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Figure 16-15 Additional restore optionsAfter you click Finish on the confirmation screen (see Figure 16-16),which also contains a final warning, the restore process begins (see Figure16-17). The utility removes the old system data and then copies the backedupsystem image to the hard drive(s). Once the process completes, yoursystem reboots and should start up again with all of your data and programsjust where you left them when you last backed up.
Figure 16-16 Confirming your settingsFigure 16-17 Restoring your computer
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ABOUT THE AUTHORMichael Meyers is t
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Copyright © 2019 by McGraw-Hill Ed
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To my grandson, William Siegmund Ke
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Chapter 21 The InternetChapter 22 V
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The Computing ProcessThe Computing
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Chapter ReviewQuestionsAnswersChapt
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Supplying DCInstalling and Maintain
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Maintaining and Troubleshooting Har
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Chapter 12 Windows Under the Hood10
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AnswersChapter 15 Working with the
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Application ProblemsApplication Ins
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Chapter 19 Local Area Networking100
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Internet Application Protocols10021
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Hardware/Device ReplacementTroubles
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ScannersCopy and Fax ComponentsAuto
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Implementing Change (Scenario)Disas
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Looking forward to many more.To Dud
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with every day? Seriously, count th
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by the Computing Technology Industr
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CompTIA offers several tracks to pu
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Network Associate (CCNA), plus nume
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Try This! Recommending an OSImagine
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asked how to set up and maintain vi
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Finding a Testing CenterPearson VUE
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their Web site and schedule the exa
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information they must know for the
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• Installing, running, and closin
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Safety and ProfessionalismCHAPTER 1
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Figure 1-1 Casual FordI have a ques
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you an idea of what we are trying t
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Figure 1-3 Don’t do this!It’s f
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rarely felt that technicians I’ve
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down, or do anything else necessary
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Figure 1-4 Never accuse!Follow up w
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this book!Beyond basic manners, nev
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Be Prepared!Effective communication
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prevalent in dry, cool environments
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Although having an antistatic wrist
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speakers in particular, are suscept
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Figure 1-10 Author’s go-to iFixit
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Figure 1-12 What a strange, bad tri
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Troubleshooting MethodologyAn effec
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cover backup options in detail in C
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fundamental understanding of the co
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Figure 1-16 Ford the Tech asks for
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malware is installed so a computer
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and check the records to find other
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C. Document any particularly import
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CHAPTER 2The Visible ComputerIn thi
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calculations. The most common types
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Figure 2-4 A point of sale computer
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Figure 2-5 The Microsoft Windows 10
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Figure 2-7 Monument Valley II game
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(CPU), usually a single, thin wafer
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what makes a good computer technici
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Figure 2-11 PC with common peripher
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Figure 2-13 Inside the system unitF
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Figure 2-16 Tablet computerWe could
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• The OS enables users to determi
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Other visible items are as follows:
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such as Windows Phone, to create a
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Figure 2-21 Windows 8 Start screen
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Figure 2-23 Apps sorted by nameWind
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Figure 2-25 Charms accessed by curs
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interface with an active applicatio
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WINDOWS LOGO KEY + LEFT ARROW or RI
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Figure 2-30 Mission Control button
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Figure 2-33 Ubuntu Linux desktop en
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Figure 2-35 File ExplorerThe defaul
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Figure 2-36 File Explorer viewing M
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Figure 2-38 Mike’s Home directory
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NOTE The Control Panel enables you
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Figure 2-41 Windows 7 System Tools
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Command Line The Windows command-li
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from the big three in Windows 7. Th
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Figure 2-47 Search charm with Contr
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Command Line The command-line inter
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line (cmd.exe) by typing cmd or com
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macOSmacOS has two key launch point
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Figure 2-55 Accessing All SettingsF
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A. CharmsB. DesktopC. Mission Contr
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9. C. Terminal is the equivalent of
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EXAM TIP CompTIA only uses the term
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Imagine that we install a set of 16
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Figure 3-5 Here “1” means on,
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Figure 3-7 CPU codebookIn this code
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wire (most diagrams label the clock
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Figure 3-11 Clock speed printed on
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directly to the CPU’s clock wire,
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decimal number 5 written in binary.
