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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. A diagram showing the purpose of each wire in a connector.
war driving
direct current (DC)
pin-out
EFS
2. 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
multifunction device (MFD)
hard disk drive
root folder
external cache
3. A pointing device - often built into a laptop - which is a smooth rectangular panel over which you move your finger to move the pointer on the display.
touchpad
Distributed File System (DFS)
impact printer
IMAP
4. An LCD display setting that adjusts the viewable area of the display vertically.
mirrored set
vertical position
hub
firewall
5. A key on a laptop that - when pressed along with the FN key - changes the laptop display brightness at the hardware level. On some laptops - when this key combination is pressed - a small brightness control panel will display on the screen. Use the u
Display Brightness Key
EPP
systray
TrackPoint
6. A CPU power-saving mode that allows a CPU to reduce its speed without losing its place so it does not stop working altogether. SMM also allows the CPU to trigger power saving in other components.
default gateway
transferring
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
System Management Mode (SMM)
7. The term used for dynamic space allocation that can be formatted with a file system.
half-duplex
volume
activation
biometric device
8. A server that manages DNS names.
code signing
DNS Server
Reliability and Performance Monitor
ATA Packet Interface (ATAPI)
9. The original digital versatile disc (DVD) encoding format used for movies sold at retail.
encrypted authentication
System File Checker (SFC)
DVD-Video
prank program
10. A type of riser card that connects directly into a motherboard and adds no additional functionality of its own - but extends the expansion bus and allows expansion cards to be added in a different physical orientation.
daughter card
Performance Monitor
hot spot
land-grid array (LGA)
11. Memory chips that use a special Rambus channel that has a data transfer rate of 800 MHz. A double channel width results in a 1.6 GHz data transfer. RDRAM sticks use special RIMM slots.
ICMP
real-time clock (RTC)
Rambus Dynamic RAM (RDRAM)
DVD-18
12. A disk type introduced with Windows 2000 that contains space allocated in volumes without the limits imposed on basic disks. On a dynamic disk - the number of volumes are unlimited - and a volume can extend to include available space on any hard disk
RIP
OCR
double-sided (DS) DVD
dynamic disk
13. Aka Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP).
System Information (MSINFO32.EXE)
graphics tablet
IMAP
removable storage
14. A specialized type of memory used only with video adapters.
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
video RAM (VRAM)
optical character recognition (OCR)
biometric logon
15. A firewall consisting of software that you can install on any computer - as opposed to the software built into a hardware firewall. Also called personal firewalls because they are designed to be installed on individual desktop computers.
software firewall
DRAM
vertical position
long filename (LFN)
16. The circuit board in a computer to which all other components directly or indirectly connect. Also called a mainboard - system board - mobo - or planar board.
motherboard
PPTP
Start Windows Normally
satellite communications
17. A type of KVM switch that controls computers over a distance that is a function of the cabling and protocols it uses. The two types of switches are local remote KVM switch and KVM over IP.
remote KVM switch
refresh rate
direct current (DC)
Windows Update Website
18. Aka network address translation.
single-sided (SS) DVD
software firewall
NAT
memory
19. Aka peripheral component interconnect.
PPTP
LVDS
PCI
optical drive
20. A data encryption technology used for securing data transmitted over the Internet.
secure socket layer (SSL)
802.11b
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
single inline memory module (SIMM)
21. The wireless nodes (including the WAP) communicating together in infrastructure mode.
SGRAM
Basic Service Set (BSS)
tact
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
22. A PCMCIA card standard that comes in two interfaces: PCIe and USB 2.0.
AC
ExpressCard
activation
system bus
23. A primary partition that is marked for use by the system during startup. Windows operating systems can only be booted from an active partition.
pop-up download
active partition
hot swapping
answer file
24. The former name of the Parallel AT Attachment (PATA) interface standard.
Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA)
802.11a
Fn key
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
25. 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.
Li-ion
dial-up modem
removable storage
System File Checker (SFC)
26. A modulator/demodulator device that allows computers to communicate with one another over existing phone lines.
analog modem
SODIMM
wide area network (WAN)
pin grid array (PGA)
27. A local bus designed for video only - it provides a direct link between the processor and the video card - giving the video card direct access to main memory.
accelerated graphics port (AGP)
phishing
pop-up blocker
T-carrier system
28. Aka systray.
graphics tablet
lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery
port triggering
system tray
29. A hardware device or a program that monitors and records a user's every keystroke - usually without the user's knowledge.
processor bus
inactive KVM switch
keystroke logger
System Monitor
30. Aka local area network.
LAN
CD
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS)
31. A coherent and concentrated light beam - also simply called a laser.
Internet Explorer (IE)
loopback plug
laser beam
mini-notebook
32. A user interface that takes advantage of the video system's graphics capabilities for manipulated graphic elements that represent objects and tasks.
memory
parallel port
graphical user interface (GUI)
NETSTAT
33. Aka Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol.
touchpad
PPTP
VFAT
Bluetooth
34. The filename for the System Configuration Utility - which allows you to test various scenarios for Windows startup for troubleshooting purposes.
MSCONFIG
peripheral component interconnect (PCI)
FireWire
chipset
35. A DVD of any type that can store data on both sides of the disc.
double-sided (DS) DVD
base priority level
security policy
video graphics array (VGA)
36. Aka Voice over IP (VoIP).
terminating resistor
VoIP
High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP)
heat sink compound
37. Small text files a Web browser saves on the local hard drive at the request of a Website. Cookies can contain information that will be used the next time the user connects to the Website.
toner cartridge
cookies
aspect ratio
gadget
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.
floppy disk
EIDE
graphics tablet
cable tester
39. Aka Small Computer System Interface.
interrupt request line (IRQ)
S/PDIF
plain-old telephone service (POTS)
SCSI
40. In reference to computers - the pathways or methods for what goes into a computer in the form of data and instructions and similarly what comes out of the computer in many forms - including an onscreen display - a printout sent to a printer - or data
CMOS settings
COMx
input/out (I/O)
degaussing
41. A technology for ROM that can be reprogrammed using special software.
Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
projector
driver signing
flash ROM
42. A data encryption technology used for securing data transmitted over the Internet. TLS succeeded SSL.
transport layer security (TLS)
Mini PCI
ISP
digital video discs
43. An early method for addressing the disparity between the drive geometry supported by PC BIOSs and the physical geometry of drives.
sector translation
MIMO (multiple input/multiple output)
Quick Launch bar
switch
44. A device that converts DC current to AC. An inverter is required in a laptop to provide the AC current required by the display.
Balanced Technology eXtended
KVM switch
inverter
Global System for Mobile communications (GSM)
45. An Advanced Options menu choice that appears under certain circumstances. When available - selecting this option will return to the OS Choices menu (OS Loader menu).
emergency repair disk (ERD)
spim
Return To OS Choices menu
smart phone
46. Aka paging file.
swap file
TrackPoint
extending extractor
docking station
47. Aka motherboard.
ROM
Audit Policy
mainboard
basic disk
48. Aka alternating current.
drive lock password
AC
miniconnector
dialer
49. Introduced in 1993 - the most common expansion bus architecture in PCs in the mid 1990s. It transfers data in parallel over a data bus that is either 32- or 64-bits wide.
System Management Mode (SMM)
Bluetooth
peripheral component interconnect (PCI)
Quick Launch bar
50. Aka optical character recognition.
trusted platform module (TPM)
OCR
zero insertion force (ZIF) socket
RAM