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Comptia A + Certification

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1. A program installed and activated on a computer without the user's knowledge or permission. At the least - the intent is mischief - but most often the intent is to cause damage.






2. A drive on a computer that can play music CDs and read data CDs - but cannot write to CDs.






3. Aka IEEE 1394.






4. In the Windows registry - the top five folders - each of which is the top of a hierarchical structure. Also called subtrees.






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






6. An LCD display setting that adjusts the viewable area of the display vertically.






7. Aka adapter card.






8. 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.






9. Synchronous graphics random access memory is a type of RAM used on video adapters.






10. A Windows wizard that sets options for starting and running a specific old program that will not otherwise run properly in Windows.






11. In the domain name system - a first-level domain - which is a suffix added to a registered domain name and separated from the domain name with a "dot" (.). Among the TLDs are .com - .gov - .edu - .org - .mil - .net - .biz - many two-lettered country






12. The code used to provide multiple language support to Windows.






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






14. A depressed area on an optical disc that is alternated with raised areas to be interpreted as data.






15. 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.






16. To renew a product activation - required when the activation program discovers significant changes in a computer or the activated product has been installed on a second computer.






17. 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.






18. A portable computer small enough to fit in your hand - also referred to as a "palmtop" computer. Because it is so small - a PDA does not have the functionality of a laptop or desktop computer. In other words - a typical PDA allows you to perform only






19. Aka motherboard.






20. A CPU technology that allows two threads to execute at the same time within a single execution core. This technology is considered to be partially parallel execution. Intel introduced it in the Pentium 4 Xeon CPU. Also known as simultaneous multithre






21. The process of using an oscillating magnetic field to reduce and randomize the magnetic field that builds up on the shadow mask of a CRT monitor.






22. On a motherboard - the type and location of components - as well as the size of the board itself.






23. A key on a laptop that is pressed along with the FN key to change display modes so the output will be only to the laptop's display - only to an external display - or simultaneously to both displays. The DISPLAY MODE key is normally a function key - s






24. An early international standard for sending voice and data over digital telephone wires. ISDN uses existing telephone circuits or higher-speed conditioned lines to get speeds of either 64 Kbps or 128 Kbps. ISDN lines also have the ability to carry vo






25. The Microsoft Website from which you can download updates to Windows.






26. Aka nickel metal hydride.






27. A technology for ROM that can be reprogrammed using special software.






28. Aka Gigabit Ethernet.






29. A socket for a PGA CPU that has a retention lever as well as contacts to match the number of pins on the CPU. The lever is used to attach the CPU to the socket in a manner that does not require force to insert or to remove the CPU.






30. Aka Voice over IP (VoIP).






31. Aka microcode.






32. 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






33. A DVD of any type that can store data on both sides of the disc.






34. 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.






35. A power-usage level.






36. Software created to perform malicious acts. Also called malicious software.






37. The filename for the System Configuration Utility - which allows you to test various scenarios for Windows startup for troubleshooting purposes.






38. A technology used by hard drives to speed up data transfers by using DMA channels.






39. Aka low-voltage differential (LVD).






40. Aka external cache.






41. Aka top-level domain.






42. The type of connector used in the ExpressCard interface.






43. A Windows utility that allows you to create tasks that run automatically at the times you select.






44. Signals broadcast through the air.






45. An underlying protocol that supports Microsoft Remote Desktop.






46. A device that combines two or more devices - such as a printer - scanner - and fax machine.






47. Aka DDR3 SDRAM.






48. A set of behaviors including active listening and active speaking that shows you are fully engaged in the conversation and encourages the other person to also communicate in a positive manner.






49. Data communications over the cellular telecommunications networks.






50. The "activity" status light on a NIC that indicates data is being transmitted.