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1. In Windows - one or more settings found in the Local Security Settings console.






2. 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.






3. A riser card standard that AMD - 3Com - and others introduced in 2000 to supersede AMR. It uses one PCI slot - provides accelerated audio and modem functions as well as networking - and supports multiple Ethernet NICs.






4. Aka access control list.






5. An organization that creates standards for laptop computer peripheral devices.






6. A device - usually resembling a power strip - that protects equipment from power surges.






7. A small cassette containing an ink reservoir used to provide the medium for certain printers. An ink cartridge will only fit a certain model printer.






8. Memory that does not require power to keep stored data intact. Also called flash memory.






9. The appropriate responses that you make during a conversation.






10. A plastic card - often the size of a credit card - that contains a microchip. The microchip can store information and perform functions - depending on the type of smart card. Some smart cards only store data - whereas others may have a variety of fun






11. An adapter used to connect a computer or other device to a network medium.






12. The protocol used by DHCP servers and clients. A DHCP server allocates IP addresses within the scope of addresses configured on the server by an administrator. DHCP clients request IP addresses and other IP configuration settings from DHCP Servers.






13. Aka nickel metal hydride.






14. The Windows Vista and Windows 7 tool for gathering and viewing performance data involving memory - disks - processors - network - and other objectives.






15. A component of the Windows operating system that resides in a file and is loaded into memory during the kernel loading phase of the Windows startup.






16. The former name of the Parallel AT Attachment (PATA) interface standard.






17. A portion of a computer's chipset that controls communications between the CPU and such I/O busses as USB - IDE - PS2 - SATA - and others.






18. The "activity" status light on a NIC that indicates data is being transmitted.






19. Aka DDR3 SDRAM.






20. A computer's temporary working space - usually in DRAM chips.






21. On a circuit board - a small connector that slides down on a pair of pins jutting up from the board. Multiple pins are often side-by-side - and a jumper joins a pair of them.






22. A processor packaging that uses pads on the processor that come in contact with pins in the socket on the motherboard - permitting a higher density than possible with PGA.






23. A version of the FAT file system used by hard drives and some flash drives (thumb drives - etc.) - using a 32-bit file allocation table.






24. Microsoft's product activation program.






25. Aka Balanced Technology eXtended.






26. A registry key that exists within another key.






27. A communications system now used for data communications via satellite that usually uses microwave radio frequencies and requires a dish antenna - receiver - and transmitter.






28. A special disk used for recovering an OS failure in Windows 2000. It requires that you create the ERD while the system is healthy - and then use it - along with the Windows Setup CD - to repair Windows.






29. In the Windows registry - a folder that may contain one or more sets of settings as well as other keys.






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






31. Aka Video Electronics Standards Organization.






32. A cell phone with Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) functions built in.






33. 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.






34. A type of solid-state storage that is commonly used in a variety of devices - such as digital cameras - which often use CompactFlash.






35. The PCMCIA standard that succeeds the PC Card.






36. Aka Internet service provider.






37. The traditional transmission system for television video signals - which combines the color and brightness information with the synchronization data into one signal. The TV circuitry then separates the two signals from the composite signal.






38. Aka virtual circuit.






39. Showing consideration for others.






40. Aka interrupt request line.






41. Aka systray.






42. In Windows - an Advanced Option that is only available in Windows Servers in the role of domain controllers - although it appears on the menu in non-domain controllers.






43. Aka paging file.






44. A wide area network (WAN) connection that allows a large amount of data to be transmitted. Broadband WANs includes cellular - ISDN - DSL - cable - T-carrier - satellite - and fiber.






45. A 25-pin D-shell connector.






46. A database of all configuration settings in Windows.






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






48. A setting on an LCD display that adjusts the viewable area of the display horizontally.






49. Erasable programmable read-only memory. A ROM chip that is erasable and reprogrammable through the use of specialized software.






50. A program downloaded to a computer without the user's consent. The user unwittingly initiates the download by some simple act - such as browsing to a Website or opening an e-mail message written in HTML. Or a user may initiate a drive-by download by







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