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Comptia A + Certification

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1. Aka top-level domain.






2. In Windows Vista and Windows 7 - an Advanced Options menu choice that starts Windows normally - except that the video mode is changed to the lowest resolution - using the currently installed video driver. This option does not switch to the basic Wind






3. In networks - when data can travel in either direction - but only in one direction at a time.






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






5. A practice begun in Windows 2000 in which all of the operating system code is digitally signed to show that it has not been tampered with.






6. Aka local area network.






7. A type of solid-state storage that is commonly used in a variety of devices - such as digital cameras - which often use CompactFlash.






8. Aka Static RAM.






9. A Windows service designed to allow a user to invite someone to help troubleshoot a problem.






10. The name used by the Windows operating systems to identify the first parallel port.






11. A wireless data encryption standard based on the IEEE 802.11i security standard. It issues keys per-user and per-session and includes encryption key integrity checking. It uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP).






12. Digital versatile disc (DVD) discs that can be written to once - but data cannot be overwritten. This term also refers to the drives that can write to these discs.






13. A fiber-optic connector that has a snap coupling and - at 1.25 mm - is half the size of the SC connector. Also called a local connector.






14. Aka serial ATA.






15. A firewall service that inspects (or filters) each packet that enters or leaves the network - applying a set of security rules defined by a network administrator - and not allowing packets that fail inspection to pass between networks.






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






17. The settings within a registry key.






18. [1] A device that is the central connecting point of a LAN. A hub is little more than a multiport repeater taking incoming signals on one port and repeating them to all other ports. Ethernet hubs have been largely replaced by Ethernet switches.. [2]






19. A network in which dedicated computers called servers store data and provide print services or other capabilities to computers running the appropriate client service or services.






20. A security feature introduced in Windows Vista to prevent unauthorized changes to Windows.






21. A drive that is mapped to an empty folder on an NTFS volume and is assigned a drive path rather than drive letters.






22. An interface standard for use with DVD players - digital television (DTV) players - set-top cable or satellite service boxes - and other devices. It combines audio and video signals into an uncompressed signal and has a bandwidth of up to 5 GB/second






23. An interface on a PC that originally was unidirectional and operated at a speed of 150 KBps - but now has several operation modes.






24. The primary input device for a PDA - shaped like a pen and used to press small keys on a keypad - tap the screen to select items - or write data on the screen.






25. A non-routable network protocol suite for use only in small networks.






26. A power supply that converts between alternating current and direct current.






27. Aka floating-point unit.






28. Aka double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM.






29. In the domain name system - a name that is registered under a top-level domain - such as mcgraw-hill.com or microsoft.com.






30. A network connection device that passes traffic between two networks - using the physical address (MAC address) of the destination device.






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






32. In an IP configuration - the address of the local router that acts as a gateway from the local network to other IP networks.






33. Managing access to resources. Access control to computers and network resources involves authentication and authorization.






34. Aka FAT file system.






35. The signal in a television transmission that contains the color of the image.






36. Aka New Low-profile eXtended.






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






38. A small device containing a microchip used to generate unique passwords for logging on to a computer or a network.






39. An assigned channel over which a device can send a signal to the processor to get its attention.






40. A word used to describe memory that cannot work without a steady supply of power.






41. Aka DDR2 SDRAM.






42. The act of writing to two disk drives at the same time - creating identical drives.






43. An enhanced version of PPP - which adds the ability to secure the point-to-point connection with encryption.






44. A Windows GUI utility that allows an administrator to view the status of devices and install - remove - and update device drivers.






45. A new level of an operating system with major changes to the core components.






46. An organization that created several PC standards - including the VGA connector.






47. An address that a DHCP client will assign to itself after requesting an address and failing to receive one from a DHCP server. The address it will assign is in the 169.254 /16 network - which is the range of addresses from 169.254.0.1 to 169.254.255.






48. 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






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






50. A wireless mode requiring a wireless access point (WAP).