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Comptia A + Certification

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1. Aka nickel-cadmium.






2. Aka direct current.






3. Traditionally - this term only applied to the type of device described in the definition for analog modem. Now - it is also used for the digital devices in DSL and cable data communications.






4. A small expansion card introduced in the late 1990s that plugs into a special slot on a motherboard and uses the CPU to perform modem functions and sound functions. It is not plug and play compatible.






5. In the Windows registry - the top five folders - each of which is the top of a hierarchical structure. Also called subtrees.






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






7. A plug designed for testing a specific port type (e.g. - serial - parallel - or USB). The plug does not connect to a cable but reroutes the sending pins to the receiving pins. Using special software on the computer - a loopback test is performed in w






8. 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.






9. A category of adapter card that accepts and records video signals to a PC's hard drive. A TV tuner card is a type of capture card.






10. A method for allocating disk space on hard disks in which configuration information for each dynamic disk is located on the disk space beyond the first physical sector. This configuration information is stored outside of any volume on the hard disk.






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






12. A type of KVM switch that controls computers over a distance that is a function of the cabling and protocols it uses. The two types of switches are local remote KVM switch and KVM over IP.






13. The logical structure on disk that allows the operating system to save and retrieve files. Examples of file systems are FAT and NTFS. Both of these file system have different versions - such as FAT12 - FAT16 - FAT32 - and NTFS 4.0 and NTFS 5.0.






14. A network device that is used to extend the range of a network by taking the signals received on a port from one network and regenerating (repeating) those signals to another port to transmit them on a second network.






15. An improved version of WPA that does not support older network cards and offers both secure authentication and data encryption. It uses EAP for a variety of authentication methods






16. The original version of the IEEE 1394 standard that supports speeds up to 400 Mbps.






17. Aka Microsoft Management Console.






18. Aka systray.






19. A paid television subscription service offered by cable television providers.






20. A type of solid-state storage that is commonly used in a variety of devices - such as digital cameras - which often use CompactFlash.






21. A network name used to identify a wireless network. Consisting of up to 32 characters - the SSID travels with the messages on the wireless network. All of the wireless devices on a WLAN must use the same SSID in order to communicate.






22. A program installed and activated on a computer without the user's knowledge or permission. At the least - the intent is mischief - but most often the intent is to cause damage.






23. 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."






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






25. A private internetwork.






26. Two or more disks working together in one of the several RAID schemes.






27. 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






28. Aka digital subscriber line.






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






30. The classic PC serial port that complies with the Recommended Standard-232 (RS-232) in its circuitry - cabling - and connector design - and transfers data one bit at a time.






31. A fraudulent method of obtaining personal and financial information through the use of pop-ups or e-mail messages that purport to be from a legitimate organization - such as a bank - credit card company - or retailer.






32. A special terminating stick that must be inserted into the open RIMM sockets.






33. Aka power supply.






34. Aka double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM.






35. A key on a laptop that is pressed along with the FN key to change display modes so the output will be only to the laptop's display - only to an external display - or simultaneously to both displays. The DISPLAY MODE key is normally a function key - s






36. A process applied to digitally signed code to unencrypt the signature data and use the information to verify the program code was not modified since the signature was added.






37. A component of a CPU that is responsible for all logical and mathematical operations in the system.






38. A marriage of SCSI and Serial ATA - this uses a serial interface to a SCSI bus.






39. The redirection of incoming traffic to the requesting internal hosts that initiated the communication with an external host.






40. Aka Sony/Philips Digital Interface.






41. The type of electrical current delivered by a battery in which the electrons flow in only one direction.






42. The graphical Internet consisting of a vast array of documents located on millions of specialized servers worldwide. The documents are created using HTML and other specialized languages - and transferred from servers to client computers using HTTP an






43. A security feature introduced in Windows Vista to prevent unauthorized changes to Windows.






44. Pertaining to a DVD drive or disc that can store data in a single layer of pits on each data side.






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






46. A popular inkjet printer developed by Canon.






47. The high-definition optical disc formatting standard developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association whose members include Sony - 20th Century Fox - Dell - Hewlett-Packard - and many other industry leaders.






48. A technology used by hard drives to speed up data transfers by using DMA channels.






49. 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.






50. 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.