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Figure 3-14 RAM as a spreadsheet•
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Figure 3-16 Extending the EDBWait a
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Figure 3-18 Address busBy turning t
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Well, yes, I am, but not out of mal
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00000000000000001000Hey, wouldn’t
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portable computers. Most of Intel
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companies use code names to keep tr
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Desktop Versus MobileMobile devices
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All modern CPUs run at some multipl
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64-Bit ProcessingOver successive ge
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Parallel ExecutionModern CPUs can p
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part, the arithmetic logic unit (AL
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many times.Pipelining CPUs work fan
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Figure 3-28 CPU-Z displaying the ca
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Figure 3-30 Windows Task Manager wi
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Figure 3-31 CPU-Z showing the cache
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discrete microprocessor that differ
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Everybody calls the NX bit technolo
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EXAM TIP The CompTIA A+ 1001 object
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based motherboards, the sockets hav
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Figure 3-36 Underside and top of a
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Figure 3-38 Fully opened socketAlig
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Figure 3-39 Intel stock heat-sink a
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Figure 3-41 Liquid-cooled CPUSevera
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Figure 3-42 CPU fan power standout
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Figure 3-44 AMD stock heat-sink and
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NOTE Chapter 5, “Firmware,” goe
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Figure 3-47 CMOS-clear jumperTo cle
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result in a system running slowly o
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C. The external data bus provides a
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Answers1. B. The CPU uses registers
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Figure 4-1 Mass storage holds progr
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computers—not just PCs—since th
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So if some of the commands are more
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Figure 4-7 A 72-pin SIMMModern CPUs
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Development of newer, wider, and fa
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RDRAMWhen Intel was developing the
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Figure 4-13 172-pin DDR SDRAM micro
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Figure 4-14 A motherboard showing f
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Figure 4-16 DDR2 DIMM on top of a D
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that can reduce the air conditionin
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Figure 4-17 Double-sided DDR SDRAML
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notice when such a rare event happe
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Working with RAMWhenever people com
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Let’s assume you have a PC with 4
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Figure 4-23 Program B being unloade
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Figure 4-26 Program C is swapped to
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sealed. Today many desktop and lapt
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Figure 4-30 Dedicating a flash driv
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NOTE The freeware CPU-Z program tel
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Your motherboard should detect and
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hard to handle. Wide acceptance of
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memory issues but not necessarily s
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cause an error. Still, you can find
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D. Fetch interval5. How does an NMI
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for the proper slots.)7. A. You can
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We Need to TalkFor a keyboard or a
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Figure 5-4 Ancient 430VX chipset sh
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Figure 5-6 Everything connectingIt
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Figure 5-8 Electronic view of the k
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erased every time you turned off th
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Figure 5-11 Function of the flash R
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needs a place to store all its sett
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Figure 5-14 Gigabyte system setup u
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Figure 5-15 ASUS UEFI system setup
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CPUs, hard drives and optical drive
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Figure 5-20 Boot tabThe Tool tab (s
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Figure 5-22 Information tabThe Conf
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default in BIOS, so if your virtual
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computing. We’ll hit the subject
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EXAM TIP BIOS security-related opti
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drive controller—basically just a
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almost any device for your computer
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codes before and during the video t
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Figure 5-31 POST card in actionPOST
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devices so you can run utilities to
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Figure 5-34 Options for resetting C
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Figure 5-36 Changing shunt location
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booting are slim—but you’ll sti
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NOTE A failed BIOS/UEFI update—wh
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needs BIOS.C. All hardware built in
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4. B. Most likely the device has an
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Figure 6-1 Traces visible beneath t
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EXAM TIP CompTIA A+ 1001 exam objec
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NOTE In case your curiosity has run
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Figure 6-5 Keyboard connector on th
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Figure 6-7 ATX portsThe ATX form fa
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Figure 6-9 A microATX motherboardEX
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Figure 6-10 Mini-ITXOne of the grea
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vary in features, performance, and
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Figure 6-13 Driver disc for ASUS mo
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building a custom rig is selecting
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case, another example (like USB) of
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Figure 6-18 Expansion slots connect
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architecture (see Figure 6-22) in t
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PCI ExpressPCI Express (PCIe) is st
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Figure 6-25 PCIe ×1 slot (top)NOTE
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Optimally, a card should always be
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Figure 6-27 Always secure all cards
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Figure 6-28 Properly seated expansi
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Figure 6-30 Uninstalling a deviceUn
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Figure 6-32 Installation menuDriver
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should open Device Manager and veri
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Figure 6-35 Running Add Hardware Wi
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Figure 6-37 Updating the driverIf y
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Upgrading a motherboard can very qu
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NOTE If you have a motherboard with
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Figure 6-40 Standoff in a case, rea
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Figure 6-41 Motherboard wire connec
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a CPU fan can be a bear of a task,
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nose to lead you to a popped capaci
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Figure 6-43 USB POST card (left) an
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flash ROM chip. Refer to Chapter 5
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7. Solon has a very buggy computer
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CHAPTER 7Power SuppliesIn this chap
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EXAM TIP Some questions on the Comp
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you push too much through, the wire
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Supplying ACEvery PC power supply m
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Figure 7-6 Outlet voltages
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haven’t used one in the past, get
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amperage output is too low, the dev
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telephone line protection (see Figu
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Figure 7-12 Uninterruptible power s
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monitoring and maintenance software
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Figure 7-14 Desktop PSUEXAM TIP The
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Figure 7-16 Molex connectorMini Con
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Chapter 8, “Mass Storage Technolo
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benefits. Soft power prevents a use
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ATX12V standard was the lack of enf
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Figure 7-23 Convertible motherboard
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designed specifically for mini-ITX
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Figure 7-26 Power supply advertisin
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rail power from a PSU may continue
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as simple. Let’s take a look.Inst
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Figure 7-30 On/off switch for an AT
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power supply.Figure 7-32 Power supp
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Figure 7-34 Case fanThe single bigg
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EXAM TIP Missing slot covers can ca
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motherboard, and the manufacturer
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Figure 7-39 Testing one of the 5-V
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PC, making it a rather challenging
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burning inside of it, stop using it
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Chapter ReviewQuestions1. What is t
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C. Sleep modeD. Soft power10. How m
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in modern operating systems.Histori
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Figure 8-2 Read/write heads on actu
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dust or animal hair, and so on.Tech
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devices.SSDs for personal computers
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randomly around the drive, and how
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Figure 8-8 Standardized physical co
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Figure 8-10 PATA cable plugged into
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ATA/ATAPI drives.Serial ATA address
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device—theoretically, up to 30 ti
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Most hard drives sold today are SAT
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AHCICurrent versions of Windows sup
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SCSISATA drives dominate the person
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continue to operate even if the pri
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majority of network servers use a t
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EXAM TIP In preparation for the Com
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NOTE Chapter 9, “Implementing Mas
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Dedicated RAID BoxesMany people add
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cables reach the drive? A quick tes
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Figure 8-26 Drive label showing mas
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configure SATA version/speed (1.5,
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information whenever you installed
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If you want your computer to run, i
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A. 5200B. 7200C. 9200D. Not applica
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2. C. The M.2 (and mSATA) SSD has a
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After you’ve successfully install
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The CPU and operating system never
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EXAM TIP You might see the terms ba
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EXAM TIP Only one master boot recor
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Figure 9-8 GRUB in actionExtended P
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partitioning called dynamic storage
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limited Windows to 128 partitions.
