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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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static charge eliminator Laser printer component that removes the static

charge from paper to prevent the paper from wrapping around the imaging

drum.

static IP address Manually set IP address that will not change.

stealth virus Virus that uses various methods to hide from antivirus

software.

stereo Describes recording tracks from two sources (microphones) as

opposed to monaural, which uses one source.

stick Generic name for a single physical SIMM or DIMM.

storage pool One or more physical drives grouped into a single Storage

Space.

Storage Spaces In Windows 8 and later, a software RAID solution that

enables users to group multiple drives into a single storage pool.

STP (shielded twisted pair) Cabling for networks, composed of pairs of

wires twisted around each other at specific intervals. Twists serve to reduce

interference (also called crosstalk)—the more twists, the less interference.

Cable has metallic shielding to protect the wires from external interference.

stranded core A cable that uses a bundle of tiny wire filaments to transmit

signals. Stranded core is not quite as good a conductor as solid core, but it

will stand up to substantial handling without breaking.

streaming media Broadcast of data that is played on your computer and

immediately discarded.

string In programming and scripting, a non-numeric sequence of

alphanumeric data.

stripe set Two or more drives in a group that are used for a striped volume.

striped volume RAID 0 volumes. Data is spread across two drives for

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