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A+ Guide To IT Technical Support Glossary
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1. A Vista Tool Used To Control Startup Programs.

2. An External Optical Drive That Connects To A Computer Via A Usb Port.

3. A Network Or Group Of Networks That Span A Large Geographical Area.

4. Ext4

5. Tasklist

6. Nand Flash Memory

7. The Windows Command That Examines A Magnetic Hard Drive For Fragmented Files And Rewrites These Files To The Drive In Contiguous Clusters.

8. A Standard For External Drives Based On Sata That Uses A Special External Shielded Sata Cable Up To 2 Meters Long.

9. In Windows 8 - An Image Of The Entire Windows Volume - Including The Windows Installation. The Image Can Be Applied During A Windows 8 Refresh Operation.

10. Southbridge

11. Flash Memory On The Motherboard That Uefi Firmware Uses To Store Device Drivers And Information About Secure Boot. Contents Of Nvram Are Not Lost When The System Is Powered Down.

12. Windows 7 Editions Include Windows 7 Starter - Windows 7 Home Basic - Windows 7 Home Premium - Windows 7 Professional - Windows 7 Enterprise - And Windows 7 Ultimate. Each Edition Comes At A Different Price With Different Features And Capabilities.

13. An Application That Is Installed And Executed On A Server And Is Presented To A User Working At A Client Computer.

14. To Restore A Mobile Device Or Other Computer To Its State At The Time Of Purchase. The Operating System Is Reinstalled And All User Data And Settings Are Lost

15. Any Device That Connects To The Network - Such As A Computer - Printer - Or Router.

16. A Window Containing Several Small Windows Utility Programs Called Applets That Are Used To Manage Hardware - Software - Users - And The System.

17. A Data Transmission Standard Used By Computers And Peripherals (For Example - A Video Camera) That Transmits At 400 Mbps. Also Called 1394a.

18. Registers

19. In Os X - To Abruptly End An App Without Allowing The App To Go Through Its Close Process.

20. Expresscard/54

21. The Operating System Owned And Developed By Apple And Used For Its Various Mobile Devices.

22. Hfs+

23. A Case Used To Accommodate A Home Theater Pc And Must Be Small Enough To Fit On A Shelf In An Entertainment Center.

24. A Tcp/Ip Protocol And Application That Uses The Internet To Transfer Files Between Two Computers

25. A Method Of Licensing Software With A Paid Annual Subscription Where The Software Is Installed On Your Local Computer. For Example - Office 365 Uses A Subscription Model.