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Comptia A + Certification
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1. A type of computer firmware that is responsible for informing the CPU of installed devices and how to communicate with them.
read/write head
CompactFlash
basic input/output system (BIOS)
NETSTAT
2. A subpackaging of a Windows revision that contains the core OS plus a special set of features that is offered as a separate product targeted to a certain type of end user.
slave drive
authorization
edition
password cracker
3. The redirection of incoming traffic to the requesting internal hosts that initiated the communication with an external host.
DNS Server
UDF
port triggering
Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack (MT-RJ) connector
4. Aka single inline memory module.
accelerated graphics port (AGP)
SIMM
cable tester
DDR3 SDRAM
5. Aka Small Computer System Interface.
watts
surge protector
SCSI
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
6. A laptop in which the display is an integrated digitizer.
MSINFO32.EXE
antistatic wrist strap
dual layer (DL)
Tablet PC
7. Aka double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM.
jumper
PGA2
Windows Explorer
DDR SDRAM
8. Aka dynamic RAM.
DRAM
LBA
boot sequence
code signing
9. A Windows sleep mode that uses hard drive space to save all the programs and data that are in memory at the time you choose this mode. The computer then completely shuts down and requires no power while it is hibernating.
drive lock password
enhanced parallel port (EPP) mode
Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
hibernate
10. A generic term for a collection of information on known malware (not just viruses).
unattended installation
fusing
virus encyclopedia
x86
11. Aka compact disc.
secure attention sequence (SAS)
CNR
RAID controller
CD
12. In an operating system GUI - a tiny graphic representing an application - folder - disk - menu item - or other entity.
icon
Color Quality
encryption
PCI
13. Aka Extended Video Graphics Array.
EVGA
Scalable Link Interface (SLI)
satellite communications
SATA
14. A command-line utility - installed with the TCP/IP protocol suite - that traces the route taken by packets to a destination.
TRACERT
network client
secondary slave
clock speed
15. 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.
Internet service provider (ISP)
client/server-based network
video adapter
DVD-Video
16. 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.
extension magnet
AGP
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Telnet
17. Memory that can only be read and that contains program code. ROM is also called firmware.
Global System for Mobile communications (GSM)
TrackPoint
Scalable Link Interface (SLI)
read-only memory (ROM)
18. Aka power-on self-test.
POST
color depth
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
NetBEUI
19. Aka microcode.
primary partition
DC Controller
planar board
microprogram
20. Describes the VGA mode color setting that - although it can produce around 16 million different colors - can only display up to 256 different colors at a time.
IEEE
8-bit high color
IP router
letterbox
21. Aka Enhanced IDE.
video adapter card
optical drive
display
EIDE
22. In a laser printer - the lamp that heats the fusing rollers.
fusing lamp
MIDI
aspect ratio
VGA Mode
23. A diagram showing the purpose of each wire in a connector.
dual layer (DL)
pin-out
satellite communications
internetwork
24. The high-definition optical disc formatting standard - promoted by Toshiba - that was defeated by the Blu-ray Disc standard as the widely accepted high-definition standard.
Extended Video Graphics Array (EVGA)
pit
coaxial cable
HD-DVD
25. A file attribute set by the OS when a file is created or modified. Backup software often removes this attribute when backing up a file in order to mark it as a backed-up file.
Windows Update
archive attribute
front side bus (FSB)
ECP
26. A multi-GPU solution developed by ATI.
synchronous dynamic RAM
strong password
input/out (I/O)
CrossFire
27. A type of printer that uses solid - rather than liquid - ink.
solid ink
MAC
single inline memory module (SIMM)
magnetic mass storage
28. A file attribute assigned to a file by the operating system to identify it as a system file.
CompactFlash
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA)
twisted-pair cable
system attribute
29. 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.
NetBIOS
background process
voltage regulator module (VRM)
answer file
30. A device that records video content to disk.
digital video recorder (DVR)
audio modem riser (AMR)
Media Access Control (MAC) address
Intel x86 Specification
31. The worldwide interconnection of networks that can be accessed with various Internet-based software. The World Wide Web is one of the many services of the Internet.
socket
PCI Express
Internet
projector
32. In the domain name system - a first-level domain - which is a suffix added to a registered domain name and separated from the domain name with a "dot" (.). Among the TLDs are .com - .gov - .edu - .org - .mil - .net - .biz - many two-lettered country
Task Scheduler
top-level domain (TLD)
Wireless LAN (WLAN)
DVI-A
33. A device that combines two or more devices - such as a printer - scanner - and fax machine.
multifunction device (MFD)
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
pop-up blocker
Gigabit Ethernet
34. A power supply and motherboard feature that allows software to turn off a computer rather than only using a physical switch.
DC Controller
soft power
spam
peer-to-peer network
35. Radio frequency interference. Radio signals that occur in proximity to equipment that is sensitive to these types of signals.
RFI
CD-ROM drive
loopback plug
ACR
36. Digital versatile disc (DVD) discs that can be written to - and data can also be overwritten. This term also refers to the drives that can write to these discs.
developing
DVD-RW
original equipment manufacturer (OEM)
CPU
37. Used to represent the chrominance signal in S-Video.
C
optical drive
land
DVD-18
38. In Windows - an Advanced Options menu choice that starts Windows without several drivers and components and loads only very basic - non-vendor-specific drivers for mouse - video - keyboard - mass storage - and system services. Safe Mode also displays
base priority level
AMD
Safe Mode
fusing rollers
39. A technology that makes 802.11n speeds possible - using multiple antennas to send and receive digital data in simultaneous radio streams that increases performance.
MIMO (multiple input/multiple output)
802.11g
identity theft
LCD
40. Aka radio frequency.
RF
IP router
external cache
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
41. The memory space - program code - data - and system resources required by a running program.
electromagnetic interference (EMI)
odd parity
router
process
42. Aka hacker.
High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP)
heat sink
dot matrix printer
cracker
43. When a mount point exists between a partition or volume to a folder on another volume - the drive path is the path (including a drive letter) to that partition or volume.
bluesnarfing
loopback plug
drive path
partition
44. Aka Digital Light Processing.
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
bandwidth
TCP/IP
DLP
45. A modified version of FAT12 and FAT16 used in Windows since Windows 95.
local KVM switch
professionalism
virtual file allocation table (VFAT)
Intel Corporation
46. The name used by the Windows operating systems to identify the first parallel port.
professionalism
LPT1
fusing rollers
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)
47. A display device that contains a cathode ray tube and uses an electron gun to activate phosphors behind the screen at the front of the tub.
grayware
DSL
cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor
molex connector
48. An expansion bus architecture that uses serial communications rather than the parallel communications of PCI. Also called PCI Express and PCI-E.
fusing rollers
Media Access Control (MAC) address
PCIe (peripheral component interconnect express)
second-level domain (SLD)
49. 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.
BitLocker drive encryption
DC Controller
answer file
stylus
50. A slide switch on the exterior of a PC power supply used to switch between two input voltages.
IEC-320 connector
aspect ratio
active matrix display
Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA)
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