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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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ST Type of fiber optic connector. See fiber optic cable.

Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) 8-bit color standard that defines 256

colors or light intensities.

standard user account User account in Windows that has limited access to

a system. Part of the Users group. Accounts of this type cannot alter system

files, cannot install new programs, and cannot edit some settings by using the

Control Panel without supplying an administrator password.

standby See sleep mode.

standoffs Small mechanical separators that screw into a computer case. A

motherboard is then placed on top of the standoffs, and small screws are used

to secure it to the standoffs.

star bus topology A hybrid network topology where the computers all

connect to a central bus—a switch—and have a layout resembling a star.

Start button Clickable element on the Windows taskbar that enables access

to the Start menu.

Start menu Menu that can be accessed by clicking the Start button on the

Windows taskbar. Enables you to see all programs loaded on the system and

to start them.

Start screen Windows 10 version of the Start menu, which functions as a

combination of the traditional Start menu and Windows 8/8.1 Modern UI.

Startup Tab added to Task Manager in Windows 8 that allows a user to

control which programs start with Windows and see what impact they are

having on load time.

Startup Repair A one-stop, do-it-all troubleshooting option that performs a

number of boot repairs automatically.

Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) Used by hardware firewalls to inspect

each incoming packet individually for purposes such as blocking traffic that

isn’t in response to outgoing requests.

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