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Comptia A + Certification

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1. A CRT video setting - also known as the vertical refresh rate - that controls the rate per second at which an image appears on the tube.






2. In Windows 2000 and Windows XP - an Advanced Options menu choice that starts Windows normally - except that video mode is changed to the lowest resolution - using the currently installed video driver. This option does not switch to the basic Windows






3. Aka logical block address.






4. A Windows service designed to allow a user to invite someone to help troubleshoot a problem.






5. A wireless mode requiring a wireless access point (WAP).






6. A memory module (stick) that installs into matching DIMM sockets found on many motherboards. The word "dual" refers to the separate pins or connections on both sides of the module and socket.






7. Aka Internet Control Message Protocol.






8. Aka demilitarized zone.






9. Aka Wireless Fidelity.






10. A method for supporting up to 8.3 GB capacity hard drives. Both the BIOS and hard drive system must use LBA.






11. A tool for testing if a cable can connect properly end-to-end and to determine if a cable has a short. These tools are available for a variety of cable types.






12. A device used with a laptop. The port replicator remains on the desktop with external devices connected to ports on it. A laptop then needs only one connection to the port replicator to have access to the peripherals.






13. A non-routable network protocol suite for use only in small networks.






14. An obsolete video standard introduced with IBM PS/2 computers in the late 1980s. VGA had a maximum resolution of 720






15. Aka Enhanced IDE.






16. A CPU power-saving mode that allows a CPU to reduce its speed without losing its place so it does not stop working altogether. SMM also allows the CPU to trigger power saving in other components.






17. A double-sided - single-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 9.4 GB of data - or over four hours of video.






18. Memory that is accessible in any (random) order. Most of the memory in a PC is RAM.






19. 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.






20. A term applied to a CPU - motherboard - or other components that conform to the newer 64-bit architecture. Also referred to as 64-bit.






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






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."






23. A printer that creates printed output line by line.






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






25. A standard for hard drives that attach to the Parallel AT Attachment (PATA) interface.






26. A category of software that runs surreptitiously on a user's computer in order to gather information without the user's permission and then sends that information to the people who requested it.






27. Storage media that is removable - meaning the drive stays in place - while the media (disk - disc - or tape) is removed and replaced with another disk - disc - or tape.






28. A connector that is slightly larger than an RJ-11 connector and contains eight wires. RJ-45 connectors most commonly attach twisted-pair cables to Ethernet network cards.






29. A file used during an unattended installation of Windows. It provides a script of responses to the questions Setup asks so the user does not have to answer them manually.






30. The act of covertly obtaining information broadcast from wireless devices using the Bluetooth standard.






31. A protocol that transfers e-mail messages between mail servers. Clients also use this protocol to send e-mail to mail servers.






32. The sudden and uncontrolled movement of electricity from an object with a greater charge to one with a lesser charge. Also called static electricity.






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






34. A small group of computers communicating wirelessly with one another without the use of a centralized wireless access point (WAP).






35. A version of Windows Vista that includes Windows Media Center - which supports advanced multimedia functions.






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






37. Unsolicited messages sent over an instant messaging service - such as Windows Messenger.






38. Aka routing information protocol.






39. In reference to networks - communications in both directions at the same time.






40. 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.






41. Aka enhanced capabilities port (ECP) mode.






42. The former name of the Parallel AT Attachment (PATA) interface standard.






43. In telecommunications - a technique that combines multiple messages or signals onto a single transmission channel.






44. Aka low-voltage differential.






45. A process that places the logical structure of a file system on a partitioned volume.






46. A drive used for reading from and writing to removable floppy disks. Also called FDD.






47. 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.






48. Aka point-to-point protocol.






49. In a CPU - special memory that resides outside the CPU's core and is used to temporarily store instructions and data in order to increase the processing speed. Also called Level 2 (L2) cache and Level 3 (L3) cache - depending on the design of the CPU






50. A coherent and concentrated light beam - also simply called a laser.