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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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POST (power-on self test) Basic diagnostic routine completed by a system

at the beginning of the boot process to make sure a display adapter and the

system’s memory are installed; it then searches for an operating system. If it

finds one, it hands over control of the machine to the OS.

POST card Device installed into a motherboard expansion slot that assists

in troubleshooting boot problems by providing a two-digit code indicating the

stop of the boot process where the problem is occurring.

PostScript Language defined by Adobe Systems, Inc., for describing how

to create an image on a page. The description is independent of the resolution

of the device that will actually create the image. It includes a technology for

defining the shape of a font and creating a raster image at many different

resolutions and sizes.

potential The amount of electrical energy stored in an object.

power conditioning Ensuring and adjusting incoming AC wall power to as

close to standard as possible. Most UPS devices provide power conditioning.

power good wire Used to wake up the CPU after the power supply has

tested for proper voltage.

power management Cooperation between hardware, BIOS, and OS to

reduce power consumption.

Power Options Windows Control Panel applet that enables better control

over power use by customizing a Balanced, Power saver, or Highperformance

power plan.

Power over Ethernet (PoE) Technology that provides power and data

transmission through a single network cable.

power plan Preconfigured profiles (such as Balanced, High performance,

and Power saver) in the Power Options applet that modify a Windows

system’s behavior to adjust power consumption.

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