1. COMP TIA FLASHCARDS
SET 3
(ESD – IDE)
CIS 140, Susan K. Smith, TVCC,
Fall Quarter 2011

2.  ESD

3.  ElectroStatic
Discharge
 ESD

5.  The rapid discharge
of static electricity
from one conductor
to another of a
different potential.
 ESD

6.  ESDI

7.  Enhanced Small
Device Interface
 ESDI

8.  An interface
standard developed
by a consortium of
the leading personal
computer
manufacturers for
connecting disk
drives to PCs.
 ESDI

9.  EV-DO

10.  Evolution Data
Optimized
or
 Evolution Data Only
 EV-DO

11.  Fast wireless
broadband
access, at least
3G, where YOU are
the hotspot . This
means you don't
need to find a Wi-Fi
hotspot to get
Internet access.
 EV-DO

12.  FAT

13.  File Allocation Table
 FAT

15.  A table that the
operating system
uses to locate files on
a disk. Due to
fragmentation, a file
may be divided into
many sections that
are scattered around
the disk. The FAT
keeps track of all
these pieces.
 FAT

16.  FAT12

17.  12-bit file allocation
table
 FAT12

18.  The file allocation
table (FAT) for a
floppy disk. The
location of files on a
floppy disk are listed
in a one-column
table in the FAT.
 FAT12

19.  FAT32

20.  32-bit File Allocation
Table
 FAT32

21.  A version of the file
allocation table
(FAT) available in
Windows 95 OSR 2
and Windows 98.
FAT32 increases the
number of bits used
to address clusters
and also reduces
the size of each
cluster.
 FAT32

22.  FCC

23.  Federal
Communications
Commission
 FCC

25.  Among its duties in
regulating public
airwaves in the
United States, the
FCC is responsible
for rating personal
computers and other
equipment as either
Class A or Class B.
 FCC

26.  FDD

27.  Floppy Disk Drive
 FDD

29.  A disk drive that can
read and write to
floppy disks.
 FDD

30.  FPM

31.  Fast Page-Mode
 FPM

32.  A type of Dynamic
RAM (DRAM) that
allows faster access
to data in the same
row or page.
 FPM

33.  FRU

34.  Field Replaceable
Unit
 FRU

35.  A generic term used
to describe any
hardware device, or
more commonly a
part or component
of a device or
system, that easily
can be replaced by
a skilled technician
without having to
send the entire
device or system to
be repaired.
 FRU

36.  FTP

37.  File Transfer
Protocol
 FTP

38.  The protocol for
exchanging files
over the Internet.
 FTP

39.  GB

40.  gigabyte
 GB

41.  One gigabyte is
equal to 1,024
megabytes.
 GB

42.  GDI

43.  Graphics Device
Interface
 GDI

44.  A Windows standard
for representing
graphical objects
and transmitting
them to output
devices, such as
monitors and
printers.
 GDI

45.  GHz

46.  gigahertz
 GHz

47.  One GHz represents
1 billion cycles per
second. The speed
of
microprocessors, cal
led the clock
speed, often is
measured in
gigahertz.
 GHz

48.  GUI

49.  Graphical User
Interface
 GUI

50.  Sometimes pronounced
“gooey”, a program
interface that takes
advantage of the
computer's graphics
capabilities allowing
users of electronic
devices to interact with
images rather than text
commands making a
program easier to use.
 GUI

51.  HCL

52.  Hardware
Compatibility List
 HCL

53. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/windows-7/en-us/default.aspx

54.  A list of products
maintained by
Microsoft that note
devices that have
been tested for
compatibility with
Windows Vista, XP
and now Windows
7.
 HCL

55.  HDD

56.  Hard Disk Drive
 HDD

58.  The mechanism that
reads and writes
data on a hard disk.
Hard disk drives
(HDDs) for PCs
generally have seek
times of about 12
milliseconds or less.
 HDD

59.  HDMI

60.  High Definition
Media Interface
 HDMI

62.  The first industry-
supported
uncompressed, all-digital
audio/video interface. A
user-friendly, single
cable connector that
replaces the maze of
cabling behind the home
entertainment center.
HDMI provides an
interface between any
audio/video source.
 HDMI

63.  HPFS

64.  High Performance
File System
 HPFS

65.  A file system
created specifically
for IBM’s OS/2 to
improve upon the
limitations of the
FAT file system.
 HPFS

66.  HTML

67.  Hypertext Markup
Language
 HTML

68.  The authoring
language used to
create documents on
the World Wide Web.
HTML is a derivative of
SGML (Standard
Generalized Markup
Language) but it was
developed partially
independently and in
parallel with SGML.
 HTML

69.  HTTP

70.  HyperText Transfer
Protocol
 HTTP

71.  The underlying
protocol used by the
World Wide Web.
HTTP defines how
messages are
formatted and
transmitted and what
actions Web servers
and browsers should
take in response to
various commands.
 HTTP

72.  HTTPS

73.  HyperText Transfer
Protocol over
Secure sockets
layer
 HTTPS

74.  An extension to the
HTTP protocol to
support sending
data securely over
the World Wide
Web.
 HTTPS

75.  ICMP

76.  Internet Control
Message Protocol
 ICMP

77.  An extension to the
Internet Protocol (IP)
defined by RFC 792.
ICMP supports
packets containing
error, control, and
informational
messages. The
PING command, for
example, uses ICMP
to test an Internet
connection.
 ICMP

78.  ICS

79.  Internet Connection
Sharing
 ICS

81.  A method for
connecting multiple
computers in a LAN
to the Internet
through a single
connection and a
single IP address.
 ICS

82.  IDE

83.  Integrated Drive
Electronics
 IDE

85.  An IDE interface is
an interface for
mass storage
devices, in which
the controller is
integrated into the
disk or CD-ROM
drive.
 IDE

86. Set 3 - Complete