CompTIA A+ Exam 220-1001 and 220-
1002
32-bit operating system - - ✔✔An operating system based on 32-bit commands that
can address 32-bit memory locations.
3D printing - - ✔✔A fabrication process, also known as addit
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CompTIA A+ Exam 220-1001 and 220-
1002
32-bit operating system - - ✔✔An operating system based on 32-bit commands that
can address 32-bit memory locations.
3D printing - - ✔✔A fabrication process, also known as additive manufacturing, in which
three-dimensional products are created by adding thin layers of material on top of each
other.
3G (third generation) - - ✔✔An old cellular networking technology that was popular in
the 1990s and early 2000s; replaced by 4G.
4G (fourth generation) - - ✔✔A generation of cellular technology that was popular
throughout
the 2010s. It was the first standard that offered LTE.
5G (5th Generation) - - ✔✔The most current generation of cellular communications;
supports
gigabit speeds over cellular links.
64-bit operating system - - ✔✔An operating system based on 64-bit commands that
can
address 64-bit memory locations.
8.3 naming convention - - ✔✔The naming convention used with DOS that requires the
format
of eight letters for the name, a period, and then a three-letter file identifier.
802.11 - - ✔✔The IEEE specification that defines the family of wireless network
communications.
802.11a - - ✔✔A wireless standard that operates at 5 GHz and provides wireless
speeds up to
54 Mbps.
802.11ac - - ✔✔A wireless standard that operates at 5 GHz and claims to provide
wireless speeds
of 1 Gbps or higher.
802.11b - - ✔✔A wireless standard that operates at 2.4 GHz and provides wireless
speeds up to
11 Mbps.
802.11g - - ✔✔A wireless standard that operates at 2.4 GHz, is backward compatible
with
802.11b, and provides data transmissions up to 54 Mbps.
802.11n - - ✔✔A wireless standard that can operate at 5 GHz or 2.4 GHz, is backward
compatible with earlier standards, and provides data transmissions up to 600 Mbps.
802.1x - - ✔✔A switch port control protocol used to authenticate devices and users on
Ethernet
and wireless connections.
AC adapter - - ✔✔A power adapter that plugs into a standard wall outlet and provides
alternating current.
acceptable use policy (AUP) - - ✔✔An internal policy that establishes the acceptable
use of an
organization's resources for employees.
access control list (ACL) - - ✔✔A set of rules or list of conditions that determines which
traffic
is allowed through a firewall and which traffic is denied.
access point - - ✔✔A device that allows wireless devices to talk to each other and the
network.
It provides the functions of the network access as well as security monitoring.
access token - - ✔✔The access token, in Windows, contains a user's login information,
including their groups and privileges.
account lockout - - ✔✔When an incorrect password has been entered too many times,
an
account will disallow future logins and lock out the user.
accounting - - ✔✔An audit trail of user logins and logouts used with RADIUS.
Action Center - - ✔✔A feature in Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 that allows for viewing
of
Security and Maintenance-related settings of the operating system.
Active Directory (AD) - - ✔✔A directory service that Microsoft clients use for centralized
authentication, authorization, and accounting.
Active Directory Recycle Bin - - ✔✔A feature in Active Directory that allows an Active
Directory object to be recovered from deletion.
active hub - - ✔✔A type of hub that uses electronics to amplify and clean up the signal
before it
is broadcast to the other ports.
Active Server Pages (ASP) - - ✔✔Web pages that serve interactive content through the
use of
backend scripting with VBScript.
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) - - ✔✔A TCP/IP protocol used to resolve IP
addresses to
MAC addresses.
administrative privileges - - ✔✔An elevat
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