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Comptia A + Certification
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1. 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.
PVC
thumb drive
registered jack (RJ)
Global System for Mobile communications (GSM)
2. Aka root key.
active communication
subtree
Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
system resources
3. Aka Balanced Technology eXtended.
Task Scheduler
BTX
routing information protocol (RIP)
customer premises equipment (CPE)
4. The type of connector used in the ExpressCard interface.
BDD Workbench
EFS
beam-on-blade connector
stand-alone computer
5. The appropriate responses that you make during a conversation.
active speaking
version
Preboot eXecution Environment
KVM over IP
6. 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.
network client
code signing
external cache
Microsoft Product Activation (MPA)
7. A common connector used to connect a power supply to internal peripherals.
PPP
molex connector
AC
SLI
8. The disruption of signal transmission caused by the radiation of electrical and magnetic fields. Electric motors are a common source of EMI.
electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Windows Easy Transfer (WET)
public switched telephone network (PSTN)
solid-state storage
9. In router configuration - a term that is used to describe traffic that is allowed - as in allowing traffic using a certain port number through the router.
embedded systems
alternating current
WPA
exception
10. Specialized hardware used to create and manage a RAID array.
RAID controller
fusing
basic storage
primary master
11. The code used to provide multiple language support to Windows.
BitLocker drive encryption
SLD
Multilingual User Interface (MUI)
FAT16
12. An Intel standard for motherboards targeted to the low-end consumer market that includes built-in components - while saving space and fitting into a smaller case.
Preboot eXecution Environment
distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack
New Low-profile eXtended (NLX)
RAID 0
13. Slang for motherboard.
WRAM
mobo
drive image
jump drive
14. The specific requirements for the level of CPU - amount of memory - and size of the hard disk for the computer on which an operating system can be installed.
Emergency Repair Process
system requirements
system board
DMA controller
15. Aka Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP).
Parallel AT Attachment (PATA)
IMAP
floating-point unit (FPU)
ZIF
16. Aka display power-management signaling.
planar board
DPMS
ATM
docking station
17. A power management standard - introduced by Intel in 1992 - that defines four power-usage operating levels.
Advanced Power Management (APM)
DDR RAM
wide area network (WAN)
motherboard
18. Managing access to resources. Access control to computers and network resources involves authentication and authorization.
UXGA
access control
enhanced parallel port (EPP) mode
cookies
19. 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.
ANSI
volatile
Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi)
parts grabber
20. Local area networking using radio waves - with the most common based on the IEEE 802.11 group of standards (802.11a - 802.11b - 802.11g - and 802.11n).
DVI
internetwork
DB-25
Wireless LAN (WLAN)
21. Cable that consists of pairs of wires twisted around each other. The twists help to boost each wire's signals and make them less susceptible to electromagnetic interference (EMI).
twisted-pair cable
pin grid array (PGA)
local user account
Automatic Private IP Address (APIPA)
22. A parallel interface standard that supports bidirectional communication and transfer rates of up to 2 MBps.
heat sink
password
IEEE 1284
flat panel display (FPD)
23. The act of covertly obtaining information broadcast from wireless devices using the Bluetooth standard.
access control list (ACL)
land
multimode fiber (MMF)
bluesnarfing
24. Aka Integrated Service Digital Network.
ISDN
audio modem riser (AMR)
capture card
TLD
25. Aka Rambus Dynamic RAM.
pin grid array (PGA)
LVDS
Tablet PC
RDRAM
26. A power supply that only accepts one input power voltage.
FAT
CD
mainboard
fixed input power supply
27. A misnomer - referring to the BIOS settings that are stored in a CMOS chip.
mode
CMOS settings
cracker
DVD-18
28. A shared folder on a distribution server containing the source files for a remote installation.
primary master
parallel port
distribution share
PING
29. The logical structure on disk that allows the operating system to save and retrieve files. Examples of file systems are FAT and NTFS. Both of these file system have different versions - such as FAT12 - FAT16 - FAT32 - and NTFS 4.0 and NTFS 5.0.
external cache
single-sided (SS) DVD
IP router
file system
30. Aka accelerated graphics port.
dialer
IEEE 1394c-2006
System Management Mode (SMM)
AGP
31. The hardware address of a network device - also called the Ethernet address (on Ethernet devices) or NIC address.
FAT32
S/PDIF
Media Access Control (MAC) address
RIP
32. A group of networking standards created by the IEEE 802.3 subcommittee.
process ID
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA)
CD
Ethernet
33. The "activity" status light on a NIC that indicates data is being transmitted.
low-voltage differential (LVD)
ACT
surge suppressor
Enhanced IDE (EIDE)
34. A program file or some special data file that is part of the operating system and is very important to proper operation of the OS.
system file
strong password
track point
Windows Explorer
35. An improved version of WPA that does not support older network cards and offers both secure authentication and data encryption. It uses EAP for a variety of authentication methods
fusing rollers
Return To OS Choices menu
Rambus Dynamic RAM (RDRAM)
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)
36. The generic term for a pointing stick.
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
DVD
track point
Video Electronics Standards Organization (VESA)
37. 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.
SD Card
TrackPoint
Speaker On/Off key
VRAM
38. Digital versatile disc (DVD) discs that can be written to - and data can also be overwritten. This term also refers to the drives that can write to these discs.
DVD-RW
hardware abstraction layer (HAL)
interrupt request line (IRQ)
dynamic storage
39. The proportion between an image's width and height. Traditional CRT monitors have an aspect ratio of 4:3. Widescreen displays have an aspect ratio of 16:9.
twisted-pair cable
bridge
aspect ratio
Wireless LAN (WLAN)
40. A type of memory checking in which every eight-bit byte of data is accompanied by a ninth bit (the parity bit) - which is used to determine the presence of errors in the data. The two types of parity are odd and even.
thermal wax transfer printer
parity
InterNational Committee on Information Technology Standards (INCITS)
x86-64
41. Traditionally - this term only applied to the type of device described in the definition for analog modem. Now - it is also used for the digital devices in DSL and cable data communications.
DDR SDRAM
C
DVD-ROM drive
modem
42. The PCMCIA standard that succeeds the PC Card.
CardBus
I/O address
NSLOOKUP
graphical processing unit (GPU)
43. On a circuit board - a small connector that slides down on a pair of pins jutting up from the board. Multiple pins are often side-by-side - and a jumper joins a pair of them.
Li-ion
troubleshooting
jumper
POTS
44. In an operating system GUI - a tiny graphic representing an application - folder - disk - menu item - or other entity.
icon
stand-alone computer
half-duplex
1000Base-T
45. Aka digital versatile disc (DVD).
thread of execution
hardware abstraction layer (HAL)
MicroDIMM
DVD
46. In a low-profile PC case - a card that plugs into a motherboard to allow other cards to be inserted at a right angle to the riser card and parallel to the motherboard. Also - a single expansion card containing multiple functions - such as modem - sou
riser card
system attribute
heat sink compound
routing information protocol (RIP)
47. Aka pin grid array.
tact
PGA
asymmetrical digital subscriber line (ADSL)
CNR
48. The process that authenticates a user and verifies the user account's level of access to a resource.
multimode fiber (MMF)
authorization
System Monitor
nickel-cadmium (NiCD)
49. A computer circuit board that attaches to and controls SCSI devices.
DVD-Data discs
case
SCSI host adapter
Wireless LAN (WLAN)
50. A type of display device that includes a touch-sensitive face to accept input from the user.
touch screen
emergency repair disk (ERD)
solid ink
password cracker
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