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Comptia A + Certification

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1. The third version of the IEEE 1394 standard; it is a departure from the old standards in that it uses Category 5e twisted pair cable with RJ-45 connectors - combining Ethernet and FireWire.






2. Aka uninterruptible power supply.






3. An Advanced Options menu choice that creates a log of the Windows startup in a file named NTBTLOG.TXT and saved in thesystemroot folder (normally C:Windows).






4. Audio connectors that use a 1/8" single pin plug.






5. A Windows program that launches Internet Explorer and connects to the Windows Update Website.






6. A measurement of the volume of electrons - also called current. It is calculated with the formula amps = watts / volts.






7. A Windows command prompt utility that uses the WFP (Windows 2000 and Windows XP) or WRP (Windows Vista and Windows 7) service to scan and verify the versions of all protected system files after you restart your computer.






8. A method for allocating disk space on hard disks in which configuration information for each dynamic disk is located on the disk space beyond the first physical sector. This configuration information is stored outside of any volume on the hard disk.






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






10. A program installed and activated on a computer without the user's knowledge or permission. At the least - the intent is mischief - but most often the intent is to cause damage.






11. Also called mirroring - this RAID array type provides fault tolerance because all the data is written identically to the two drives in the mirrored set.






12. A power supply form factor that pairs with an ATX motherboard and case.






13. An icon that represents a link to any object that an icon can represent. Activating a shortcut (by double-clicking it) is a quick way to access an object or to launch a program from the desktop without having to find the actual location of the object






14. Aka super video graphics array.






15. The default Windows file system that includes many important features - including encryption and permissions.






16. The difference in value between a display's brightest white and darkest black. Modern LCD displays have a contrast ratio of 500:1 or greater.






17. 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.






18. A 9-pin D-shell connector.






19. Aka motherboard.






20. 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






21. A command-line command - installed with the TCP/IP protocol suite - which provides statistical information about the TCP/IP protocols and network connections involving your computer - depending on the switches you use when you enter the command.






22. In Microsoft Windows - NTFS permissions are used to specify and control which users and groups can access certain files and folders and what each user or group can do with them.






23. A security feature of many Windows versions that allows it to encrypt files on an NTFS volume.






24. A PCMCIA card standard that comes in two interfaces: PCIe and USB 2.0.






25. The original version of the IEEE 1394 standard that supports speeds up to 400 Mbps.






26. A coherent and concentrated light beam - also simply called a laser.






27. Aka Small Outline DIMM.






28. The former name of the Parallel AT Attachment (PATA) interface standard.






29. Aka external cache.






30. The IBM branded name for a pointing stick or track point.






31. Aka microcode.






32. Aka fast page mode.






33. Aka file allocation table.






34. The area at the beginning of a disk formatted with the FAT file system. This area contains the boot record - FAT table - and root directory.






35. A data encryption technology used for securing data transmitted over the Internet.






36. A type of printer that uses heat in the image transfer process.






37. Aka distributed denial of service attack.






38. A chip that works with a serial port - converting outgoing data from parallel to serial and incoming data from serial to parallel.






39. Aka enhanced parallel port (EPP) mode.






40. 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).






41. An option available in the Windows XP Backup program for recovering from damage that prevents the operating system from starting. It replaced the Emergency Repair Disk (ERD) process in Windows 2000.






42. The fine copper lines that are the electronic circuits through which power - data - and control signals travel on a circuit board.






43. Aka low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS).






44. A generic reference to a PC's serial communications port - in which the x represents the port number.






45. A wide area network (WAN) connection that allows a large amount of data to be transmitted. Broadband WANs includes cellular - ISDN - DSL - cable - T-carrier - satellite - and fiber.






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






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






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






49. A CRT video setting - also known as vertical hold - that holds the image vertically on the screen.






50. Cabling that contains a single copper wire surrounded by several layers of insulating plastic and a woven wire sheath that provides protection.