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Comptia A + Certification

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1. Aka Wi-Fi Protected Access 2.






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






3. Aka expansion bus.






4. Software that runs on the computers in a network and that receives services from servers.






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






6. Also called striping with distributed parity or striping with interleave parity - this RAID method involves a set of disks in which every time data is written to disk - a portion is written to each disk in turn - creating a "stripe" of data across th






7. The generic term for a pointing stick.






8. A way to monitor security-related events.






9. Radio frequency interference. Radio signals that occur in proximity to equipment that is sensitive to these types of signals.






10. Aka capture card.






11. A network device that is used to extend the range of a network by taking the signals received on a port from one network and regenerating (repeating) those signals to another port to transmit them on a second network.






12. A tool used to create and manage a distribution share and various installation images.






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






14. Aka access control list.






15. Aka Internet Control Message Protocol.






16. Aka thermal compound.






17. Memory chips that provide much slower access than SRAM chips but that can store several megabytes of data on a single chip (or hundreds of megabytes - or even gigabytes - when they are packaged together on a "stick").






18. Aka RAID 5.






19. The oldest of the Wi-Fi encryption standards. It uses 64- or 128-bit encryption that is easily broken. It does not encrypt the actual data in a packet - and it does not perform user authentication on a packet.






20. Aka customer premises equipment.






21. A database of all configuration settings in Windows.






22. A category of adapter card that accepts and records video signals to a PC's hard drive. A TV tuner card is a type of capture card.






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






24. One of several groups that no user can create or modify. The membership of a special group is predefined - and it is available to you only when you assign permissions or rights. A few important special groups are Creator Owner - System - and Everyone






25. A portion of a program that can run separately from and concurrently with other portions of the program. Also called thread of execution.






26. A type of DIMM memory module used in laptops.






27. A disk that uses basic storage - which means that it uses the partition table in the master boot record (MBR) to define disk partitions.






28. Aka digital linear tape.






29. A strap designed to discharge static electricity from your body. One end attaches to the wrist - whereas the other end attaches to a grounded object.






30. Aka thumb drive.






31. Aka Sony/Philips Digital Interface.






32. A device that takes video output and projects it onto a screen for viewing by a larger audience.






33. One of the two prevailing CPU manufacturers.






34. A file or folder name that breaks the 8.3 file-naming convention used in the FAT file system. This term continues to be used on newer file systems.






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






36. 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.






37. In Windows - an Advanced Options menu choice that starts Windows without several drivers and components and loads only very basic - non-vendor-specific drivers for mouse - video - keyboard - mass storage - and system services. It also displays in low






38. Aka software firewall.






39. The language of Web pages. Web designers use the HTML language to create Web page code - which your Web browser converts into the pages you view on your screen.






40. The name used by the Windows operating systems to identify the second parallel port.






41. Aka Fast Ethernet.






42. A subpackaging of a Windows revision that contains the core OS plus a special set of features that is offered as a separate product targeted to a certain type of end user.






43. A type of printer that uses a film coated with colored wax that melts onto paper. These printers are similar to dye-sublimation printers but differ in two major ways: the film contains wax rather than dye - and these printers do not require special p






44. The number of colors used by a display.






45. The information transfer protocol of the World Wide Web (WWW). Included in HTTP are the commands Web browsers use to request Web pages from Web servers and then display them on the screen of the local computer.






46. A command-line tool installed with the TCP/IP protocol suite that is used for testing communications between two hosts.






47. A CPU technology that allows two threads to execute at the same time within a single execution core. This technology is considered to be partially parallel execution. Intel introduced it in the Pentium 4 Xeon CPU. Also known as simultaneous multithre






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






49. A set of skills - behaviors - and attitudes to use when listening to another person.






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