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Comptia A + Certification

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






2. Aka denial of service (DoS) attack.






3. Information organized as a unit into a container. The author (creator) of a file controls how much information the file contains.






4. Aka ATA Packet Interface.






5. In the FAT file system - the top-level directory in which the operating system stores information about files - including a reference to the FAT table so it knows where to find the file's contents on disk. The NTFS file system also has a root - or to






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






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






8. A server containing source files for installing software onto client computers. The shared folder containing these files is a software distribution point.






9. A device that in its traditional configuration as a local KVM switch connects a single keyboard - video display - and mouse to two or more computer systems - allowing the user to switch control from one computer to another.






10. A protocol developed in the 1980s by IBM for managing names on a network. Also used by Microsoft in early networking. Replaced by DNS on TCP/IP networks.






11. A utility in Windows XP and Windows 2000 for gathering and viewing performance data involving memory - disks - processors - networks - and other objectives.






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






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






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






15. An LCD display that uses a DB-15 connector - which means that it accepts analog signals that it converts to digital.






16. Aka antistatic mat.






17. A riser card standard that AMD - 3Com - and others introduced in 2000 to supersede AMR. It uses one PCI slot - provides accelerated audio and modem functions as well as networking - and supports multiple Ethernet NICs.






18. A Windows utility that allows you to create tasks that run automatically at the times you select.






19. A number that identifies a device on a SCSI chain.






20. A category of adapter card that accepts and records video signals to a PC's hard drive. A TV tuner card is a type of capture card.






21. A connector that contains two to four wires and usually attaches phone cables to modems and to wall-mounted phone jacks.






22. The number of colors used by a display.






23. Aka central processing unit.






24. A special terminating stick that must be inserted into the open RIMM sockets.






25. Aka motherboard.






26. An encryption technology introduced in Windows Vista Enterprise and Ultimate editions - Windows Server 2008 - and also in Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise editions. It encrypts the entire boot volume.






27. Aka File Transfer Protocol (FTP).






28. A connection over a wide area network.






29. A protocol for securing data for transmission by encrypting it.






30. In power supplies - the amount of wattage the power supply can handle.






31. 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.






32. A name used by the Windows operating systems to identify any parallel port.






33. One or more lights (usually LEDs) on a device that indicate the device's operational status through the color of the light - by blinking or remaining steady or both.






34. A service on a laptop that configures a card after socket services has recognized it.






35. Aka Address Resolution Protocol.






36. 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.






37. An operating system that runs on a network server and provides file sharing and access to other resources - account management - authentication - and authorization services.






38. Digital versatile disc (DVD) discs that can be rewritten to - and data can also be overwritten. This standard is newer than DVD-RW. This term also refers to the drives that can write to these discs.






39. A protocol for computer-to-computer (host-to-host) transfer of files over a TCP/IP network - regardless of the operating system in use.






40. 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






41. In networking - this is a set of rules for using network hardware and software. In most discussions about networks - this term is assigned to certain network software components.






42. The high-definition optical disc formatting standard developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association whose members include Sony - 20th Century Fox - Dell - Hewlett-Packard - and many other industry leaders.






43. In the Windows registry - a folder that may contain one or more sets of settings as well as other keys.






44. 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.






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






46. On a Microsoft Windows network - a resource - such as a file folder or printer - that is available on the network.






47. A diagram showing the purpose of each wire in a connector.






48. In the laser printing process - the step at which the heat-sensitive toner is fused to the paper by heated fusing rollers.






49. Aka enhanced capabilities port (ECP) mode.






50. In an operating system GUI - a tiny graphic representing an application - folder - disk - menu item - or other entity.