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Comptia A + Certification

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






2. A subprotocol of IP that detects and reports problems that can cause errors.






3. In reference to parallel ports - a mode in which the parallel device connected to the parallel port can receive data but cannot send data. CMOS settings (system settings) may refer to this mode as "Transfer only."






4. The act of electronically upgrading BIOS.






5. A single dot on a display screen. A contraction of "Picture Element."






6. A command-line utility - installed with the TCP/IP protocol suite - that traces the route taken by packets to a destination.






7. Aka automated system recovery.






8. A drive on a computer that can play music CDs and read data CDs - but cannot write to CDs.






9. Aka Internet Control Message Protocol.






10. Digital versatile disc (DVD) discs that can be written to - and data can also be overwritten. This term also refers to the drives that can write to these discs.






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






12. Another name for a motherboard in a laptop.






13. An assigned channel over which a device can send a signal to the processor to get its attention.






14. The BIOS configuration settings - also called system settings - accessed via a special BIOS-based menu during system startup.






15. The traditional transmission system for television video signals - which combines the color and brightness information with the synchronization data into one signal. The TV circuitry then separates the two signals from the composite signal.






16. 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.






17. In networking - this is a set of rules for using network hardware and software. In most discussions about networks - this term is assigned to certain network software components.






18. A screen device for video output. Also called a monitor.






19. Aka Small Computer System Interface.






20. A Windows folder that contains numerous applets you can use to adjust the configuration of many different aspects of the OS.






21. Aka virtual file allocation table.






22. An internal bus in a CPU that connects it to memory and video.






23. 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.






24. An organization that creates standards for laptop computer peripheral devices.






25. Aka expansion bus.






26. A version of Windows Vista that includes Windows Media Center - which supports advanced multimedia functions.






27. Aka v-hold.






28. Aka nickel-cadmium.






29. At first - a terminal was not much more than a display - a keyboard - and the minimal circuitry for connecting to the mainframe. Now - a terminal can be a computer running Windows or other operating system - plus terminal client emulation software th






30. The Windows Vista and Windows 7 tool for gathering and viewing performance data involving memory - disks - processors - network - and other objectives.






31. The fine copper lines that are the electronic circuits through which power - data - and control signals travel on a circuit board.






32. A security service in which authentication credentials are encrypted (user name and password) before transmission over a network.






33. A parallel port mode that has the same performance as ECP but is used with parallel devices other than printers and scanners.






34. Aka systray.






35. A string of characters that a user enters - along with an identifier - such as a user name - in order to be authenticated.






36. Aka Domain Name Service.






37. A disc drive that uses laser technology to read and/or write to special discs.






38. The "activity" status light on a NIC that indicates data is being transmitted.






39. A Windows 2000 recovery tool requiring an up-to-date emergency repair disk (ERD) or recent emergency repair information stored on the local hard disk.






40. A special-purpose computer designed for a certain task and installed within a device.






41. One of the two main protocols of the TCP/IP protocol suite - TCP breaks the data into chunks - called datagrams. Each datagram also contains information - stored in a header - which is used by the TCP protocol on the receiving end to reassemble the c






42. A set of standards for imaging devices - such as scanners and cameras - that is used in drivers and other software for these devices.






43. 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.






44. Aka error-correcting code.






45. This attack occurs when someone sends a large number of requests to a server - overwhelming the server so it stops functioning on the network.






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






47. A wide area network (WAN) connection that allows a large amount of data to be transmitted. Broadband WANs includes cellular - ISDN - DSL - cable - T-carrier - satellite - and fiber.






48. The appropriate responses that you make during a conversation.






49. An underlying protocol that supports Microsoft Remote Desktop.






50. The worldwide interconnection of networks that can be accessed with various Internet-based software. The World Wide Web is one of the many services of the Internet.