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Comptia A + Certification

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






2. A grouping of wires built into a PC that - based on certain protocols - transfers data - control signals - and power to printed circuit boards (adapter cards) that are plugged into connectors in the expansion bus. Technicians often use the termsexpan






3. Aka uninterruptible power supply.






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






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






6. A drive that can be safely installed and removed while a computer is up and running without damaging the data stored on the drive.






7. A drive that can write once to a special CD-R disc.






8. A type of thermal printer in which a heated print head burns dots into the surface of heat-sensitive paper.






9. A program installed and activated on a computer without the user's knowledge or permission. At the least - the intent is mischief - but most often the intent is to cause damage.






10. Aka Advanced Communications Riser.






11. Another name for a motherboard in a laptop.






12. 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.






13. A system resource that certain devices - such as sound cards and hard drives - can use to move data between the device and system RAM without involving the processor.






14. Aka Wi-Fi Protected Access 2.






15. Aka hyper threading.






16. An Advanced Options menu choice that simply causes Windows to restart normally (if it can).






17. A sleep mode that is available on any computer that supports ACPI power management. It conserves power while saving the desktop in RAM memory in a work state. To resume - you simply press the power button - and the desktop is quickly displayed.






18. The term used for dynamic space allocation that can be formatted with a file system.






19. A card that fits into the PC Card interface - including both PC Card and CardBus cards. This type measures 85.6 millimeters long by 54 millimeters wide and 3.3 millimeters thick.






20. [1] A device that is the central connecting point of a LAN. A hub is little more than a multiport repeater taking incoming signals on one port and repeating them to all other ports. Ethernet hubs have been largely replaced by Ethernet switches.. [2]






21. Aka motherboard.






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






23. Aka dynamic RAM.






24. The third version of the IEEE 1394 standard; it is a departure from the old standards in that it uses Category 5e twisted pair cable with RJ-45 connectors - combining Ethernet and FireWire.






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






26. Electrically erasable programmable ROM. A ROM chip that is erasable using an electrical charge.






27. Aka external cache.






28. An Advanced Options choice that will temporarily disable the Automatically Restart option on the Advanced page of System Properties.






29. Aka electronic KVM switch.






30. A type of switched network used by phone companies.






31. A portion of a program that can run separately from and concurrently with other portions of the program. Also called thread of execution.






32. Cabling that contains a single copper wire surrounded by several layers of insulating plastic and a woven wire sheath that provides protection.






33. 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.






34. Encrypted data placed in a file to guard against tampering.






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






36. A multi-GPU solution developed by ATI.






37. Aka permanent virtual circuit.






38. The amount of data that can travel over a network at a given time.






39. A type of KVM switch that is controlled through a mechanical switch on the box.






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






41. Device that stores digital data on magnetized media - such as floppy disks - the metal platters in hard disk drives - and magnetic tape media used in tape drives.






42. A Windows server running the WINS service to maintain and resolve NetBIOS names.






43. Aka master boot record.






44. A password that meets certain criteria in order to be difficult to crack. One definition of a strong password is one that contains at least eight characters - includes a combination of letters - numbers - and other symbols ( _ - - - $ - and so on) an






45. Aka electromagnetic pulse.






46. A power supply that converts between alternating current and direct current.






47. Cable that consists of pairs of wires twisted around each other. The twists help to boost each wire's signals and make them less susceptible to electromagnetic interference (EMI).






48. 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






49. A network protocol suite originally developed for the Internet; it has been mostly adopted on private networks.






50. The traditional wired telephone network.