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Comptia A + Certification

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1. A video signaling method in which analog video information is transmitted as two or more discrete signals. Two general types of component video are RGB Video and S-Video.






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






3. Aka RAID 5.






4. RAM that doubles the rate of speed at which a standard SDRAM can process data. Also called DDR and DDR1. A stick of DDR1 SDRAM has 184 pins.






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






6. Aka hard disk drive.






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






8. An organization that creates standards for laptop computer peripheral devices.






9. The order in which the BIOS will search devices for an operating system to start.






10. A type of switched network used by phone companies.






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






12. The term used for dynamic space allocation that can be formatted with a file system.






13. On a cable network - the device used at the customer site for the analog/digital conversion.






14. A simple type of component video signal that sends three separate signals






15. A device that sits at the connection between networks and routes packets based on their logical destination addresses.






16. A type of motherboard and its variants most commonly used in recent PC systems.






17. Aka parts grabber.






18. On a circuit board - a small connector that slides down on a pair of pins jutting up from the board. Multiple pins are often side-by-side - and a jumper joins a pair of them.






19. A standard for interconnecting electronic musical instruments to communicate with computers and among themselves.






20. The type of battery used in the first portable PCs - which was heavy and inefficient.






21. A term applied to a CPU - motherboard - or other components that conform to the Intel 32-bit x86 specification. Also referred to as 32-bit.






22. An Advanced Options menu choice that appears under certain circumstances. When available - selecting this option will return to the OS Choices menu (OS Loader menu).






23. A type of thermal printer in which a heated print head burns dots into the surface of heat-sensitive paper.






24. When a mount point exists between a partition or volume to a folder on another volume - the drive path is the path (including a drive letter) to that partition or volume.






25. Synchronous graphics random access memory is a type of RAM used on video adapters.






26. Showing consideration for others.






27. Light waves in the infrared spectrum.






28. A subprotocol of IP that detects and reports problems that can cause errors.






29. In Windows - a security account that contains one or more local user accounts - and when a computer is a member of a Windows domain - may also contain domain user or group accounts.






30. An assigned channel over which a device can send a signal to the processor to get its attention.






31. A socket for a PGA CPU that has a retention lever as well as contacts to match the number of pins on the CPU. The lever is used to attach the CPU to the socket in a manner that does not require force to insert or to remove the CPU.






32. Aka central processing unit.






33. Aka ATA Packet Interface.






34. A unit of measurement of actual delivered power - calculated by the formula watts = volts






35. Aka permanent virtual circuit.






36. Aka virtual file allocation table.






37. A variation of the PGA CPU packaging that was used with Pentium CPUs.






38. Personal System/2 - as in PS/2-style mice and keyboards and connectors. Also called mini-DIN connectors.






39. In a computer - pathways that power - data - and control signals travel from one component to another within the system.






40. A company in the business of providing Internet access to users.






41. In Windows - an Advanced Options menu choice that starts Windows without several drivers and components and loads only very basic - non-vendor-specific drivers for mouse - video - keyboard - mass storage - and system services. It also displays in low






42. A data encryption technology used for securing data transmitted over the Internet. TLS succeeded SSL.






43. A program that blocks browser pop-ups.






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






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






46. The amount of data that can travel over a network at a given time.






47. Aka Windows Internet Naming Service.






48. The high-definition optical disc formatting standard - promoted by Toshiba - that was defeated by the Blu-ray Disc standard as the widely accepted high-definition standard.






49. A local bus designed for video only - it provides a direct link between the processor and the video card - giving the video card direct access to main memory.






50. In Windows - an Advanced Options menu choice that will start Windows without the Windows GUI (EXPLORER.EXE) and with only a simple Command Prompt window from which you can launch Windows administrative utilities.