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Comptia A + Certification
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1. A drive that can write either to CD-R discs or to specially designed CD-RW discs. In the case of the CD-RW discs - the drive can write more than once to the same portion of disc - overwriting old data.
Service Set ID (SSID)
CD-RW (CD-rewritable)
channel service unit (CSU)
electro-photosensitive drum
2. A method of memory error-checking that is more sophisticated than parity checking. Like parity checking - it adds an extra bit per byte. In addition - software in the system memory controller uses an algorithm to both detect and correct errors.
Ultra DMA (UDMA)
error-correcting code (ECC)
ACPI
thumb drive
3. In reference to IDE PATA drives - the master drive on the first channel.
PCI-E
transferring
primary master
DIN connector
4. The cellular network standards used by Verizon and Sprint-Nextel.
processor bus
802.11b
Level 3 (L3) cache
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
5. A file system used by operating systems for organizing - reading - and writing optical discs.
local remote KVM switch
video adapter card
Compact Disc File System (CDFS)
HDMI
6. 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.
volts
continuity RIMM (CRIMM)
composite video
soft power
7. A new level of an operating system with major changes to the core components.
parallel port
audio modem riser (AMR)
version
CRIMM
8. A set of technologies that allow voice transmission over an IP network
basic storage
fusing rollers
Voice over IP (VoIP)
wireless access point (WAP)
9. A special-purpose computer designed for a certain task and installed within a device.
Preboot eXecution Environment
PAGEFILE.SYS
C
embedded systems
10. A now-obsolete type of rechargeable battery used in laptops and other portable devices - replaced by lithium-ion batteries.
digital video interface (DVI)
nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries
file system
extended partition
11. Aka Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory.
jump drive
VESA
traces
CD-ROM
12. A compartment in a portable computer's case that holds a single media device that can be swapped with another. For instance - you may swap an optical drive - a secondary hard drive - or a floppy drive into and out of a single bay.
land-grid array (LGA)
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
registered jack (RJ)
media bay
13. A component that you can install into a system onsite - such as memory modules - heat sinks - and CMOS batteries.
Internet service provider (ISP)
field replaceable unit (FRU)
sidebar
hard disk drive
14. One of the main protocols of the TCP/IP protocol suite - IP manages logical addressing of network packets so routing protocols can route the packets over the network.
root folder
RDRAM
Extended Video Graphics Array (EVGA)
Internet Protocol (IP)
15. Aka S-Video.
Super Video
volume
swap file
system bus
16. A type of switched network used by phone companies.
asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
random access memory (RAM)
plain-old telephone service (POTS)
Digital Light Processing (DLP)
17. Aka access control list.
ACL
AMR
EEPROM
server
18. The role of the first EIDE drive on a PATA channel.
mainboard
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
master drive
19. A mat that provides a path to ground for a static charge and is designed for the desktop or floor of a workspace. One placed on the workbench reduces the risk of electrostatic discharge for components placed on it - while one placed on the floor prov
partition
antistatic mat
PPTP
SODIMM
20. Aka Rambus Dynamic RAM.
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
RDRAM
public switched telephone network (PSTN)
transfer corona wire
21. A service that manages Microsoft NetBIOS names for a Windows network. This service is becoming obsolete - as Windows has moved to DNS for naming and name service.
MMC
SORIMM
basic storage
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
22. Aka nickel-cadmium.
NiCD
luminance
service pack
driver signing
23. Aka pin grid array.
file allocation table (FAT)
odd parity
thermal paste
PGA
24. The first physical sector on a hard disk - which contains the initial boot program that the BIOS loads into memory during bootup. It also contains the partition table.
Microsoft Product Activation (MPA)
master boot record (MBR)
flash ROM
subtree
25. A device that takes video output and projects it onto a screen for viewing by a larger audience.
projector
32-bit
spindle
control unit
26. An Advanced Options choice that will temporarily disable the Automatically Restart option on the Advanced page of System Properties.
