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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 technology developed in the 1980s for storing data. Variations of this format are in use today.
pop-up blocker
active listening
digital linear tape (DLT)
external cache
2. A unit of measurement of actual delivered power - calculated by the formula watts = volts
permission
ATAPI
watts
DMZ
3. Aka Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).
full-duplex
DVD-9
HTML
Southbridge
4. A pen-sized tool that has a plunger at one end. When pressed - the plunger causes small - hooked prongs to extend from the other end of the tool for retrieving dropped objects from inside a computer.
Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA)
ATA Packet Interface (ATAPI)
Internet
parts grabber
5. A TPM is a special microchip - installed on a motherboard - that stores passwords - keys - and digital certificates. Various services - such as BitLocker can store such security data in this chip.
biometric device
cellular WAN
Static RAM (SRAM)
trusted platform module (TPM)
6. In the domain name system - a first-level domain - which is a suffix added to a registered domain name and separated from the domain name with a "dot" (.). Among the TLDs are .com - .gov - .edu - .org - .mil - .net - .biz - many two-lettered country
top-level domain (TLD)
planar board
emergency repair disk (ERD)
Blu-ray disc
7. Aka World Wide Web.
removable storage
video RAM (VRAM)
WWW
System Information (MSINFO32.EXE)
8. A magnetic storage device that contains a thin internal plastic disk - capable of receiving magnetic charges contained in the thin magnetic coating on the disk.
DIN connector
floppy disk
EIDE
FAT table
9. Aka error-correcting code.
antistatic mat
ECC
memory
daughter card
10. Laser discs sold at retail stores that contain music (audio CDs) or software (data CDs).
composite video
port
planar board
Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM)
11. Aka double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM.
case fan
DDR
DXDIAG
bus
12. A term used by Microsoft for a peer-to-peer network in which each computer can be either a client or a server or both.
active matrix display
workgroup
file system
coaxial cable
13. Aka wireless access point.
internetwork
Spam over Instant Messaging (spim)
WAP
dual layer (DL)
14. Aka lit pixel.
transfer corona wire
SCSI host adapter
microcode
stuck pixel
15. An Advanced Options menu choice that creates a log of the Windows startup in a file named NTBTLOG.TXT and saved in thesystemroot folder (normally C:Windows).
Windows Easy Transfer (WET)
Enable Boot Logging
Display Brightness Key
hard disk drive
16. Aka permanent virtual circuit.
PVC
Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA)
Gigabit Ethernet
IMAP
17. A remote KVM switch that uses either Cat 5 or USB cabling. The distance it can be from the computers it controls is a function of the length limits of the cabling; it normally uses a proprietary protocol and special hardware.
tape drive
ALU
local remote KVM switch
WAP
18. Aka network interface card.
NIC
Internet Protocol (IP)
registration
DIMM
19. The successor to the Mini PCI. It has a 64-bit data bus and is half the size of a Mini PCI Card.
PCIe Mini Card
local area network (LAN)
Internet Protocol (IP)
hard disk drive
20. The minimum disk space that a file can use - allocated in the file system.
DIP switch
cluster
Small Outline DIMM (SODIMM)
power supply unit (PSU)
21. A generic reference to a PC's serial communications port - in which the x represents the port number.
DVD+RW
COMx
USB
CPU
22. A display device that contains a cathode ray tube and uses an electron gun to activate phosphors behind the screen at the front of the tub.
ACL
cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor
low-voltage differential (LVD)
client/server-based network
23. A video interface - also called Super Video - that transmits video using two signals
System File Checker (SFC)
file allocation table (FAT)
reactivate
S-Video
24. An underlying protocol that supports Microsoft Remote Desktop.
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
local KVM switch
DVD-5
direct memory access (DMA) channel
25. Aka boot record.
boot sector
double-sided (DS) DVD
Balanced Technology eXtended
access control entry (ACE)
26. A technology used by hard drives to speed up data transfers by using DMA channels.
S/PDIF
Reliability and Performance Monitor
mini-audio connector
Ultra DMA (UDMA)
27. A Windows sleep mode that uses hard drive space to save all the programs and data that are in memory at the time you choose this mode. The computer then completely shuts down and requires no power while it is hibernating.
hyper threading
patch
hibernate
Advanced Technology eXtended (ATX)
28. The use of two or more video adapters (hence the term "GPU") to drive a single display for the purpose of increasing performance.
8-bit high color
dynamic disk
multi-GPU solution
fusing lamp
29. A double-sided - single-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 9.4 GB of data - or over four hours of video.
value entry
DVD-10
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
cleaning
30. A special substance - also called thermal paste or heat sink compound - that increases the heat conductivity between a fan or heat sink and a chip.
field replaceable unit (FRU)
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
thermal compound
vertical position
31. Aka central processing unit.
ASR
ATV12V
processor
material safety data sheet (MSDS)
32. A special-purpose computer designed for a certain task and installed within a device.
Ethernet
port
embedded systems
DPMS
33. A type of DIMM memory module used in laptops.
icon
Small Outline DIMM (SODIMM)
amperes (amps)
multi-GPU solution
34. The bus within a CPU that connects the CPU to external components.
MAC
internal bus
Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE)
DVD-RW
35. Aka Spam over Instant Messaging.
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
spim
AGP
processor
36. Aka RAID 5.
netbook
CPE
Small Outline DIMM (SODIMM)
striping with interleave parity
37. In a laptop - a compartment that holds a single media device that is switchable with another.
Rambus Dynamic RAM (RDRAM)
accessory bay
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
POST card
38. A type of printer that uses heat in the image transfer process.
ISP
response time
thermal printer
dual layer (DL)
39. A Windows GUI utility that allows an administrator to view the status of devices and install - remove - and update device drivers.
SRAM
PC Card
Device Manager
value entry
40. Aka Digital Light Processing.
extended partition
DSL
DIP switch
DLP
41. In an IP configuration - the address of the local router that acts as a gateway from the local network to other IP networks.
DVD+RW
default gateway
boot record
Southbridge
42. A non-routable network protocol suite for use only in small networks.
biometric
Media Access Control (MAC) address
video adapter card
NetBEUI
43. The use of words - often technical and uncommon - that both parties understand in the same way.
mode
DVD-R
jargon
cellular WAN
44. A technology that makes 802.11n speeds possible - using multiple antennas to send and receive digital data in simultaneous radio streams that increases performance.
Scalable Link Interface (SLI)
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
MIMO (multiple input/multiple output)
ultra-portable
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.
universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART)
KVM switch
Directory Services Restore Mode
ultra-portable
46. Super XGA - a video graphics mode with a maximum resolution of 1280
cleaning blade
LCD
SXGA
DC
47. Aka surge protector.
surge suppressor
DB-9
drive-by download
broadband WAN
48. A very old expansion bus standard - seen in the early IBM PC.
second-level domain (SLD)
DVI-I
industry standard architecture (ISA)
local KVM switch
49. The wireless nodes (including the WAP) communicating together in infrastructure mode.
Basic Service Set (BSS)
heat sink
logical block address (LBA)
Northbridge
50. A grouping of wires built into a PC that - based on certain protocols - transfers data - control signals - and power to printed circuit boards (adapter cards) that are plugged into connectors in the expansion bus. Technicians often use the termsexpan
NLX
ATM
bridge
expansion bus