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Comptia A + Certification
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A protocol used by e-mail clients for communicating with e-mail servers. This protocol is replacing the POP protocol. IMAP allows users to connect to e-mail servers and not only retrieve e-mail - which removes the messages from the server - as they c
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
second-level domain (SLD)
update
tape drive
2. An assigned channel over which a device can send a signal to the processor to get its attention.
connector
stylus
interrupt request line (IRQ)
hyper threading
3. A protocol used with WPA wireless encryption that was broken by hackers.
mount point
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
v-hold
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
4. A specialized type of scanner that reads bar codes - which are patterns of bars of varying widths printed on labels or directly on items. The bar pattern is converted into a numeric code that is transmitted to a computer as data.
flash BIOS
Advanced Technology (AT)
VC
bar code reader
5. The digital versatile disc (DVD) encoding format used for data storage.
multifunction printers (MFDs)
DVD-RAM
IPCONFIG
root folder
6. In fiber-optics - a single light wave passing down a cable.
virtual file allocation table (VFAT)
network interface card (NIC)
root folder
mode
7. A unit of measurement of actual delivered power - calculated by the formula watts = volts
metropolitan area network (MAN)
watts
modding
DVD-Video
8. Aka Extended Video Graphics Array.
DSL
EVGA
analog modem
authorization
9. A connection over a wide area network.
WAN connection
keystroke logger
display resolution
User Account Control (UAC)
10. A device used with a laptop. The port replicator remains on the desktop with external devices connected to ports on it. A laptop then needs only one connection to the port replicator to have access to the peripherals.
nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries
Display Brightness Key
port replicator
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA)
11. A storage type in Windows that uses the partition table in the master boot record (MBR) to define disk partitions.
Safe Mode With Networking
basic storage
systray
Windows Explorer
12. A component of the Windows operating system that resides in a file and is loaded into memory during the kernel loading phase of the Windows startup.
WINS Server
smart card reader
attended installation
hardware abstraction layer (HAL)
13. A Windows command prompt utility that uses the WFP (Windows 2000 and Windows XP) or WRP (Windows Vista and Windows 7) service to scan and verify the versions of all protected system files after you restart your computer.
MSCONFIG
ICMP
System File Checker (SFC)
hacker
14. Aka Static RAM.
socket
SRAM
status light indicator
access control entry (ACE)
15. A file used during an unattended installation of Windows. It provides a script of responses to the questions Setup asks so the user does not have to answer them manually.
answer file
shadow mask
volatile
ROM
16. A plastic card - often the size of a credit card - that contains a microchip. The microchip can store information and perform functions - depending on the type of smart card. Some smart cards only store data - whereas others may have a variety of fun
permanent virtual circuit (PVC)
biometric
smart card
secure attention sequence (SAS)
17. A very old expansion bus standard - seen in the early IBM PC.
industry standard architecture (ISA)
metropolitan area network (MAN)
WEP
double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM
18. The smallest laptop type - weighing less than 3 pounds. Aka also netbook and mini-notebook.
swap file
CrossFire
RAID array
mini-notebook
19. Aka local area network.
dynamic disk
SRAM
inactive KVM switch
LAN
20. The fine copper lines that are the electronic circuits through which power - data - and control signals travel on a circuit board.
FDD
CD-ROM drive
microcode
traces
21. A device that sits at the connection between networks and routes packets based on their logical destination addresses.
AT
analog LCD display
computer platform
router
22. The act of moving through a neighborhood in a vehicle or on foot - using either a laptop equipped with Wi-Fi wireless network capability or a simple Wi-Fi sensor available for a few dollars from many sources. War drivers are searching for open hotspo
floating-point unit (FPU)
trusted platform module (TPM)
war driving
DHCP
23. A service that manages Microsoft NetBIOS names for a Windows network. This service is becoming obsolete - as Windows has moved to DNS for naming and name service.
