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Comptia A + Certification
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1. Client software for browsing and accessing the content on the World Wide Web. Examples include Internet Explorer and Firefox.
horizontal position
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module (RIMM)
Web browser
video adapter card
2. The early standard developed by PCMCIA for credit-card-sized devices used in laptops.
magnetic mass storage
Fast Ethernet
CNR
PC Card
3. A Windows 2000 recovery tool requiring an up-to-date emergency repair disk (ERD) or recent emergency repair information stored on the local hard disk.
customer premises equipment (CPE)
fusing lamp
Emergency Repair Process
central processing unit (CPU)
4. A joke program that produces strange behavior - such as screen distortions - erratic cursor behavior - or strange icons to appear on the screen.
mini-notebook
touch screen
Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS)
prank program
5. A protocol that allows routers to update their list of routes dynamically. RIP dates to the 1980s and is considered obsolete; even though - it has been updated a few times and is still supported by most routers.
hibernate
Ultra DMA (UDMA)
CRT
routing information protocol (RIP)
6. Erasable programmable read-only memory. A ROM chip that is erasable and reprogrammable through the use of specialized software.
EPROM
pop-up download
TRACERT
security auditing
7. A shared folder on a distribution server containing the source files for a remote installation.
heat sink compound
COMx
distribution share
32-bit
8. Memory that can only be read and that contains program code. ROM is also called firmware.
VESA
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
read-only memory (ROM)
Audit Policy
9. 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.
local area network (LAN)
interrupt request line (IRQ)
lit pixel
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
10. A type of RIMM memory module used in laptops.
Small Outline RIMM (SORIMM)
ROM
IP router
SPGA (staggered pin grid array)
11. A video mode that most often consists of a combination of 640
IRQ
VGA Mode
Safe Mode With Command Prompt
plug and play (PnP)
12. A group of schemes designed to provide either better performance or improved data reliability through redundancy.
thermal paste
redundant array of independent disks (RAID)
Basic Service Set (BSS)
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
13. Aka low-voltage differential (LVD).
Start Bar
LVD
local KVM switch
System Configuration Utility
14. A protocol that allows two devices to connect - authenticate - and negotiate what protocols they will use (almost always TCP/IP).
ECP
point-to-point protocol (PPP)
cable select
Level 1 (L1) cache
15. An area on the top left of the Windows XP Start menu containing shortcuts to Windows Update and programs for browsing the Internet and using e-mail.
pinned items list
drive lock password
ACPI
volatile
16. Aka High-Definition Multimedia Interface.
Integrated Access Device (IAD)
HDMI
cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor
CD-R (CD-Record)
17. A Windows GUI utility that allows an administrator to view the status of devices and install - remove - and update device drivers.
track point
EFS
Device Manager
permanent virtual circuit (PVC)
18. 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.
access control entry (ACE)
analog modem
System Information (MSINFO32.EXE)
Windows Easy Transfer (WET)
19. RAM that doubles the rate of speed at which a standard SDRAM can process data. Also called DDR and DDR1. A stick of DDR1 SDRAM has 184 pins.
Infrared (IR)
parallel port
double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM
authorization
20. A portion of a computer's chipset that controls communications between the CPU and such I/O busses as USB - IDE - PS2 - SATA - and others.
MAC
NiMH
special group
Southbridge
21. A communication service provided over a telecommunications network or computer network. A VC logically resembles a circuit while passing over a complex routed or switched network - such as the phone company's frame relay network.
answer file
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
virtual circuit (VC)
RAID 0
22. A file attribute that is given to a file to indicate it should not be visible in Windows Explorer unless View settings override the attribute and allow the file to be shown.
industry standard architecture (ISA)
vertical hold
hidden attribute
Integrated Service Digital Network (ISDN)
23. An optional toolbar you can add to the taskbar just to the right of the Start button. Shortcuts on this bar launch with a single-click.
