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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. The specific requirements for the level of CPU - amount of memory - and size of the hard disk for the computer on which an operating system can be installed.
system requirements
Bluetooth
Remote Assistance
paging file
2. Aka Scalable Link Interface.
SLI
compact disc (CD)
file allocation table (FAT)
MBR
3. A power supply form factor that pairs with an ATX motherboard and case.
10Base-T
NiCD
ATX power supply
P412V
4. 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.
RAID 1
letterbox
ECP
keystroke logger
5. A VESA standard for power management in display devices.
EEPROM
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA)
power supply
display power-management signaling (DPMS)
6. A company in the business of providing Internet access to users.
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
Blu-ray disc
Internet service provider (ISP)
HDD
7. Aka Integrated Drive Electronics.
power-on self-test (POST)
material safety data sheet (MSDS)
RAID array
IDE
8. In the FAT file system - the top-level directory in which the operating system stores information about files - including a reference to the FAT table so it knows where to find the file's contents on disk. The NTFS file system also has a root - or to
backup media
root directory
secondary master
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
9. Aka capture card.
TrackPoint
base priority level
DNS Server
TV tuner card
10. Aka pin grid array.
parity
DVI-D
PGA
enhanced capability port (ECP) mode
11. 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.
bandwidth
registration
latency
System File Checker (SFC)
12. Aka customer premises equipment.
ICMP
SCSI ID
PS/2
CPE
13. A popular inkjet printer developed by Canon.
subtree
CPU
Bubble Jet
universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART)
14. The successor to the Mini PCI. It has a 64-bit data bus and is half the size of a Mini PCI Card.
APM
flat panel display (FPD)
DDoS Attack
PCIe Mini Card
15. Aka central processing unit.
SVGA
I/O
processor
DHCP Server
16. A 9-pin D-shell connector.
DB-9
file signature verification
active KVM switch
network interface card (NIC)
17. A command-line utility - installed with the TCP/IP protocol suite - that traces the route taken by packets to a destination.
mini-DIN-6
802.11g
TRACERT
direct thermal printer
18. Aka Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP).
repeater
Device Manager
NTFS
IMAP
19. An assigned address or range of addresses on a system's address bus that - together with an interrupt request line (IRQ) - allows a device to be recognized by the processor.
Telnet
Display Brightness Key
I/O address
External Serial ATA (eSATA)
20. Also called striping with distributed parity or striping with interleave parity - this RAID method involves a set of disks in which every time data is written to disk - a portion is written to each disk in turn - creating a "stripe" of data across th
SCSI
RAID 0
RAID 5
pixel
21. A database of all configuration settings in Windows.
CompactFlash
LPT
direct memory access (DMA) channel
registry
22. A type of memory checking in which every eight-bit byte of data is accompanied by a ninth bit (the parity bit) - which is used to determine the presence of errors in the data. The two types of parity are odd and even.
parity
WWW
regional settings
single inline memory module (SIMM)
23. The wireless nodes (including the WAP) communicating together in infrastructure mode.
Basic Service Set (BSS)
tape drive
distribution server
UXGA
24. Aka hard disk drive.
System Management Mode (SMM)
SLD
unattended installation
HDD
25. A WAN connection that uses existing copper telephone wire for the communication circuit. To accomplish this - a DSL modem splits the existing phone line into two bands; voice transmission uses the frequencies below 4000 Hz - whereas data transmission
mini-audio connector
inactive KVM switch
LVD
digital subscriber line (DSL)
26. A server containing source files for installing software onto client computers. The shared folder containing these files is a software distribution point.
transport layer security (TLS)
CMOS
distribution server
metropolitan area network (MAN)
27. A group of networking standards created by the IEEE 802.3 subcommittee.
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA)
point stick
Ethernet
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
28. A type of RIMM memory module used in laptops.
Video Electronics Standards Organization (VESA)
Small Outline RIMM (SORIMM)
odd parity
DVD+R
29. Aka single inline memory module.
Reliability and Performance Monitor
letterbox
SIMM
biometric
30. 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.
Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi)
notification area
System File Checker (SFC)
bar code reader
31. Aka SCSI host adapter.
hardware abstraction layer (HAL)
SCSI controller
swap file
Audit Policy
32. A Windows service designed to allow a user to invite someone to help troubleshoot a problem.
Remote Assistance
CardBus
mass storage device
external cache
33. A type of printer that uses a matrix of pins striking paper through an ink ribbon to create dots on the paper - forming alphanumeric characters and graphic images.
digital LCD display
Level 3 (L3) cache
dot matrix printer
background process
34. 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.
magnetic mass storage
ROM
CPE
IDE
35. Aka complementary metal-oxide semiconductor.
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
pointing stick
CMOS
straight-tip (ST) connector
36. A small program - such as those that can be run from the Windows Sidebar.
gadget
memory
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
biometric
37. An adapter used to connect a computer or other device to a network medium.
POTS
network interface card (NIC)
regional settings
router
38. A riser card that is similar to audio modem riser (AMR) except that it is plug and play-compatible and supports LANs in addition to audio - modem - and sound.
communication network riser (CNR)
contrast ratio
IRQ
virtual file allocation table (VFAT)
39. The order in which the BIOS will search devices for an operating system to start.
BNC
root key
boot sequence
digital versatile disc (DVD)
40. Slang for motherboard.
T1
mobo
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
enhanced parallel port (EPP) mode
41. Aka DDR2 SDRAM.
bluesnarfing
PCI
FTP
DDR2
42. The first physical sector on a hard disk - which contains the initial boot program that the BIOS loads into memory during bootup. It also contains the partition table.
systray
AGP
Web browser
master boot record (MBR)
43. The cellular network standards used by Verizon and Sprint-Nextel.
point stick
master drive
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
ECC
44. A single-sided - single-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 4.7 GB of data - or over two hours of video.
hot swapping
password
DVD-5
power supply tester
45. 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.
data migration
refresh rate
riser card
single-sided (SS) DVD
46. 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
material safety data sheet (MSDS)
TRACERT
wide area network (WAN)
MicroDIMM
47. In reference to IDE PATA drives - the master drive on the first channel.
smart phone
primary master
bandwidth
control unit
48. 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.
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
Enable Low Resolution Video
DVD+RW
terminal
49. Aka double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM.
DDR
dial-up
remote KVM switch
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
50. A long-handled tool with a magnet on one end - used to pick up small objects containing iron.
extension magnet
DVD-ROM drive
fraud
DDR SDRAM