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1. Aka hyper threading.






2. The classic PC serial port that complies with the Recommended Standard-232 (RS-232) in its circuitry - cabling - and connector design - and transfers data one bit at a time.






3. An Advanced Options menu choice that appears under certain circumstances. When available - selecting this option will return to the OS Choices menu (OS Loader menu).






4. A set of behaviors including active listening and active speaking that shows you are fully engaged in the conversation and encourages the other person to also communicate in a positive manner.






5. A type of solid-state storage that is portable - about the size of a flattened thumb - and usually has a USB interface. Also called a flash drive or jump drive.






6. Aka Universal Serial Bus.






7. A program used to discover a password.






8. A large burst of electromagnetic energy - as from a nuclear explosion - that has the potential to damage communications and power lines within a large geographic area - depending on the size and location of the pulse.






9. Two or more disks working together in one of the several RAID schemes.






10. In a disk drive - the rotating shaft used to spin the disks.






11. The PCMCIA standard that succeeds the PC Card.






12. A chip that retains system settings such as the time - keyboard settings - and boot sequence.






13. Aka Voice over IP (VoIP).






14. A command-line utility - installed with the TCP/IP protocol suite - that is used to troubleshoot DNS problems by querying DNS name servers and displaying the results of the queries.






15. Aka double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM.






16. Aka Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA).






17. A file attribute set by the OS when a file is created or modified. Backup software often removes this attribute when backing up a file in order to mark it as a backed-up file.






18. [1] On computer circuit boards - a very tiny slide that indicates two states.. [2] In a network - a network device - much like a hub - except that a switch takes an incoming signal and sends it to only the destination port - avoiding collisions and m






19. The type of connector used in the ExpressCard interface.






20. A network connection device that routes IP packets between networks.






21. A word used to describe memory that cannot work without a steady supply of power.






22. A metal strip used to cover an empty slot in order to preserve the correct air flow and keep dust out.






23. The act of electronically upgrading BIOS.






24. The original version of the IEEE 1394 standard that supports speeds up to 400 Mbps.






25. The generic term for a pointing stick.






26. A technology that makes 802.11n speeds possible - using multiple antennas to send and receive digital data in simultaneous radio streams that increases performance.






27. An operating system that runs on a network server and provides file sharing and access to other resources - account management - authentication - and authorization services.






28. 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.






29. Aka boot record.






30. In the laser printing process - a wire that passes a small positive charge to paper as it travels through the printer. This positive charge attracts the negatively charged toner particles on the drum to the paper.






31. A raised area on an optical disc that is alternated with depressed areas to be interpreted as data.






32. A DVI mode that supports downward compatibility with analog displays.






33. In regard to Windows operating systems - a version of Windows that is designed to work with a certain manufacturer's equipment.






34. The location where a cable attaches to a computer. Alternatively - a connector on a motherboard for memory - CPUs - power - or other circuitry.






35. The type of electrical current delivered by a battery in which the electrons flow in only one direction.






36. Aka front side bus.






37. A slide switch on the exterior of a PC power supply used to switch between two input voltages.






38. DRAM that runs at the speed of the system bus (up to 100-133 MHz).






39. A cooling fan located on a CPU.






40. Aka Advanced Micro Devices.






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






42. A non-routable network protocol suite for use only in small networks.






43. 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






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






45. A power supply form factor that pairs with an ATX motherboard and case.






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






47. A device that in its traditional configuration as a local KVM switch connects a single keyboard - video display - and mouse to two or more computer systems - allowing the user to switch control from one computer to another.






48. A special terminating stick that must be inserted into the open RIMM sockets.






49. Aka High-Definition Multimedia Interface.






50. The original digital discs created in 1995 for storing video.






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