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Comptia A + Certification

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1. 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.






2. A term used by Microsoft for a peer-to-peer network in which each computer can be either a client or a server or both.






3. A VESA standard for graphics adapters with a maximum graphics resolution of 1024






4. Used to represent the luminance signal in S-Video.






5. A specialized type of memory used only with video adapters.






6. A wireless network standard that uses the 2.4 GHz band at a speed of up to 10 Mbps.






7. An area of the Windows taskbar used by programs and some hardware devices to display status icons. Also called thenotification area or system tray.






8. One of the main protocols of the TCP/IP protocol suite - IP manages logical addressing of network packets so routing protocols can route the packets over the network.






9. A long-handled tool with a magnet on one end - used to pick up small objects containing iron.






10. A database of all configuration settings in Windows.






11. Aka paging file.






12. Aka direct current.






13. A disc drive that uses laser technology to read and/or write to special discs.






14. The cellular network standards used by Verizon and Sprint-Nextel.






15. The utility to use when doing a single data and settings transfer to a new Windows Vista computer from one running Windows XP or Windows Vista.






16. A metal plate behind the front of a CRT monitor that focuses the electron beams from the gun.






17. 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






18. The boot loader file in Windows 2000 and Windows XP. During the boot loader phase - NTLDR takes control of the system - switches the CPU to protected mode - starts the file system - and reads the BOOT.INI file.






19. A setting on an LCD display that adjusts the viewable area of the display horizontally.






20. The appropriate responses that you make during a conversation.






21. An address that a DHCP client will assign to itself after requesting an address and failing to receive one from a DHCP server. The address it will assign is in the 169.254 /16 network - which is the range of addresses from 169.254.0.1 to 169.254.255.






22. Aka Voice over IP (VoIP).






23. Memory that can only be read and that contains program code. ROM is also called firmware.






24. Fiber-optic cable in which multiple light waves can pass simultaneously. Usually larger in diameter than single-mode fiber; and each wave uses a certain portion of the fiber cable for transmission.






25. A network that covers a relatively small area - such as a building - home - office - or campus. The typical distances are measured in hundreds of meters.






26. In reference to a memory module - the number of memory modules required to match the data bus width of the processor.






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






28. A video mode that most often consists of a combination of 640






29. Software that runs on the computers in a network and that receives services from servers.






30. An LCD display characteristic that indicates the amount of time in milliseconds (ms) it takes for a single pixel to go from the active to the inactive state and back again.






31. Aka interrupt request line.






32. A finite set of resources controlled by the operating system and critical to the use of all computer components.






33. Aka low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS).






34. In the Windows GUI - a horizontal bar normally positioned across the bottom of the desktop containing a Start button - the Quick Launch toolbar - buttons for running programs - and at the far right - the notification area. Sometimes called the Start






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






36. A computer circuit board that attaches to and controls SCSI devices.






37. A pen-sized tool that has a plunger at one end. When pressed - the plunger causes small - hooked prongs to extend from the other end of the tool for retrieving dropped objects from inside a computer.






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






39. Aka central processing unit.






40. 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.






41. A solid-state storage standard for high-capacity (2 - 4 - and 8 GB) memory cards that are tiny






42. In the laser printing process - the step at which the heat-sensitive toner is fused to the paper by heated fusing rollers.






43. The practice of forcing a CPU or other computer component to run at a higher clock rate than the manufacturer intended.






44. The moving of data from one storage device to another.






45. Aka Encrypting File System (EFS).






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






47. A mat that provides a path to ground for a static charge and is designed for the desktop or floor of a workspace. One placed on the workbench reduces the risk of electrostatic discharge for components placed on it - while one placed on the floor prov






48. A key on a laptop that is combined with the FN key to toggle the laptop's speaker on and off. The SPEAKER ON/OFF key is usually one of the standard function keys - such as F3 - that displays a speaker symbol.






49. A level of service offered by the telephone companies over a T-carrier circuit that provides full-duplex transmissions at 1.544 Mbps - carrying digital voice - data - or video signals.






50. Digital versatile disc (DVD) discs that can be written to once - but data cannot be overwritten. This term also refers to the drives that can write to these discs.