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Comptia A + Certification

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1. A primary partition that is marked for use by the system during startup. Windows operating systems can only be booted from an active partition.






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






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






4. Aka root key.






5. A technology that makes 802.11n speeds possible - using multiple antennas to send and receive digital data in simultaneous radio streams that increases performance.






6. A set of standards for imaging devices - such as scanners and cameras - that is used in drivers and other software for these devices.






7. Aka floppy disk drive.






8. A card that fits into the PC Card interface - including both PC Card and CardBus cards. This type measures 85.6 millimeters long by 54 millimeters wide and measures 10.5 mm thick.






9. Aka power supply.






10. A computer that is not connected to a network of any kind.






11. In computer networking - a network located between a private network and the Internet with a firewall on both sides. A DMZ contains servers offering services to users on the Internet and inside the protected private network.






12. A wireless network standard that uses the 2.4 GHz band at a speed of up to 54 Mbps. It is downward-compatible with 802.11b.






13. A 4-pin connector that - in addition to a 20-pin connector - is part of motherboard power connector that follows the ATX 12V standard.






14. Aka second-level domain.






15. A mode for parallel ports that allows access to special features in the PC called DMA channels. This mode is approximately ten times faster than regular bidirectional mode and is designed for printers and scanners.






16. A network device that is used to extend the range of a network by taking the signals received on a port from one network and regenerating (repeating) those signals to another port to transmit them on a second network.






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






18. Program code that allows an operating system to control the use of a physical device.






19. A computer circuit board that attaches to and controls SCSI devices.






20. 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.






21. A laptop is a small - easily transported computer - generally weighing less than 7 pounds and with roughly the same dimensions as a 1- to 2-inch-thick stack of magazines. Laptops computers have an all-in-one layout in which the keyboard - and often t






22. 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.






23. In the laser printing process - a blade that removes residual toner from the drum.






24. A string of characters that a user enters - along with an identifier - such as a user name - in order to be authenticated.






25. 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






26. 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






27. In telecommunications - a technique that combines multiple messages or signals onto a single transmission channel.






28. Also called 1000Base-T - this networking standard supports speeds up to 1 Gbps.






29. A RAM standard that replaces the original DDR standard. Using far less power than DDR1 - a stick of DDR2 SDRAM has 240 pins.






30. A tool used to create and manage a distribution share and various installation images.






31. A registry key that exists within another key.






32. A type of KVM switch that is controlled through a mechanical switch on the box.






33. A category of software that runs surreptitiously on a user's computer in order to gather information without the user's permission and then sends that information to the people who requested it.






34. A tool for migrating user data and settings from one Windows computer to a computer running Windows XP.






35. A cable medium that transmits light pulses rather than electrical signals - so it is not susceptible to electromagnetic interference (EMI).






36. A type of DIMM memory module used in laptops.






37. The first physical sector on a floppy disk or the first sector on a hard drive partition. The boot record contains information about the OS. The boot record on a primary active partition is used to start the operating system. Also called the boot sec






38. A specialized type of scanner that reads bar codes - which are patterns of bars of varying widths printed on labels or directly on items. The bar pattern is converted into a numeric code that is transmitted to a computer as data.






39. A small group of computers communicating wirelessly with one another without the use of a centralized wireless access point (WAP).






40. Aka Wi-Fi Protected Access 2.






41. In a laptop - a compartment that holds a single media device that is switchable with another.






42. A group of schemes designed to provide either better performance or improved data reliability through redundancy.






43. A mat that provides a path to ground for a static charge and is designed for the desktop or floor of a workspace. One placed on the workbench reduces the risk of electrostatic discharge for components placed on it - while one placed on the floor prov






44. Aka Gigabit Ethernet.






45. The location where a cable attaches to a computer. Alternatively - a connector on a motherboard for memory - CPUs - power - or other circuitry.






46. An area of a physical hard disk that defines space that will be used for logical drives.. (v.) To define the space to be used for logical drives using a special program - such as the Windows Setup program.






47. A device used to scan smart cards.






48. A dark spot on an LCD screen caused when a transistor is permanently off.






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






50. Laser discs sold at retail stores that contain music (audio CDs) or software (data CDs).