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1. A type of computer firmware that is responsible for informing the CPU of installed devices and how to communicate with them.






2. A slide switch on the exterior of a PC power supply used to switch between two input voltages.






3. An input device that uses a stylus. Available as an external device - it uses touch screen technology and is usually at least the size of a sheet of paper. Also called a digitizer.






4. Aka demilitarized zone.






5. A computer's temporary working space - usually in DRAM chips.






6. In Disk Management - the status given to a dynamic disk that has not had its configuration information (stored on the disk) imported into Windows. This status occurs when a dynamic disk is moved to a different Windows computer or when a dynamic disk






7. A portion of system memory used by a video adapter built into a motherboard.






8. An exact duplicate of an entire hard drive's contents - including the OS and all installed software.






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






10. A specialized chip that controls DMA channels.






11. A setting on an LCD display that adjusts the viewable area of the display horizontally.






12. The act of writing to two disk drives at the same time - creating identical drives.






13. Program code that allows an operating system to control the use of a physical device.






14. A server containing source files for installing software onto client computers. The shared folder containing these files is a software distribution point.






15. A protocol developed in the 1980s by IBM for managing names on a network. Also used by Microsoft in early networking. Replaced by DNS on TCP/IP networks.






16. A Windows sleep mode that uses hard drive space to save all the programs and data that are in memory at the time you choose this mode. The computer then completely shuts down and requires no power while it is hibernating.






17. 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.






18. A small program - such as those that can be run from the Windows Sidebar.






19. A cooling fan located on a CPU.






20. A Windows wizard that sets options for starting and running a specific old program that will not otherwise run properly in Windows.






21. A VESA standard for power management in display devices.






22. 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.






23. A long-handled tool with a magnet on one end - used to pick up small objects containing iron.






24. A DVI mode that supports digital video signals and is partially compatible with HDMI. Aka also digital video interface and High-Definition Multimedia Interface.






25. A generic term for a collection of information on known malware (not just viruses).






26. The logical structure on disk that allows the operating system to save and retrieve files. Examples of file systems are FAT and NTFS. Both of these file system have different versions - such as FAT12 - FAT16 - FAT32 - and NTFS 4.0 and NTFS 5.0.






27. A memory module (stick) that installs into matching DIMM sockets found on many motherboards. The word "dual" refers to the separate pins or connections on both sides of the module and socket.






28. In the domain name system - a name that is registered under a top-level domain - such as mcgraw-hill.com or microsoft.com.






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






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






31. Aka electronic KVM switch.






32. Personal System/2 - as in PS/2-style mice and keyboards and connectors. Also called mini-DIN connectors.






33. A printer that creates printed output line by line.






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






35. Aka Wired Equivalent Privacy.






36. Aka read-only memory.






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






38. The traditional wired telephone network.






39. A dedicated computer that stores data and provides print services or other capabilities to network clients.






40. Aka central processing unit.






41. Aka Integrated Service Digital Network.






42. A cell phone with Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) functions built in.






43. Aka single inline memory module.






44. Aka RAID 5.






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






46. An optical disc created and read by a mechanism using a laser.






47. Aka random access memory.






48. Pertaining to a DVD drive and disc that can store data in two pitted layers on each data side - with each layer having a different reflectivity index.






49. A power-usage level.






50. 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.







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