Absolute Beginners Guide to A+ Certification. Covers the Hardware and Operating Systems Exam

Baby-AT motherboards   2nd  

       installing   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  

       integrated ports  

       removing   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  

       upgrades  

background applications  

background services

       Windows optimization   2nd  

backgrounds ( monitors )

       adjusting  

backup

       tape drives

               configuring/installing   2nd  

               interface types   2nd   3rd  

               interface types, compressed capacity  

               interface types, native capacity  

               overview   2nd  

Backup Now command (Tools menu)  

backup programs

       OS (operating system) installations  

backups

       .grp files   2nd  

       battery backup systems   2nd  

       Byte-by-Byte Verify option  

       OS (operating system) installations   2nd  

       System State  

       versus restoring   2nd  

       Windows Backup   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  

Bad/Missing Command Interpreter (startup error)   2nd  

base 10 (decimal) numbering system   2nd   3rd  

       binary equivalents  

       converting to binary   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  

       converting to hexadecimal  

       hexadecimal equivalents   2nd  

       vs binary   2nd   3rd   4th  

base 16 (hexadecimal) numbering system   2nd   3rd  

       converting decimals to   2nd  

       decimal equivalents   2nd  

base 2 (binary) numbering system   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  

       converting decimals to   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  

       decimal equivalents  

       vs decimal   2nd   3rd   4th  

basic input/output system (BIOS)  

BAT files  

Batch 98 tool (Batch.exe)  

Batch command (Windows Recovery Console)  

batch files

       commands

               displaying   2nd  

Batch.exe (Batch 98 tool)  

batteries  

       CMOS  

       line interactive battery backup units  

       memory effect  

       portable computers   2nd   3rd   4th  

               AC adapters   2nd   3rd  

               bridge  

               chargers   2nd   3rd  

               interchangeability  

               Li-Ion  

               NiCad (Nickel-Cadmium)  

               NiMH (Nickel Metal Hydride)  

               PDAs  

               power management  

               power management, ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)   2nd  

               power management, APM (Advanced Power Management)   2nd   3rd  

               power management, increase battery life   2nd   3rd  

               RAM  

               replacing   2nd   3rd   4th  

       system setting storage   2nd  

battery backup systems   2nd  

Bayonet Neill-Concelman (BNC) connectors  

beep codes   2nd  

Beta ports (IEEE-1394 cards)  

Bilingual cables (IEEE-1394 cards)  

binary files  

BIOS  

       boot order  

        components

               displaying   2nd   3rd   4th  

       configurations

               IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics)   2nd   3rd  

               IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics), auto-detection   2nd   3rd  

               IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics), IDE parameters   2nd  

               IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics), RAID (redundant array of inexpensive drives)   2nd  

       eBIOS (enhanced BIOS)  

       FAT32 file system  

       Fdisk program

               troubleshooting drives   2nd  

       LBA (Logical Block Addressing)   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  

       missing operating system errors  

       PnP (Plug and Play)

               parallel ports;configuring  

       POST (power-on self-test)  

BIOS (basic input/output system)  

BIOS Central Web site  

BIOS chips

       troubleshooting  

BIOSWorld Web site  

blended threats (viruses)  

Bluetooth networks  

BNC (Bayonet Neill-Concelman) connectors  

BNC (Bayonet Neill-Concelman) network connectors  

Boot Configuration screen   2nd  

boot disks

       creating   2nd  

       Windows 2000   2nd  

       Windows 95

               CD-ROM drives   2nd   3rd  

       Windows 9x/Me   2nd   3rd   4th  

       Windows NT 4.0   2nd  

       Windows XP   2nd  

boot manager

       loading   2nd  

boot managers  

boot order

       BIOS  

       Windows   2nd  

boot sectors

       write-protecting  

boot sequence

       Windows 9x

               Autoexe.bat configuration file   2nd   3rd  

               Config.sys configuration file   2nd   3rd   4th  

       Windows 9x/Me   2nd  

               Io.sys startup file   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  

               Msdos.sys configuration file   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th  

               Msdos.sys configuration file, [Options] section   2nd   3rd   4th  

               Msdos.sys configuration file, [Paths] section   2nd  

               Msdos.sys configuration file, modifying   2nd  

       Windows Me

               Io.sys startup file   2nd  

       Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP   2nd  

boot setup

       configuring   2nd  

boot-sector viruses  

boot.ini file   2nd   3rd  

bootable floppy drives

       creating  

Bootcfg command (Windows Recovery Console)  

Bootcfg command-line tool  

booting

       cold   2nd   3rd  

       hard drives

               troubleshooting  

       warm   2nd   3rd  

booting.   [See also dual booting]

Bootlog.txt file  

Bootlog.txt hidden file   2nd  

bootstrap loader  

bootstrap loaders   2nd  

BRI (Basic Rate Interface) connection  

bricks .   [See chargers, batteries]

bridge batteries  

bridges  

broadband Internet access devices

       connections   2nd   3rd  

buffered memory  

built-in video  

bus network topologies  

bus- powered hubs  

bus-powered hubs (USB ports)  

buses

       I/O  

       system   2nd   3rd  

               signals   2nd   3rd  

buttons

       Additional Drivers  

       PrepLogic Practice Test, Preview Edition [italics]   2nd  

Byte-by-Byte Verify upgrade option