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






2. Aka RAID 5.






3. Aka paging file.






4. A card that fits into the PC Card interface - including both PC Card and CardBus cards. This type measures 85.6 millimeters long by 54 millimeters wide and 5.0 millimeters thick.






5. A network in which dedicated computers called servers store data and provide print services or other capabilities to computers running the appropriate client service or services.






6. The practice of applying a digital signature to device driver code.






7. A network protocol suite originally developed for the Internet; it has been mostly adopted on private networks.






8. A joke program that produces strange behavior - such as screen distortions - erratic cursor behavior - or strange icons to appear on the screen.






9. A small cassette containing an ink reservoir used to provide the medium for certain printers. An ink cartridge will only fit a certain model printer.






10. Aka surge protector.






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






12. A Windows Advanced Options menu choice that restores a group of registry keys containing system settings such as services and drivers. These are the last settings that worked - and you have only a narrow window of opportunity to use Last Known Good






13. A device that converts DC current to AC. An inverter is required in a laptop to provide the AC current required by the display.






14. A technology for LCD displays in which transistors are positioned at each pixel.






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






16. A type of arithmetic logic unit (ALU) that is used to perform specialized functions - such as division and large decimal number operations. Also called a math coprocessor.






17. Aka fast page mode.






18. Aka Internet service provider.






19. 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






20. A power management standard - introduced by Intel in 1992 - that defines four power-usage operating levels.






21. The hardware architecture - including the CPU - BIOS - and chipset.






22. A service that manages Microsoft NetBIOS names for a Windows network. This service is becoming obsolete - as Windows has moved to DNS for naming and name service.






23. A large burst of electromagnetic energy - as from a nuclear explosion - that has the potential to damage communications and power lines within a large geographic area - depending on the size and location of the pulse.






24. A system resource that certain devices - such as sound cards and hard drives - can use to move data between the device and system RAM without involving the processor.






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






26. Aka Advanced Technology eXtended.






27. A file attribute set by the OS when a file is created or modified. Backup software often removes this attribute when backing up a file in order to mark it as a backed-up file.






28. The act of discovering the cause of a problem and correcting it.






29. In fiber-optics - a single light wave passing down a cable.






30. A scaled-down laptop in the ultra-portable category - designed for Internet access. Aka also ultra-portable and mini-notebook.






31. A drive that is mapped to an empty folder on an NTFS volume and is assigned a drive path rather than drive letters.






32. A type of solid-state storage that is commonly used in a variety of devices - such as digital cameras.






33. A technical standards organization.






34. Aka microcode.






35. A handheld device used to measure electrical resistance - voltage - and/or current.






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






37. In reference to IDE PATA drives - the master drive on the first channel.






38. The delivery of electricity (as from a wall outlet) in which the flow of electrons reverses periodically and has alternating positive and negative values.






39. A chip that retains system settings such as the time - keyboard settings - and boot sequence.






40. Aka solid-state storage.






41. A DVD of any type that can store data on both sides of the disc.






42. Aka network address translation.






43. A mode for parallel ports that allows access to special features in the PC called DMA channels. This mode is approximately ten times faster than regular bidirectional mode and is designed for printers and scanners.






44. 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.






45. A server containing source files for installing software onto client computers. The shared folder containing these files is a software distribution point.






46. A device required at both ends of a T-carrier system connection.






47. A type of KVM switch that is controlled through a mechanical switch on the box.






48. Aka root key.






49. 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.






50. The protocol for connecting optical drives and tape drives to an ATA channel.







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