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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.
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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 program that causes a modem to dial phone numbers surreptitiously.
dialer
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA)
BIOS
IPCONFIG
2. Aka surge protector.
protocol
DRAM
server
surge suppressor
3. A category of adapter card that accepts and records video signals to a PC's hard drive. A TV tuner card is a type of capture card.
slave drive
professionalism
capture card
DIN connector
4. An exact duplicate of an entire hard drive's contents - including the OS and all installed software.
partition
drive image
unattended installation
WEP
5. A 20- or 24- pin connector that supplies power from a PC's power supply to the motherboard.
PPTP
multimeter
P1 power connector
network client
6. Local area networking using radio waves that includes several implementations based on the IEEE 802.11 group of standards.
Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi)
ATA Packet Interface (ATAPI)
DVD-RAM
patch
7. A device - usually resembling a power strip - that protects equipment from power surges.
systray
direct thermal printer
encrypted authentication
surge protector
8. Aka serial ATA.
Post Office Protocol (POP)
driver signing
SATA
straight-tip (ST) connector
9. The top-level folder or directory in the file structure. This appears the same - regardless of the underlying file system.
root folder
Southbridge
FTP
Blu-ray disc
10. Aka enhanced capabilities port (ECP) mode.
DDR1
ECP
system area
planar board
11. 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 5.0 millimeters thick.
TRACERT
contrast ratio
central processing unit (CPU)
Type II
12. A CRT video setting - also known as vertical hold - that holds the image vertically on the screen.
mini-DIN-6
LPT
v-hold
monitor
13. Aka dynamic RAM.
DRAM
PCI
Quick Launch bar
laptop
14. The default Windows file system that includes many important features - including encryption and permissions.
h-hold
Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA)
flash BIOS
NTFS
15. A mark on a building created by a war driver to specify where a hotspot exists. People "in the know" look for these marks to identify hotspots for their use.
war chalking
video RAM (VRAM)
DVI
WINS Server
16. A PCMCIA card standard that comes in two interfaces: PCIe and USB 2.0.
active listening
NiCD
ExpressCard
paging file
17. Any video adapter or monitor that exceeds the VGA standard in resolution and color depth with a maximum resolution of 1600
Compact Disc File System (CDFS)
Advanced Technology (AT)
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
super video graphics array (SVGA)
18. A utility for migrating data from many computers - or if you need to perform what Microsoft calls a "wipe-and-load migration" from and to the same computer. Available in Windows XP - Vista - and Windows 7.
professionalism
10Base-T
User State Migration Tool (USMT)
802.11b
19. A handheld device used to measure electrical resistance - voltage - and/or current.
multimeter
SCSI
10Base-T
stylus
20. A method of memory error-checking that is more sophisticated than parity checking. Like parity checking - it adds an extra bit per byte. In addition - software in the system memory controller uses an algorithm to both detect and correct errors.
error-correcting code (ECC)
Tablet PC
FAT
material safety data sheet (MSDS)
21. A WAN connection that uses an analog modem rather than a network card and uses standard phone cables rather than network cables.
FPU
bluesnarfing
Lucent connector (LC)
dial-up
22. Aka Static RAM.
multiplexing
SRAM
EIDE
volatile
23. A Windows server running the WINS service to maintain and resolve NetBIOS names.
biometric device
IP router
sector translation
WINS Server
24. A type of printer that uses heat in the image transfer process.
ATX
thermal printer
dial-up
Control Panel
25. A process that places the logical structure of a file system on a partitioned volume.
format
master file table (MFT)
DDR
DDR3
26. The conversion of data into a special format that cannot be read by anyone unless they have a software key to convert it back into its usable form.
BIOS settings
Enable Low Resolution Video
encryption
IEEE 1284
27. Aka input/output.
file allocation table (FAT)
RGB video
EEPROM
I/O
28. The digital versatile disc (DVD) encoding format used for data storage.
basic storage
DVD-RAM
super video graphics array (SVGA)
striping with interleave parity
29. A category of software that runs surreptitiously on a user's computer in order to gather information without the user's permission and then sends that information to the people who requested it.
IEEE 1284
surge protector
spyware
Task Scheduler
30. A specialized type of memory used only with video adapters.
base priority level
CMOS
digital signature
video RAM (VRAM)
31. Aka RAID 5.
PPTP
Type I
DDoS Attack
striping with interleave parity
32. The act of discovering the cause of a problem and correcting it.
adware
permanent virtual circuit (PVC)
troubleshooting
parts grabber
33. Aka Video Electronics Standards Organization.
VESA
soft power
Type II
DVD-R
34. A type of solid-state storage that is portable - about the size of a flattened thumb - and usually has a USB interface. Also called a flash drive or jump drive.
flash ROM
stand-alone computer
thumb drive
PCI
35. The protocol for connecting optical drives and tape drives to an ATA channel.
accelerated graphics port (AGP)
degaussing
TWAIN
ATA Packet Interface (ATAPI)
36. Aka secure socket layer.
toner cartridge
SSL
VRAM
processor
37. The information transfer protocol of the World Wide Web (WWW). Included in HTTP are the commands Web browsers use to request Web pages from Web servers and then display them on the screen of the local computer.
key fob
alternating current
flash drive
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
38. A raised area on an optical disc that is alternated with depressed areas to be interpreted as data.
video graphics array (VGA)
boot sequence
SVGA
land
39. An Advanced Options choice that will temporarily disable the Automatically Restart option on the Advanced page of System Properties.
802.11a
Disable Automatic Restart
professionalism
display
40. The difference in value between a display's brightest white and darkest black. Modern LCD displays have a contrast ratio of 500:1 or greater.
address bus
contrast ratio
Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
solid-state storage
41. An automated software installation that does not require a person be present to respond to prompts for information.
RAID 5
unattended installation
system file
long filename (LFN)
42. Aka lit pixel.
stuck pixel
Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA)
bandwidth
format
43. The Internet service that manages access to Internet domain names and the naming system it uses for computers and resources connected to the Internet or in a private network.
master boot record (MBR)
Domain Name Service (DNS)
copy
Display Mode Key
44. A video mode that most often consists of a combination of 640
DC Controller
capacity
horizontal position
VGA Mode
45. In Windows - an Advanced Option that is only available in Windows Servers in the role of domain controllers - although it appears on the menu in non-domain controllers.
ultra-portable
Directory Services Restore Mode
hacker
version
46. A connection point on a device or computer - sometimes called a socket.
Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi)
format
RAID controller
port
47. A virtual communication circuit that is created and remains available between two endpoints - which are normally some form of data terminal equipment (DTE). Telecommunications companies provide PVC service to companies requiring a dedicated circuit b
double-sided (DS) DVD
hard disk drive
FAT table
permanent virtual circuit (PVC)
48. Aka alternating current.
ERD
backup media
gadget
AC
49. A TCP/IP protocol developed as a solution to the dwindling number of IP addresses on the Internet and that also serves to hide IP addresses on a private network from the Internet.
network address translation (NAT)
Audit Policy
WINS Server
LBA
50. The style of partition on a basic disk - which includes primary and extended.
PPTP
network client
Emergency Repair Process
partition type