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Comptia A + Certification
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1. In power supplies - the amount of wattage the power supply can handle.
capacity
master file table (MFT)
recently used programs list
subscriber connector (SC)
2. A string of characters that a user enters - along with an identifier - such as a user name - in order to be authenticated.
edition
password
central processing unit (CPU)
CardBus
3. Aka liquid crystal display.
VESA
component video
attended installation
LCD
4. 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.
spyware
primary slave
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Secure Digital (SD) Card
5. Aka Balanced Technology eXtended.
default gateway
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
Small Outline RIMM (SORIMM)
BTX
6. Aka audio modem riser.
AMR
land
LCD
PVC
7. A practice begun in Windows 2000 in which all of the operating system code is digitally signed to show that it has not been tampered with.
code signing
802.11n
unidirectional mode
subscriber connector (SC)
8. A set of skills - behaviors - and attitudes to use when listening to another person.
FTP
User Account Control (UAC)
active listening
NTFS permissions
9. A measurement of a body part - such as a fingerprint or retina scan.
Preboot eXecution Environment
biometric
World Wide Web
cellular WAN
10. A Windows service designed to allow a user to invite someone to help troubleshoot a problem.
channel service unit (CSU)
UXGA
S/PDIF
Remote Assistance
11. The practice - mostly among gamers - of modifying a computer case.
DoS Attack
modding
mainboard
hot spot
12. 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.
audio modem riser (AMR)
DXDIAG
hyper threading
riser card
13. A parallel interface standard that supports bidirectional communication and transfer rates of up to 2 MBps.
IEEE 1394c-2006
IEEE 1284
ISP
User Account Control (UAC)
14. Aka thumb drive.
EPROM
dual-core CPU
Advanced Power Management (APM)
jump drive
15. A riser card that is similar to audio modem riser (AMR) except that it is plug and play-compatible and supports LANs in addition to audio - modem - and sound.
DIMM
Display Mode Key
communication network riser (CNR)
CD
16. This occurs when someone collects personal information belonging to another person and uses that information to fraudulently make purchases - open new credit accounts - and even obtain new driver's licenses and other forms of identification in the vi
identity theft
systray
touch screen
PPTP
17. Aka double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM.
DDR SDRAM
fraud
FPM
phishing
18. A server containing source files for installing software onto client computers. The shared folder containing these files is a software distribution point.
Intel Corporation
network client
Control Panel
distribution server
19. A new level of an operating system with major changes to the core components.
root folder
POP
universal data format (UDF)
version
20. Aka nickel metal hydride.
Bubble Jet
access control list (ACL)
NiMH
mirrored set
21. Aka second-level domain.
docking station
SLD
router
primary slave
22. 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.
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
molex connector
local group account
voltage regulator module (VRM)
23. A CRT video setting - also known at horizontal hold - that holds the image horizontally on the screen.
secondary master
h-hold
process
security auditing
24. Radio frequency interference. Radio signals that occur in proximity to equipment that is sensitive to these types of signals.
Windows Update Website
RFI
DDoS Attack
IMAP
25. Aka central processing unit.
Parallel AT Attachment (PATA)
processor
System Restore
FAT file system
26. In a CPU - the speed at which it can potentially execute instructions - measured in millions of cycles per second
clock speed
keystroke logger
socket services
virus encyclopedia
27. A processor packaging that uses pads on the processor that come in contact with pins in the socket on the motherboard - permitting a higher density than possible with PGA.
version
land-grid array (LGA)
video adapter
striping with interleave parity
28. Aka internal cache memory.
quad-core CPU
Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA)
processor board
Level 1 (L1) cache
29. An LCD display that uses a DB-15 connector - which means that it accepts analog signals that it converts to digital.
dotted decimal notation
analog LCD display
molex connector
I/O
30. A subpackaging of a Windows revision that contains the core OS plus a special set of features that is offered as a separate product targeted to a certain type of end user.
graphical user interface (GUI)
war chalking
file system
edition
31. Aka Spam over Instant Messaging.
accessory bay
Blu-ray disc
spim
solid ink
32. The act of covertly obtaining information broadcast from wireless devices using the Bluetooth standard.
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
bluesnarfing
CD-RW (CD-rewritable)
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA)
33. A security feature of many Windows versions that allows it to encrypt files on an NTFS volume.
primary slave
Encrypting File System (EFS)
DDR2 SDRAM
swap file
34. [1] A device that is the central connecting point of a LAN. A hub is little more than a multiport repeater taking incoming signals on one port and repeating them to all other ports. Ethernet hubs have been largely replaced by Ethernet switches.. [2]
hub
Debugging Mode
System Management Mode (SMM)
RAM
35. The plug at the end of a cable or the port or connection point on a computer or device.
point-to-point protocol (PPP)
grayware
connector
Automatic Private IP Address (APIPA)
36. In computer networking - a network located between a private network and the Internet with a firewall on both sides. A DMZ contains servers offering services to users on the Internet and inside the protected private network.
taskbar
impact printer
demilitarized zone (DMZ)
Basic Service Set (BSS)
37. A CPU containing four CPU cores.
quad-core CPU
authentication
socket
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)
38. The medium for a laser printer - which is normally packaged within a toner cartridge.
network interface card (NIC)
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA)
toner
DIN connector
39. Aka Advanced Technology Attachment.
BIOS settings
ATA
expansion card
drive lock password
40. An option available in the Windows XP Backup program for recovering from damage that prevents the operating system from starting. It replaced the Emergency Repair Disk (ERD) process in Windows 2000.
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
address bus
password
video graphics array (VGA)
41. The type of connector used in the ExpressCard interface.
beam-on-blade connector
Internet service provider (ISP)
transport layer security (TLS)
FAT table
42. In the laser printing process - this is the step in which the cover on the printer's toner cartridge is opened and the toner particles are attracted to the relatively less negatively charged areas of the drum.
developing
audio modem riser (AMR)
WEP
jargon
43. An expansion bus architecture that uses serial communications rather than the parallel communications of PCI. Also called PCI Express and PCI-E.
10Base-T
thermal wax transfer printer
PCIe (peripheral component interconnect express)
audio modem riser (AMR)
44. A multi-GPU solution developed by NVIDIA.
swap file
DMZ
processor
Scalable Link Interface (SLI)
45. A reading and writing device in a floppy or hard drive that is mounted on an articulated arm that moves back and forth over the floppy disk or metal platter.
SRAM
loopback plug
read/write head
docking station
46. An external bus that connects into the PC's PCI bus. With USB - you can theoretically connect up to 127 devices to your computer.
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
bus
USB
Audit Policy
47. The type of electrical current delivered by a battery in which the electrons flow in only one direction.
routing information protocol (RIP)
Microsoft Product Activation (MPA)
direct current (DC)
enhanced capability port (ECP) mode
48. 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.
root folder
point stick
Standby
client/server-based network
49. An area under the pinned items list on the Windows XP Start menu that contains shortcuts to recently run programs.
recently used programs list
Windows Easy Transfer (WET)
card services
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA)
50. One or more chips designed to work closely with the CPU. Two parts of this chipset are the Northbridge and the Southbridge.
chipset
pixel
DHCP Server
striping with distributed parity
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