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1. Aka hacker.






2. Aka front side bus.






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






4. 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






5. A screen device for video output. Also called a monitor.






6. Aka central processing unit.






7. Aka distributed denial of service attack.






8. A feature of HDMI that prevents people from illegally copying HD DVDs. Aka also High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI).






9. Aka emergency repair disk.






10. The BIOS configuration settings - also called system settings - accessed via a special BIOS-based menu during system startup.






11. A security account that exists in a local security accounts database.






12. A multi-GPU solution developed by ATI.






13. In power supplies - the amount of wattage the power supply can handle.






14. A variation of the PGA CPU packaging that was used with Pentium CPUs.






15. Aka Spam over Instant Messaging.






16. An LCD display characteristic that indicates the amount of time in milliseconds (ms) it takes for a single pixel to go from the active to the inactive state and back again.






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






18. A TCP/IP protocol developed as a solution to the dwindling number of IP addresses on the Internet and that also serves to hide IP addresses on a private network from the Internet.






19. A process that runs "behind the scenes" with a low priority - does not require input - and rarely creates output.






20. A type of printer that uses solid - rather than liquid - ink.






21. A connection point on a device or computer - sometimes called a socket.






22. In the laser printing process - the step at which the heat-sensitive toner is fused to the paper by heated fusing rollers.






23. 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.






24. A partition type on a basic disk that can have only one logical drive assigned to it encompassing the entire partition. This partition type is also the only type of partition on a basic disk that can be marked as active for booting up an operating sy






25. An area on the top left of the Windows XP Start menu containing shortcuts to Windows Update and programs for browsing the Internet and using e-mail.






26. Aka dynamic RAM.






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






28. The disruption of signal transmission caused by the radiation of electrical and magnetic fields. Electric motors are a common source of EMI.






29. The amount of data that can travel over a network at a given time.






30. The proportion between an image's width and height. Traditional CRT monitors have an aspect ratio of 4:3. Widescreen displays have an aspect ratio of 16:9.






31. A value assigned to a process that controls the order in which the program code is executed in relation to other code.






32. A file used by Windows for virtual memory. Also called the swap file. The actual filename in Windows is PAGEFILE.SYS.






33. A modulator/demodulator device that allows computers to communicate with one another over existing phone lines.






34. 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.






35. Aka Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).






36. The act of electronically upgrading BIOS.






37. A type of riser card that connects directly into a motherboard and adds no additional functionality of its own - but extends the expansion bus and allows expansion cards to be added in a different physical orientation.






38. A pointing device - often built into a laptop - which is a smooth rectangular panel over which you move your finger to move the pointer on the display.






39. In an access control list - a record containing just one user or group account name and the permissions assigned to that account.






40. Aka Post Office Protocol.






41. Aka capture card.






42. 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.






43. An adapter card used to run a special diagnostic test on a computer as it is powering up. These tests usually go beyond those performed by the system BIOS-based POST.






44. Aka video graphics array.






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






46. Memory that can only be read and that contains program code. ROM is also called firmware.






47. A cooling fan mounted directly on the case - as opposed to a power supply fan - which is inside the power supply.






48. Aka thumb drive.






49. A server that manages DNS names.






50. In the laser printing process - the step in which the laser beam creates a negative of the image that will eventually appear on the printout. Each place that the laser beam touches loses most of its charge - creating an image - whereas the rest of th







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