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Comptia A + Certification

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1. A network connection device at the core of a wireless network.






2. Aka wireless access point.






3. A connector that contains two to four wires and usually attaches phone cables to modems and to wall-mounted phone jacks.






4. A network connection device that routes IP packets between networks.






5. In telecommunications - a technique that combines multiple messages or signals onto a single transmission channel.






6. 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.






7. Microsoft's product activation program.






8. Aka time to live.






9. Aka digital subscriber line.






10. Aka power supply.






11. This occurs when someone collects personal information belonging to another person and uses that information to fraudulently make purchases - open new credit accounts - and even obtain new driver's licenses and other forms of identification in the vi






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






13. A 4-pin connector that - in addition to a 20-pin connector - is part of motherboard power connector that follows the ATX 12V standard.






14. A virus that downloads to a user's computer through a pop-up window that appears in a Web browser. It requires an action on the part of a user - such as clicking a button that implies acceptance of something like free information.






15. The former name of the Parallel AT Attachment (PATA) interface standard.






16. Device that stores digital data on magnetized media - such as floppy disks - the metal platters in hard disk drives - and magnetic tape media used in tape drives.






17. The IBM branded name for a pointing stick or track point.






18. A word used to describe memory that cannot work without a steady supply of power.






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






20. One of the two main protocols of the TCP/IP protocol suite - TCP breaks the data into chunks - called datagrams. Each datagram also contains information - stored in a header - which is used by the TCP protocol on the receiving end to reassemble the c






21. In Disk Management - the status given to a dynamic disk that has not had its configuration information (stored on the disk) imported into Windows. This status occurs when a dynamic disk is moved to a different Windows computer or when a dynamic disk






22. A utility for migrating data from many computers - or if you need to perform what Microsoft calls a "wipe-and-load migration" from and to the same computer. Available in Windows XP - Vista - and Windows 7.






23. A memory error-checking method in which the parity bit is used to ensure that the total number of 1s in the data stream is odd.






24. An assigned channel over which a device can send a signal to the processor to get its attention.






25. An installation of Windows that is not automated - where the user is required to pay attention throughout the entire process to provide information and to respond to messages. Also called a manual installation.






26. Aka World Wide Web.






27. Any power supply that provides high voltage - such as those in laser printers and CRTs.






28. A magnetic storage device that contains a thin internal plastic disk - capable of receiving magnetic charges contained in the thin magnetic coating on the disk.






29. In a Wi-Fi network - the networking mode that allows peer-to-peer communications without the use of a centralized wireless hub - called a wireless access point (WAP).






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






31. A communications network made up of personal computing devices - such as computers - telephones - and personal digital assistants.






32. In an operating system GUI - a tiny graphic representing an application - folder - disk - menu item - or other entity.






33. Aka parts grabber.






34. A WAN connection that uses an analog modem rather than a network card and uses standard phone cables rather than network cables.






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






36. Things used for authentication - such as something you know - something you have - or something you are. Authentication involves one or more of these factors and can - therefore - be one-factor - two-factor - or three-factor authentication.






37. Aka emergency repair disk.






38. Aka External Serial ATA.






39. An interconnected network. The Internet is the largest example.






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






41. A type of power supply that converts AC power to voltages needed for a device. AC adapters are generally used for portable PC systems and other devices.






42. The top-level folder or directory in the file structure. This appears the same - regardless of the underlying file system.






43. Digital versatile disc (DVD) discs that can be written to - and data can also be overwritten. This term also refers to the drives that can write to these discs.






44. A set of skills - behaviors - and attitudes to use when listening to another person.






45. A protocol that transfers e-mail messages between mail servers. Clients also use this protocol to send e-mail to mail servers.






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






47. The process of informing the software manufacturer who the official owner or user of the product is - and providing contact information such as name - address - company - phone number - e-mail address - and so on - about them. Registration is usually






48. A measurement of the pressure of electrons - the electromotive force. It is calculated by the formula volts = watts / amps.






49. A cable medium that transmits light pulses rather than electrical signals - so it is not susceptible to electromagnetic interference (EMI).






50. A power supply standard that has both the 20-pin connector for the motherboard and a 4-pin 12 V connector.