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Comptia A + Certification

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1. A modulator/demodulator device that allows computers to communicate with one another over existing phone lines.






2. In reference to IDE PATA drives - the master drive on the first channel.






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






4. Memory that is accessible in any (random) order. Most of the memory in a PC is RAM.






5. A hard drive interface that transfers data in parallel. EIDE and ATAPI drives attach to the PATA interface.






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






7. A standard for interconnecting electronic musical instruments to communicate with computers and among themselves.






8. A type of RIMM memory module used in laptops.






9. An optional toolbar you can add to the taskbar just to the right of the Start button. Shortcuts on this bar launch with a single-click.






10. 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






11. A common connector used to connect a power supply to internal peripherals.






12. A 9-pin D-shell connector.






13. Another name for a motherboard in a laptop.






14. A logical memory address defined in a processor's address bus that allows the system to access physical RAM or ROM memory locations.






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






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






17. Aka complementary metal-oxide semiconductor.






18. Aka local area network.






19. A single-pin RCA phone jack for transferring digital audio from CD and DVD players to amplifiers and speakers.






20. Aka Small Computer System Interface.






21. In a laser printer - the lamp that heats the fusing rollers.






22. An Intel standard for motherboards targeted to the low-end consumer market that includes built-in components - while saving space and fitting into a smaller case.






23. A computer display that uses liquid crystal or plasma technology and does not require the bulk of a large picture tube. The screen enclosure can be as thin as one to two inches.






24. A version of the FAT file system used by hard drives and some flash drives (thumb drives - etc.) - using a 32-bit file allocation table.






25. A command-line utility installed on a Windows computer with the TCP/IP protocol suite; it's used to view the IP configuration of a network connection and to perform certain administrative tasks.






26. A Windows program that launches Internet Explorer and connects to the Windows Update Website.






27. Aka Internet service provider.






28. A CPU component that manages the CPU cache.






29. An interface standard developed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) - it is used for both internal and external hard drives and optical drives as well as devices such as printers - modems - scanners - and many other peripherals.






30. A type of motherboard used in older PC systems; also refers to the 1984 IBM PC AT model.






31. Data storage technology with no moving mechanical parts that uses large-capacity - nonvolatile memory - commonly calledflash memory or solid-state drives.






32. The primary input device for a PDA - shaped like a pen and used to press small keys on a keypad - tap the screen to select items - or write data on the screen.






33. A subprotocol of TCP/IP used for connectionless communications in which each packet is sent without establishing a connection.






34. A key on a laptop that is combined with the FN key to bring up a small volume control panel on the display. Using the up (?) or right (?) arrow key - the volume will increase. To decrease the volume - press the FN key and the SPEAKER VOLUME key along






35. One of the two prevailing CPU manufacturers.






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






37. Authentication is validation of a user account and password that occurs before the security components of Windows will give the user access to the computer.






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






39. A file attribute that is given to a file to indicate it should not be visible in Windows Explorer unless View settings override the attribute and allow the file to be shown.






40. A chip that keeps track of the date and time on a PC. Set the date and time through your operating system or in the BIOS Setup program.






41. A perpetrator of malicious software attacks against computers and networks. Also called a cracker.






42. A measurement of the volume of electrons - also called current. It is calculated with the formula amps = watts / volts.






43. Video RAM memory that uses a technique for using video RAM to perform Windows-specific functions to speed up the OS.






44. A large burst of electromagnetic energy - as from a nuclear explosion - that has the potential to damage communications and power lines within a large geographic area - depending on the size and location of the pulse.






45. Aka wireless access point.






46. Fiber-optic cable that allows only a single light wave to pass down the cable.






47. A laptop is a small - easily transported computer - generally weighing less than 7 pounds and with roughly the same dimensions as a 1- to 2-inch-thick stack of magazines. Laptops computers have an all-in-one layout in which the keyboard - and often t






48. Aka Wi-Fi Protected Access 2.






49. Things used for authentication - such as something you know - something you have - or something you are. Authentication involves one or more of these factors and can - therefore - be one-factor - two-factor - or three-factor authentication.






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