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

EBD (emergency boot disk)  

eBIOS (enhanced BIOS)  

EBIOS drive support  

ECHO command-prompt utility   2nd  

ECHO3 command  

EDAC (Error Detection and Correction)   2nd  

Edit System Variable window  

EDIT.COM2 command-prompt utility  

EDO (Extended Data Out)  

EFS (Encrypted File System)

       NTFS (Technology File System)  

EIDE (Enhanced IDE) specifications   2nd   3rd  

ejecting optical media  

electric shock

       preventing   2nd  

electricity

        core voltage   2nd  

       I/P voltage  

       power supplies

               hazards, avoiding   2nd   3rd  

               protection   2nd  

               protection, battery backup systems   2nd  

               protection, power conditioning devices   2nd  

               protection, SPS (standby power supply)   2nd   3rd  

               protection, UPS (uninterruptible power supply)   2nd   3rd  

               protection,surge suppressors   2nd   3rd   4th  

               rating, wattage   2nd   3rd  

               replacing  

               testing   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  

       voltage regulators   2nd  

electrophotographic (EP) process

       laser printers   2nd  

email

        clients

               configuring   2nd  

       TCP/IP (Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)   2nd  

emergency boot disk (EBD)  

emergency repair disk

       Windows NT 4.0   2nd  

Emergency Repair Disk (ERD)   2nd  

Emergency Repair feature   2nd  

emergency startup disk (ESD)   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  

       creating   2nd  

Enable Boot Logging startup option  

Enable command (Windows Recovery Console)  

Enable VGA Mode startup option   2nd  

enclosures.   [See cases]

Encrypted File System (EFS)

       NTFS (New Technology File System)  

encryption   2nd   3rd  

       SSL (Secure Socket Layer)  

End-User License Agreement (EULA)  

enhanced BIOS (eBIOS)  

Enhanced IDE (EIDE) specifications   2nd   3rd  

Enhanced Int13h

       Fdisk program

               troubleshooting drives   2nd  

environment variables   2nd  

EP (electrophotographic) process

       laser printers   2nd  

equipment

       disconnection hazards  

ERASE command-prompt utility   2nd   3rd  

ERASE3 command  

ERD (Emergency Repair Disk)   2nd  

error codes

       client environment

               troubleshooting   2nd   3rd  

Error Detection and Correction (EDAC)   2nd  

error messages

       Invalid working directory   2nd  

       laser printers   2nd   3rd  

       operating systems  

               BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) error   2nd  

               Dr. Watson utility   2nd  

               Dr. Watson utility, Windows 9x/Me Resource Meter   2nd  

               GPFs (general protection faults)   2nd  

               illegal operations   2nd  

       printers  

errors

       CMOS Checksum  

       disk input/output

               troubleshooting   2nd  

       drive configurations  

               missing operating system error   2nd  

               SCSI error messages   2nd   3rd   4th  

       drive not ready   2nd  

       fatal  

       Invalid boot.ini  

       LaserJet error 11  

       NTDETECT failed  

       NTLDR is missing  

       serious  

       STOP  

       Stop

               troubleshooting   2nd  

       TSR (Terminate-and-Stay-Resident) programs   2nd  

       Windows NT could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt[colon] C[ colon ].exe  

errors.   [See also startup errors]

ESD

       preventing damage  

ESD (emergency startup disk)   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  

       creating   2nd  

ESD protection   2nd  

eSupport Web site  

Ethernet

       CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detect)  

Ethernet networks

       wired   2nd  

       wireless   2nd  

EULA (End-User License Agreement)  

European (CE) rating

       power supplies  

Event Viewer

       log files

               viewing  

Event Viewer (System Tools)  

EXE files  

executable file viruses  

executable files  

Exit command (Windows Recovery Console)  

Expand command (Windows Recovery Console)  

Expand troubleshooting utility  

expansion cards

       AGP   2nd   3rd  

       PCI  

       video cards   2nd  

expansion slots   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  

       AGP (Accelerated Graphics Ports)   2nd   3rd  

       AMR (audio modem riser )   2nd  

       CNR (communications network riser)   2nd  

       ISA (Industry Standard Architecture)   2nd  

       motherboards  

       PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect)  

       points of failure   2nd   3rd   4th  

               ATA/IDE interface   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  

               audio hardware   2nd  

       troubleshooting   2nd   3rd  

Explorer (Windows)   2nd   3rd  

       Classic view  

       Common Tasks view   2nd  

       file/folder attributes

               setting   2nd  

               Windows 9x/Me   2nd  

               Windows NT/2000/XP   2nd   3rd   4th  

       floppy drives

               formatting   2nd  

       hard drives

               formatting   2nd  

       launching   2nd  

       viewing options   2nd   3rd   4th  

       Web view   2nd  

Express Installations

       service packs  

Extended Data Out (EDO) memory chip  

Extended INT13h drive support  

extended partitions

       hard drives   2nd   3rd   4th   5th  

               drive letters ;Windows 9x/Me   2nd   3rd   4th  

       Windows 9x/Me hard drives   2nd   3rd  

extensions

       files  

external commands

       command-prompt   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  

               help   2nd   3rd  

external data cables

       connecting  

               floppy drives/controllers   2nd   3rd  

               VGA cables   2nd  

external hard drives  

       configuring/installing  

       interface types  

external hubs  

external modems  

       installing   2nd  

external termination

       SCSI devices  

EZ-BIOS