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common situations likely to require
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SIM Check out the excellent Chapter
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Figure 9-14 Drive with four partiti
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file is larger than 4096 bytes, it
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Figure 9-17 Bad blocks markedNOTE H
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Windows finds the first open cluste
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FAT32 is still very much commonly u
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Figure 9-21 Piriform Recuva in acti
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over the hard drive to retrieve a s
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defragment an NTFS partition, you
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Figure 9-25 Hard drive quotas in Wi
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bigger in capacity, however, the fi
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You cannot follow the procedure in
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Partitioning and Formatting with th
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Figure 9-29 Disk Management showing
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The Disk Management utility is the
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Figure 9-32 Unknown drive in Disk M
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properly with the computer.• Offl
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tool, diskpart, offers options not
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Figure 9-37 Turning on compressionD
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Figure 9-38 Converting to a dynamic
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Figure 9-40 Simple volumesSpanning
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Figure 9-42 The Extend Volume Wizar
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without using dynamic disks. You ca
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Figure 9-45 Selecting a new mirror
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While partitions and volumes can be
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one partition into two, you need to
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blocks and is a handy option when y
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Figure 9-52 Formatted drives reveal
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mirror array, so you can lose one o
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addressing. A block is one step abo
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Figure 9-54 The Tools tab in the Pr
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—or defrag—your drives as part
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Figure 9-57 Mike’s Recycle BinEve
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1001Troubleshooting Hard Drive Impl
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moment you try to do something with
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or any service technician can do to
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on individual drives. There are a c
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examples: Avanquest Partition Comma
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The answer is easy—the folks at G
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5. Jaime wishes to check her hard d
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CHAPTER 10Essential PeripheralsIn t
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the CompTIA A+ 1001 exam. Just reme
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• USB 3.0 is capable of speeds of
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Figure 10-5 Shared USB ports for 1.
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Figure 10-8 USB 3.0 ports (left) an
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device involved. If you have a USB
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USB ConfigurationThe biggest troubl
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USB, FireWire went through a few it
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see if the port’s been turned off
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a PC. All modern operating systems
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correspond to ctrl and alt; the com
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probably useless with the stuck key
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Figure 10-21 Cleaning an optical mo
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Figure 10-23 Training Windows Hello
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commands or text. Apple, Microsoft,
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Touch ScreensA touch screen is a mo
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Figure 10-29 A typical KVM switchTo
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Figure 10-31 A joystickGame control
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skies, or the streets, or wherever
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Figure 10-34 Drawing with a digitiz
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Figure 10-35 Secure Digital cardCon
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Figure 10-38 Video chatting by webc
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two tracks (stereo). More advanced
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Microsoft’s first OS, DOS.The bea
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used to connect to an external devi
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Figure 10-43 A standard microphoneN
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A video is two or more separate tra
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Flash MemoryFlash memory, the same
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Figure 10-48 CF cardSecure Digital
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are critical for figuring out wheth
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Figure 10-51 USB card readerWhichev
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CD-ROM Speeds The first CD-ROM driv
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media to the functional equivalent
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Figure 10-55 Typical DVD-videoThe s
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up to 25 GB (single-layer disc), 50
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Figure 10-58 CD-RW, DVD, and BD-R d
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A. The bus speed stays constant, bu
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2. C. The bus speed decreases becau
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Prerequisites to BuildingIn a typic
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system? What about the customer’s
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Table 11-1 shows the minimum hardwa
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purpose systems, like point-of-sale
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smoothly. Many desktop computers ca
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EXAM TIP Standalone sound cards are
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Audio Editing WorkstationsThe requi
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(NAS) device to dish out files and
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Figure 11-7 Media streaming turned
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Figure 11-9 Streaming with iTunesHa
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NOTE This section explores the inst
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EXAM TIP The CompTIA A+ 1002 object
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Clean InstallationA clean installat
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Before you begin an upgrade of Wind
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NOTE When configuring a computer fo
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Figure 11-15 Image deployment over
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Figure 11-16 Windows 64-bit or 32-b
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Figure 11-18 The Windows setup welc
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Figure 11-20 Choosing the edition o
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Figure 11-22 Choose your installati
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the oh-so-irritating Cortana to hel
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Figure 11-25 Choosing a user nameMi
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for a piece of software, don’t yo
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Figure 11-28 Setting up PXE in syst
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Troubleshooting Installation Proble
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logs.2. Identify the specific log f
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to be a lemon.Restoring User Data F
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about the process, so there’s not
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EXAM TIP Professional hard drive di
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disposed of in the right way. Safel
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You can tighten up privacy settings
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C. Service packD. Service release10
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without it.Every version of Windows
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This root key combines class object
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To describe the location of a speci
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Windows includes a couple of comman
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NOTE If you work with Windows long
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Figure 12-5 Task Manager in Windows
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Figure 12-6 Processes tab in Window
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Figure 12-8 Processes tab with more
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Figure 12-10 Processes detail on ri
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Figure 12-11 Process priorityMessin
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Figure 12-12 Turning off affinity t
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Figure 12-14 Process ExplorerThink
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EXAM TIP You can open the Services
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EXAM TIP You can start any service
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issue.Figure 12-19 CPU usageNetwork
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Services, and Users tabs all still
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processes running.Beyond these chan
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Figure 12-23 Processes tab with mul
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Figure 12-25 App history tab in Win
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Figure 12-27 Users tab in Windows 8
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Because I was already in the comman
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Beyond that, each tab brings subtle
