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Comptia A + Certification
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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 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.
zero insertion force (ZIF) socket
AC adapter
RDRAM
shadow mask
2. A motherboard form factor introduced in 2003 by Intel as the successor to ATX.
Balanced Technology eXtended
x86
communication network riser (CNR)
Bubble Jet
3. Aka Wired Equivalent Privacy.
WEP
ATX
Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer (HTTPS)
Start Windows Normally
4. An icon that represents a link to any object that an icon can represent. Activating a shortcut (by double-clicking it) is a quick way to access an object or to launch a program from the desktop without having to find the actual location of the object
CMOS
shortcut
power state
System File Checker (SFC)
5. A DVI mode that supports downward compatibility with analog displays.
optical drive
public switched telephone network (PSTN)
DVI-A
microprogram
6. Threats that are not truly malicious code - but can have indirect negative effects - such as decreasing performance or using up bandwidth. Grayware includes spyware - adware - spam - and spim.
Distributed File System (DFS)
grayware
cluster
adware
7. A part of the NTFS file system used to store a transaction-based database - with all file accesses treated as transactions - and if a transaction is not complete - NTFS will roll back to the last successful transaction.
dual-core CPU
master file table (MFT)
dotted decimal notation
DNS Server
8. A wireless network standard that defines speeds of up to 600 Mbps. It is downward-compatible with 802.11a - 802.11b - and 802.11g.
mass storage device
biometric device
Li-ion
802.11n
9. Also called mirroring - this RAID array type provides fault tolerance because all the data is written identically to the two drives in the mirrored set.
AMD
CardBus
RAID 1
power supply
10. A finite set of resources controlled by the operating system and critical to the use of all computer components.
base priority level
sector translation
system resources
Intel Corporation
11. A private internetwork.
letterbox
intranet
miniconnector
electromagnetic interference (EMI)
12. A new level of an operating system with major changes to the core components.
external cache
version
EMP
case fan
13. A power supply that converts between alternating current and direct current.
DMZ
access control
APIPA
switching mode power supply
14. A mat that provides a path to ground for a static charge and is designed for the desktop or floor of a workspace. One placed on the workbench reduces the risk of electrostatic discharge for components placed on it - while one placed on the floor prov
antistatic mat
SMTP
response time
POST card
15. A shared folder on a distribution server containing the source files for a remote installation.
single-mode fiber (SMF)
distribution share
arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
basic storage
16. 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
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP)
PGA
card services
17. Aka RAMBUS Inline Memory Module.
RIMM
RJ-11
client/server-based network
laptop
18. A connector that is slightly larger than an RJ-11 connector and contains eight wires. RJ-45 connectors most commonly attach twisted-pair cables to Ethernet network cards.
PCI Express
PCI
PC Card
RJ-45
19. Windows run-line utility for testing the DirectX support. Launch this program when experiencing video problems and/or audio problems when running DirectX applications.
DXDIAG
redundant array of independent disks (RAID)
DLP
even parity
20. Aka external cache.
Level 3 (L3) cache
Internet Protocol (IP)
DVD-RAM
Safe Mode With Networking
21. An assigned channel over which a device can send a signal to the processor to get its attention.
WEP
interrupt request line (IRQ)
redundant array of independent disks (RAID)
flash memory
22. Any power supply that provides high voltage - such as those in laser printers and CRTs.
biometric logon
color depth
high-voltage power supply (HVPS)
Scalable Link Interface (SLI)
23. The sudden and uncontrolled movement of electricity from an object with a greater charge to one with a lesser charge. Also called static electricity.
