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Comptia A + Certification

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1. A file or folder name that breaks the 8.3 file-naming convention used in the FAT file system. This term continues to be used on newer file systems.






2. 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.






3. A generic term for a collection of information on known malware (not just viruses).






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






5. A connector that contains two to four wires and usually attaches phone cables to modems and to wall-mounted phone jacks.






6. 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").






7. The connecting point of a mounted drive to a folder on an NTFS volume.






8. RAM that doubles the rate of speed at which a standard SDRAM can process data. Also called DDR and DDR1. A stick of DDR1 SDRAM has 184 pins.






9. A Windows command prompt utility that uses the WFP (Windows 2000 and Windows XP) or WRP (Windows Vista and Windows 7) service to scan and verify the versions of all protected system files after you restart your computer.






10. On a cable network - the device used at the customer site for the analog/digital conversion.






11. Aka digital versatile disc (DVD).






12. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - an international nonprofit organization that sets standards as part of its charter.






13. In a laptop - a compartment that holds a single media device that is switchable with another.






14. Aka random access memory.






15. A type of motherboard used in older PC systems; also refers to the 1984 IBM PC AT model.






16. A data encryption technology used for securing data transmitted over the Internet. TLS succeeded SSL.






17. Information organized as a unit into a container. The author (creator) of a file controls how much information the file contains.






18. Aka denial of service (DoS) attack.






19. A connector commonly used for PC keyboards. It is much smaller than the original DIN connector.






20. Aka Domain Name Service.






21. Program code that provides a way for someone to gain access to a computer while bypassing security. Only a person who knows how the back door works can use it - but once in - that individual has the same access as the host program to all the internal






22. A printer that uses a light beam (laser) in the printing process.






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






24. Aka asynchronous transfer mode.






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






26. In power supplies - the amount of wattage the power supply can handle.






27. Aka synchronous dynamic RAM.






28. A group of schemes designed to provide either better performance or improved data reliability through redundancy.






29. A common connector used to connect a power supply to internal peripherals.






30. The type of battery used in the first portable PCs - which was heavy and inefficient.






31. 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.






32. Aka DDR3 SDRAM.






33. A variety of persuasion techniques used for many purposes






34. A tool for migrating user data and settings from one Windows computer to a computer running Windows XP.






35. 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).






36. Aka American National Standards Institute.






37. 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.






38. Aka arithmetic logic unit.






39. A device that takes video output and projects it onto a screen for viewing by a larger audience.






40. Storage media that is removable - meaning the drive stays in place - while the media (disk - disc - or tape) is removed and replaced with another disk - disc - or tape.






41. In a laser printer - a wire that stretches across the printer's drum - not touching it - but positioned very close to the drum's surface so it can pass high voltage to the drum.






42. In router configuration - a term that is used to describe traffic that is allowed - as in allowing traffic using a certain port number through the router.






43. Aka Internet service provider.






44. A pen-sized tool that has a plunger at one end. When pressed - the plunger causes small - hooked prongs to extend from the other end of the tool for retrieving dropped objects from inside a computer.






45. In the laser printing process - a blade that removes residual toner from the drum.






46. A technology developed in the 1980s for storing data. Variations of this format are in use today.






47. A wireless network standard that uses the 5 GHz band.






48. Aka zero insertion force (ZIF) socket.






49. A Windows Advanced Options menu choice that restores a group of registry keys containing system settings such as services and drivers. These are the last settings that worked - and you have only a narrow window of opportunity to use Last Known Good






50. An area under the pinned items list on the Windows XP Start menu that contains shortcuts to recently run programs.