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Comptia A + Certification

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1. A registry key that exists within another key.






2. The plug at the end of a cable or the port or connection point on a computer or device.






3. Audio connectors that use a 1/8" single pin plug.






4. Aka power supply.






5. Aka Wireless Fidelity.






6. Aka permanent virtual circuit.






7. Aka access control entry.






8. An interconnected network. The Internet is the largest example.






9. The second version of the IEEE 1394 standard; it supports speeds up to 3.2 Gbps and distances of up to 100 meters.






10. A memory error-checking method in which the parity bit is used to ensure that the total number of 1s in the data stream is odd.






11. The default Windows file system that includes many important features - including encryption and permissions.






12. A connector that is slightly larger than an RJ-11 connector and contains eight wires. RJ-45 connectors most commonly attach twisted-pair cables to Ethernet network cards.






13. A variety of persuasion techniques used for many purposes






14. A pointing device built into some laptop keyboards. It appears to be a very tiny joystick-type button that barely protrudes above the level of the keys.






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






16. This occurs when someone collects personal information belonging to another person and uses that information to fraudulently make purchases - open new credit accounts - and even obtain new driver's licenses and other forms of identification in the vi






17. Unsolicited messages sent over an instant messaging service - such as Windows Messenger.






18. Memory locations within a CPU that is used as a scratch pad for calculations. Modern CPUs have dedicated registers for specific functions and general-purpose registers for multiple purposes.






19. The EXPLORER.EXE program. This program supports the entire Windows GUI. If EXPLORER.EXE is called up from inside the GUI - it opens a window for browsing your local disks and files.






20. A standardized document that contains general information - ingredients - and fire and explosion warnings as well as health - disposal - and safe transportation information about a particular product. Any manufacturer that sells a potentially hazardo






21. A DVD drive that cannot write to but can read DVD discs.






22. A mark on a building created by a war driver to specify where a hotspot exists. People "in the know" look for these marks to identify hotspots for their use.






23. A power management standard - introduced by Intel in 1992 - that defines four power-usage operating levels.






24. A display device that contains a cathode ray tube and uses an electron gun to activate phosphors behind the screen at the front of the tub.






25. A PCMCIA card standard that comes in two interfaces: PCIe and USB 2.0.






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






27. An area on the top left of the Windows XP Start menu containing shortcuts to Windows Update and programs for browsing the Internet and using e-mail.






28. A file used with a scripted unattended installation along with an answer file. The UDF file provides settings that are unique for each computer.






29. The smallest laptop type - weighing less than 3 pounds. Aka also netbook and mini-notebook.






30. A program that blocks browser pop-ups.






31. A way to monitor security-related events.






32. In reference to a memory module - how much information the processor can access from or write to memory in a single cycle.






33. A name used by the Windows operating systems to identify any parallel port.






34. Aka low-voltage differential.






35. 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.






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






37. A wireless network standard that defines speeds of up to 600 Mbps. It is downward-compatible with 802.11a - 802.11b - and 802.11g.






38. An installation of Windows that is not automated - where the user is required to pay attention throughout the entire process to provide information and to respond to messages. Also called a manual installation.






39. An external serial bus standardized by the IEEE. Apple first developed it as FireWire. Other manufacturers call it i.link or Lynx. It can support up to 63 daisy-chained devices. Since the introduction of the faster update - IEEE 1394b - the original






40. Aka Small Computer System Interface.






41. Aka Advanced Power Management.






42. A network connection device that passes traffic between two networks - using the physical address (MAC address) of the destination device.






43. The portion of the chipset that controls communications between the CPU and system RAM.






44. Aka Wired Equivalent Privacy.






45. Aka lit pixel.






46. 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.






47. A version of Windows XP that includes Windows Media Center - which supports advanced multimedia functions.






48. A type of motherboard and its variants most commonly used in recent PC systems.






49. In an IP packet - a value field that shows how many routers the packet can cross before being discarded.






50. Program code that allows an operating system to control the use of a physical device.