daughter card
slave drive
stand-alone computer
Quick Launch bar
24. A bundle of patches or updates released periodically by a software publisher.
transfer corona wire
industry standard architecture (ISA)
SORIMM
service pack
25. 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
Microsoft Product Activation (MPA)
digital subscriber line (DSL)
mini-audio connector
mini-DIN-6
26. A wireless standard for using radio waves to communicate between devices. Class 3 Bluetooth devices (the most common) communicate at distances up to one meter.
interrupt request line (IRQ)
Bluetooth
T1
flat panel display (FPD)
27. An organization that creates specifications for infrared wireless communication.
Infrared Data Association (IrDA)
SD Card
real-time clock (RTC)
war chalking
28. A VESA standard for graphics adapters with a maximum graphics resolution of 1024
simultaneous multithreading (SMT)
P412V
broadband WAN
Extended Video Graphics Array (EVGA)
29. When a mount point exists between a partition or volume to a folder on another volume - the drive path is the path (including a drive letter) to that partition or volume.
AGP
MIMO (multiple input/multiple output)
drive path
PCI
30. Any type of computer that you can easily transport and that contains an all-in-one component layout.
portable computer
heat sink compound
Global System for Mobile communications (GSM)
Infrared Data Association (IrDA)
31. In Windows Vista and Windows 7 - an Advanced Options menu choice that starts Windows normally - except that the video mode is changed to the lowest resolution - using the currently installed video driver. This option does not switch to the basic Wind
double-sided (DS) DVD
mounted drive
software firewall
Enable Low Resolution Video
32. The appropriate responses that you make during a conversation.
LCD
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
FAT12
active speaking
33. A category of adapter card that accepts and records video signals to a PC's hard drive. A TV tuner card is a type of capture card.
capture card
stuck pixel
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
denial of service (DoS) attack
34. A scaled-down laptop in the ultra-portable category - designed for Internet access. Aka also ultra-portable and mini-notebook.
SGRAM
ultra-portable
netbook
DisplayPort
35. A program downloaded to a computer without the user's consent. The user unwittingly initiates the download by some simple act - such as browsing to a Website or opening an e-mail message written in HTML. Or a user may initiate a drive-by download by
straight-tip (ST) connector
system tray
master file table (MFT)
drive-by download
36. Aka compact disc.
DDR RAM
mainboard
pixel
CD
37. Aka file allocation table.
ultra-portable
Quick Launch bar
smart phone
FAT table
38. Aka ATA Packet Interface.
multimeter
ATAPI
NetBEUI
WAN connection
39. A mark on a building created by a war driver to specify where a hotspot exists. People "in the know" look for these marks to identify hotspots for their use.
war chalking
inkjet
EIDE
SODIMM
40. 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.
MAC
file signature verification
status light indicator
liquid crystal display (LCD)
41. In Disk Management - the status given to a dynamic disk that has not had its configuration information (stored on the disk) imported into Windows. This status occurs when a dynamic disk is moved to a different Windows computer or when a dynamic disk
virtual memory
Foreign
Global System for Mobile communications (GSM)
aspect ratio
42. The bus within a CPU that connects the CPU to external components.
Wi-Fi
PC Card
internal bus
Quick Launch bar
43. Aka Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
APM
AC
wide area network (WAN)
DHCP
44. 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.
active speaking
degaussing
virus
master file table (MFT)
45. Information organized as a unit into a container. The author (creator) of a file controls how much information the file contains.
Safe Mode With Networking
base priority level
ATM
file
46. Aka dual inline memory module (DIMM).
DIMM
control unit
root key
network client
47. Aka solid-state storage.
x86
solid-state drive (SSD)
pit
Quick Launch bar
48. A set of technologies that allow voice transmission over an IP network
DMZ
Voice over IP (VoIP)
satellite communications
address bus
49. A portion of system memory used by a video adapter built into a motherboard.
universal data format (UDF)
DVI-A
Bluetooth
shared video memory
50. A chip that keeps track of the date and time on a PC. Set the date and time through your operating system or in the BIOS Setup program.
read-only memory (ROM)
shadow mask
dual inline memory module (DIMM)
real-time clock (RTC)
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