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
CompactFlash
DIMM
fast page mode (FPM)
24. A type of printer that transfers ink to paper by causing a print head to strike a printer ribbon containing ink against the paper.
impact printer
strong password
dead pixel
touchpad
25. The utility to use when doing a single data and settings transfer to a new Windows Vista computer from one running Windows XP or Windows Vista.
domain
compact disc (CD)
DVD-R
Windows Easy Transfer (WET)
26. Aka permanent virtual circuit.
network operating system (NOS)
sector translation
watts
PVC
27. The sudden and uncontrolled movement of electricity from an object with a greater charge to one with a lesser charge. Also called static electricity.
Compact Disc File System (CDFS)
AT
electrostatic discharge (ESD)
infrastructure mode
28. The redirection of incoming traffic to the requesting internal hosts that initiated the communication with an external host.
port triggering
electronic KVM switch
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
P412V
29. An extension of the SATA standard for external SATA devices - with speeds triple that of USB 2.0.
bar code reader
ECP
External Serial ATA (eSATA)
TV tuner card
30. A drive that can write either to CD-R discs or to specially designed CD-RW discs. In the case of the CD-RW discs - the drive can write more than once to the same portion of disc - overwriting old data.
CD-RW (CD-rewritable)
planar board
AT
Task Scheduler
31. A generic reference to a PC's serial communications port - in which the x represents the port number.
attended installation
COMx
inactive KVM switch
802.11g
32. A RAID array in which every time data is written to disk - a portion (block) is written to each disk in turn - creating a "stripe" of data across the member disks. RAID 0 uses the total disk space in the array for storage - without protecting the dat
Return To OS Choices menu
CNR
RAID 0
PCI Express
33. This attack occurs when someone sends a large number of requests to a server - overwhelming the server so it stops functioning on the network.
hard disk drive
Enhanced IDE (EIDE)
terminating resistor
denial of service (DoS) attack
34. The bus within a CPU that connects the CPU to external components.
second-level domain (SLD)
internal bus
internal cache memory
DMZ
35. Aka software firewall.
Basic Service Set (BSS)
Parallel AT Attachment (PATA)
personal firewall
personal area network (PAN)
36. The displayable number of pixels - expressed as x and y numbers - such as 1024
system bus
TCP/IP
display resolution
sub-mini audio connector
37. An online power protection device that isolates a computer or other device plugged into it. During normal operation - the devices run directly off the battery through an inverter - rather than switching to the battery only after a loss of power.
AT
hardware abstraction layer (HAL)
SCSI ID
uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
38. A processor packaging that uses pads on the processor that come in contact with pins in the socket on the motherboard - permitting a higher density than possible with PGA.
FSB
universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART)
DVI-I
land-grid array (LGA)
39. A technology for ROM that can be reprogrammed using special software.
video graphics array (VGA)
volts
flash ROM
biometric device
40. The signal in a television transmission that contains the color of the image.
full-duplex
DVD-ROM drive
registry key
chrominance
41. A drive used for reading from and writing to removable floppy disks. Also called FDD.
floppy disk drive
backup media
war driving
subtree
42. A type of power supply that converts AC power to voltages needed for a device. AC adapters are generally used for portable PC systems and other devices.
AC adapter
mounted drive
Integrated Access Device (IAD)
monitor
43. A chip that retains system settings such as the time - keyboard settings - and boot sequence.
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)
AGP
network interface card (NIC)
graphical user interface (GUI)
44. A cooling fan mounted directly on the case - as opposed to a power supply fan - which is inside the power supply.
HTTP
hot spot
case fan
DC Controller
45. The act of writing to two disk drives at the same time - creating identical drives.
active partition
DMA controller
mirroring
dial-up modem
46. Software that runs on the computers in a network and that receives services from servers.
VGA Mode
error-correcting code (ECC)
network client
Emergency Repair Process
47. Aka uninterruptible power supply.
VoIP
UPS
adware
remote KVM switch
48. The process that authenticates a user and verifies the user account's level of access to a resource.
boot sequence
prank program
authorization
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA)
49. Traditionally - this term only applied to the type of device described in the definition for analog modem. Now - it is also used for the digital devices in DSL and cable data communications.
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
modem
New Low-profile eXtended (NLX)
S/PDIF
50. An identifier assigned to a process when it starts.
DDR2
EIDE
process ID
power state