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1. Software instructions stored in ROM chips. It exists on most PC components and on the motherboard.






2. Aka virtual file allocation table.






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






4. Synchronous graphics random access memory is a type of RAM used on video adapters.






5. 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.






6. 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.






7. A drive that can write once to a special CD-R disc.






8. Slang for motherboard.






9. 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






10. The third version of the IEEE 1394 standard; it is a departure from the old standards in that it uses Category 5e twisted pair cable with RJ-45 connectors - combining Ethernet and FireWire.






11. Aka KVM switch.






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






13. A network protocol suite originally developed for the Internet; it has been mostly adopted on private networks.






14. A scaled-down laptop in the ultra-portable category - designed for Internet access. Aka also ultra-portable and mini-notebook.






15. The act of moving through a neighborhood in a vehicle or on foot - using either a laptop equipped with Wi-Fi wireless network capability or a simple Wi-Fi sensor available for a few dollars from many sources. War drivers are searching for open hotspo






16. Aka digital video interface.






17. A power management standard that includes all the power states of APM - plus two more. It also supports soft power.






18. Aka Small Computer System Interface.






19. A file system in which one of the basic structures is a table used for allocating space. This table is called the file allocation table (FAT).






20. A set of behaviors for the workplace that includes how you interact with people and how you treat property.






21. A device that converts DC current to AC. An inverter is required in a laptop to provide the AC current required by the display.






22. A virus that is self-replicating.






23. A virus that gains access to a computer by masquerading as a harmless program that a user innocently installs on the computer.






24. Aka American National Standards Institute.






25. Aka Advanced Technology Attachment.






26. A portion of system memory used by a video adapter built into a motherboard.






27. A device that takes video output and projects it onto a screen for viewing by a larger audience.






28. A utility in Windows NT for gathering and viewing performance data involving memory - disks - processors - network - and other objectives.






29. A solid-state storage standard for high-capacity (2 - 4 - and 8 GB) memory cards that are tiny






30. Aka Microsoft Management Console.






31. Aka Serial Attached SCSI.






32. A set of technologies that allow voice transmission over an IP network






33. A protocol that allows two devices to connect - authenticate - and negotiate what protocols they will use (almost always TCP/IP).






34. Any writable mass storage device - removable or fixed in place.






35. A disk type introduced with Windows 2000 that contains space allocated in volumes without the limits imposed on basic disks. On a dynamic disk - the number of volumes are unlimited - and a volume can extend to include available space on any hard disk






36. An option available in the Windows XP Backup program for recovering from damage that prevents the operating system from starting. It replaced the Emergency Repair Disk (ERD) process in Windows 2000.






37. A 9-pin D-shell connector.






38. A type of switched network used by phone companies.






39. A mark on a building created by a war driver to specify where a hotspot exists. People "in the know" look for these marks to identify hotspots for their use.






40. A logical memory address defined in a processor's address bus that allows the system to access physical RAM or ROM memory locations.






41. A software fix for a single problem.






42. A wireless mode requiring a wireless access point (WAP).






43. A term applied to a CPU - motherboard - or other components that conform to the newer 64-bit architecture. Also referred to as 64-bit.






44. A connector commonly used for PC keyboards. It is much smaller than the original DIN connector.






45. Aka radio frequency.






46. 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.






47. A pen-sized tool that has a plunger at one end. When pressed - the plunger causes small - hooked prongs to extend from the other end of the tool for retrieving dropped objects from inside a computer.






48. An LCD display setting that adjusts the viewable area of the display vertically.






49. Data communications over the cellular telecommunications networks.






50. A technology for transferring serial data at high speeds. Also known as low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS).







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