Computer Systems Servicing NC II Vocabulary Flashcards

A set of vocabulary flashcards based on the Computer Systems Servicing NC II exam review material.

USB 3.0 Standard A Connector Color

Blue, which is the common color for USB 3.0 Standard A receptacles and plugs.

Solid State Drive Memory

Flash memory, which is used as storage in a Solid State Drive (SSD).

Original BIOS Location

Read Only Memory (ROM), where the BIOS is originally stored in a standard PC.

ISO Image

A complete copy of everything stored on a physical optical disc, also known as a disc image.

Windows 10 Hard Drive Minimum Requirement

Minimum requirement of $16\,\text{GB}$ for 32-bit OS or $20\,\text{GB}$ for 64-bit OS.

Power Supply RED Wire Voltage

The volt rating of the RED wire in a power supply, which is $+5\,\text{V}$.

Power Supply YELLOW Wire Voltage

The volt rating of the YELLOW wire in a power supply, which is $+12\,\text{V}$.

Cross-Over Cable

A network cable where one end is T568-A while the other end is T568-B configuration.

Roll-Over Cable

A network cable also known as a Yost cable, Cisco cable, and Console cable.

Router

A networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks.

Wi-Fi

A trademarked phrase which means IEEE.802.11.

Local Area Network (LAN)

A collection of devices connected together in one physical location.

Campus Area Network (CAN)

A network made up of an interconnection of local area networks (LANs) within a limited geographical area, e.g. corporate buildings.

Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)

A type of network that interconnects local area networks in a city into $5$ to $50\,\text{kilometers}$.

Anti-virus Software

A computer program used to prevent, detect, and remove possible threats to the system.

Peer to Peer Network

A network where two or more PCs are connected and share resources without going through a separate server computer.

WPA2-Personal

A security version that protects unauthorized network access by utilizing a set-up password.

WPA2-Enterprise

A security version that verifies network users through a server and requires a more complicated setup to provide additional security.

Access Control List

Consists of the user matrices and capability tables that govern the rights and privileges of users.

Information Extortion

Occurs when an attacker or trusted insider steals data from a computer system and demands compensation for its return.

Continuous Assessment

Monitors the initial security accreditation of an information system for tracking of changes.

Remote Storage Service

A service in Windows Server that enables administrators to migrate data to a lower-cost and tape media on file servers.

Ping

A utility tool that tests whether a particular host is reachable across an IP network.

Thermal Paste

A compound used to prevent overheating of CPU.

USB 2.0 Maximum Cable Length

The maximum cable length for USB 2.0, which is $5\,\text{meters}$.

File Server

A server used to store user documents with a large amount of memory and storage space.

Port Number

A way to identify a specific process to which an Internet or other network message is forwarded when it arrives at a server.

Bot

An automated software program that executes certain commands when it receives a specific input.

File System Quota

Enables administrators to configure storage thresholds on particular sets of data stored on server NTFS volumes.

Bad Sector

The physically damaged cluster of storage on the hard drive.