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36 MIKE MEYERS’ A+ CERTIFICATION PASSPORT
Passport / Mike Meyers‘ A+ Certification Passport / Meyers / 226308-3 / Glossary
incremental backup A type of backup that backs up all files that have their
archive bits turned on, meaning that they have been changed since the last
backup. This type of backup turns the archive bits off after the files have been
backed up.
INF file A Windows driver file.
inkjet printer A type of printer that uses liquid ink, sprayed through a series
of tiny jets, to print text or images on a piece of paper.
instruction set All of the machine-language commands that a particular
CPU is designed to understand.
interlaced TV/video systems in which the electron beam writes every other
line; then retraces itself to make a second pass to complete the final framed im
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age. Originally, this reduced magnetic line paring, but took twice as long to
paint, which added some flicker in graphic images.
InterNIC Organization run by Network Solutions, Inc. (NSI) and AT&T that
provides several services to Internet users, the most prominent being the regis-
tration of domain names and assignment of IP addresses.
interrupt A suspension of a process, such as the execution of a computer pro-
gram, caused by an event external to the computer and performed in such a way
that the process can be resumed. Events of this kind include sensors monitoring
laboratory equipment or a user pressing an interrupt key.
interrupt 13 (INT13) extensions An improved type of BIOS that accepts EIDE
drives up to 137 GB.
intranet A private network inside a company or organization that uses the
same kinds of software that you find on the public Internet, but that is only for
internal use.
inverter A device used to convert DC current into AC. Commonly used with
CCFLs in laptops and flatbed scanners.
IP (Internet protocol) The Internet standard protocol that provides a com
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mon layer over dissimilar networks used to move packets among host comput
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ers and through gateways if necessary. Part of the TCP/IP protocol suite.
IP address Also called Internet address. The numeric address of a computer
connected to the Internet. The IP address is made up of octets of 8-bit binary
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