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Comptia A + Certification

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1. Aka access control list.






2. A compartment in a portable computer's case that holds a single media device that can be swapped with another. For instance - you may swap an optical drive - a secondary hard drive - or a floppy drive into and out of a single bay.






3. Malware that hides itself from detection by antimalware programs; it is installed on a computer by someone who has privileged access to the computer.






4. The displayable number of pixels - expressed as x and y numbers - such as 1024






5. In fiber-optics - a single light wave passing down a cable.






6. A network service that handles the requests for Internet services - such as Web pages - files on an FTP server - and mail for a proxy client without exposing that client's IP address to the Internet. There is specific proxy server and client software






7. A modified version of FAT12 and FAT16 used in Windows since Windows 95.






8. The first physical sector on a hard disk - which contains the initial boot program that the BIOS loads into memory during bootup. It also contains the partition table.






9. A blanket term used for DVD discs regardless of the type of data they contain.






10. A parallel port mode that has the same performance as ECP but is used with parallel devices other than printers and scanners.






11. Aka external cache.






12. A DVI mode that supports both analog and digital video signals.






13. A riser card standard that AMD - 3Com - and others introduced in 2000 to supersede AMR. It uses one PCI slot - provides accelerated audio and modem functions as well as networking - and supports multiple Ethernet NICs.






14. Aka plain-old telephone service.






15. Aka Small Outline RIMM.






16. The primary input device for a PDA - shaped like a pen and used to press small keys on a keypad - tap the screen to select items - or write data on the screen.






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






18. Aka low-voltage differential.






19. In networking - this is a set of rules for using network hardware and software. In most discussions about networks - this term is assigned to certain network software components.






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






21. In the Windows GUI - a horizontal bar normally positioned across the bottom of the desktop containing a Start button - the Quick Launch toolbar - buttons for running programs - and at the far right - the notification area. Sometimes called the Start






22. A circuit card in a PC that controls the output to the display device(s).






23. Aka Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP).






24. Aka PCIe.






25. 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 5.0 millimeters thick.






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






27. Programmable ROM. A ROM chip that can have programs added to it.






28. Aka Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.






29. Aka PCIe.






30. A new level of an operating system with major changes to the core components.






31. A motherboard form factor introduced in 2003 by Intel as the successor to ATX.






32. The classic PC serial port that complies with the Recommended Standard-232 (RS-232) in its circuitry - cabling - and connector design - and transfers data one bit at a time.






33. Aka serial ATA.






34. A scaled-down laptop in the ultra-portable category - designed for Internet access. Aka also ultra-portable and mini-notebook.






35. A printer that uses a light beam (laser) in the printing process.






36. A category of software that runs surreptitiously on a user's computer in order to gather information without the user's permission and then sends that information to the people who requested it.






37. A small cassette containing an ink reservoir used to provide the medium for certain printers. An ink cartridge will only fit a certain model printer.






38. The process that authenticates a user and verifies the user account's level of access to a resource.






39. 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.






40. A TPM is a special microchip - installed on a motherboard - that stores passwords - keys - and digital certificates. Various services - such as BitLocker can store such security data in this chip.






41. Aka analog modem.






42. The location where a cable attaches to a computer. Alternatively - a connector on a motherboard for memory - CPUs - power - or other circuitry.






43. The format in which IP addresses are usually shown - with decimal numbers separated by "dots" as in 192.168.100.2.






44. An external bus that connects into the PC's PCI bus. With USB - you can theoretically connect up to 127 devices to your computer.






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






46. Aka Wireless Fidelity.






47. A group of networking standards created by the IEEE 802.3 subcommittee.






48. A component of a CPU that is responsible for all logical and mathematical operations in the system.






49. [1] On computer circuit boards - a very tiny slide that indicates two states.. [2] In a network - a network device - much like a hub - except that a switch takes an incoming signal and sends it to only the destination port - avoiding collisions and m






50. Data communications over the cellular telecommunications networks.