Disable Automatic Restart
jumper
DB-9
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
27. A local bus designed for video only - it provides a direct link between the processor and the video card - giving the video card direct access to main memory.
impact printer
ANSI
paging file
accelerated graphics port (AGP)
28. A handheld device used to measure electrical resistance - voltage - and/or current.
local user account
port replicator
multimeter
DVI-I
29. 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.
motherboard
riser card
redundant array of independent disks (RAID)
fusing rollers
30. This attack occurs when someone sends a large number of requests to a server - overwhelming the server so it stops functioning on the network.
SODIMM
embedded systems
CRT
denial of service (DoS) attack
31. A file used by Windows for virtual memory. Also called the swap file. The actual filename in Windows is PAGEFILE.SYS.
molex connector
password
CD-R (CD-Record)
paging file
32. A type of computer firmware that is responsible for informing the CPU of installed devices and how to communicate with them.
IEEE 1394c-2006
basic input/output system (BIOS)
beam-on-blade connector
DHCP Server
33. Sony-Philips digital interface format
solid-state drive (SSD)
power management
war chalking
S/PDIF
34. A set of wires used by data traveling into and out of a processor.
HDMI
digital video interface (DVI)
processor bus
switch
35. A socket for a PGA CPU that has a retention lever as well as contacts to match the number of pins on the CPU. The lever is used to attach the CPU to the socket in a manner that does not require force to insert or to remove the CPU.
nonvolatile memory
S/PDIF
adapter card
zero insertion force (ZIF) socket
36. A heat dissipation device - usually a passive metal object with a flat surface attached to a component - such as a chip.
Type III
heat sink
thread of execution
ROM
37. A security feature introduced in Windows Vista to prevent unauthorized changes to Windows.
Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA)
User Account Control (UAC)
inactive KVM switch
activation
38. Aka network interface card.
NIC
zero insertion force (ZIF) socket
Small Outline RIMM (SORIMM)
biometric device
39. A part of the NTFS file system used to store a transaction-based database - with all file accesses treated as transactions - and if a transaction is not complete - NTFS will roll back to the last successful transaction.
Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA)
power supply unit (PSU)
master file table (MFT)
System Restore
40. An external bus that connects into the PC's PCI bus. With USB - you can theoretically connect up to 127 devices to your computer.
fraud
extension magnet
Extended Video Graphics Array (EVGA)
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
41. A Windows Advanced Options menu choice used to send debugging information about the Windows startup over a serial cable to another computer running a special program called a debugger.
root key
Debugging Mode
Speaker Volume Key
RF
42. An expansion bus architecture that uses serial communications rather than the parallel communications of PCI. Also called PCI Express and PCI-E.
password
FTP
cellular WAN
PCIe (peripheral component interconnect express)
43. Aka hard disk drive.
HDD
CMOS settings
MSINFO32.EXE
line printer
44. The cellular network standards used by AT&T and T-Mobile.
zero insertion force (ZIF) socket
Global System for Mobile communications (GSM)
software firewall
cracker
45. Aka RAID 5.
DVD-Video
NiCD
DDR1
striping with interleave parity
46. An external serial bus standardized by the IEEE. Apple first developed it as FireWire. Other manufacturers call it i.link or Lynx. It can support up to 63 daisy-chained devices. Since the introduction of the faster update - IEEE 1394b - the original
WUXGA
PS/2
process
IEEE 1394
47. In a laptop - a compartment that holds a single media device that is switchable with another.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
KVM switch
wireless access point (WAP)
accessory bay
48. A disc drive that uses laser technology to read and/or write to special discs.
optical drive
DVD-R
802.11g
NLX
49. Aka Wireless Fidelity.
port
I/O address
Wi-Fi
LVD
50. In reference to a memory module - how much information the processor can access from or write to memory in a single cycle.
bit width
flash ROM
digital versatile disc (DVD)
ATX power supply
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