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1. One of the two prevailing CPU manufacturers.






2. A single dot on a display screen. A contraction of "Picture Element."






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






4. Aka video RAM.






5. 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.






6. In reference to networks - communications in both directions at the same time.






7. A group of tests - stored in the BIOS and performed as a PC boots up - to check for the presence and function of system components.






8. In fiber-optics - a single light wave passing down a cable.






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






10. In an access control list - a record containing just one user or group account name and the permissions assigned to that account.






11. A type of KVM switch that controls computers over a distance that is a function of the cabling and protocols it uses. The two types of switches are local remote KVM switch and KVM over IP.






12. Aka power-on self-test.






13. Aka file allocation table.






14. 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.






15. A processor on a graphics adapter used to render graphics images for the display - saving the CPU for other functions.






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






17. Aka motherboard.






18. The generic term for a pointing stick.






19. A Windows wizard that sets options for starting and running a specific old program that will not otherwise run properly in Windows.






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






21. Aka antistatic mat.






22. A popular inkjet printer developed by Canon.






23. Aka continuity RIMM.






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






25. An adapter used to connect a computer or other device to a network medium.






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






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






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






29. An underlying protocol that supports Microsoft Remote Desktop.






30. Aka Small Outline RIMM.






31. A RAID array in which every time data is written to disk - a portion (block) is written to each disk in turn - creating a "stripe" of data across the member disks. RAID 0 uses the total disk space in the array for storage - without protecting the dat






32. Sony-Philips digital interface format






33. The delivery of electricity (as from a wall outlet) in which the flow of electrons reverses periodically and has alternating positive and negative values.






34. Aka floppy disk drive.






35. An online power protection device that isolates a computer or other device plugged into it. During normal operation - the devices run directly off the battery through an inverter - rather than switching to the battery only after a loss of power.






36. 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.






37. A network that covers a relatively small area - such as a building - home - office - or campus. The typical distances are measured in hundreds of meters.






38. 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.






39. In a CPU - special memory that resides within the CPU's core and is used to temporarily store instructions and data in order to increase the processing speed. Also called L1 cache.






40. A printed circuit card that you add to the motherboard to enhance functionality. Also called an expansion card. Video adapters and network interface cards (NICs) are examples of adapter cards.






41. A VESA standard for power management in display devices.






42. 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.






43. A password that locks your hard drive and is often stored in a TPM chip.






44. Software that takes a scanned image and interprets the patterns in the image into alphanumeric characters.






45. A program that causes a modem to dial phone numbers surreptitiously.






46. Aka thumb drive.






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






48. Aka thermal compound.






49. On a circuit board - a small connector that slides down on a pair of pins jutting up from the board. Multiple pins are often side-by-side - and a jumper joins a pair of them.






50. A 20- or 24- pin connector that supplies power from a PC's power supply to the motherboard.






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