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Comptia A + Certification

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






2. The smallest laptop type - weighing less than 3 pounds. Aka also netbook and mini-notebook.






3. An Advanced Options menu choice that appears under certain circumstances. When available - selecting this option will return to the OS Choices menu (OS Loader menu).






4. An adapter used to connect a computer or other device to a network medium.






5. Aka DDR3 SDRAM.






6. Aka process priority level.






7. A connector that is slightly larger than an RJ-11 connector and contains eight wires. RJ-45 connectors most commonly attach twisted-pair cables to Ethernet network cards.






8. In a laser printer - a wire that stretches across the printer's drum - not touching it - but positioned very close to the drum's surface so it can pass high voltage to the drum.






9. An early international standard for sending voice and data over digital telephone wires. ISDN uses existing telephone circuits or higher-speed conditioned lines to get speeds of either 64 Kbps or 128 Kbps. ISDN lines also have the ability to carry vo






10. Aka floating-point unit.






11. Aka System Information.






12. A non-routable network protocol suite for use only in small networks.






13. A server containing source files for installing software onto client computers. The shared folder containing these files is a software distribution point.






14. A double-sided - double-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 17.08 GB of data - or over eight hours of video.






15. The use of words - often technical and uncommon - that both parties understand in the same way.






16. An external serial bus standardized by the IEEE. Apple first developed it as FireWire. Other manufacturers call it i.link or Lynx. It can support up to 63 daisy-chained devices. Since the introduction of the faster update - IEEE 1394b - the original






17. A type of memory checking in which every eight-bit byte of data is accompanied by a ninth bit (the parity bit) - which is used to determine the presence of errors in the data. The two types of parity are odd and even.






18. 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






19. Aka Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory.






20. Radio frequency interference. Radio signals that occur in proximity to equipment that is sensitive to these types of signals.






21. Data communications over the cellular telecommunications networks.






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






23. In a CPU - the component that is primarily responsible for directing all the activities of the computer and the interactions of its components.






24. The practice of applying a digital signature to device driver code.






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






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






27. Aka peripheral component interconnect.






28. The logical structure on disk that allows the operating system to save and retrieve files. Examples of file systems are FAT and NTFS. Both of these file system have different versions - such as FAT12 - FAT16 - FAT32 - and NTFS 4.0 and NTFS 5.0.






29. The traditional wired telephone network.






30. A computer display that uses liquid crystal or plasma technology and does not require the bulk of a large picture tube. The screen enclosure can be as thin as one to two inches.






31. A CPU containing four CPU cores.






32. An optical disc created and read by a mechanism using a laser.






33. One or more chips in a computer's chipset that controls communications between the CPU and RAM on the motherboard.






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






35. A file format for movie DVDs.






36. A common connector used to connect a power supply to internal peripherals.






37. An improved version of WPA that does not support older network cards and offers both secure authentication and data encryption. It uses EAP for a variety of authentication methods






38. Aka video RAM.






39. The memory space - program code - data - and system resources required by a running program.






40. A connector used to attach coaxial cables to computers and network equipment. Origin of the term may be "Bayonet-Neill-Concelman" or "British Naval Connector."






41. In reference to networks - communications in both directions at the same time.






42. 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.






43. Wide-ultra-extended graphics array






44. Aka enhanced capabilities port (ECP) mode.






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






46. A software fix for a single problem.






47. Aka Wireless Fidelity.






48. Aka motherboard.






49. A raised area on an optical disc that is alternated with depressed areas to be interpreted as data.






50. The type of connector used in the ExpressCard interface.