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Comptia A + Certification

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1. A program used to discover a password.






2. The file system component in the FAT file system in which the OS creates a table that serves as a map of where files reside on disk. Also called the FAT table.






3. An extension of the SATA standard for external SATA devices - with speeds triple that of USB 2.0.






4. A popular inkjet printer developed by Canon.






5. An Intel standard for starting up a computer over the network - without relying on a disk-based operating system. Used to install a new operating system or run diagnostics software.






6. Program code that provides a way for someone to gain access to a computer while bypassing security. Only a person who knows how the back door works can use it - but once in - that individual has the same access as the host program to all the internal






7. Aka Post Office Protocol.






8. A double-sided - double-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 17.08 GB of data - or over eight hours of video.






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






10. A device that in its traditional configuration as a local KVM switch connects a single keyboard - video display - and mouse to two or more computer systems - allowing the user to switch control from one computer to another.






11. A component that you can install into a system onsite - such as memory modules - heat sinks - and CMOS batteries.






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






13. The type of electrical current delivered by a battery in which the electrons flow in only one direction.






14. A registry key that exists within another key.






15. A cooling fan mounted directly on the case - as opposed to a power supply fan - which is inside the power supply.






16. 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






17. A Windows display setting that allows you to adjust the number of colors - or color depth - used by the display.






18. A partition type on a basic disk that can have only one logical drive assigned to it encompassing the entire partition. This partition type is also the only type of partition on a basic disk that can be marked as active for booting up an operating sy






19. In a laptop - a compartment that holds a single media device that is switchable with another.






20. Aka Extended Video Graphics Array.






21. Aka Small Outline DIMM.






22. A virus that downloads to a user's computer through a pop-up window that appears in a Web browser. It requires an action on the part of a user - such as clicking a button that implies acceptance of something like free information.






23. Aka routing information protocol.






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






25. The act of covertly obtaining information broadcast from wireless devices using the Bluetooth standard.






26. In a CPU - special memory that resides within the CPU's core and is used to temporarily store instructions and data in order to increase the processing speed. Also called L1 cache.






27. A power management standard that includes all the power states of APM - plus two more. It also supports soft power.






28. A single-sided - double-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 8.54 GB of data - or over four hours of video.






29. Aka Automatic Private IP Address.






30. A video interface - also called Super Video - that transmits video using two signals






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






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






33. A specialized type of scanner that reads bar codes - which are patterns of bars of varying widths printed on labels or directly on items. The bar pattern is converted into a numeric code that is transmitted to a computer as data.






34. Data communications over the cellular telecommunications networks.






35. 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.






36. A set of behaviors for the workplace that includes how you interact with people and how you treat property.






37. 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.






38. 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.






39. A file used with a scripted unattended installation along with an answer file. The UDF file provides settings that are unique for each computer.






40. Aka thermal compound.






41. A type of rechargeable battery used in laptops and other portable devices.






42. A technology that makes 802.11n speeds possible - using multiple antennas to send and receive digital data in simultaneous radio streams that increases performance.






43. Aka electronic KVM switch.






44. The read-only DVD discs sold at retail stores - containing video or software and having a maximum capacity of 15.9 GB of data. This term also applies to the drives that can only read DVDs.






45. On a cable network - the device used at the customer site for the analog/digital conversion.






46. Aka motherboard.






47. 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.






48. Specialized hardware used to create and manage a RAID array.






49. A diagram showing the purpose of each wire in a connector.






50. 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