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Comptia A + Certification

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1. Aka random access memory.






2. A special substance - also called thermal paste or heat sink compound - that increases the heat conductivity between a fan or heat sink and a chip.






3. A marriage of SCSI and Serial ATA - this uses a serial interface to a SCSI bus.






4. Aka Universal Serial Bus.






5. Aka New Low-profile eXtended.






6. An action - such as the CTRL-ALT-DELETE key combination or the insertion of a smart card - that clears memory of certain types of viruses before a user logs on.






7. In a CPU - the speed at which it can potentially execute instructions - measured in millions of cycles per second






8. A pixel that is permanently turned on - causing the pixel to show constantly as red - green - or blue. Also called a stuck pixel.






9. Aka American National Standards Institute.






10. A connection over a wide area network.






11. In the laser printing process - the stage in which the image is removed from the photosensitive drum so it can accept the next image.






12. An Intel standard for starting up a computer over the network - without relying on a disk-based operating system. Used to install a new operating system or run diagnostics software.






13. In reference to IDE PATA drives - the slave drive on the second channel.






14. An obsolete memory module standard that was produced in 30-pin and 72-pin sizes. Thirty-pin SIMMs are 8-bit - and 72-pin SIMMs are 32-bit.






15. A subpackaging of a Windows revision that contains the core OS plus a special set of features that is offered as a separate product targeted to a certain type of end user.






16. A type of printer that uses one of several technologies to apply wet ink to paper to create text or graphic printouts. The two most popular inkjet printer models are the InkJet - developed by Hewlett-Packard - and the Bubble Jet - developed by Canon.






17. A key on a laptop that is combined with the FN key to bring up a small volume control panel on the display. Using the up (?) or right (?) arrow key - the volume will increase. To decrease the volume - press the FN key and the SPEAKER VOLUME key along






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






19. An internal bus in a CPU that connects it to memory and video.






20. Aka lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery.






21. A computer's temporary working space - usually in DRAM chips.






22. 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






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






24. Aka FAT file system.






25. The act of writing to two disk drives at the same time - creating identical drives.






26. 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.






27. Aka super video graphics array.






28. A dedicated computer that stores data and provides print services or other capabilities to network clients.






29. A way to monitor security-related events.






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






31. A file system used by operating systems for organizing - reading - and writing optical discs.






32. A type of motherboard and its variants most commonly used in recent PC systems.






33. In reference to IDE PATA drives - the master drive on the second channel.






34. In the laser printing process - the step in which the toner on the drum is transferred to the paper.






35. The Microsoft Website from which you can download updates to Windows.






36. One or more lights (usually LEDs) on a device that indicate the device's operational status through the color of the light - by blinking or remaining steady or both.






37. Aka software firewall.






38. A service on a laptop that configures a card after socket services has recognized it.






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






40. A standardized document that contains general information - ingredients - and fire and explosion warnings as well as health - disposal - and safe transportation information about a particular product. Any manufacturer that sells a potentially hazardo






41. An identifier assigned to a process when it starts.






42. A technology for LCD displays in which transistors are positioned at each pixel.






43. 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.






44. A security feature introduced in Windows Vista to prevent unauthorized changes to Windows.






45. 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.






46. Memory that does not require power to keep stored data intact. Also called flash memory.






47. 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).






48. A computer (or dedicated device) that sits between a private network and an untrusted network and examines all traffic in and out of the network it is protecting. It will block any traffic it recognizes as a potential threat - using a variety of tech






49. The successor to the Mini PCI. It has a 64-bit data bus and is half the size of a Mini PCI Card.






50. A network connection over long distances - traditionally using phone lines or satellite communications.