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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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extension See file extension.

external data bus (EDB) Primary data highway of all computers.

Everything in your computer is tied either directly or indirectly to the external

data bus. See also frontside bus and backside bus.

external enclosure Casing that encloses an external hard drive.

external speaker Portable device that can substantially improve on the

audio output of a mobile device or portable computer. Typically connects via

Bluetooth or a regular headphone jack.

extra battery pack For devices with removable batteries, an extra battery

that can be swapped in as needed.

face lock Technology that enables use of facial features to unlock a mobile

device or personal computer.

factory recovery partition See recovery partition.

factory reset Returns a device’s software to how it left the factory by

removing all user-installed data, programs, and customizations.

FAT (file allocation table) Hidden table that records how files on a hard

disk are stored in distinct clusters; the only way DOS knows where to access

files. The address of the first cluster of a file is stored in the directory file.

The FAT entry for the first cluster is the address of the second cluster used to

store that file. In the entry for the second cluster for that file is the address for

the third cluster, and so on until the final cluster, which gets a special end-offile

marker. There are two FATs, mirror images of each other, in case one is

destroyed or damaged. Also refers to the 16-bit file allocation table when

used by Windows 2000 and later NT-based operating systems.

FAT32 File allocation table that uses 32 bits to address and index clusters.

Commonly used with USB flash-media drives and versions of Windows prior

to XP.

fdisk Disk-partitioning utility used in DOS and Windows 9x systems.

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