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Figure 12-32 Blank Performance Moni
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Figure 12-34 Sample reportEXAM TIP
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Figure 12-35 Component Services in
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Questions1. What is the name of the
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Answers1. C. On Windows machines, b
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section describes methods for shari
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accounts (tied to a specific comput
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NOTE Every secure organization sets
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just a single user account. You can
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• Type lusrmgr.msc in the search
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Figure 13-5 Default groupsLet’s a
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Figure 13-7 Creating the Morning gr
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Figure 13-9 Adding a new userManagi
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Figure 13-12 Accounts screen in Win
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Figure 13-14 Options for a new acco
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Figure 13-16 Accounts app homeThe A
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Figure 13-18 User Accounts in Windo
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ownership. Owners can do anything t
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• Full Control Enables you to do
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Execute permissions (see Figure 13-
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Figure 13-23 Special permissionsPer
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EXAM TIP Current versions of Window
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• Everyone Permissions for anyone
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chmod <permissions> <filename>Using
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but they are not visible by default
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remove them and edit existing NTFS
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two choices for permissions to give
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Locating Shared FoldersBefore you w
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To encrypt a file or folder takes s
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Figure 13-34 Selecting encryptionAs
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NOTE As of Windows 10 BitLocker can
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Figure 13-36 Local Security Policy
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When picking the poster child for t
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Figure 13-40 The danger of administ
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action—thus, the infamous UAC dia
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Figure 13-44 Shield icons in User A
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Figure 13-46 Change User Account Co
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has a place on everyone’s compute
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B. Place the files in the Public Sh
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Maintaining and OptimizingOperating
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only for Windows. Both macOS and Li
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Windows Update checks your system,
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Figure 14-3 Hiding an updateWindows
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Figure 14-5 Windows 7 Windows Updat
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Figure 14-8 Windows 10 Windows Upda
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Figure 14-9 App Store update option
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A+ 1002 exam because the objectives
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Figure 14-12 CCleaner Registry Clea
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Figure 14-13 Error checking in Wind
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you need to error check your disk,
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Figure 14-16 Conditions tab in Wind
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all.) The OS runs scans late at nig
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A lot of software loads when you bo
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• Tools This tab lists many of th
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Users & Groups in macOSIn the Users
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Microsoft includes a couple of hand
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checking your video card that Chapt
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Figure 14-26 Device Manager as a sn
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potential impact could installing t
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Figure 14-29 Installation UACShould
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Figure 14-31 Microsoft StoreInstall
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Figure 14-33 Linux store optionsBut
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applet in Control Panel (see Figure
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For all other macOS apps, removing
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processes you read about specifical
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Figure 14-40 Adding a device in Win
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Figure 14-41 Windows 10 Performance
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Data Execution Prevention (DEP) wor
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Figure 14-44 What do you want to ba
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Figure 14-46 Showing some of a sing
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drive, I suppose, but what would be
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users store all personal documents.
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yourself needing to roll back a Win
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Figure 14-53 System Restore setting
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4. What tool enables you to correct
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storage devices, such as HDDs and S
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The command prompt is popular for m
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Windows shell is Command. On macOS
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and press ENTER.Figure 15-2 The Win
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EXAM TIP Spotlight (or Spot Light,
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In Windows, if you see a prompt tha
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Figure 15-6 File association in Fil
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“Running a Program in Windows”
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macOS and Linux prompts show your f
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almost completely inflexible, so yo
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NOTE Some commands give you the sam
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We’ll discuss this output in more
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OS on which everyone depended.In th
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Try inserting an optical disc or a
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NOTE Make sure that the prompt poin
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on rm a little later in the chapter
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Figure 15-10 Running mmc in Windows
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see in black and white print!). The
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Because you probably don’t have a
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Wildcards in macOS and Linux work b
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To delete all of the files in a dir
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C:\Users\mike\Jedi>copy3. Type note
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many years ago as an add-on tool fo
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The chkdsk (checkdisk) command scan
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Page 1018 and 1019: Figure 15-18 vi with textTo save yo
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Page 1036 and 1037: Figure 16-1 If you see this screen,
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Page 1068 and 1069: Figure 16-23 Login screenSeveral is
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Page 1072 and 1073: reg prompt. From there, you have nu
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Page 1088 and 1089: Figure 16-37 Autostarting a service
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or other files to Windows, overwrit
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Figure 16-49 Repair and Reset optio
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Figure 16-50 Previous Versions tab
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Figure 16-51 System Protection tabN
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D. System Refresh4. What can device
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8. D. Jane should use the Windows M
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Figure 17-1 Typical monitor and vid
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image darker. That’s why many sun
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Figure 17-4 Liquid crystal molecule
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Figure 17-7 LCD pixelsOnce all of t
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Figure 17-9 An LCD matrix of wiresI
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Figure 17-12 LCD componentsLCD Pane
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LED backlighting. The drawback is t
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change the aspect ratio of many mon
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Figure 17-16 Narrow versus wide vie
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decisions on LCD screens.Color Dept
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Figure 17-18 CRT projectorGiven tha
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Figure 17-20 Projector throw variat
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the streets of Paris from the comfo
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translated into practical terms, li
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Type-C connectors and cables lack T
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Figure 17-28 DVI-to-VGA adapterAlte
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stand for mounting two monitors sid
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Figure 17-33 USB ports on monitorDi
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CRT days). Plus, almost every syste
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NOTE Many video cards come with a d
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Figure 17-38 Wide path between vide
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for system memory, cache memory, an
