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Comptia A + Certification

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1. In reference to IDE PATA drives - the master drive on the second channel.






2. A fiber-optic connector that resembles an RJ-45 network connector and is less expensive and easier to work with than ST or SC connectors.






3. A type of motherboard used in older PC systems; also refers to the 1984 IBM PC AT model.






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






5. Aka nickel metal hydride.






6. 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.






7. An underlying protocol that supports Microsoft Remote Desktop.






8. An assigned address or range of addresses on a system's address bus that - together with an interrupt request line (IRQ) - allows a device to be recognized by the processor.






9. Small text files a Web browser saves on the local hard drive at the request of a Website. Cookies can contain information that will be used the next time the user connects to the Website.






10. An LCD display that uses a DB-15 connector - which means that it accepts analog signals that it converts to digital.






11. A drive on a computer that can play music CDs and read data CDs - but cannot write to CDs.






12. A cooling system that uses liquid to transfer heat away from components.






13. A small device containing a microchip used to generate unique passwords for logging on to a computer or a network.






14. A logical memory address defined in a processor's address bus that allows the system to access physical RAM or ROM memory locations.






15. Another name for a motherboard in a laptop.






16. A cell phone with Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) functions built in.






17. In a Microsoft Windows network - an administrative organization with a centralized security accounts database maintained on one or more special servers called domain controllers. This centralized database contains accounts for users - groups - and co






18. Aka read-only memory.






19. An early PC hard drive interface.






20. A type of printer that uses a matrix of pins striking paper through an ink ribbon to create dots on the paper - forming alphanumeric characters and graphic images.






21. A term used by Microsoft for a peer-to-peer network in which each computer can be either a client or a server or both.






22. A hardware device or a program that monitors and records a user's every keystroke - usually without the user's knowledge.






23. Memory that does not require power to keep stored data intact. Also called flash memory.






24. Aka Integrated Service Digital Network.






25. A variety of persuasion techniques used for many purposes






26. A type of computer firmware that is responsible for informing the CPU of installed devices and how to communicate with them.






27. Aka compact disc.






28. In a laser printer - a metal drum with an electro-photosensitive coating to which a charge can be applied by a laser beam.






29. Aka Balanced Technology eXtended.






30. A CRT video setting - also known as vertical hold - that holds the image vertically on the screen.






31. Not revealing information about someone that would be harmful to or embarrass him or her.






32. A device found in laptops that monitors and regulates power usage. The features vary by manufacturer - but typically - they provide short-circuit protection - give "low battery" warnings - and can be configured to shut down the computer automatically






33. The Microsoft Website from which you can download updates to Windows.






34. 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.






35. Aka PCIe.






36. Aka plain-old telephone service.






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






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






39. The area at the beginning of a disk formatted with the FAT file system. This area contains the boot record - FAT table - and root directory.






40. A software fix for a single problem.






41. An Advanced Options choice that will temporarily disable the Automatically Restart option on the Advanced page of System Properties.






42. 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.






43. A virus that gains access to a computer by masquerading as a harmless program that a user innocently installs on the computer.






44. Aka File Transfer Protocol (FTP).






45. The traditional wired telephone network.






46. A type of printer that uses solid - rather than liquid - ink.






47. The name used by the Windows operating systems to identify the first parallel port.






48. An organization that creates specifications for infrared wireless communication.






49. A device that stores a large amount of information - even when it is powered off.






50. A protocol for securing data for transmission by encrypting it.