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1. Client software for browsing and accessing the content on the World Wide Web. Examples include Internet Explorer and Firefox.






2. The early standard developed by PCMCIA for credit-card-sized devices used in laptops.






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.






4. A joke program that produces strange behavior - such as screen distortions - erratic cursor behavior - or strange icons to appear on the screen.






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.






6. Erasable programmable read-only memory. A ROM chip that is erasable and reprogrammable through the use of specialized software.






7. A shared folder on a distribution server containing the source files for a remote installation.






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






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.






10. A type of RIMM memory module used in laptops.






11. A video mode that most often consists of a combination of 640






12. A group of schemes designed to provide either better performance or improved data reliability through redundancy.






13. Aka low-voltage differential (LVD).






14. A protocol that allows two devices to connect - authenticate - and negotiate what protocols they will use (almost always TCP/IP).






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.






16. Aka High-Definition Multimedia Interface.






17. A Windows GUI utility that allows an administrator to view the status of devices and install - remove - and update device drivers.






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.






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.






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.






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.






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.






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.






24. A bundle of patches or updates released periodically by a software publisher.






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






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.






27. An organization that creates specifications for infrared wireless communication.






28. A VESA standard for graphics adapters with a maximum graphics resolution of 1024






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.






30. Any type of computer that you can easily transport and that contains an all-in-one component layout.






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






32. The appropriate responses that you make during a conversation.






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.






34. A scaled-down laptop in the ultra-portable category - designed for Internet access. Aka also ultra-portable and mini-notebook.






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






36. Aka compact disc.






37. Aka file allocation table.






38. Aka ATA Packet Interface.






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.






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.






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






42. The bus within a CPU that connects the CPU to external components.






43. Aka Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.






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.






45. Information organized as a unit into a container. The author (creator) of a file controls how much information the file contains.






46. Aka dual inline memory module (DIMM).






47. Aka solid-state storage.






48. A set of technologies that allow voice transmission over an IP network






49. A portion of system memory used by a video adapter built into a motherboard.






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.







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