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NOTE The installation steps in this
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DriversJust like any other piece of
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Figure 17-43 Vertically stacked mon
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Figure 17-45 More Display Settings
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Figure 17-47 My editor hard at work
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Figure 17-49 Properties dialog box
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Figure 17-51 Personalization Settin
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Figure 17-53 Personalization applet
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Figure 17-55 Dock optionsDifferent
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information about the card, but the
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3-D GraphicsNo other area in comput
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seriously taxing the 486s and early
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stores a number of image files call
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Although they might accomplish the
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• www.hardocp.com• www.tomshard
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Figure 17-65 Serious video problemB
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require internal adjustment. This i
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Figure 17-66 Changing the size of t
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cool off before you work on it. Aft
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Figure 17-67 Example of a chromatic
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research the compatibility of your
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A. BacklightsB. InverterC. LampD. L
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6. B. You’ll typically see video
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asked, would say, “surf the Inter
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special software capable of sending
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a resource. The goal of networking,
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Frames and NICsData is moved from o
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The many varieties of frame share c
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communicate just fine.Most modern E
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Figure 18-9 A switchHubs and switch
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Figure 18-10 Cable markings for Cat
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Figure 18-12 RJ-45 pin numbersPlenu
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as a quick way to connect two compu
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EXAM TIP There are a number of Ethe
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Figure 18-15 BNC connectorFigure 18
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EXAM TIP For the CompTIA A+ exams,
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NOTE A structured cabling system is
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Figure 18-20 Horizontal cabling and
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Figure 18-21 Solid and stranded cor
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Figure 18-23 A floor-to-ceiling rac
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Figure 18-25 Typical patch panelsTh
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network tech’s best friend! Simpl
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Figure 18-30 Typical patch cableRol
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Figure 18-32 Properly stripped cabl
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Figure 18-34 Crimping the cableFigu
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Figure 18-36 Adding a bootAfter mak
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Figure 18-38 Typical work area outl
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is the Internet.Figure 18-40 Two br
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D. SC, ST, or LC7. Microsoft Intern
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CHAPTER 19Local Area NetworkingIn t
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simple protocols into groups, calle
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“255,” the class system is long
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Figure 19-2 Typical SOHO routerA ro
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Figure 19-4 Domain name serviceThe
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Figure 19-5 IP settings on a Window
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the default gateway and .2 through
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Figure 19-7 WAN conceptFigure 19-8
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Figure 19-9 The ping command’s sy
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Figure 19-10 An ipconfig/ all comma
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techs absolutely love the tool. Typ
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Figure 19-13 Setting up IP4. Enter
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Network Addressing with IPv6When th
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First, leading zeros can be dropped
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Figure 19-14 Link-local address in
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NOTE A router solicitation message
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Installing and Configuring a Wired
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think a system is disconnected from
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should know that a solid green ligh
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enabling networking hardware to tre
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Figure 19-23 Managed switch interfa
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you must set both the network permi
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Figure 19-25 Changing the workgroup
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Figure 19-26 Windows logon screenNO
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who created the folder is assigned
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Figure 19-29 Advanced Sharing dialo
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NTFS permissions, Deny always trump
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very pretty way to protect user nam
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NOTE Even though a computer is on a
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Figure 19-36 Domain logon screenWhe
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Figure 19-38 Active Directory Users
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Figure 19-40 Removing a computer fr
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Figure 19-42 Adding a new domain ac
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Figure 19-44 Adding a logon script
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Figure 19-45 totalhome.local domain
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Figure 19-46 Default HomeGroup dial
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Figure 19-48 The homegroup’s pass
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EXAM TIP Remember that homegroups s
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Figure 19-52 The Share with menuNot
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NOTE To learn about accessing share
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Figure 19-54 Windows 7 red X error
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a loopback test. A loopback test se
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TonersIt would be nice to say that
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To trace a cable, connect the tone
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The net use command is a command-li
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Because the cache is temporary, you
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computers?A. net sendB. show net_se
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CHAPTER 20Wireless NetworkingIn thi
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Figure 20-2 Wireless PCIe add-on ca
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Figure 20-4 Smartphone with wireles
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both power and a network connection
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access/collision avoidance (CSMA/CA
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in direct contact with every other
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as Internet connections and central
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all—except on a CompTIA A+ exam q
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vulnerable to attack. Although WEP
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Let’s say you want to connect a W
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Wireless Networking StandardsMost w
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11 Mbps (with actual throughput ave
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802.11x.Table 20-1 Comparison of 80
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NOTE Apple and Linux computers also
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some devices (such as a Bluetooth h
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Ad Hoc ModeAd hoc mode wireless net
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Most consumer WAPs have an integrat
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analyzer to find the “quietest”
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—the usual choices are either 64-
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password can offer. Their networks
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Figure 20-19 Changing the channelWi
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use—anything within the signal ra
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It’s a Polarizing Issue Antennas
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Figure 20-23 Goggle Nexus receiving
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Figure 20-24 macOS Bluetooth PAN co
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As with any troubleshooting scenari
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By the time you unpack your new WAP
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Figure 20-26 Windows 10’s wireles
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A. Hi-EncryptB. WEPC. WPAD. WPA23.
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4. A. In ad hoc mode networks, all
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How the Internet WorksThanks to the
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Figure 21-2 Message traveling from
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Figure 21-4 Electric Power Board (E
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in Chapter 19. Wireless connections
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Figure 21-7 Modem converting analog
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Figure 21-9 A USB modemDial-Up Netw
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then hear someone saying, “Hello?
