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Comptia A + Certification

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1. A scaled-down laptop in the ultra-portable category - designed for Internet access. Aka also ultra-portable and mini-notebook.






2. Aka thumb drive.






3. In regard to Windows operating systems - a version of Windows that is designed to work with a certain manufacturer's equipment.






4. An LCD technology based on thin-film transistor (TFT) technology. An active matrix display has a transistor at every pixel - which enables much quicker display changes than passive matrix displays and produces a display quality comparable to a CRT.






5. A network name used to identify a wireless network. Consisting of up to 32 characters - the SSID travels with the messages on the wireless network. All of the wireless devices on a WLAN must use the same SSID in order to communicate.






6. A device required at both ends of a T-carrier system connection.






7. Aka PCIe.






8. A version of Windows Vista that includes Windows Media Center - which supports advanced multimedia functions.






9. A Windows folder that contains numerous applets you can use to adjust the configuration of many different aspects of the OS.






10. The practice of forcing a CPU or other computer component to run at a higher clock rate than the manufacturer intended.






11. Aka MSCONFIG.






12. A virus that gains access to a computer by masquerading as a harmless program that a user innocently installs on the computer.






13. 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.






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






15. A user interface that takes advantage of the video system's graphics capabilities for manipulated graphic elements that represent objects and tasks.






16. Any writable mass storage device - removable or fixed in place.






17. A tool for migrating user data and settings from one Windows computer to a computer running Windows XP.






18. This occurs when someone collects personal information belonging to another person and uses that information to fraudulently make purchases - open new credit accounts - and even obtain new driver's licenses and other forms of identification in the vi






19. Aka enhanced capabilities port (ECP) mode.






20. A metal plate behind the front of a CRT monitor that focuses the electron beams from the gun.






21. Aka compact disc.






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






23. A program used to discover a password.






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






25. To renew a product activation - required when the activation program discovers significant changes in a computer or the activated product has been installed on a second computer.






26. An early international standard for sending voice and data over digital telephone wires. ISDN uses existing telephone circuits or higher-speed conditioned lines to get speeds of either 64 Kbps or 128 Kbps. ISDN lines also have the ability to carry vo






27. Aka complementary metal-oxide semiconductor.






28. 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.






29. A file format for movie DVDs.






30. The generic term for a pointing stick.






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






32. A magnetic mass storage device primarily used for backing up data from computers.






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






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






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






36. Aka Wireless Fidelity.






37. A circuit card in a PC that controls the output to the display device(s).






38. The box that houses the main computer system.






39. In reference to IDE PATA drives - the slave drive on the second channel.






40. In a laser printer - a high-intensity lamp that - when shone on a portion of the electro-photosensitive drum - removes any remaining charge on that portion of the drum.






41. A heat dissipation device - usually a passive metal object with a flat surface attached to a component - such as a chip.






42. Aka file allocation table.






43. A multi-GPU solution developed by ATI.






44. An underlying protocol that supports Microsoft Remote Desktop.






45. An external bus that connects into the PC's PCI bus. With USB - you can theoretically connect up to 127 devices to your computer.






46. A 20- or 24- pin connector that supplies power from a PC's power supply to the motherboard.






47. Aka virtual circuit.






48. A small cassette containing an ink reservoir used to provide the medium for certain printers. An ink cartridge will only fit a certain model printer.






49. 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.






50. A mark on a building created by a war driver to specify where a hotspot exists. People "in the know" look for these marks to identify hotspots for their use.