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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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1. A special terminating stick that must be inserted into the open RIMM sockets.
continuity RIMM (CRIMM)
SATA
TTL
DDR2 SDRAM
2. In Windows - a security account that contains one or more local user accounts - and when a computer is a member of a Windows domain - may also contain domain user or group accounts.
hibernate
DDR2 SDRAM
accessory bay
local group account
3. Aka denial of service (DoS) attack.
channel service unit (CSU)
slot cover
liquid crystal display (LCD)
DoS Attack
4. Information organized as a unit into a container. The author (creator) of a file controls how much information the file contains.
VoIP
file
8-bit high color
front side bus (FSB)
5. Aka hacker.
authentication factor
DVI-D
NiMH
cracker
6. Aka Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).
virtual circuit (VC)
Safe Mode
HTTP
recently used programs list
7. An LCD display using an old technology that has a grid of horizontal and vertical wires with a transistor at the end of each wire. When two transistors (one at the x-axis and one at the y-axis) send voltage along their wires - the pixel at the inters
Intel Corporation
LPT1
shortcut
passive matrix display
8. 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.
file allocation table (FAT)
single-layer (SL)
PING
8-bit high color
9. Aka Fast Ethernet.
S-Video
100Base-T
special group
back door
10. An area under the pinned items list on the Windows XP Start menu that contains shortcuts to recently run programs.
communication network riser (CNR)
recently used programs list
AT
FAT16
11. An early method for addressing the disparity between the drive geometry supported by PC BIOSs and the physical geometry of drives.
sector translation
SATA
Audit Policy
nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries
12. Aka Automatic Private IP Address.
Bluetooth
APIPA
power supply
keystroke logger
13. A DVD drive that cannot write to but can read DVD discs.
notification area
NLX
VGA
DVD-ROM drive
14. 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
BTX
thread
firewall
time to live (TTL)
15. The BIOS configuration settings - also called system settings - accessed via a special BIOS-based menu during system startup.
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
BIOS settings
PING
SD Card
16. A modulator/demodulator device that allows computers to communicate with one another over existing phone lines.
analog modem
SMTP
DVD-RAM
cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor
17. 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
inactive KVM switch
activation
IEEE 1284
18. A process applied to digitally signed code to unencrypt the signature data and use the information to verify the program code was not modified since the signature was added.
file signature verification
World Wide Web
Safe Mode With Networking
letterbox
19. A processor on a graphics adapter used to render graphics images for the display - saving the CPU for other functions.
TrackPoint
graphical processing unit (GPU)
transferring
transfer corona wire
20. Aka nickel metal hydride.
floppy disk
NiMH
expansion bus
antistatic mat
21. A type of computer firmware that is responsible for informing the CPU of installed devices and how to communicate with them.
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
x86-64
subscription channel (SC)
basic input/output system (BIOS)
22. Aka customer premises equipment.
bar code reader
hibernate
CPE
POST
23. The default Windows file system that includes many important features - including encryption and permissions.
cleaning
active matrix display
external cache
NTFS
24. Aka radio frequency.
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
volts
EEPROM
RF
25. Data storage technology with no moving mechanical parts that uses large-capacity - nonvolatile memory - commonly calledflash memory or solid-state drives.
solid-state storage
client/server-based network
Disable Automatic Restart
AT
26. The primary input device for a PDA - shaped like a pen and used to press small keys on a keypad - tap the screen to select items - or write data on the screen.
share
video adapter
magnetic mass storage
stylus
27. Circuitry in a PC on an adapter card - or directly on the motherboard - that controls the output from the PC to the display device.
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
video adapter
hardware abstraction layer (HAL)
solid ink
28. Aka internal cache memory.
amperes (amps)
mini-DIN-6
Post Office Protocol (POP)
L1 cache
29. A type of switched network used by phone companies.
frame relay
inactive KVM switch
MBR
uniqueness database file (UDF)
30. A RAID array in which every time data is written to disk - a portion (block) is written to each disk in turn - creating a "stripe" of data across the member disks. RAID 0 uses the total disk space in the array for storage - without protecting the dat
secure attention sequence (SAS)
RAID 0
VESA
prank program
31. An option available in the Windows XP Backup program for recovering from damage that prevents the operating system from starting. It replaced the Emergency Repair Disk (ERD) process in Windows 2000.
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
war chalking
audio modem riser (AMR)
SMTP
32. A chip that keeps track of the date and time on a PC. Set the date and time through your operating system or in the BIOS Setup program.
reactivate
master drive
real-time clock (RTC)
Windows Update Website
33. 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)
DNS
Level 1 (L1) cache
IP router
34. The worldwide network that carries traditional voice traffic.
I/O address
public switched telephone network (PSTN)
Extended Video Graphics Array (EVGA)
eSATA
35. The original version of the IEEE 1394 standard that supports speeds up to 400 Mbps.
synchronous dynamic RAM
IEEE 1394a
Media Access Control (MAC) address
top-level domain (TLD)
36. Aka software firewall.
IP router
personal firewall
bluesnarfing
EIDE
37. In a CPU - special memory that resides outside the CPU's core and is used to temporarily store instructions and data in order to increase the processing speed. Also called Level 2 (L2) cache and Level 3 (L3) cache - depending on the design of the CPU
local remote KVM switch
NAT
external cache
FPU
38. A tool for testing if a cable can connect properly end-to-end and to determine if a cable has a short. These tools are available for a variety of cable types.
attended installation
cable tester
DDR3
dual layer (DL)
39. Aka thread.
MMC
root folder
thread of execution
fusing rollers
40. A string of characters that a user enters - along with an identifier - such as a user name - in order to be authenticated.
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
FAT32
land-grid array (LGA)
password
41. A program installed and activated on a computer without the user's knowledge or permission. At the least - the intent is mischief - but most often the intent is to cause damage.
virus
IEEE 1394a
WRAM
RAID 0
42. A bundle of patches or updates released periodically by a software publisher.
service pack
VoIP
High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP)
default gateway
43. In a Wi-Fi network - the networking mode that allows peer-to-peer communications without the use of a centralized wireless hub - called a wireless access point (WAP).
register
ad hoc mode
degaussing
dynamic storage
44. The portion of the chipset that controls communications between the CPU and system RAM.
memory controller chip (MCC)
fiber-optic cable
SSL
socket
45. Specialized hardware used to create and manage a RAID array.
process
Program Compatibility Wizard
RAID controller
MIDI
46. A method used by several software manufacturers to combat software piracy. The formal name for Microsoft's activation is Microsoft Product Activation (MPA).
channel service unit (CSU)
activation
KVM over IP
internal cache memory
47. An optical disc created and read by a mechanism using a laser.
compact disc (CD)
Compact Disc File System (CDFS)
local KVM switch
virtual circuit (VC)
48. Aka RAID 5.
UPS
extension magnet
T1
striping with interleave parity
49. A VESA standard for power management in display devices.
DDR
display power-management signaling (DPMS)
computer platform
driver signing
50. Windows run-line utility for testing the DirectX support. Launch this program when experiencing video problems and/or audio problems when running DirectX applications.
full-duplex
vertical hold
dual-core CPU
DXDIAG