Core 1 & 2 Terms

Question 1

Degaussing

Answer 1

The process of applying a strong magnetic force to an object in an attempt to remove magnetic fields. This can be used to destroy hard drives for disposal because it wipes the magnetic pattern off the platters. It also had a legacy use in troubleshooting CRT monitors to help fix some display issues; it fixes basic image blurring and discharges magnetic field buildup.

Question 2

Release Candidate

Answer 2

A version of software that is stable with few bugs. It is the last release before a product is sent to market.

Question 3

TPM

Answer 3

The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) provides a dedicated security component for a motherboard, enabling the system to ensure that the boot device is truly the original, trusted device; otherwise it prohibits the BIOS from even starting. The TPM can also be used to store encryption information such as keys and certificates, as it is independent of the motherboard systems.

Question 4

ZIF

Answer 4

Zero Insertion Force:

used to describe CPU sockets. A ZIF socket means you need to use no force as you install the CPU. You should be able to drop the CPU on the socket, and it will slip into place.

Question 5

Windows 10 Home

Answer 5

designed for domestic consumers and small office home business use (SOHO). The Home edition cannot be used to join a windows domain network.

Question 6

BIOS

Answer 6

Basic Input/Output system

Question 7

UEFI

Answer 7

Unified Extensible Firmware Interface

The new firmware and software that are used to bridge the gap between a computer's hardware and the OS that runs on the computer. Older systems use BIOS whereas newer systems will use UEFI or a combination of the two.

Question 8

Device Driver

Answer 8

a small program that controls the device and acts as a software interface between the device and the OS.

Question 9

SSD

Answer 9

Solid State Drive

Has no moving parts and generally uses NAND-based flash memory to store data.

Question 10

Magnetic Based Drive

Answer 10

Uses an actual mechanical disk and an arm with a read/write head to store data to the disk.

Question 11

Hybrid Drive

Answer 11

combines the two by using magnetic disk as well as SSD cache memory. So it combines the capacity of a magnetic disk with the performance of an SSD