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Comptia A + Certification

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1. Aka Static RAM.






2. A key on a laptop that - when pressed along with the FN key - changes the laptop display brightness at the hardware level. On some laptops - when this key combination is pressed - a small brightness control panel will display on the screen. Use the u






3. A type of arithmetic logic unit (ALU) that is used to perform specialized functions - such as division and large decimal number operations. Also called a math coprocessor.






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






5. A type of solid-state storage that is commonly used in a variety of devices - such as digital cameras.






6. A new level of an operating system with major changes to the core components.






7. 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.






8. Aka lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery.






9. A multi-GPU solution developed by ATI.






10. A double-sided - single-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 9.4 GB of data - or over four hours of video.






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






12. In reference to computers - the pathways or methods for what goes into a computer in the form of data and instructions and similarly what comes out of the computer in many forms - including an onscreen display - a printout sent to a printer - or data






13. A shared folder on a distribution server containing the source files for a remote installation.






14. 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.






15. Aka low-voltage differential.






16. The circuit board in a computer to which all other components directly or indirectly connect. Also called a mainboard - system board - mobo - or planar board.






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






18. In a CPU - the speed at which it can potentially execute instructions - measured in millions of cycles per second






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






20. Aka motherboard.






21. A utility for migrating data from many computers - or if you need to perform what Microsoft calls a "wipe-and-load migration" from and to the same computer. Available in Windows XP - Vista - and Windows 7.






22. To renew a product activation - required when the activation program discovers significant changes in a computer or the activated product has been installed on a second computer.






23. Aka routing information protocol.






24. Aka distributed denial of service attack.






25. 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.






26. A technology for LCD displays in which transistors are positioned at each pixel.






27. Aka nickel metal hydride.






28. The name used by the Windows operating systems to identify the first parallel port.






29. A power supply that only accepts one input power voltage.






30. In reference to IDE PATA drives - the slave drive on the second channel.






31. 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.






32. A specialized type of memory used only with video adapters.






33. A CPU power-saving mode that allows a CPU to reduce its speed without losing its place so it does not stop working altogether. SMM also allows the CPU to trigger power saving in other components.






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






35. The Microsoft Website from which you can download updates to Windows.






36. A more advanced and more expensive alternative to a port replicator. In addition to the ports normally found on a port replicator - a docking station may include full-size expansion slots and drives.






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






38. Introduced in Windows 2000 - a user interface for Windows administration tools that is flexible and configurable.






39. A part of the NTFS file system used to store a transaction-based database - with all file accesses treated as transactions - and if a transaction is not complete - NTFS will roll back to the last successful transaction.






40. Aka System Information.






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






42. Light waves in the infrared spectrum.






43. A software fix for a single problem.






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






45. A device that converts DC current to AC. An inverter is required in a laptop to provide the AC current required by the display.






46. Local area networking using radio waves - with the most common based on the IEEE 802.11 group of standards (802.11a - 802.11b - 802.11g - and 802.11n).






47. Aka enhanced parallel port (EPP) mode.






48. The read-only DVD discs sold at retail stores - containing video or software and having a maximum capacity of 15.9 GB of data. This term also applies to the drives that can only read DVDs.






49. Aka Wi-Fi Protected Access 2.






50. Aka Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).