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Comptia A + Certification

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1. A multi-GPU solution developed by ATI.






2. Aka paging file.






3. An automated software installation that does not require a person be present to respond to prompts for information.






4. A type of DSL service in which the download speed is higher than the upload speed.






5. A type of solid-state storage that is commonly used in a variety of devices - such as digital cameras - which often use CompactFlash.






6. Software installed on a computer without permission that collects information about a user in order to display targeted advertisements - in the form of either inline banners or pop-ups. Inline banners are advertisements that run within the context of






7. Aka RAID 5.






8. Aka American National Standards Institute.






9. This attack occurs when a massive number (up to hundreds of thousands) of computers send DoS attacks to a server - making it unavailable.






10. In a disk drive - the rotating shaft used to spin the disks.






11. A set of rules and practices describing how an organization protects and manages sensitive information. A security policy applies to all employees.






12. A component that you can install into a system onsite - such as memory modules - heat sinks - and CMOS batteries.






13. The circuit board in a computer to which all other components directly or indirectly connect. Also called a mainboard - system board - mobo - or planar board.






14. Also called mirroring - this RAID array type provides fault tolerance because all the data is written identically to the two drives in the mirrored set.






15. A subprotocol of IP that detects and reports problems that can cause errors.






16. Pertaining to a DVD drive and disc that can store data in two pitted layers on each data side - with each layer having a different reflectivity index.






17. One or more chips designed to work closely with the CPU. Two parts of this chipset are the Northbridge and the Southbridge.






18. An Advanced Options menu choice that creates a log of the Windows startup in a file named NTBTLOG.TXT and saved in thesystemroot folder (normally C:Windows).






19. Aka read-only memory.






20. Aka floating-point unit.






21. A type of printer that uses a matrix of pins striking paper through an ink ribbon to create dots on the paper - forming alphanumeric characters and graphic images.






22. Aka parts grabber.






23. An Intel specification for the PC 32-bit architecture defining CPUs - motherboards - and other components.






24. In networking - the authorization to access a computer or resource on a computer. Specific permission levels include read - change - modify - etc.






25. DRAM that runs at the speed of the system bus (up to 100-133 MHz).






26. The generic term for a pointing stick.






27. A Windows server running the WINS service to maintain and resolve NetBIOS names.






28. Aka low-voltage differential.






29. A strap designed to discharge static electricity from your body. One end attaches to the wrist - whereas the other end attaches to a grounded object.






30. A network connection device that passes traffic between two networks - using the physical address (MAC address) of the destination device.






31. Aka Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP).






32. A raised area on an optical disc that is alternated with depressed areas to be interpreted as data.






33. 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






34. Aka master boot record.






35. A bundle of patches or updates released periodically by a software publisher.






36. Also called striping with distributed parity or striping with interleave parity - this RAID method involves a set of disks in which every time data is written to disk - a portion is written to each disk in turn - creating a "stripe" of data across th






37. A circuit on a motherboard through which incoming power passes. Several voltage regulators maintain a steady voltage as demand goes up and down - with one or more voltage regulators for the various voltages required (5 volts - 12 volts - 3.3 volts -






38. 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.






39. In reference to IDE PATA drives - the slave drive on the first channel.






40. Aka DDR3 SDRAM.






41. Used to represent the chrominance signal in S-Video.






42. A type of RIMM memory module used in laptops.






43. A disc drive that uses laser technology to read and/or write to special discs.






44. 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






45. The PCMCIA standard that succeeds the PC Card.






46. Software that runs on the computers in a network and that receives services from servers.






47. Aka hyper threading.






48. The boot loader file in Windows 2000 and Windows XP. During the boot loader phase - NTLDR takes control of the system - switches the CPU to protected mode - starts the file system - and reads the BOOT.INI file.






49. Aka Windows Internet Naming Service.






50. Aka secure socket layer.