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Comptia A + Certification
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1. A marriage of SCSI and Serial ATA - this uses a serial interface to a SCSI bus.
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
SCSI ID
local user account
transferring
2. Radio frequency interference. Radio signals that occur in proximity to equipment that is sensitive to these types of signals.
WINS Server
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
RFI
BIOS settings
3. A popular inkjet printer developed by Canon.
Bubble Jet
WPA
war driving
TCP/IP
4. Aka ATA Packet Interface.
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
ATAPI
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
System Restore
5. A file system used by operating systems for organizing - reading - and writing optical discs.
ECP
Compact Disc File System (CDFS)
ERD
DVD-5
6. A metal plate behind the front of a CRT monitor that focuses the electron beams from the gun.
drive path
shadow mask
biometric device
shared video memory
7. On a motherboard - the type and location of components - as well as the size of the board itself.
cracker
mount point
extension magnet
form factor
8. Aka network address translation.
firewall
terminating resistor
NAT
partition
9. A specialized device for testing a power supply unit that comes with connectors compatible with the output connectors on a standard power supply.
authorization
Debugging Mode
T1
power supply tester
10. A type of power supply that converts AC power to voltages needed for a device. AC adapters are generally used for portable PC systems and other devices.
Type III
AC adapter
local group account
basic disk
11. The cartridge for a laser printer that contains both the medium (toner) and other printing components.
toner cartridge
multimode fiber (MMF)
thermal compound
NTLDR
12. Personal System/2 - as in PS/2-style mice and keyboards and connectors. Also called mini-DIN connectors.
PS/2
auditing
edition
Intel x86 Specification
13. A DVI mode that supports downward compatibility with analog displays.
DVI-A
NSLOOKUP
MIMO (multiple input/multiple output)
EIDE
14. In reference to parallel ports - a mode in which the parallel device connected to the parallel port can receive data but cannot send data. CMOS settings (system settings) may refer to this mode as "Transfer only."
memory controller chip (MCC)
unidirectional mode
mount point
Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer (HTTPS)
15. A single dot on a display screen. A contraction of "Picture Element."
pixel
base priority level
DIP switch
DoS Attack
16. A diagram showing the purpose of each wire in a connector.
pin-out
active partition
Wireless LAN (WLAN)
distribution server
17. Aka synchronous dynamic RAM.
SDRAM
case
HD-DVD
Start menu
18. A RAM standard that replaces the original DDR standard. Using far less power than DDR1 - a stick of DDR2 SDRAM has 240 pins.
enhanced capability port (ECP) mode
WUXGA
DDR2 SDRAM
SXGA
19. 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
eSATA
registration
Integrated Service Digital Network (ISDN)
special group
20. A rectangular connector with a locking clip on one side and a number designation that refers to the size rather than the number of wires.
CD-ROM drive
real-time clock (RTC)
public switched telephone network (PSTN)
registered jack (RJ)
21. An optional toolbar you can add to the taskbar just to the right of the Start button. Shortcuts on this bar launch with a single-click.
IP packet filtering
RGB video
Quick Launch bar
passive matrix display
22. 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."
ROM
BNC
RAM
OCR
23. An Intel standard for starting up a computer over the network - without relying on a disk-based operating system. Used to install a new operating system or run diagnostics software.
Compact Disc File System (CDFS)
Preboot eXecution Environment
Bluetooth
system file
24. Aka local area network.
root directory
LPT2
LAN
encrypted authentication
25. A group of features in the system BIOS - the chipset - the operating system - device drivers - and the individual components that enable efficient use of power in a computer.
power management
microprogram
WPA
connector
26. A set of behaviors for the workplace that includes how you interact with people and how you treat property.
solid-state storage
math coprocessor
professionalism
MicroDIMM
27. An exact duplicate of an entire hard drive's contents - including the OS and all installed software.
jargon
drive image
double-sided (DS) DVD
PPTP
28. A type of motherboard and its variants most commonly used in recent PC systems.
DDR SDRAM
OCR
Advanced Technology eXtended (ATX)
S/PDIF
29. Aka RAMBUS Inline Memory Module.
Multilingual User Interface (MUI)
RIMM
Type II
master file table (MFT)
30. Aka fast page mode.
Enable Boot Logging
port
SSL
FPM
31. A circuit card in a PC that controls the output to the display device(s).
FPM
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
mainboard
video adapter card
32. The language of Web pages. Web designers use the HTML language to create Web page code - which your Web browser converts into the pages you view on your screen.
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
NetBEUI
NLX
DVD-5
33. A type of switched network used by phone companies.
asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
hot spot
dual layer (DL)
DDR2 SDRAM
34. Aka complementary metal-oxide semiconductor.
Preboot eXecution Environment
process priority level
DB-25
CMOS
35. Erasable programmable read-only memory. A ROM chip that is erasable and reprogrammable through the use of specialized software.
NTFS permissions
EPROM
edition
registration
36. Cabling that contains a single copper wire surrounded by several layers of insulating plastic and a woven wire sheath that provides protection.
virtual circuit (VC)
Centronics
mini-notebook
coaxial cable
37. A firewall consisting of software that you can install on any computer - as opposed to the software built into a hardware firewall. Also called personal firewalls because they are designed to be installed on individual desktop computers.
ECC
WAP
phishing
software firewall
38. The former name of the Parallel AT Attachment (PATA) interface standard.
hibernate
permission
contrast ratio
Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA)
39. An Intel specification for the PC 32-bit architecture defining CPUs - motherboards - and other components.
Intel x86 Specification
SIMM
WINS Server
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
40. A portion of a computer's chipset that controls communications between the CPU and such I/O busses as USB - IDE - PS2 - SATA - and others.
mirrored set
pop-up blocker
Southbridge
Super Video
41. A DVD of any type that can store data on both sides of the disc.
double-sided (DS) DVD
master boot record (MBR)
Video Electronics Standards Organization (VESA)
PC Card
42. Software installed on a computer without permission that collects information about a user in order to display targeted advertisements - in the form of either inline banners or pop-ups. Inline banners are advertisements that run within the context of
copy
recently used programs list
S/PDIF
adware
43. A registry key that exists within another key.
software firewall
DLT
subkey
traces
44. A memory error-checking method in which the parity bit is used to ensure that the total number of 1s in the data stream is odd.
DNS Server
Color Quality
SONET
odd parity
45. In reference to a memory module - how much information the processor can access from or write to memory in a single cycle.
Remote Desktop
pointing stick
registered jack (RJ)
bit width
46. A paid television subscription service offered by cable television providers.
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
eSATA
EMP
subscription channel (SC)
47. A type of motherboard used in older PC systems; also refers to the 1984 IBM PC AT model.
AT
Type III
multi-GPU solution
Advanced Technology (AT)
48. In networks - when data can travel in either direction - but only in one direction at a time.
half-duplex
10Base-T
DB-25
writing
49. A virtual tunnel created between two endpoints over an untrusted network. The tunnel is created by encapsulating the packets within special packets for the tunnel. Other security methods are also usually applied to a VPN - such as encrypting the data
virtual private network (VPN)
UDF
PPP
internal bus
50. A DVI mode that supports digital video signals and is partially compatible with HDMI. Aka also digital video interface and High-Definition Multimedia Interface.
archive attribute
DVI-D
POST
RGB video
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