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Comptia A + Certification

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1. A data encryption technology used for securing data transmitted over the Internet. TLS succeeded SSL.






2. Aka boot record.






3. In Windows XP - this replaces the Emergency Repair process of Windows NT and Windows 2000. ASR is available from the Windows Backup program (NTBACKUP.EXE).






4. Aka digital versatile disc (DVD).






5. Aka hacker.






6. A server that manages DNS names.






7. 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.






8. The delivery of electricity (as from a wall outlet) in which the flow of electrons reverses periodically and has alternating positive and negative values.






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






10. Aka video RAM.






11. A circuit on a motherboard through which incoming power passes. Several voltage regulators maintain a steady voltage as demand goes up and down - with one or more voltage regulators for the various voltages required (5 volts - 12 volts - 3.3 volts -






12. A small program - such as those that can be run from the Windows Sidebar.






13. Pertaining to a DVD drive and disc that can store data in two pitted layers on each data side - with each layer having a different reflectivity index.






14. The early standard developed by PCMCIA for credit-card-sized devices used in laptops.






15. Aka lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery.






16. 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.






17. A group of wires used to identify addresses in main system memory in a computer. The number of wires in an address bus is called the width of the bus and determines the number of unique memory locations that can be addressed using binary math with th






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






19. A type of motherboard used in older PC systems; also refers to the 1984 IBM PC AT model.






20. Aka RAID 5.






21. An optional toolbar you can add to the taskbar just to the right of the Start button. Shortcuts on this bar launch with a single-click.






22. 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.






23. Aka process priority level.






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






25. A wireless network standard that defines speeds of up to 600 Mbps. It is downward-compatible with 802.11a - 802.11b - and 802.11g.






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






27. The smallest laptop type - weighing less than 3 pounds. Aka also netbook and mini-notebook.






28. A VESA standard for graphics adapters with a maximum graphics resolution of 1024






29. Aka second-level domain.






30. An underlying protocol that supports Microsoft Remote Desktop.






31. A Windows wizard that sets options for starting and running a specific old program that will not otherwise run properly in Windows.






32. Personal System/2 - as in PS/2-style mice and keyboards and connectors. Also called mini-DIN connectors.






33. A multi-GPU solution developed by ATI.






34. Aka super video graphics array.






35. Aka Advanced Power Management.






36. The protocol used to allow client computers to pick up e-mail from mail servers. The current version is POP3.






37. A server running the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) service. This server allocates IP addresses to DHCP client computers.






38. The amount of data that can travel over a network at a given time.






39. 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






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






41. 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.






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






43. The original digital discs created in 1995 for storing video.






44. A laptop in which the display is an integrated digitizer.






45. A type of power supply that converts AC power to voltages needed for a device. AC adapters are generally used for portable PC systems and other devices.






46. A grouping of wires built into a PC that - based on certain protocols - transfers data - control signals - and power to printed circuit boards (adapter cards) that are plugged into connectors in the expansion bus. Technicians often use the termsexpan






47. An expansion bus architecture that uses serial communications rather than the parallel communications of PCI. Also called PCI Express and PCI-E.






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






49. In a laser printer - the lamp that heats the fusing rollers.






50. A WAN connection that uses existing copper telephone wire for the communication circuit. To accomplish this - a DSL modem splits the existing phone line into two bands; voice transmission uses the frequencies below 4000 Hz - whereas data transmission