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Comptia A + Certification

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1. Aka Ethernet.






2. A database of all configuration settings in Windows.






3. A round connector that gets its name from Deutsche Industrie Norm - a German standards organization. Normally a round connector with a circular or semicircle of pins.






4. A drive that can be safely installed and removed while a computer is up and running without damaging the data stored on the drive.






5. Aka pointing stick.






6. A popular inkjet printer developed by Canon.






7. Aka Address Resolution Protocol.






8. Aka v-hold.






9. In reference to the Windows operating systems - one that can utilize up to 4 GB of address space.






10. 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.






11. A CRT video setting - also known at horizontal hold - that holds the image horizontally on the screen.






12. A utility that provides remote terminal emulation for connecting to computers and network devices running server software that can respond - without needing to be concerned with the actual operating system running on either system.






13. A fiber-optic connector that resembles an RJ-45 network connector and is less expensive and easier to work with than ST or SC connectors.






14. A set of wires used by data traveling into and out of a processor.






15. The act of safely installing/uninstalling or attaching/removing a device while a computer is up and running.






16. Authentication is validation of a user account and password that occurs before the security components of Windows will give the user access to the computer.






17. 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.






18. Aka Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP).






19. On a motherboard - the type and location of components - as well as the size of the board itself.






20. The use of words - often technical and uncommon - that both parties understand in the same way.






21. A protocol used with WPA wireless encryption that was broken by hackers.






22. This GUI utility will display a system summary of the hardware - operating system - and other software.






23. The settings within a registry key.






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






25. A physical area where a Wi-Fi network connects to the Internet.






26. A tool for testing if a cable can connect properly end-to-end and to determine if a cable has a short. These tools are available for a variety of cable types.






27. Cable that consists of pairs of wires twisted around each other. The twists help to boost each wire's signals and make them less susceptible to electromagnetic interference (EMI).






28. In Windows - a security account that contains one or more local user accounts - and when a computer is a member of a Windows domain - may also contain domain user or group accounts.






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






30. A misnomer - referring to the BIOS settings that are stored in a CMOS chip.






31. A computer (or dedicated device) that sits between a private network and an untrusted network and examines all traffic in and out of the network it is protecting. It will block any traffic it recognizes as a potential threat - using a variety of tech






32. A level of service offered by the telephone companies over a T-carrier circuit that provides full-duplex transmissions at 1.544 Mbps - carrying digital voice - data - or video signals.






33. One of the two prevailing CPU manufacturers.






34. A system resource that certain devices - such as sound cards and hard drives - can use to move data between the device and system RAM without involving the processor.






35. Windows run-line utility for testing the DirectX support. Launch this program when experiencing video problems and/or audio problems when running DirectX applications.






36. A connector commonly used for PC keyboards. It is much smaller than the original DIN connector.






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






38. In reference to the Windows operating systems - one that can utilize more than 4 GB of address space. Depending on the version - 64-bit Windows can address a maximum of from 8 to 192 GB.






39. Aka video RAM.






40. Data communications over the cellular telecommunications networks.






41. A type of KVM switch that is controlled through a mechanical switch on the box.






42. Aka display power-management signaling.






43. Aka Automatic Private IP Address.






44. A bundle of patches or updates released periodically by a software publisher.






45. A process applied to digitally signed code to unencrypt the signature data and use the information to verify the program code was not modified since the signature was added.






46. A common connector used to connect a power supply to floppy drives.






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






48. A device that uses a measurement of a body part - such as a fingerprint or retina scan.






49. The component that provides power for all components on the motherboard and internal to the PC case. Also called a power supply unit (PSU).






50. A type of printer that uses a film coated with colored wax that melts onto paper. These printers are similar to dye-sublimation printers but differ in two major ways: the film contains wax rather than dye - and these printers do not require special p