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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.
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. Super XGA - a video graphics mode with a maximum resolution of 1280
shortcut
SXGA
personal area network (PAN)
DNS Server
2. Digital versatile disc (DVD) discs that can be rewritten to - and data can also be overwritten. This standard is newer than DVD-RW. This term also refers to the drives that can write to these discs.
Telnet
switching mode power supply
DVD+RW
digitizer
3. A version of Windows XP that includes Windows Media Center - which supports advanced multimedia functions.
broadband WAN
SCSI controller
System Management Mode (SMM)
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center
4. A connection over a wide area network.
sub-mini audio connector
VGA
WAN connection
super video graphics array (SVGA)
5. The settings within a registry key.
read-only memory (ROM)
process priority level
value entry
denial of service (DoS) attack
6. A process that runs "behind the scenes" with a low priority - does not require input - and rarely creates output.
background process
riser card
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)
internal cache memory
7. A disc designed to store all types of data usable by a computer. This term also refers to the drives that read and write to these discs. There are various types of DVD drives and media.
Type III
riser card
random access memory (RAM)
digital versatile disc (DVD)
8. Aka Microsoft Management Console.
MMC
DC Controller
multimeter
riser card
9. Aka Advanced Micro Devices.
striping with distributed parity
intranet
Compact Disc File System (CDFS)
AMD
10. The file system component in the FAT file system in which the OS creates a table that serves as a map of where files reside on disk. Also called the FAT table.
IP router
EFS
power-on self-test (POST)
file allocation table (FAT)
11. Used to represent the chrominance signal in S-Video.
CompactFlash
netbook
C
port triggering
12. A type of printer that uses heat in the image transfer process.
flash memory
thermal printer
stuck pixel
remote KVM switch
13. A program downloaded to a computer without the user's consent. The user unwittingly initiates the download by some simple act - such as browsing to a Website or opening an e-mail message written in HTML. Or a user may initiate a drive-by download by
video adapter card
System Restore
Blu-ray disc
drive-by download
14. A printer that creates printed output line by line.
hub
line printer
charging
UXGA
15. Memory that is accessible in any (random) order. Most of the memory in a PC is RAM.
optical drive
vertical position
random access memory (RAM)
thermal wax transfer printer
16. Aka emergency repair disk.
RJ-11
ERD
System File Checker (SFC)
PPTP
17. A T-1 multiplexer or a special LAN bridge that connects to the telephone company's channel service unit (CSU) - which encodes data for transmission over a T-carrier circuit.
super video graphics array (SVGA)
basic disk
customer premises equipment (CPE)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
18. A RAM standard that replaces the original DDR standard. Using far less power than DDR1 - a stick of DDR2 SDRAM has 240 pins.
CD-ROM
FTP
DDR2 SDRAM
power-on self-test (POST)
19. Specialized hardware used to create and manage a RAID array.
8-bit high color
Remote Desktop
RAID controller
System File Checker (SFC)
20. Aka basic input/output system.
external cache
adware
EEPROM
BIOS
21. In Windows - one or more settings found in the Local Security Settings console.
peer-to-peer network
asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
External Serial ATA (eSATA)
Audit Policy
22. Device that stores digital data on magnetized media - such as floppy disks - the metal platters in hard disk drives - and magnetic tape media used in tape drives.
personal area network (PAN)
magnetic mass storage
AMD
touchpad
23. A wireless mode requiring a wireless access point (WAP).
ATAPI
infrastructure mode
connector
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
24. A security service in which authentication credentials are encrypted (user name and password) before transmission over a network.
super video graphics array (SVGA)
hardware abstraction layer (HAL)
encrypted authentication
High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP)
25. Aka DDR3 SDRAM.
spim
DDR3
v-hold
universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART)
26. Aka Enhanced IDE.
land-grid array (LGA)
RS-232 port
case fan
EIDE
27. Aka audio modem riser.
Last Known Good Configuration
AMR
fiber-optic cable
Northbridge
28. Aka display power-management signaling.
root key
DPMS
aspect ratio
inactive KVM switch
29. A tool for migrating user data and settings from one Windows computer to a computer running Windows XP.
Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
POST card
CD-ROM drive
mainboard
30. Aka root key.
subtree
CrossFire
Northbridge
Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
31. Aka High-Definition Multimedia Interface.
TV tuner card
HDMI
PVC
APM
32. Aka pointing stick.
basic disk
smart card
point stick
flashing
33. A joke program that produces strange behavior - such as screen distortions - erratic cursor behavior - or strange icons to appear on the screen.
driver signing
prank program
RAID array
drive path
34. One of many low-level instructions built into the control unit of a CPU. Also called a microprogram.
local user account
malware
loopback plug
microcode
35. A card that fits into the PC Card interface - including both PC Card and CardBus cards. This type measures 85.6 millimeters long by 54 millimeters wide and 3.3 millimeters thick.
digital video interface (DVI)
bus
Type I
802.11n
36. A type of DIMM memory module used in laptops.
system bus
Small Outline DIMM (SODIMM)
coaxial cable
SORIMM
37. A system resource that certain devices - such as sound cards and hard drives - can use to move data between the device and system RAM without involving the processor.
direct memory access (DMA) channel
partition
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
NLX
38. Unsolicited messages sent over an instant messaging service - such as Windows Messenger.
cleaning blade
Spam over Instant Messaging (spim)
LVD
address bus
39. Aka external cache.
repeater
notification area
DVI-I
Level 3 (L3) cache
40. Aka surge protector.
surge suppressor
straight-tip (ST) connector
P1 power connector
Distributed File System (DFS)
41. The IBM branded name for a pointing stick or track point.
smart phone
Parallel AT Attachment (PATA)
TrackPoint
read-only memory (ROM)
42. [1] A device that is the central connecting point of a LAN. A hub is little more than a multiport repeater taking incoming signals on one port and repeating them to all other ports. Ethernet hubs have been largely replaced by Ethernet switches.. [2]
PC Card
LPT
passive matrix display
hub
43. Aka lit pixel.
EFS
ultra-portable
Enhanced IDE (EIDE)
stuck pixel
44. A Windows server running the WINS service to maintain and resolve NetBIOS names.
Emergency Repair Process
WINS Server
Type II
sub-mini audio connector
45. A RAM standard that replaces the original DDR2 standard and requires far less power - while providing almost twice the bandwidth. A stick of DDR3 SDRAM has 240 pins - but is keyed so it will not fit into a socket designed for DDR2. DDR3 SO-DIMMs have
power state
Disable Automatic Restart
DDR3 SDRAM
USB
46. 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").
sidebar
dynamic RAM (DRAM)
slave drive
extended partition
47. 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.
media bay
read-only memory (ROM)
switching mode power supply
terminating resistor
48. A round connector that gets its name from Deutsche Industrie Norm - a German standards organization. Normally a round connector with a circular or semicircle of pins.
chipset
CPU
Gigabit Ethernet
DIN connector
49. Aka wireless access point.
L1 cache
boot sequence
WAP
PCIe Mini Card
50. 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
patch
MIDI
DSL
firewall