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Comptia A + Certification

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1. In networks - when data can travel in either direction - but only in one direction at a time.






2. A fiber-optic connector that has a snap coupling and - at 1.25 mm - is half the size of the SC connector. Also called a local connector.






3. Aka display power-management signaling.






4. In a CPU - the component that is primarily responsible for directing all the activities of the computer and the interactions of its components.






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






6. A process applied to digitally signed code to unencrypt the signature data and use the information to verify the program code was not modified since the signature was added.






7. An EIDE drive setting that has the system select the drive's role (master or slave) based on the drive's position on the cable. If the drive is on the end of the cable - it is the master drive - and if it is in the middle of the cable - it is the sla






8. 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.






9. A DVD of any type that can contain data on only one side.






10. A security feature of many Windows versions that allows it to encrypt files on an NTFS volume.






11. Aka motherboard.






12. A computer circuit board that attaches to and controls SCSI devices.






13. Also called 1000Base-T - this networking standard supports speeds up to 1 Gbps.






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






15. The act of moving through a neighborhood in a vehicle or on foot - using either a laptop equipped with Wi-Fi wireless network capability or a simple Wi-Fi sensor available for a few dollars from many sources. War drivers are searching for open hotspo






16. When a mount point exists between a partition or volume to a folder on another volume - the drive path is the path (including a drive letter) to that partition or volume.






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






18. The graphical Internet consisting of a vast array of documents located on millions of specialized servers worldwide. The documents are created using HTML and other specialized languages - and transferred from servers to client computers using HTTP an






19. The role of the first EIDE drive on a PATA channel.






20. A Windows display setting that allows you to adjust the number of colors - or color depth - used by the display.






21. The process of using an oscillating magnetic field to reduce and randomize the magnetic field that builds up on the shadow mask of a CRT monitor.






22. A disk type introduced with Windows 2000 that contains space allocated in volumes without the limits imposed on basic disks. On a dynamic disk - the number of volumes are unlimited - and a volume can extend to include available space on any hard disk






23. A program that blocks browser pop-ups.






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






25. [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]






26. Aka audio modem riser.






27. Aka motherboard.






28. A standards organization - of which the T10 SCSI committee maintains the SCSI standard.






29. An icon that represents a link to any object that an icon can represent. Activating a shortcut (by double-clicking it) is a quick way to access an object or to launch a program from the desktop without having to find the actual location of the object






30. A local bus designed for video only - it provides a direct link between the processor and the video card - giving the video card direct access to main memory.






31. A TCP/IP protocol developed as a solution to the dwindling number of IP addresses on the Internet and that also serves to hide IP addresses on a private network from the Internet.






32. The cartridge for a laser printer that contains both the medium (toner) and other printing components.






33. A riser card that is similar to audio modem riser (AMR) except that it is plug and play-compatible and supports LANs in addition to audio - modem - and sound.






34. A device that sits at the connection between networks and routes packets based on their logical destination addresses.






35. A private internetwork.






36. A Windows service that allows a user to connect remotely to a computer and run the Windows desktop on the remote computer - but have the same access as if logged on to the computer and its local network.






37. A motherboard form factor introduced in 2003 by Intel as the successor to ATX.






38. A group of wires used to identify addresses in main system memory in a computer. The number of wires in an address bus is called the width of the bus and determines the number of unique memory locations that can be addressed using binary math with th






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






40. An organization that created several PC standards - including the VGA connector.






41. An area of the Windows taskbar used by programs and some hardware devices to display status icons. Also called thenotification area or system tray.






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






43. Aka pin grid array.






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






45. A mat that provides a path to ground for a static charge and is designed for the desktop or floor of a workspace. One placed on the workbench reduces the risk of electrostatic discharge for components placed on it - while one placed on the floor prov






46. Aka Domain Name Service.






47. The format in which IP addresses are usually shown - with decimal numbers separated by "dots" as in 192.168.100.2.






48. A coherent and concentrated light beam - also simply called a laser.






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






50. A handheld device used to measure electrical resistance - voltage - and/or current.