10Base-T
DIP switch
electrostatic discharge (ESD)
Windows Update Website
24. In networks - when data can travel in either direction - but only in one direction at a time.
swap file
Integrated Access Device (IAD)
PC Card
half-duplex
25. An organization that creates specifications for infrared wireless communication.
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA)
thermal compound
L1 cache
Infrared Data Association (IrDA)
26. Aka hyper threading.
mirroring
pop-up blocker
simultaneous multithreading (SMT)
DDR1
27. A bundle of patches or updates released periodically by a software publisher.
service pack
DisplayPort
socket services
expansion card
28. In the laser printing process - this is the step in which the cover on the printer's toner cartridge is opened and the toner particles are attracted to the relatively less negatively charged areas of the drum.
developing
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
SLD
bit width
29. A subprotocol of IP that detects and reports problems that can cause errors.
mini-DIN-6
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
charging
jumper
30. In the laser printing process - the stage in which the printer's high-voltage power supply (HVPS) conducts electricity to the primary corona wire so it can pass the voltage on to the printer's electro-photosensitive drum.
charging
network address translation (NAT)
sidebar
service pack
31. In telecommunications - a technique that combines multiple messages or signals onto a single transmission channel.
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
registry key
form factor
multiplexing
32. An Advanced Options menu choice that simply causes Windows to restart normally (if it can).
ACL
BitLocker drive encryption
Start Windows Normally
User State Migration Tool (USMT)
33. Aka enhanced capabilities port (ECP) mode.
ECP
PAGEFILE.SYS
status light indicator
subtree
34. In the Windows registry - a folder that may contain one or more sets of settings as well as other keys.
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
registry key
touchpad
identity theft
35. A device that combines two or more devices - such as a printer - scanner - and fax machine.
enhanced parallel port (EPP) mode
multifunction device (MFD)
IEEE 1394b
MIMO (multiple input/multiple output)
36. A program that causes a modem to dial phone numbers surreptitiously.
dialer
DRAM
driver signing
ATX
37. A fiber-optic connector that resembles an RJ-45 network connector and is less expensive and easier to work with than ST or SC connectors.
wireless access point (WAP)
bit width
Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack (MT-RJ) connector
cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor
38. A diagram showing the purpose of each wire in a connector.
RAID 1
hot spot
pin-out
striping with distributed parity
39. The high-definition optical disc formatting standard - promoted by Toshiba - that was defeated by the Blu-ray Disc standard as the widely accepted high-definition standard.
Preboot eXecution Environment
WWW
HD-DVD
parity
40. In fiber-optics - a single light wave passing down a cable.
Compact Disc File System (CDFS)
mode
social engineering
bluesnarfing
41. A computer (or dedicated device) that sits between a private network and an untrusted network and examines all traffic in and out of the network it is protecting. It will block any traffic it recognizes as a potential threat - using a variety of tech
dynamic disk
firewall
MMC
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)
42. An interface standard developed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) - it is used for both internal and external hard drives and optical drives as well as devices such as printers - modems - scanners - and many other peripherals.
ATA
Display Mode Key
biometric
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
43. In Windows - an Advanced Options menu choice that will start Windows without the Windows GUI (EXPLORER.EXE) and with only a simple Command Prompt window from which you can launch Windows administrative utilities.
Safe Mode With Command Prompt
Fn key
top-level domain (TLD)
Speaker On/Off key
44. A standard for interconnecting electronic musical instruments to communicate with computers and among themselves.
IRQ
CRIMM
musical instrument digital interface (MIDI)
intranet
45. A connector used to attach coaxial cables to computers and network equipment. Origin of the term may be "Bayonet-Neill-Concelman" or "British Naval Connector."
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
personal firewall
BNC
Trojan horse
46. A specialized type of memory used only with video adapters.
Windows Explorer
WINS Server
video RAM (VRAM)
TLD
47. Memory chips that provide much slower access than SRAM chips but that can store several megabytes of data on a single chip (or hundreds of megabytes - or even gigabytes - when they are packaged together on a "stick").
digital video interface (DVI)
dynamic RAM (DRAM)
SCSI controller
memory controller chip (MCC)
48. A misnomer - referring to the BIOS settings that are stored in a CMOS chip.
CMOS settings
ACL
beam-on-blade connector
FAT16
49. A table on each file and folder in the NTFS file system that contains one or more access control entries.
interrupt request line (IRQ)
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
HTTP
access control list (ACL)
50. Aka Enhanced IDE.
Preboot eXecution Environment
IEEE
system bus
EIDE