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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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flash drive with which users can recover a lost password without losing

access to any encrypted, or password-protected, data. The password reset disc

must be created proactively; if a user loses a password and did not already

make a reset disc, it will be of no help to create one after the loss.

PATA (parallel ATA) Implementation that integrates the controller on the

disk drive itself. See also ATA, IDE, and SATA.

patch Small piece of software released by a software manufacturer to

correct a flaw or problem with a particular piece of software. Also called an

update.

patch cables Short (typically two- to five-foot) UTP cables that connect

patch panels to a switch or router.

patch management Process of keeping software updated in a safe, timely

fashion.

patch panel A panel containing a row of female connectors (ports) that

terminate the horizontal cabling in the equipment room. Patch panels

facilitate cabling organization and provide protection to horizontal cabling.

path Route the operating system must follow to find an executable program

stored in a subfolder.

PC tech Someone with computer skills who works on computers.

PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) A standard

that sets common rules for systems that accept, process, transmit, or store

credit/debit card payments. Often referred to as just PCI.

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Design architecture for the

expansion bus on the computer motherboard that enabled system components

to be added to the computer. Used parallel communication. Local bus

standard, meaning that devices added to a computer through this port used the

processor at the motherboard’s full speed (up to 33 MHz) rather than at the

slower 8-MHz speed of the regular bus. Moved data 32 or 64 bits at a time

rather than the 8 or 16 bits the older ISA buses supported.

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