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Comptia A + Certification

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1. A fiber-optic connector that has a snap coupling and - at 1.25 mm - is half the size of the SC connector. Also called a local connector.






2. A diagram showing the purpose of each wire in a connector.






3. The appropriate responses that you make during a conversation.






4. 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






5. Wide-ultra-extended graphics array






6. Cable that consists of pairs of wires twisted around each other. The twists help to boost each wire's signals and make them less susceptible to electromagnetic interference (EMI).






7. Aka thermal compound.






8. An LCD technology based on thin-film transistor (TFT) technology. An active matrix display has a transistor at every pixel - which enables much quicker display changes than passive matrix displays and produces a display quality comparable to a CRT.






9. 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.






10. A menu that opens from the Start button on the taskbar.






11. The order in which the BIOS will search devices for an operating system to start.






12. A Windows display setting that allows you to adjust the number of colors - or color depth - used by the display.






13. 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.






14. A small program - such as those that can be run from the Windows Sidebar.






15. A Windows utility that allows you to create tasks that run automatically at the times you select.






16. Aka digital subscriber line.






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






18. A table on each file and folder in the NTFS file system that contains one or more access control entries.






19. In Windows Vista - a vertical bar found by default on the right side of the desktop. Here - you will find gadgets and mini-programs.






20. A group of tests - stored in the BIOS and performed as a PC boots up - to check for the presence and function of system components.






21. In reference to a memory module - how much information the processor can access from or write to memory in a single cycle.






22. 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 3.3 millimeters thick.






23. Aka input/output.






24. Aka Advanced Communications Riser.






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






26. Cabling that contains a single copper wire surrounded by several layers of insulating plastic and a woven wire sheath that provides protection.






27. In reference to computers - the pathways or methods for what goes into a computer in the form of data and instructions and similarly what comes out of the computer in many forms - including an onscreen display - a printout sent to a printer - or data






28. The primary control device for a computer system. The CPU is simply a chip containing a set of components that manages all the activities. Also called a processor.






29. A VESA standard for graphics adapters with a maximum graphics resolution of 1024






30. An area of the Windows taskbar used by programs and some hardware devices to display status icons. Also called thenotification area or system tray.






31. 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.






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






33. The conversion of data into a special format that cannot be read by anyone unless they have a software key to convert it back into its usable form.






34. A PCMCIA card standard that comes in two interfaces: PCIe and USB 2.0.






35. A fiber-optic connector that resembles an RJ-45 network connector and is less expensive and easier to work with than ST or SC connectors.






36. The specific requirements for the level of CPU - amount of memory - and size of the hard disk for the computer on which an operating system can be installed.






37. A term used by Microsoft for a peer-to-peer network in which each computer can be either a client or a server or both.






38. A type of KVM switch that controls computers over a distance that is a function of the cabling and protocols it uses. The two types of switches are local remote KVM switch and KVM over IP.






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






40. A file attribute set by the OS when a file is created or modified. Backup software often removes this attribute when backing up a file in order to mark it as a backed-up file.






41. Aka Universal Serial Bus.






42. Aka Advanced Power Management.






43. The use of more than one monitor on a single computer.






44. The cartridge for a laser printer that contains both the medium (toner) and other printing components.






45. 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






46. Fiber-optic cable that allows only a single light wave to pass down the cable.






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






48. A RAM standard that replaces the original DDR2 standard and requires far less power - while providing almost twice the bandwidth. A stick of DDR3 SDRAM has 240 pins - but is keyed so it will not fit into a socket designed for DDR2. DDR3 SO-DIMMs have






49. An interface standard developed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) - it is used for both internal and external hard drives and optical drives as well as devices such as printers - modems - scanners - and many other peripherals.






50. Aka central processing unit.