CompTIA A_ Certification All-In-One Exam Guide, Seventh Edition - Michael Meyers [519]
American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)
AMI (American Megatrends)
AMIBIOS
amperage
amperes (amps or A)
amplitude, sound
AMR (Audio/Modem Riser)
AMR slot
analog LCD monitors
analog/digital out sound card connector
analog, converting digital video to/from
ANSI (American National Standards Institute)
answer files, for Windows OS installation
antennae
multiple in/multiple out (MIMO)
gain
omni-directional
transmit beamforming
anti-aliasing techniques, LCDs
AntiEXE stealth virus
anti-malware programs
anti-static bags
anti-static mat
anti-static wrist straps
antivirus programs
keeping updated
vs. Trojans
virus removal
APIPA (Automatic Private IP Addressing)
APIs (application programming interfaces), 3-D games
APM (Advanced Power Management)
appearance, of PC technicians
Apple Computer
Apple Extensions
FireWire
iPhone
Macintosh
QuickTime
applets
application encryption
Application layer, OSI model
application programming interfaces (APIs), 3-D games
applications
autoloaded, troubleshooting
distributed computing applications, spyware and
optical drives
running from command line
sharing
sound applications
stored on erasable media
threads
troubleshooting
in troubleshooting process
TV tuners
video-editing
archive bits, backups and
arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange)
ASF (Advanced Streaming Format)
ASM, sound format
aspect ratio
laptops LCD screens
monitors
ASR (Automated System Recovery)
Assign IRQ for VGA setting
asterisk (*), indicating wildcard, ATA drives
Asus Eee PC
ASX (Advanced Streaming Redirector)
asynchronous DSL (ADSL)
AT form factor
AT expansion bus architecture
ATA drives
physical geometry
ATA Security Mode Feature Set
ATA/133
ATA/66
ATA-1
ATA-2
ATA-3
ATA-4
ATA-5
ATA-6
ATA-7
ATAPI (Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface)
autodetection
as new feature in ATA-2
optical drive installation
optical media and
Athlon processors. See entries at AMD
ATI graphics processors
Atom processors (Intel)
ATTRIB command
attributes of files
ATX form factor
ATX power supply
ATX12V 13
ATX12V 2.0
installing
AU, sound format
audio. See entries at sound
audio connectors
Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF)
audio jacks
Audio Video Interleave (AVI)
Audio/Modem Riser (AMR)
auditing
object access auditing
authentication
access control
network authentication
with users and groups
Authorization of Work forms
authorization
via NTFS permissions
user accounts/groups
Auto Insert Notification (Auto Play)
autodetection, hard drives
autoloaded programs, troubleshooting
Automated Installation Kit, Windows Vista
automated installation, Windows 2000/XP
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
Automated System Recovery Wizard
Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA)
Automatic Updates
Auto-Play feature, Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Autorun, software installation
AUTORUNS tool
autosensing, sound cards
AUX connectors
AVI (Audio Video Interleave)
Award Modular BIOS
Award Software
Azalia sound option
B
backbone routers
backbones
backing up/restoring
backing up before making changes to system
backup options
Backup utility
external drive with backup tools, keeping handy in toolkit
incremental/differential backups
starting the backup process
system crashes
System Restore
system state information, including in backups
types of backups
Windows 7
Windows Vista
backlights, LCD displays
backside bus
Backup and Restore Center
Backup operators group (Windows)
Backup utility (Windows 2000, Windows XP)
Backup Wizard
bad sectors, troubleshooting hard drives
Balanced Technology eXtended (BTX)
ball mice
bandwidth
bar code readers
BartPE, creating bootable media
basic disks
hard drives, newly installed
MBR (master boot record) and
basic rate interface (BRI)
Basic Service Set (BSS)
basic volumes. See also primary partitions
BAT extension
batch files
batteries
for CMOS
fuel cells
Li-Ion
NiCd
Ni-MH
portable devices
smart batteries