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Comptia A + Certification

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1. Two or more disks working together in one of the several RAID schemes.






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






3. Managing access to resources. Access control to computers and network resources involves authentication and authorization.






4. A protocol that allows two devices to connect - authenticate - and negotiate what protocols they will use (almost always TCP/IP).






5. In Windows Vista and Windows 7 - an Advanced Options menu choice that starts Windows normally - except that the video mode is changed to the lowest resolution - using the currently installed video driver. This option does not switch to the basic Wind






6. A solid-state storage standard for high-capacity (2 - 4 - and 8 GB) memory cards that are tiny






7. Aka video graphics array.






8. Aka fast page mode.






9. One of several groups that no user can create or modify. The membership of a special group is predefined - and it is available to you only when you assign permissions or rights. A few important special groups are Creator Owner - System - and Everyone






10. A primary partition that is marked for use by the system during startup. Windows operating systems can only be booted from an active partition.






11. A registry key that exists within another key.






12. An input device that uses a stylus. Available as an external device - it uses touch screen technology and is usually at least the size of a sheet of paper. Also called a digitizer.






13. Aka Enhanced IDE.






14. 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






15. On a motherboard - the type and location of components - as well as the size of the board itself.






16. Aka Integrated Service Digital Network.






17. 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






18. Aka uniqueness database file.






19. Aka Encrypting File System (EFS).






20. Unsolicited messages sent over an instant messaging service - such as Windows Messenger.






21. Aka Video Electronics Standards Organization.






22. An operating system that runs on a network server and provides file sharing and access to other resources - account management - authentication - and authorization services.






23. A Windows Advanced Options menu choice used to send debugging information about the Windows startup over a serial cable to another computer running a special program called a debugger.






24. A bundle of patches or updates released periodically by a software publisher.






25. The protocol used by DHCP servers and clients. A DHCP server allocates IP addresses within the scope of addresses configured on the server by an administrator. DHCP clients request IP addresses and other IP configuration settings from DHCP Servers.






26. 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.






27. A very old expansion bus standard - seen in the early IBM PC.






28. A wireless network standard that uses the 2.4 GHz band at a speed of up to 54 Mbps. It is downward-compatible with 802.11b.






29. Aka SCSI host adapter.






30. Aka Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA).






31. A pointing device built into some laptop keyboards. It appears to be a very tiny joystick-type button that barely protrudes above the level of the keys.






32. Aka internal cache memory.






33. Aka digitizing tablet.






34. Aka Internet service provider.






35. Laser discs sold at retail stores that contain music (audio CDs) or software (data CDs).






36. Aka Sony/Philips Digital Interface.






37. A version of Windows Vista that includes Windows Media Center - which supports advanced multimedia functions.






38. A VESA standard for power management in display devices.






39. 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






40. A computer's temporary working space - usually in DRAM chips.






41. Aka lit pixel.






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






43. A protocol developed in the 1980s by IBM for managing names on a network. Also used by Microsoft in early networking. Replaced by DNS on TCP/IP networks.






44. This attack occurs when someone sends a large number of requests to a server - overwhelming the server so it stops functioning on the network.






45. A service of the operating system on a laptop that detects when a card has been inserted.






46. Introduced in Windows 2000 - a user interface for Windows administration tools that is flexible and configurable.






47. Circuitry in a PC on an adapter card - or directly on the motherboard - that controls the output from the PC to the display device.






48. Aka Spam over Instant Messaging.






49. A drive that can write once to a special CD-R disc.






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