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house to install the DSL receiver,
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in modern networking. Both DSL and
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the Internet. Wireless access point
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Figure 21-16 iPhone connecting over
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NOTE LTE has become synonymous with
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SatelliteSatellite connections to t
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Figure 21-19 Common SOHO router wit
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Figure 21-21 Configuration home pag
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most people, but for some home user
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Figure 21-24 Firmware update pageIn
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Figure 21-25 A secure Web pageIn or
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Refer to Chapter 19 if you need a r
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other settings. Although all Web br
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Figure 21-28 The Security tab in In
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explaining the options available to
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Configuring Other Web BrowsersI wan
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Figure 21-31 Google Chrome Settings
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sending and receiving stuff and thu
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Figure 21-33 Windows 10 MailFile Tr
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Figure 21-35 The Cyberduck FTP prog
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every desk? Why not just use the ex
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ever-handy ping, so try this!1. Run
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Figure 21-39 Windows Remote Desktop
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Figure 21-40 Creating a Remote Assi
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Figure 21-41 VPN connecting compute
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Figure 21-43 Endpoints must have th
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Figure 21-45 VPN connection in Wind
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something is, the more quickly flow
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SNMP. The third, SMB, is more commo
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Home Automation: ThermostatsYou can
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Figure 21-50 Controlling lighting o
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devices.Setting up these personal a
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1. Can you get to other Web sites?
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unavailable resources, such as no a
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Figure 21-55 No WAN connectionSlow
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Figure 21-56 QoSBeyond A+The areas
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Figure 21-58 My editor playing Worl
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C. 80 = HTTPSD. 22 = SSH8. What opt
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CHAPTER 22VirtualizationIn this cha
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Before virtualization, each OS need
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Figure 22-2 Saving a snapshotEXAM T
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Figure 22-4 Supervisor on a generic
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Figure 22-6 Author’s busy VMware
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Figure 22-9 Parallels DesktopThis i
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Figure 22-10 Super Nintendo emulato
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• Leave enough RAM for the hyperv
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can “virtually” network them. D
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with a switch. The answer is actual
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Figure 22-15 Installing Hyper-V in
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Figure 22-17 Creating a new VM in O
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Figure 22-19 Setting the virtual dr
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Figure 22-21 Fedora Workstation run
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Server-Side VirtualizationWhen it c
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Figure 22-24 Web interface for ESXi
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handle on how it increases flexibil
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on a single server that was also ho
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Dropbox, Gmail, and Facebook, which
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Figure 22-30 Amazon Simple Storage
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Figure 22-31 Heroku’s management
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EXAM TIP Know the differences betwe
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Sometimes we can have our cake and
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Resource PoolingAny time you can co
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successes in getting people to move
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D. Network as a Service8. Powerful
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CHAPTER 23Portable ComputingIn this
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Figure 23-1 An older notebook compu
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(right)• Gaming laptops, which te
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functional keyboard and a device to
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surface to move the pointer, and ta
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see everything I click or type, but
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device that would operate unplugged
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DisplayMost laptops support a secon
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EXAM TIP The CompTIA A+ 1001 exam o
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life.Figure 23-13 Wireless switchEX
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Figure 23-15 34-mm and 54-mm Expres
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Figure 23-16 Devices attached to US
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clean up unwanted files. That said,
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true! See if you can find one in yo
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power is restored after an outage.O
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power plan optionsNOTE While you ca
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the Change advanced power settings
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Figure 23-26 Offline Files dialog b
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fail on laptops, causing overheatin
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ShippingMuch of the storage and tra
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and the shrinking size of portable
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Now that you have the official line
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Figure 23-31 Some of the Dell lapto
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has, so the computer uses the page
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removable batteries! Failure to dis
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NOTE If you have a newer portable,
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Figure 23-37 Inserting a replacemen
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need to hunt down the part number u
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Figure 23-39 CPU heat-sink and fan
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display needs to happen. These are
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device receives power, the outlet i
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inconsistent reboots, graphical gli
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Wireless Devices (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi,
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are prone to unseating from any phy
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D. Store them in a cool, dry place.
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B. The laptop uses a CRT display.C.
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Windows, macOS, or some Linux distr
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Figure 24-1 RIM BlackBerry (courtes
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large smartphones (without the phon
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and media use, purpose-built e-read
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body, and more sophisticated fitnes
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Figure 24-9 VR headset/player (who
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Mobile Hardware FeaturesMuch of the
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When electrical engineers talk abou
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Figure 24-13 Find My iPhone appStan
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Figure 24-14 Turning off LocationEX
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open standards. The terms are relat
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Apple’s closed-source mobile oper
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Figure 24-16 Android 8 (Oreo)Androi
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ship devices preloaded with launche
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Virtual assistants can also be usef
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AMBER Alerts. Many of these emergen
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Figure 24-19 Airplane mode enabled
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the battery compartment of the mobi
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Figure 24-21 IMEI and ICCID numbers
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Figure 24-22 Configuring a VPNAn SS
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areas of importance to techs. First
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Figure 24-25 Apple Keynote on an iP
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Figure 24-28 ASUS proprietary power
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steps to set up a tablet with a Blu
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32).Figure 24-32 Searching for Monu
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store many non-Apple credentials as
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Figure 24-34 Selecting the Settings
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After you connect to a network succ
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Figure 24-36 Passwords & Accounts s
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primary account, so you’ll find G
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process, the CompTIA A+ 1001 object
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Synchronize to the AutomobileAutomo
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You are at the mercy of the securit
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need a 2.4-GHz CPU with two or more
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proprietary vendor-specific ports a
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Figure 24-43 Prompting for PINEXAM
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Figure 24-44 Magnetic credit card r
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connection and turn on an additiona
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EXAM TIP Removable batteries can us
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the options to enable the device.D.
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9. C. To connect an Android-based t
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happen across all varieties, types,
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All of the mobile operating systems
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On mobile devices, the term soft re
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output. If it doesn’t, there may
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manufacturer and remove and replace
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NOTE This section details reasons a
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can be a big clue. Use the recommen
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Figure 25-4 Battery usage for a sma
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location services, some small diffe
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Frozen SystemWhile a mobile device
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which one may actually be muting th
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Figure 25-5 Option to disable cellu
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Typically, a warning message will i
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For an e-mail message to be secure,
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A profile is a collection of config
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scratch across the lens! You’ll g
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and work on all the devices used in
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and symptoms of malware infections.
