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Comptia A + Certification
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1. The practice of forcing a CPU or other computer component to run at a higher clock rate than the manufacturer intended.
cleaning blade
System Management Mode (SMM)
Integrated Service Digital Network (ISDN)
overclocking
2. 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
Media Access Control (MAC) address
CD
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
electro-photosensitive drum
3. A utility for migrating data from many computers - or if you need to perform what Microsoft calls a "wipe-and-load migration" from and to the same computer. Available in Windows XP - Vista - and Windows 7.
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
single-mode fiber (SMF)
User State Migration Tool (USMT)
Infrared Data Association (IrDA)
4. Erasable programmable read-only memory. A ROM chip that is erasable and reprogrammable through the use of specialized software.
EPROM
special group
reactivate
NTFS permissions
5. A set of wires used by data traveling into and out of a processor.
BTX
pin grid array (PGA)
drive-by download
processor bus
6. A service of the operating system on a laptop that detects when a card has been inserted.
base priority level
datagram
Bluetooth
socket services
7. A T-1 multiplexer or a special LAN bridge that connects to the telephone company's channel service unit (CSU) - which encodes data for transmission over a T-carrier circuit.
customer premises equipment (CPE)
System Restore
cellular WAN
EFS
8. A hard drive interface that transfers data in parallel. EIDE and ATAPI drives attach to the PATA interface.
Parallel AT Attachment (PATA)
aspect ratio
DVD-5
Fn key
9. Aka PCIe.
writing
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
PCI Express
accelerated graphics port (AGP)
10. In a Microsoft Windows network - an administrative organization with a centralized security accounts database maintained on one or more special servers called domain controllers. This centralized database contains accounts for users - groups - and co
Compact Disc File System (CDFS)
domain
spyware
exception
11. A CPU power-saving mode that allows a CPU to reduce its speed without losing its place so it does not stop working altogether. SMM also allows the CPU to trigger power saving in other components.
System Management Mode (SMM)
Extended Video Graphics Array (EVGA)
WAN connection
EPP
12. A data encryption technology used for securing data transmitted over the Internet. TLS succeeded SSL.
uniqueness database file (UDF)
hidden attribute
transport layer security (TLS)
C
13. A DVI mode that supports downward compatibility with analog displays.
real-time clock (RTC)
DVI-A
client/server-based network
system area
14. On a motherboard - the type and location of components - as well as the size of the board itself.
service pack
form factor
proxy server
broadband WAN
15. A communications network made up of personal computing devices - such as computers - telephones - and personal digital assistants.
watts
digitizing tablet
basic disk
personal area network (PAN)
16. Aka power-on self-test.
POST
cleaning
User Account Control (UAC)
Compact Disc File System (CDFS)
17. A long-established fiber-optic WAN technology.
Media Access Control (MAC) address
SONET
DVD
local group account
18. A joke program that produces strange behavior - such as screen distortions - erratic cursor behavior - or strange icons to appear on the screen.
archive attribute
prank program
VGA Mode
PVC
19. A private internetwork.
vertical hold
channel service unit (CSU)
intranet
FAT file system
20. Aka central processing unit.
processor
SCSI
CNR
process ID
21. The moving of data from one storage device to another.
Enable Boot Logging
digital linear tape (DLT)
data migration
P412V
22. Aka musical instrument digital interface.
Speaker Volume Key
Centronics
MIDI
PING
23. To renew a product activation - required when the activation program discovers significant changes in a computer or the activated product has been installed on a second computer.
TTL
reactivate
boot record
RGB video
24. An LCD display that uses a DB-15 connector - which means that it accepts analog signals that it converts to digital.
TRACERT
SCSI host adapter
IEEE 1394c-2006
analog LCD display
25. A program file or some special data file that is part of the operating system and is very important to proper operation of the OS.
prank program
system file
contrast ratio
video adapter
26. On a cable network - the device used at the customer site for the analog/digital conversion.
miniconnector
BIOS settings
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA)
10Base-T
27. A display device that uses liquid crystals to display images.
archive attribute
icon
liquid crystal display (LCD)
graphics tablet
28. 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.
process priority level
mounted drive
Internet
Emergency Repair Process
29. A file system used by operating systems for organizing - reading - and writing optical discs.
DVD-ROM
Compact Disc File System (CDFS)
pop-up download
projector
30. The proportion between an image's width and height. Traditional CRT monitors have an aspect ratio of 4:3. Widescreen displays have an aspect ratio of 16:9.
PING
aspect ratio
gadget
field replaceable unit (FRU)
31. A blanket term used for DVD discs regardless of the type of data they contain.
DVD-Data discs
NetBIOS
unidirectional mode
VoIP
32. 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.
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA)
8-bit high color
partition type
33. An arrangement of pins on a processor in which the pins are offset in a way that allows for a higher pin density than PGA.
version
double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM
SPGA (staggered pin grid array)
pinned items list
34. Aka uninterruptible power supply.
UPS
second-level domain (SLD)
Secure Digital (SD) Card
passive matrix display
35. In the laser printing process - a wire that passes a small positive charge to paper as it travels through the printer. This positive charge attracts the negatively charged toner particles on the drum to the paper.
transfer corona wire
RJ-45
Speaker Volume Key
bus
36. Fiber-optic cable that allows only a single light wave to pass down the cable.
CRIMM
single-mode fiber (SMF)
IEEE
refresh rate
37. Showing consideration for others.
system board
boot sequence
secure attention sequence (SAS)
tact
38. A firewall consisting of software that you can install on any computer - as opposed to the software built into a hardware firewall. Also called personal firewalls because they are designed to be installed on individual desktop computers.
Level 2 (L2) cache
file allocation table (FAT)
software firewall
auto-switching power supply
39. Aka Advanced Communications Riser.
ACR
access control entry (ACE)
IPCONFIG
Display Mode Key
40. In an IP packet - a value field that shows how many routers the packet can cross before being discarded.
systray
x86
cable tester
time to live (TTL)
41. Aka floating-point unit.
access control
wireless access point (WAP)
ATM
FPU
42. Aka Advanced Technology eXtended.
local remote KVM switch
infrastructure mode
ATX
biometric device
43. In reference to networks - communications in both directions at the same time.
internal bus
DB-9
NTFS
full-duplex
44. 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
Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Safe Mode
Enable Low Resolution Video
45. A measurement of a body part - such as a fingerprint or retina scan.
DDR2
SIMM
DVD-ROM
biometric
46. An installation of Windows that is not automated - where the user is required to pay attention throughout the entire process to provide information and to respond to messages. Also called a manual installation.
attended installation
electromagnetic pulse (EMP)
background process
Small Outline DIMM (SODIMM)
47. A VESA standard for graphics adapters with a maximum graphics resolution of 1024
fusing
I/O
CD-ROM
Extended Video Graphics Array (EVGA)
48. A version of Windows XP that includes Windows Media Center - which supports advanced multimedia functions.
Trojan horse
Last Known Good Configuration
thermal wax transfer printer
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center
49. A device found in laptops that monitors and regulates power usage. The features vary by manufacturer - but typically - they provide short-circuit protection - give "low battery" warnings - and can be configured to shut down the computer automatically
32-bit
continuity RIMM (CRIMM)
electrostatic discharge (ESD)
DC Controller
50. Aka Small Outline RIMM.
SORIMM
horizontal position
USB
parallel port
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