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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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modern digital camcorders record to flash media.

camera Device that captures visible light to preserve images in analog

(film) or digital format. See digital camera.

CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing Test to tell

Computers and Humans Apart) Authentication challenge using images,

videos, sounds, or other media to be identified by a user. Computers have a

much more difficult time discerning the content of these tests than humans,

making the challenge useful in determining if a human or a computer is

attempting access.

card reader Device with which you can read data from one of several types

of flash memory.

Cat 5 Category 5 wire; an ANSI/TIA standard for UTP wiring that can

operate at up to 100 Mbps.

Cat 5e Category 5e wire; ANSI/TIA standard for UTP wiring that can

operate at up to 1 Gbps.

Cat 6 Category 6 wire; ANSI/TIA standard for UTP wiring that can operate

at up to 10 Gbps.

Cat 6a Category 6a wire; augmented Cat 6 UTP wiring that supports 10-

Gbps networks at the full 100-meter distance between a node and a switch.

Cat 7 Supports 10-Gbps networks at 100-meter segments; shielding for

individual wire pairs reduces crosstalk and noise problems. Cat 7 is not an

ANSI/TIA standard.

catastrophic failure A failure in which a component or whole system will

not boot; usually related to a manufacturing defect of a component. Could

also be caused by overheating and physical damage to computer components.

CCFL (cold cathode fluorescent lamp) Light technology used in older

LCDs and flatbed scanners. CCFLs use relatively little power for the amount

of light they provide.

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