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25-12).Figure 25-12 Selecting items
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something the user either is or som
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Figure 25-14 Face ID optionsAuthent
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from unapproved or unofficial sourc
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Mobile OS and Application Security
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Figure 25-16 A Wi-Fi analyzer app o
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it’s full of molasses and constan
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today?Backup and Restore Maintainin
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periodically updated, but there is
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and desktop, plus what was availabl
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should always be weighed against th
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NOTE Some of the most sophisticated
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1. After five minutes of struggling
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Answers1. C. After five minutes of
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and concludes with troubleshooting
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printwires, to strike an inked prin
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Figure 26-4 Typical inkjet printerF
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or deal with a messy refill kit.Pri
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Printer speed is a key determinant
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past the heating element; some rece
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Figure 26-10 Components inside a la
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roller is charged with an extremely
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mirror, must be moved back and fort
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Figure 26-12 3-D printerFigure 26-1
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Figure 26-15 Managing a new 3-D pri
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sends it out over the Internet or o
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over GDI, including enhanced color
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you push the front button on the Ep
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manipulate by using a word processi
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black-and-white images in any signi
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Figure 26-23 Wonderfully descriptiv
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EXAM TIP You’ll find print server
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the complexity, or turning off RET
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Figure 26-25 Charging the drum with
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printer ejects the printed copy and
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bombard the surface of the drum wit
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printer automatically redirects the
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Driver Installation policy to allow
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EXAM TIP Windows-based printer shar
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Figure 26-33 Options for finding ne
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Figure 26-34 Installed default prin
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We’ll hit group policy in Chapter
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optimize printing for graphics or t
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security and data privacy.Network S
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error codes that indicate the probl
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properties. In the resulting Proper
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Figure 26-37 Page Setup options for
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Color Prints in Wrong ColorIf you p
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Don’t forget to replace the ink r
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Figure 26-38 Inkjet printer mainten
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Every inkjet printer has a differen
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slip and jam paper. They are easily
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the process.Laser Printer ProblemsL
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cartridge.Embossed Effect If your p
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hear popping noises; checking the c
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7. Which one of the following port
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CHAPTER 27Securing ComputersIn this
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Not all unauthorized access is mali
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this gambit, the attacker first lea
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least afford for it to happen. Hard
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PowerWe’ve covered power issues e
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Figure 27-3 Air-conditioning vent i
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you’ll almost certainly find a co
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Lock Down SystemsOnce an attacker h
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MAC Address FilteringIt’s far fro
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Figure 27-6 BIOS/UEFI access passwo
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To counter this problem, Blizzard E
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where you place your eye up to a sc
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for an access control list (ACL), a
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Figure 27-14 Local Security PolicyL
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• Minimum Password Length Forces
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• Personally identifiable informa
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plenty of open source programs with
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The CompTIA A+ certification exams
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printout at a printer and suddenly
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stealing private information. A vir
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Figure 27-18 Gator Corporation’s
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network can be spoofed. Here are a
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EXAM TIP For the exam, know that ra
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safe(ish), but be suspicious of any
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Figure 27-21 MalwarebytesSpam E-mai
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might get automated replies from un
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Figure 27-22 Windows 7 Action Cente
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NOTE The term antivirus (and antisp
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Figure 27-23 Attack site warningNob
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anti-malware companies provide boot
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before seems very sluggish.Many net
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16), you have access to more repair
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Figure 27-26 ASUS router as a firew
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Figure 27-28 SPI firewall settings
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Figure 27-30 Port triggeringIf you
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Figure 27-32 Windows 10 Firewall se
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Figure 27-33 Windows 10 network opt
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Figure 27-35 Windows Defender Firew
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scope of an A+ tech’s duties, the
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Data EncryptionEncryption methods d
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decrypt the incoming data. These pu
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Figure 27-39 Incoming certificateWe
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3. Which of the following tools wou
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1. D. Social engineering is the pro
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Organizations need documentation to
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Figure 28-2 A sampling of Cisco net
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Inventory ManagementTechs help orga
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Change Management ProcessesA change
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acceptance is vital for successful
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Companies can and should secure all
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Figure 28-6 Using a thumb drive to
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NOTE There’s no guarantee data or
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fit for image backups, it’ll help
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hauling a shipping container stuffe
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Figure 28-9 Users with local accoun
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B. She should perform a risk analys
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unforeseen and negative happens.5.
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220-1002 Exam Objectives
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Seminars, but this is not required
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In no event will McGraw-Hill Educat
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Home page. Click the Resources tab,
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typically by melting material (such
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application) is legitimate. Usually
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Intel specifically for video that r
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selected peripherals. In 1996, APM
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based IBM computer. Many aspects of
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backlighting, and edge LED backligh
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BIOS (basic input/output services)
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the same signal.brightness control
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modern digital camcorders record to
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cellular wireless networks Networks
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graphical Error checking tool.chmod
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CMOS (complementary metal-oxide sem
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compliance Concept that members of
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Control Panel Collection of Windows
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provider without obvious notice.dat
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clusters. The result is an improvem
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Disk Cleanup Utility built into Win
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DLT (digital linear tape) High-spee
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including all data, software, and c
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dynamic range Gamut of color or int
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end-user acceptance Change manageme
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entry in the Security Log when cert
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fiber optic cable High-speed cable
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sophisticated fitness bands and wat
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fully qualified domain name (FQDN)
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needing to use dynamic disks.Google
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hardware virtualization support Pro
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HomeGroup A Windows feature that co
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iCloud Apple cloud-based storage. i
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impact printer Uses pins and inked
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looking for active intrusions. Func
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ISP (Internet service provider) Com
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the head of sharks by bad guys. Not
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liquid contact indicator (LCI) Smal
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Mac Also Macintosh. Common name for
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mass storage Hard drives, optical d
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central processing unit (CPU).micro
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mobile hotspot A mobile device that
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multifunction device (MFD) See MFD.
