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Comptia A + Certification

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1. A drive that can be safely installed and removed while a computer is up and running without damaging the data stored on the drive.






2. A bundle of patches or updates released periodically by a software publisher.






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






4. Aka Video Electronics Standards Organization.






5. A device - usually resembling a power strip - that protects equipment from power surges.






6. Aka Ethernet.






7. 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.






8. In the laser printing process - the step in which the toner on the drum is transferred to the paper.






9. Aka logical block address.






10. 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.






11. A DVD drive that cannot write to but can read DVD discs.






12. Aka accelerated graphics port.






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






14. On a circuit board - a small connector that slides down on a pair of pins jutting up from the board. Multiple pins are often side-by-side - and a jumper joins a pair of them.






15. A software fix for a single problem.






16. 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.






17. 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






18. A type of switched network used by phone companies.






19. A RAM standard that replaces the original DDR standard. Using far less power than DDR1 - a stick of DDR2 SDRAM has 240 pins.






20. Aka optical character recognition.






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






22. A network protocol suite originally developed for the Internet; it has been mostly adopted on private networks.






23. Aka pin grid array.






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






25. 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.






26. Traditionally - this term only applied to the type of device described in the definition for analog modem. Now - it is also used for the digital devices in DSL and cable data communications.






27. A menu that opens from the Start button on the taskbar.






28. 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.






29. A level of service offered by the telephone companies over a T-carrier circuit that provides full-duplex transmissions at 1.544 Mbps - carrying digital voice - data - or video signals.






30. Aka Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP).






31. In an IP configuration - the address of the local router that acts as a gateway from the local network to other IP networks.






32. A mode for parallel ports that allows access to special features in the PC called DMA channels. This mode is approximately ten times faster than regular bidirectional mode and is designed for printers and scanners.






33. An organization that creates specifications for infrared wireless communication.






34. The redirection of incoming traffic to the requesting internal hosts that initiated the communication with an external host.






35. Any video adapter or monitor that exceeds the VGA standard in resolution and color depth with a maximum resolution of 1600






36. 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






37. An early technology for increasing the performance of DRAM.






38. Aka denial of service (DoS) attack.






39. A type of printer that uses one of several technologies to apply wet ink to paper to create text or graphic printouts. The two most popular inkjet printer models are the InkJet - developed by Hewlett-Packard - and the Bubble Jet - developed by Canon.






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






41. Aka Advanced Power Management.






42. A type of printer that transfers ink to paper by causing a print head to strike a printer ribbon containing ink against the paper.






43. The sudden and uncontrolled movement of electricity from an object with a greater charge to one with a lesser charge. Also called static electricity.






44. A single-sided - single-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 4.7 GB of data - or over two hours of video.






45. The type of connector used in the ExpressCard interface.






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






47. 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.






48. A set of rules and practices describing how an organization protects and manages sensitive information. A security policy applies to all employees.






49. Aka digitizing tablet.






50. Aka digital video interface.