CompTIA A_ Certification All-In-One Exam Guide, Seventh Edition - Michael Meyers [524]
pipelines
edges, 3-D games
EDIT command
editors
EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface)
EFS (Encrypting File System)
El Torito
electricity
fuses and
electrostatic discharge. See ESD
eliciting answers from customers
e-mail service
spam
spyware
viruses
Emergency Repair Disk (ERD)
EMI (electromagnetic interference)
Enable Boot Logging option, Advanced Startup Options
Enable VGA Mode/Enable Low-Resolution Mode, Advanced Startup Options
encoding schemes, PCIe bus
Encrypting File System (EFS)
encryption
authentication encryption
CIPHER command
dial-up encryption, configuring
End User License Agreement (EULA)
end-of-file marker
engine test page, laser printers
engine, core of antivirus programs
Enhanced pointer precision, mice
environmental audio extensions (EAX)
environmental considerations. See recycling/disposal
ephemeral port, TCP/IP
EPS12V
ERASE command
erase lamp, laser printers
ERD (Emergency Repair Disk)
error correction code (ECC RAM)
error correction code DRAM (ECC DRAM)
Error-checking tool, drive maintenance
eSATA (external SATA)
portable devices
escalation process, troubleshooting
ESD (electrostatic discharge)
avoiding
battery removal
installing expansion cards and
laptops
RAM, installing into laptops
sound, installing
ethereal failure, of motherboard
Ethernet
cables, networking printers
ports, portable devices
technologies comprising
EULA (End User License Agreement)
EV-DO protocol, 3G networks
event auditing
Event Viewer
Everyone group
security risks of default accounts
Windows 2000
e-wallets
exams, CompTIA A+ certification
adaptive vs. regular format
passing
practice, on CD-ROM accompanying this book
Excel (Microsoft), illustrating computing process
EXE file extension
expansion bus crystal
expansion bus
early era of
installing expansion cards
structure/function of
expansion cards. See also PC cards
FRUs (field replaceable units)
installing
memory addresses and
troubleshooting
expansion slots
EXPLORER.EXE
ExpressCard
extended partitions
Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)
Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI)
external connectors
External Data Bus. See EDB (External Data Bus)
external drives
optical drive installation
types of removable media
external SATA (eSATA)
Extreme Digital (xD) Picture Cards
F
fans
drive bay fans
laptops
reducing fan noise
SpeedFan utility
troubleshooting theory
FAT (file allocation table)
converting to NTFS
FAT16
FAT32
FDISK
Linux
Windows OSs
fiber optic cabling, Ethernet networks
field replaceable units (FRUs)
file allocation table. See FAT (file allocation table)
file allocation units
file extensions
file formats
ASCII and
Unicode and
working with from command line
File permissions (NTFS)
file sharing, Internet
file systems
access control
CDFS (CD File System)
Disk Management utility for formatting
formatting hard drives and
Windows installation/upgrade
File Transfer Protocol. See FTP service
filenames, working with from command line and
Files and Settings Transfer Wizard (FSTW)
files
attributes
batch files
compressing (COMPACT command)
copying (COPY or XCOPY command)
deleting (DEL OR ERASE command)
encrypting. See encryption
Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
moving (MOVE command)
NTFS File permissions
renaming (REN or RENAME command)
sharing
targeted sharing
wildcards
Windows Explorer
working with from command line
filters, spam
fingerprint scanners
fire extinguishers
fire, fuses and
firewalls
authentication
Windows Firewall
FireWire
configuring
external optical drives
LANs
portable devices
ports
printer connections
firmware
firmware updates
optical drives
routers
wireless access points
first-person shooters (FPSs) games
flash cards, CompactFlash (CF)
SmartMedia
flash memory
card readers
memory sticks
types of removable media
USB thumb drives
xD Picture Cards
flash ROM chips
Flash Video
flashing
the BIOS
ROM, laser printers
flatbed scanners. See scanners
FlexATX motherboards
flexing the motherboard