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Comptia A + Certification
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1. The act of electronically upgrading BIOS.
Voice over IP (VoIP)
flashing
RAID 5
ATX
2. The number of colors used by a display.
processor board
connector
color depth
random access memory (RAM)
3. 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.
Ethernet
system requirements
Type II
Telnet
4. A dedicated computer that stores data and provides print services or other capabilities to network clients.
distribution server
mode
XGA
server
5. In reference to computers - the pathways or methods for what goes into a computer in the form of data and instructions and similarly what comes out of the computer in many forms - including an onscreen display - a printout sent to a printer - or data
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
display resolution
input/out (I/O)
multifunction printers (MFDs)
6. Two or more disks working together in one of the several RAID schemes.
RGB video
low-voltage differential (LVD)
component video
RAID array
7. Aka arithmetic logic unit.
VGA Mode
ALU
pointing stick
NAT
8. A number that identifies a device on a SCSI chain.
floppy disk
SCSI ID
internal cache memory
partition
9. A measurement of the volume of electrons - also called current. It is calculated with the formula amps = watts / volts.
PROM
master boot record (MBR)
twisted-pair cable
amperes (amps)
10. Aka Advanced Technology Attachment.
volume
TV tuner card
ATA
contrast ratio
11. A subprotocol of TCP/IP used for connectionless communications in which each packet is sent without establishing a connection.
distribution share
sector translation
top-level domain (TLD)
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
12. A version of Windows XP that includes Windows Media Center - which supports advanced multimedia functions.
AC adapter
Windows Update Website
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center
dynamic RAM (DRAM)
13. Aka external cache.
PVC
Level 2 (L2) cache
track point
cleaning blade
14. The utility to use when doing a single data and settings transfer to a new Windows Vista computer from one running Windows XP or Windows Vista.
DDR2
Windows Easy Transfer (WET)
MicroDIMM
NiCD
15. Data communications over the cellular telecommunications networks.
LVDS
toner cartridge
MicroDIMM
cellular WAN
16. Aka antistatic mat.
RAM
contrast ratio
grounding mat
HDD
17. A metal plate behind the front of a CRT monitor that focuses the electron beams from the gun.
Type I
I/O
shadow mask
RIP
18. Aka synchronous dynamic RAM.
dynamic storage
SDRAM
driver signing
IRQ
19. An input device that uses a stylus. Available as an external device - it uses touch screen technology and is usually at least the size of a sheet of paper. Also called a digitizer.
uniqueness database file (UDF)
universal data format (UDF)
digitizing tablet
DPMS
20. A perpetrator of malicious software attacks against computers and networks. Also called a cracker.
jumper
hardware abstraction layer (HAL)
hacker
I/O address
21. A wireless network standard that uses the 2.4 GHz band at a speed of up to 54 Mbps. It is downward-compatible with 802.11b.
SODIMM
FDD
multimeter
802.11g
22. 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.
daughter card
display resolution
security policy
laser beam
23. A command-line tool installed with the TCP/IP protocol suite that is used for testing communications between two hosts.
thread of execution
Static RAM (SRAM)
POTS
PING
24. A type of motherboard used in older PC systems; also refers to the 1984 IBM PC AT model.
ink cartridge
Advanced Technology (AT)
system bus
socket
25. The type of electrical current delivered by a battery in which the electrons flow in only one direction.
CPU
secure attention sequence (SAS)
direct current (DC)
processor bus
26. A device - usually resembling a power strip - that protects equipment from power surges.
Spam over Instant Messaging (spim)
DDR RAM
device driver
surge protector
27. A password that locks your hard drive and is often stored in a TPM chip.
passive matrix display
drive lock password
Type II
domain
28. A digital video interface that has several modes - including one that offers downward compatibility with analog displays. It requires a special connector - which comes in several variations to support the DVI modes.
digital video interface (DVI)
smart card reader
monitor
liquid cooling system
29. A 20- or 24- pin connector that supplies power from a PC's power supply to the motherboard.
DB-9
P1 power connector
flash BIOS
I/O
30. A small program - such as those that can be run from the Windows Sidebar.
DLP
update
stand-alone computer
gadget
31. A simple type of component video signal that sends three separate signals
top-level domain (TLD)
DVD
EMP
RGB video
32. A key on a laptop that is pressed along with the FN key to change display modes so the output will be only to the laptop's display - only to an external display - or simultaneously to both displays. The DISPLAY MODE key is normally a function key - s
Display Mode Key
sector translation
system area
process priority level
33. A category of adapter card that accepts and records video signals to a PC's hard drive. A TV tuner card is a type of capture card.
Distributed File System (DFS)
capture card
PCI-E
background process
34. A type of printer that uses heat in the image transfer process.
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)
thermal printer
taskbar
BTX
35. 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.
channel service unit (CSU)
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center
degaussing
IEEE
36. In reference to the Windows operating systems - one that can utilize more than 4 GB of address space. Depending on the version - 64-bit Windows can address a maximum of from 8 to 192 GB.
64-bit
top-level domain (TLD)
active speaking
virtual file allocation table (VFAT)
37. Another name for a motherboard in a laptop.
processor board
identity theft
social engineering
digital LCD display
38. A tool for migrating user data and settings from one Windows computer to a computer running Windows XP.
biometric
Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
ATX power supply
switch
39. A parallel port mode that has the same performance as ECP but is used with parallel devices other than printers and scanners.
System Management Mode (SMM)
auto-switching power supply
CRIMM
enhanced parallel port (EPP) mode
40. A printer that includes one or more other functions - such as a scanner and fax machine.
status light indicator
multifunction printers (MFDs)
CMOS
Remote Desktop
41. A drive used for reading from and writing to removable floppy disks. Also called FDD.
Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF)
default gateway
floppy disk drive
hacker
42. A type of switched network used by phone companies.
cluster
asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
vertical refresh rate
MAC
43. A slide switch on the exterior of a PC power supply used to switch between two input voltages.
ALU
flash BIOS
IEC-320 connector
I/O
44. A drive that is mapped to an empty folder on an NTFS volume and is assigned a drive path rather than drive letters.
random access memory (RAM)
mounted drive
subscription channel (SC)
land-grid array (LGA)
45. Aka routing information protocol.
active partition
RIP
CD-RW (CD-rewritable)
password
46. The cellular network standards used by AT&T and T-Mobile.
soft power
Global System for Mobile communications (GSM)
system area
access control list (ACL)
47. Aka thumb drive.
Scalable Link Interface (SLI)
jump drive
color depth
Trojan horse
48. A network service that handles the requests for Internet services - such as Web pages - files on an FTP server - and mail for a proxy client without exposing that client's IP address to the Internet. There is specific proxy server and client software
SORIMM
passive matrix display
lit pixel
proxy server
49. In networks - when data can travel in either direction - but only in one direction at a time.
SAS
emergency repair disk (ERD)
systray
half-duplex
50. Aka electromagnetic pulse.
system tray
EMP
double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM
data migration
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