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outbound TCP/IP connections with th
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nonvolatile Describes storage that
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open source software Software for w
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lines to a device, usually a very o
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PCIe (PCI Express) Serialized succe
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Phillips-head screwdriver Most impo
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polymorphic virus Virus that attemp
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power supply fan Small fan located
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will be configured with a particula
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Public folder Folder that all users
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preceding address. This term is oft
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remnant Potentially recoverable dat
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dots to smooth out jagged edges tha
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For example, an IP router looks onl
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user interface (UI) will switch bet
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Service Location Protocol (SLP) Pro
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single rail Power supply configurat
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software token Programming (usually
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ST Type of fiber optic connector. S
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increased speed.strong password Pas
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system bus speed Speed at which the
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tap Touchscreen gesture where you p
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thermal paste Paste-like material w
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topology The way computers connect
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trusted root CA A highly respected
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UPS (uninterruptible power supply)
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intervals. The twists serve to redu
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could run its own VM containing a v
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WAN (wide area network) A widesprea
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Windows PowerShell Command-line too
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xcopy Command-line tool used to cop
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10BaseT Ethernet, 807, 810, 118316:
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active cooling, CPUs, 119Active Dir
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Advanced Sharing, folders, 865-867A
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answers, professional techniques fo
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as apps in Windows 8/8.1, 44buildin
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auditing, in Event Viewer, 1262-126
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critical application, 1310-1312file
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overview of, 407-408scanners, 1251B
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Boot Configuration Data. See BCD (B
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Thunderbolt, copper or fiber, 400US
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CD-rewritable (CD-RW) discs, 432CD-
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CL numbers, RAM latency, 148classes
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synchronizing mobile device data to
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command mode, vi text editor, 668-6
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access control. See access controla
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mass storage, 295-304mobile device
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OEM CPU coolers, 119overview of, 11
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cron command, scheduling maintenanc
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Debugging mode, Windows, 710dedicat
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troubleshooting limited connectivit
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disaster prevention and recoverybac
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Display Settings, Windows 10Advance
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organization of, 872-873Windows, 86
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dual inline memory modules. See DIM
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effective permissions, 1255EFS (enc
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error codeslaser printer, 1232troub
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.exe extension, 495, 648executable
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Registry and, 706failure to start n
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Linux, 59macOS, 59overview of, 55-5
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mobile device storage using, 1111ov
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frame, replacing laptop, 1072Fraunh
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UTP cabling for, 809gigabyte (GB),
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configuring in Windows, 533-536grou
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compatibility between OSs, 43CompTI
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mobile device CPUs and, 100-101port
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HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol
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network connection settings, 663-66
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input/output services. See BIOS (ba
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selecting CPU, 114-115socketed CPU
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tiered concept of, 936-938troublesh
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overview of, 835subnet mask, 835-83
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Windows 8/8.1, 47keylogger malware,
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paper not feeding, 1235periodic mai
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levels, UAC, 569-571LGA (land grid
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live CD, as complete OS on CD, 385-
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MM (mega), in computing, 94M.2 form
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scheduling, 589-590making directori
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magnetic hard drives (HDDs), 290-29
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microATX (mATX) motherboard, 209, 2
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purpose-built, 1088-1089review Q &
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unauthorized root access, 1175-1176
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overview of, 205-206RAID, 217review
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multimode fiber, single-mode fiber
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Internet appliances, 1292-1293intru
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Night light option, Windows 10, 769
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your Total Seminars Training Hub ac
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installation process, 461-462mobile
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Ownership permission, NTFS, 544, 54
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troubleshooting installation errors
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internal modems connecting to, 942o
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need physical connection to CPU, 16
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defines aspect ratio of picture, 74
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portsAndroid, 1114ATX form factor,
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power suppliescooling, 276-281elect
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automatic document feeder (ADF), 12
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laser printing, 1205-1206overview o
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purpose of change, 1306pwd (working
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address bus and, 92-96audio editing
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reading apps, dim display on mobile
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company policies, 1303hazardous che
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troubleshooting mobile security, 11
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routersbackbone, 936-938connecting
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connecting SSDs, 315-316internal op
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secpol.msc command, accessing Local
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Service Location Protocol (SLP), 98
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Shrink Volume, without using dynami
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emergency capabilities, 1105-1106en
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Windows 8/8.1, 44-51Windows 10, 51-
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Ethernet network, 807fiber, 947-948
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computing process, 35-37CPU, 104-10
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stranded core UTP cabling, 820, 824
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credentials on iOS and, 1117issues,
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mobile operating systems of, 1036ov
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in Windows 8/8.1, 65-69in Windows 1
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benefits of virtualization, 1000-10
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technical support for, 1362TotalSim
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RAM, 162-165video problems, 787-793
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overview of, 564-568UBCD (Ultimate
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updating drivers in macOS, 609-610v
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printer/multifunction device connec
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Windows 8 Task Manager, 511, 513USM
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connectors, 754-758flat-panel, 738L
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service layer cake, 1023-1028Softwa
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VR (virtual reality) headsets, 753-
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802.11b, 908-909802.11g, 909802.11n
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viewing directory contents, 639XPS
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accessing CLI, 68, 629-631chkdsk (/
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Windows Store, purchasing apps, 47W
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user names and passwords, 863-864wo
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