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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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an 8-bit alpha channel for transparency levels), respectively.

color depth (scanner) Term to define a scanner’s ability to produce color,

hue, and shade.

color space The portion of all possible colors that a device (such as an LCD

display or camera) is able to display or save.

COM port(s) Serial communications ports once common on computers.

COMx is used to designate a uniquely numbered COM port such as COM1,

COM2, etc.

command A request, typed from a terminal or embedded in a file, to

perform an operation or to execute a particular program.

command mode One of two modes (along with insert mode) used in vi.

Enables inputting commands such as copy or paste. See vi.

command prompt Text prompt for entering commands.

command-line interface (CLI) Text user interface. Users input text

commands and receive text output. CLI commands, which are more flexible

and often faster (or use fewer resources) than a graphical equivalent, are also

easy to compose into scripts for performing frequent tasks.

comment Annotation text included in scripts, programs, and configuration

files, which may be used to describe what the code or setting does and how or

why it does it. Most scripting, programming, and configuration languages

specify how to mark comment text.

community cloud Cloud network that serves a community or group with

shared needs and interests, such as hospitals or defense contractors.

CompactFlash (CF) The oldest, most complex, and physically largest of all

removable flash media cards.

compatibility modes Feature of Windows to enable software written for

previous versions of Windows to operate in newer operating systems.

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