system can be installed.
laptop
system requirements
permanent virtual circuit (PVC)
Enhanced IDE (EIDE)
30. The smallest laptop type - weighing less than 3 pounds. Aka also netbook and mini-notebook.
SMTP
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
ultra-portable
digitizing tablet
31. Aka synchronous dynamic RAM.
SDRAM
Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer (HTTPS)
troubleshooting
basic storage
32. This GUI utility will display a system summary of the hardware - operating system - and other software.
System Information (MSINFO32.EXE)
enhanced capability port (ECP) mode
Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi)
authentication
33. Aka demilitarized zone.
DMZ
MIDI
register
mini-notebook
34. A bundle of patches or updates released periodically by a software publisher.
service pack
DRAM
POST
dual-core CPU
35. Aka File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
grounding mat
hub
case
FTP
36. A motherboard form factor introduced in 2003 by Intel as the successor to ATX.
stylus
Small Outline DIMM (SODIMM)
Balanced Technology eXtended
voltage regulator module (VRM)
37. Introduced in 1993 - the most common expansion bus architecture in PCs in the mid 1990s. It transfers data in parallel over a data bus that is either 32- or 64-bits wide.
peripheral component interconnect (PCI)
DC Controller
RF
SPGA (staggered pin grid array)
38. A CRT video setting - also known as vertical hold - that holds the image vertically on the screen.
v-hold
pinned items list
DIN connector
root folder
39. Aka refresh rate.
vertical refresh rate
response time
trusted platform module (TPM)
lit pixel
40. Software created to perform malicious acts. Also called malicious software.
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
malware
subtree
electromagnetic interference (EMI)
41. A heat dissipation device - usually a passive metal object with a flat surface attached to a component - such as a chip.
heat sink
RAID controller
OCR
extending extractor
42. Aka v-hold.
long filename (LFN)
DC
vertical hold
jargon
43. A service of the operating system on a laptop that detects when a card has been inserted.
volts
h-hold
file system
socket services
44. An Advanced Options choice that will temporarily disable the Automatically Restart option on the Advanced page of System Properties.
satellite communications
SATA
Disable Automatic Restart
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
45. An interface standard developed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) - it is used for both internal and external hard drives and optical drives as well as devices such as printers - modems - scanners - and many other peripherals.
inactive KVM switch
multi-monitor
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
Tablet PC
46. A cell phone with Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) functions built in.
IEEE 1394c-2006
distribution share
smart phone
dual layer (DL)
47. In an IP packet - a value field that shows how many routers the packet can cross before being discarded.
LED
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module (RIMM)
digital versatile disc (DVD)
time to live (TTL)
48. Aka DDR2 SDRAM.
DDR2
voltage regulator module (VRM)
ATM
input/out (I/O)
49. A paid television subscription service offered by cable television providers.
subscription channel (SC)
emergency repair disk (ERD)
Gigabit Ethernet
DVI-I
50. The Windows Vista and Windows 7 tool for gathering and viewing performance data involving memory - disks - processors - network - and other objectives.
remote KVM switch
systray
solid-state storage
Reliability and Performance Monitor