CompTIA A+ Acronyms and Core Words That You Should Know.

The complete set is close to 1,000 terms, words and acronyms, you should know going into either of the 2 current exam sets, i.e. 220-601,220-602,220-603, and 220-701,220-702,220-703. If you can define them all, understand what they mean, and understand how they inter-relate with the other phrases, then you are ready for the exam.

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%Systemroot%
The folder where the Windows boot files are located. This is by default the C:\Windows or C:\WINNT folder.
1.44 MB
The storage capacity of a typical 3.5-inch floppy disk.
10BaseT
An Ethernet LAN designed to run on UTP cabling. 10BaseT runs at 10 megabits per second. The maximum length for the cabling between the NIC and the hub (or switch, repeater, etc.) is 100 meters. It uses baseband signaling. No industry standard spelling exists, so sometimes written 10BASE-T or 10Base-T.
100BaseFX
An Ethernet LAN designed to run on fiber-optic cabling. It runs at 100 megabits per second and uses baseband signaling. No industry standard spelling exists, so sometimes written 100BASE-FX or 100Base-FX.
100BaseT
A generic term for an Ethernet cabling system designed to run at 100 megabits per second on UTP cabling. It uses baseband signaling. No industry standard spelling exists, so sometimes written 100BASE-T or 100Base-T.
1000BaseT
Gigabit Ethernet on UTP.
16-bit
Able to process 16 bits of data at a time.
16-bit ISA bus - Also called the AT bus.
A bus technology introduced with the first AT computers.
2.1
Speaker setup consisting of two stereo speakers combined with a subwoofer.
24-bit color
Referred to as 24-bit or true color, using 3 bytes per pixel to represent a color image in a PC display. The 24 bits enable up to 16,777,216 colors to be stored and displayed.