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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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with a theoretical maximum throughput of 11 Mbps.

802.11g Wireless networking standard that operates in the 2.4-GHz band

with a theoretical maximum throughput of 54 Mbps and is backward

compatible with 802.11b.

802.11n Wireless networking standard that can operate in both the 2.4-GHz

and 5-GHz bands and uses multiple in/multiple out (MIMO) to achieve a

theoretical maximum throughput of 100+ Mbps.

AC (alternating current) Type of electricity in which the flow of electrons

alternates direction, back and forth, in a circuit.

accelerated processing unit (APU) AMD product that consolidates the

GPU and CPU into a single chip.

accelerometer Feature in smartphones and tablets that rotates the screen

when the device is physically rotated.

access control Security concept using physical security, authentication,

users and groups, and security policies.

access control list (ACL) A clearly defined list of permissions that

specifies what actions an authenticated user may perform on a shared

resource.

account recovery A process enabling users to regain account access,

typically by resetting a lost or forgotten password.

ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) Power

management specification that far surpasses its predecessor, APM, by

providing support for hot-swappable devices and better control of power

modes.

Action Center A one-page aggregation of event messages, warnings, and

maintenance messages in Windows 7.

activation (software) Process of confirming that an installed copy of a

Microsoft product (most commonly Windows or a Microsoft Office

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