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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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client-side virtualization Using a hypervisor installed on a client machine

to run a virtual machine. The VM may be created and stored on the client

machine or accessed over the network.

clock cycle Single charge to the clock wire (CLK) of a CPU, informing the

CPU that another piece of information is waiting to be processed.

clock speed The maximum number of clock cycles that a CPU can handle

in a given period of time, measured in MHz or GHz. In modern CPUs, the

internal speed is a multiple of the external speed. See also clock-multiplying

CPU.

clock wire (CLK) A special wire that, when charged, tells the CPU that

another piece of information is waiting to be processed.

clock-multiplying CPU CPU that takes the incoming clock signal and

multiples it inside the CPU to let the internal circuitry of the CPU run faster.

closed source Describes a product for which the plans, schematics, recipes,

or other information used to create it are solely controlled by its creator or

distributor. Most commonly applied to software.

closed source software Software for which the source code is kept secret.

cloud computing A model for enabling and accessing computing storage

and other shared (or not shared) resources on-demand. The “cloud” is based

on servicing models that include IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, or hybrid mixtures of

these services.

cloud file storage services Internet-based shared file storage spaces that

enable users to save, edit, share, and collaborate on stored files, as well as

synchronize files among multiple devices and users.

CLRTC See CMOS clear.

cluster To overcome some limitations in addressing inherent in each file

system, Windows file systems organize data into groups called clusters.

Cluster size varies by file system and partition size.

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