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Comptia A + Certification

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






2. A digital display interface standard developed by the Video Electronics Standards Association that supports both video and audio signals - contains HDCP copy protection - and is unique because it is royalty-free to manufacturers.






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






4. A security feature introduced in Windows Vista to prevent unauthorized changes to Windows.






5. 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






6. A DVD of any type that can contain data on only one side.






7. Aka KVM switch.






8. Aka electronic KVM switch.






9. 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






10. The use of deceit and trickery to persuade someone to hand over money or valuables.






11. Aka electromagnetic pulse.






12. 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.






13. An option available in the Windows XP Backup program for recovering from damage that prevents the operating system from starting. It replaced the Emergency Repair Disk (ERD) process in Windows 2000.






14. A set of rules and practices describing how an organization protects and manages sensitive information. A security policy applies to all employees.






15. A standardized document that contains general information - ingredients - and fire and explosion warnings as well as health - disposal - and safe transportation information about a particular product. Any manufacturer that sells a potentially hazardo






16. A more advanced and more expensive alternative to a port replicator. In addition to the ports normally found on a port replicator - a docking station may include full-size expansion slots and drives.






17. A popular inkjet printer developed by Canon.






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






19. A partition type that can exist on a basic disk and have one or more logical drive letters assigned to it. A Windows operating system cannot boot from an extended partition.






20. Laser discs sold at retail stores that contain music (audio CDs) or software (data CDs).






21. A type of thermal printer in which a heated print head burns dots into the surface of heat-sensitive paper.






22. 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.






23. The act of safely installing/uninstalling or attaching/removing a device while a computer is up and running.






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






25. The sudden and uncontrolled movement of electricity from an object with a greater charge to one with a lesser charge. Also called static electricity.






26. Aka v-hold.






27. The number of colors used by a display.






28. Aka Wi-Fi Protected Access 2.






29. A service of the operating system on a laptop that detects when a card has been inserted.






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






31. A value assigned to a process that controls the order in which the program code is executed in relation to other code.






32. 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.






33. The name used by the Windows operating systems to identify the second parallel port.






34. A type of rechargeable battery used in laptops and other portable devices.






35. In regard to Windows operating systems - a version of Windows that is designed to work with a certain manufacturer's equipment.






36. A firewall consisting of software that you can install on any computer - as opposed to the software built into a hardware firewall. Also called personal firewalls because they are designed to be installed on individual desktop computers.






37. 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.






38. 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.






39. A process applied to digitally signed code to unencrypt the signature data and use the information to verify the program code was not modified since the signature was added.






40. A Windows service designed to allow a user to invite someone to help troubleshoot a problem.






41. Describes the VGA mode color setting that - although it can produce around 16 million different colors - can only display up to 256 different colors at a time.






42. The primary control device for a computer system. The CPU is simply a chip containing a set of components that manages all the activities. Also called a processor.






43. An expansion bus architecture that uses serial communications rather than the parallel communications of PCI. Also called PCI Express and PCI-E.






44. Pertaining to a DVD drive or disc that can store data in a single layer of pits on each data side.






45. 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.






46. A CRT video setting - also known as vertical hold - that holds the image vertically on the screen.






47. Aka permanent virtual circuit.






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






49. Aka High-Definition Multimedia Interface.






50. A type of DSL service in which the download speed is higher than the upload speed.