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Comptia A + Certification

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1. A laptop is a small - easily transported computer - generally weighing less than 7 pounds and with roughly the same dimensions as a 1- to 2-inch-thick stack of magazines. Laptops computers have an all-in-one layout in which the keyboard - and often t






2. A Windows service designed to allow a user to invite someone to help troubleshoot a problem.






3. A file operation in which the file or folder remains in the source location - and a duplicate is created in the target (destination) location.






4. A remote KVM switch that captures the keyboard - video - and mouse signals - encodes them into IP packets - and sends them over an IP network.






5. Aka taskbar.






6. In a laser printer - the lamp that heats the fusing rollers.






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






8. A wireless mode requiring a wireless access point (WAP).






9. A device used with a laptop. The port replicator remains on the desktop with external devices connected to ports on it. A laptop then needs only one connection to the port replicator to have access to the peripherals.






10. A hard drive interface that transfers data in parallel. EIDE and ATAPI drives attach to the PATA interface.






11. A T-1 multiplexer or a special LAN bridge that connects to the telephone company's channel service unit (CSU) - which encodes data for transmission over a T-carrier circuit.






12. Aka fast page mode.






13. In a laptop - a compartment that holds a single media device that is switchable with another.






14. Aka Ethernet.






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






16. In a CPU - special memory that resides within the CPU's core and is used to temporarily store instructions and data in order to increase the processing speed. Also called L1 cache.






17. Microsoft's product activation program.






18. 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.






19. The bus within a CPU that connects the CPU to external components.






20. A tool for migrating user data and settings from one Windows computer to a computer running Windows XP.






21. A portion of system memory used by a video adapter built into a motherboard.






22. A server that manages DNS names.






23. A 36-pin connector mounted to a device's parallel interface.






24. Erasable programmable read-only memory. A ROM chip that is erasable and reprogrammable through the use of specialized software.






25. An identifier assigned to a process when it starts.






26. An area of a physical hard disk that defines space that will be used for logical drives.. (v.) To define the space to be used for logical drives using a special program - such as the Windows Setup program.






27. A string of characters that a user enters - along with an identifier - such as a user name - in order to be authenticated.






28. A specialized type of memory used only with video adapters.






29. An Intel specification for the PC 32-bit architecture defining CPUs - motherboards - and other components.






30. Any type of computer that you can easily transport and that contains an all-in-one component layout.






31. A wireless network standard that uses the 2.4 GHz band at a speed of up to 10 Mbps.






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






33. The conversion of data into a special format that cannot be read by anyone unless they have a software key to convert it back into its usable form.






34. A standards organization - of which the T10 SCSI committee maintains the SCSI standard.






35. The filename for the System Configuration Utility - which allows you to test various scenarios for Windows startup for troubleshooting purposes.






36. A file format for movie DVDs.






37. Aka demilitarized zone.






38. A system by which the computer BIOS and operating system recognizes a device and the operating system automatically installs and configures a device driver.






39. A Windows sleep mode that uses hard drive space to save all the programs and data that are in memory at the time you choose this mode. The computer then completely shuts down and requires no power while it is hibernating.






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






41. Aka digitizing tablet.






42. A CRT video setting - also known at horizontal hold - that holds the image horizontally on the screen.






43. Aka Digital Light Processing.






44. A communications system now used for data communications via satellite that usually uses microwave radio frequencies and requires a dish antenna - receiver - and transmitter.






45. An encryption technology introduced in Windows Vista Enterprise and Ultimate editions - Windows Server 2008 - and also in Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise editions. It encrypts the entire boot volume.






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






47. Aka Gigabit Ethernet.






48. Aka Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).






49. Aka Automatic Private IP Address.






50. The generic term for a pointing stick.