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Comptia A + Certification

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






2. In a laptop - a compartment that holds a single media device that is switchable with another.






3. A remote KVM switch that uses either Cat 5 or USB cabling. The distance it can be from the computers it controls is a function of the length limits of the cabling; it normally uses a proprietary protocol and special hardware.






4. Aka second-level domain.






5. A power supply form factor that pairs with an ATX motherboard and case.






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






7. At first - a terminal was not much more than a display - a keyboard - and the minimal circuitry for connecting to the mainframe. Now - a terminal can be a computer running Windows or other operating system - plus terminal client emulation software th






8. The circuit board in a computer to which all other components directly or indirectly connect. Also called a mainboard - system board - mobo - or planar board.






9. 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."






10. A digital video interface that has several modes - including one that offers downward compatibility with analog displays. It requires a special connector - which comes in several variations to support the DVI modes.






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






12. A group of tests - stored in the BIOS and performed as a PC boots up - to check for the presence and function of system components.






13. The plug at the end of a cable or the port or connection point on a computer or device.






14. A RAID array in which every time data is written to disk - a portion (block) is written to each disk in turn - creating a "stripe" of data across the member disks. RAID 0 uses the total disk space in the array for storage - without protecting the dat






15. An organization that creates standards for laptop computer peripheral devices.






16. A rectangular connector with a locking clip on one side and a number designation that refers to the size rather than the number of wires.






17. A TPM is a special microchip - installed on a motherboard - that stores passwords - keys - and digital certificates. Various services - such as BitLocker can store such security data in this chip.






18. An LCD technology based on thin-film transistor (TFT) technology. An active matrix display has a transistor at every pixel - which enables much quicker display changes than passive matrix displays and produces a display quality comparable to a CRT.






19. An operating system recovery tool introduced in Windows Me and improved in later versions of Windows. System Restore creates restore points - which are snapshots of Windows - its configuration - and all installed programs. If your computer has nonfat






20. Aka Rambus Dynamic RAM.






21. A cell phone with Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) functions built in.






22. A device found in laptops that monitors and regulates power usage. The features vary by manufacturer - but typically - they provide short-circuit protection - give "low battery" warnings - and can be configured to shut down the computer automatically






23. In Windows - an Advanced Options menu choice that will start Windows without the Windows GUI (EXPLORER.EXE) and with only a simple Command Prompt window from which you can launch Windows administrative utilities.






24. In the laser printing process - a wire that passes a small positive charge to paper as it travels through the printer. This positive charge attracts the negatively charged toner particles on the drum to the paper.






25. A command-line command - installed with the TCP/IP protocol suite - which provides statistical information about the TCP/IP protocols and network connections involving your computer - depending on the switches you use when you enter the command.






26. One or more lights (usually LEDs) on a device that indicate the device's operational status through the color of the light - by blinking or remaining steady or both.






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






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






29. The format in which IP addresses are usually shown - with decimal numbers separated by "dots" as in 192.168.100.2.






30. A password that meets certain criteria in order to be difficult to crack. One definition of a strong password is one that contains at least eight characters - includes a combination of letters - numbers - and other symbols ( _ - - - $ - and so on) an






31. A computer that is not connected to a network of any kind.






32. Aka Media Access Control (MAC) address.






33. A feature of HDMI that prevents people from illegally copying HD DVDs. Aka also High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI).






34. A small cassette containing an ink reservoir used to provide the medium for certain printers. An ink cartridge will only fit a certain model printer.






35. 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.






36. A common connector used to connect a power supply to floppy drives.






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






38. A network service that handles the requests for Internet services - such as Web pages - files on an FTP server - and mail for a proxy client without exposing that client's IP address to the Internet. There is specific proxy server and client software






39. A WAN connection that uses existing copper telephone wire for the communication circuit. To accomplish this - a DSL modem splits the existing phone line into two bands; voice transmission uses the frequencies below 4000 Hz - whereas data transmission






40. A DVI mode that supports downward compatibility with analog displays.






41. A magnetic mass storage device primarily used for backing up data from computers.






42. An external serial bus standardized by the IEEE. Apple first developed it as FireWire. Other manufacturers call it i.link or Lynx. It can support up to 63 daisy-chained devices. Since the introduction of the faster update - IEEE 1394b - the original






43. Aka musical instrument digital interface.






44. A user interface that takes advantage of the video system's graphics capabilities for manipulated graphic elements that represent objects and tasks.






45. The role of the first EIDE drive on a PATA channel.






46. A popular inkjet printer developed by Canon.






47. Aka Scalable Link Interface.






48. In the laser printing process - the stage in which the printer's high-voltage power supply (HVPS) conducts electricity to the primary corona wire so it can pass the voltage on to the printer's electro-photosensitive drum.






49. Introduced in Windows 2000 - a user interface for Windows administration tools that is flexible and configurable.






50. Aka electronic KVM switch.