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Comptia A + Certification
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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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 double-sided - double-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 17.08 GB of data - or over eight hours of video.
DVD-18
DVD-5
System Management Mode (SMM)
CrossFire
2. A power-usage level.
IEEE
power state
charging
denial of service (DoS) attack
3. A CRT video setting - also known as the vertical refresh rate - that controls the rate per second at which an image appears on the tube.
jargon
digital linear tape (DLT)
SODIMM
refresh rate
4. A type of rechargeable battery used in laptops and other portable devices.
value entry
lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery
Speaker On/Off key
WWW
5. In reference to IDE PATA drives - the master drive on the first channel.
professionalism
second-level domain (SLD)
DMZ
primary master
6. A Windows display setting that allows you to adjust the number of colors - or color depth - used by the display.
Color Quality
DLT
HD-DVD
RJ-45
7. Audio connectors that use a 1/8" single pin plug.
mini-audio connector
low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS)
DVD-5
power supply unit (PSU)
8. A compartment in a portable computer's case that holds a single media device that can be swapped with another. For instance - you may swap an optical drive - a secondary hard drive - or a floppy drive into and out of a single bay.
transferring
SIMM
CNR
media bay
9. A network service that handles the requests for Internet services - such as Web pages - files on an FTP server - and mail for a proxy client without exposing that client's IP address to the Internet. There is specific proxy server and client software
flash drive
super video graphics array (SVGA)
DVD
proxy server
10. A Windows wizard that sets options for starting and running a specific old program that will not otherwise run properly in Windows.
Program Compatibility Wizard
expansion card
VoIP
SCSI controller
11. Memory that is accessible in any (random) order. Most of the memory in a PC is RAM.
random access memory (RAM)
local remote KVM switch
digital LCD display
FAT16
12. A drive that can be safely installed and removed while a computer is up and running without damaging the data stored on the drive.
display resolution
floppy disk
hot-swappable drive
register
13. Aka optical character recognition.
OCR
horizontal position
biometric device
thumb drive
14. A bundle of patches or updates released periodically by a software publisher.
direct memory access (DMA) channel
service pack
vertical position
fast page mode (FPM)
15. The process that authenticates a user and verifies the user account's level of access to a resource.
thumb drive
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
authorization
system tray
16. A string of characters that a user enters - along with an identifier - such as a user name - in order to be authenticated.
password
DVD-Video
charging
802.11n
17. The signal in a television transmission that contains the brightness of the image.
SONET
unidirectional mode
luminance
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
18. The format in which IP addresses are usually shown - with decimal numbers separated by "dots" as in 192.168.100.2.
floppy disk drive
biometric device
local remote KVM switch
dotted decimal notation
19. An LCD display that uses a DB-15 connector - which means that it accepts analog signals that it converts to digital.
professionalism
AGP
second-level domain (SLD)
analog LCD display
20. An interface standard for use with DVD players - digital television (DTV) players - set-top cable or satellite service boxes - and other devices. It combines audio and video signals into an uncompressed signal and has a bandwidth of up to 5 GB/second
FAT12
AMR
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
MicroDIMM
21. A program that causes a modem to dial phone numbers surreptitiously.
mirroring
dialer
low-voltage differential (LVD)
passive matrix display
22. A wireless network standard that uses the 2.4 GHz band at a speed of up to 54 Mbps. It is downward-compatible with 802.11b.
Advanced Power Management (APM)
striping with interleave parity
802.11g
Y
23. A file or folder name that breaks the 8.3 file-naming convention used in the FAT file system. This term continues to be used on newer file systems.
long filename (LFN)
slave drive
parallel port
single inline memory module (SIMM)
24. In Windows - an Advanced Options menu choice that starts Windows without several drivers and components and loads only very basic - non-vendor-specific drivers for mouse - video - keyboard - mass storage - and system services. It also displays in low
system requirements
Safe Mode With Networking
FAT16
MSINFO32.EXE
25. A wireless standard for using radio waves to communicate between devices. Class 3 Bluetooth devices (the most common) communicate at distances up to one meter.
graphics tablet
Bluetooth
LBA
vertical position
26. A variation of the PGA CPU packaging that was used with Pentium CPUs.
PGA2
IEEE 1394
latency
subkey
27. A single-sided - double-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 8.54 GB of data - or over four hours of video.
DVD-9
S/PDIF
single-mode fiber (SMF)
WINS
28. A misnomer - referring to the BIOS settings that are stored in a CMOS chip.
HTML
RJ-45
line printer
CMOS settings
29. A data encryption technology used for securing data transmitted over the Internet. TLS succeeded SSL.
network address translation (NAT)
trusted platform module (TPM)
transport layer security (TLS)
Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack (MT-RJ) connector
30. A VESA standard for graphics adapters with a maximum graphics resolution of 1024
optical drive
Extended Video Graphics Array (EVGA)
jargon
RGB video
31. Aka Digital Light Processing.
enhanced capability port (ECP) mode
inkjet
FDD
DLP
32. A set of skills - behaviors - and attitudes to use when listening to another person.
active listening
jargon
toner
High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP)
33. In reference to a memory module - how much information the processor can access from or write to memory in a single cycle.
second-level domain (SLD)
DB-9
partition
bit width
34. A 3/32-inch audio connector.
sub-mini audio connector
IPCONFIG
IEEE 1394c-2006
network address translation (NAT)
35. A CPU containing two CPU cores.
dual-core CPU
IMAP
Last Known Good Configuration
IEEE 1394a
36. Aka display power-management signaling.
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
antistatic mat
transport layer security (TLS)
DPMS
37. A company in the business of providing Internet access to users.
VC
basic input/output system (BIOS)
Internet service provider (ISP)
heat sink
38. A diagram showing the purpose of each wire in a connector.
system requirements
Secure Digital (SD) Card
NETSTAT
pin-out
39. A private internetwork.
ECP
base priority level
slot cover
intranet
40. A set of rules and practices describing how an organization protects and manages sensitive information. A security policy applies to all employees.
security policy
mini-notebook
workgroup
SMTP
41. Aka paging file.
EPP
quad-core CPU
dual layer (DL)
swap file
42. Microsoft's product activation program.
registration
drive-by download
Microsoft Product Activation (MPA)
network operating system (NOS)
43. A hardware device or a program that monitors and records a user's every keystroke - usually without the user's knowledge.
UXGA
patch
keystroke logger
volatile
44. A disk that uses basic storage - which means that it uses the partition table in the master boot record (MBR) to define disk partitions.
thermal wax transfer printer
100Base-T
basic disk
authorization
45. The fine copper lines that are the electronic circuits through which power - data - and control signals travel on a circuit board.
traces
IMAP
external cache
process
46. Aka serial ATA.
Advanced Power Management (APM)
molex connector
war driving
SATA
47. A printer that uses a light beam (laser) in the printing process.
Intel x86 Specification
Advanced Technology eXtended (ATX)
laser printer
active speaking
48. A standardized document that contains general information - ingredients - and fire and explosion warnings as well as health - disposal - and safe transportation information about a particular product. Any manufacturer that sells a potentially hazardo
power-on self-test (POST)
hibernate
material safety data sheet (MSDS)
EFS
49. Aka DDR2 SDRAM.
DDR2
thumb drive
half-duplex
basic input/output system (BIOS)
50. An area of the Windows taskbar used by programs and some hardware devices to display status icons. Also called thenotification area or system tray.
solid ink
DVI-D
systray
Small Outline DIMM (SODIMM)