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Comptia A + Certification

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1. 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






2. Aka permanent virtual circuit.






3. A set of standards for imaging devices - such as scanners and cameras - that is used in drivers and other software for these devices.






4. The smallest laptop type - weighing less than 3 pounds. Aka also netbook and mini-notebook.






5. Aka internal cache memory.






6. 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






7. A command-line utility installed on a Windows computer with the TCP/IP protocol suite; it's used to view the IP configuration of a network connection and to perform certain administrative tasks.






8. Aka second-level domain.






9. Software that takes a scanned image and interprets the patterns in the image into alphanumeric characters.






10. The use of a biometric for authentication.






11. A dedicated computer that stores data and provides print services or other capabilities to network clients.






12. A DVI mode that supports both analog and digital video signals.






13. A component of the Windows operating system that resides in a file and is loaded into memory during the kernel loading phase of the Windows startup.






14. 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.






15. Aka communication network riser.






16. A diagram showing the purpose of each wire in a connector.






17. 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.






18. Unsolicited e-mail.






19. Aka Enhanced IDE.






20. A small device containing a microchip used to generate unique passwords for logging on to a computer or a network.






21. A utility for migrating data from many computers - or if you need to perform what Microsoft calls a "wipe-and-load migration" from and to the same computer. Available in Windows XP - Vista - and Windows 7.






22. A RAM standard that replaces the original DDR standard. Using far less power than DDR1 - a stick of DDR2 SDRAM has 240 pins.






23. Aka audio modem riser.






24. In the Windows registry - a folder that may contain one or more sets of settings as well as other keys.






25. A generic reference to a PC's serial communications port - in which the x represents the port number.






26. A file operation in which the file or folder remains in the source location - and a duplicate is created in the target (destination) location.






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






28. The displayable number of pixels - expressed as x and y numbers - such as 1024






29. Aka motherboard.






30. Aka Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).






31. Light waves in the infrared spectrum.






32. In Microsoft terminology - software that contains one or more software fixes or changes to the operating system.






33. A standards organization - of which the T10 SCSI committee maintains the SCSI standard.






34. A power supply and motherboard feature that allows software to turn off a computer rather than only using a physical switch.






35. One or more chips designed to work closely with the CPU. Two parts of this chipset are the Northbridge and the Southbridge.






36. Aka display.






37. Aka Extended Video Graphics Array.






38. Aka Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP).






39. A network connection device that passes traffic between two networks - using the physical address (MAC address) of the destination device.






40. A drive that can write either to CD-R discs or to specially designed CD-RW discs. In the case of the CD-RW discs - the drive can write more than once to the same portion of disc - overwriting old data.






41. A Windows sleep mode that uses hard drive space to save all the programs and data that are in memory at the time you choose this mode. The computer then completely shuts down and requires no power while it is hibernating.






42. 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.






43. A type of motherboard used in older PC systems; also refers to the 1984 IBM PC AT model.






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






45. A RAM standard that replaces the original DDR2 standard and requires far less power - while providing almost twice the bandwidth. A stick of DDR3 SDRAM has 240 pins - but is keyed so it will not fit into a socket designed for DDR2. DDR3 SO-DIMMs have






46. This attack occurs when someone sends a large number of requests to a server - overwhelming the server so it stops functioning on the network.






47. Malware that hides itself from detection by antimalware programs; it is installed on a computer by someone who has privileged access to the computer.






48. A screen device for video output. Also called a monitor.






49. A virus that is self-replicating.






50. Aka digitizing tablet.