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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.
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. Aka virtual file allocation table.
PROM
server
VFAT
CD-ROM drive
2. A socket for a PGA CPU that has a retention lever as well as contacts to match the number of pins on the CPU. The lever is used to attach the CPU to the socket in a manner that does not require force to insert or to remove the CPU.
zero insertion force (ZIF) socket
LPT
DVD-Video
AMD
3. On a motherboard - the type and location of components - as well as the size of the board itself.
form factor
time to live (TTL)
Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack (MT-RJ) connector
ANSI
4. Fiber-optic cable that allows only a single light wave to pass down the cable.
DVD-9
PPP
software firewall
single-mode fiber (SMF)
5. 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.
chrominance
file
Telnet
accelerated graphics port (AGP)
6. The successor to the Mini PCI. It has a 64-bit data bus and is half the size of a Mini PCI Card.
math coprocessor
PCIe Mini Card
musical instrument digital interface (MIDI)
permission
7. A special terminating stick that must be inserted into the open RIMM sockets.
backup media
Ethernet
continuity RIMM (CRIMM)
electronic KVM switch
8. Aka Scalable Link Interface.
Multilingual User Interface (MUI)
local area network (LAN)
mini-audio connector
SLI
9. A DVD of any type that can store data on both sides of the disc.
video adapter card
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
fast page mode (FPM)
double-sided (DS) DVD
10. In a CPU - special memory that resides within the CPU's core and is used to temporarily store instructions and data in order to increase the processing speed. Also called L1 cache.
paging file
embedded systems
planar board
internal cache memory
11. Unsolicited messages sent over an instant messaging service - such as Windows Messenger.
emergency repair disk (ERD)
primary master
Spam over Instant Messaging (spim)
bridge
12. Aka Encrypting File System (EFS).
PVC
DVD+R
EFS
CPE
13. Audio connectors that use a 1/8" single pin plug.
field replaceable unit (FRU)
network operating system (NOS)
BTX
mini-audio connector
14. A drive that can write once to a special CD-R disc.
point stick
IEEE 1394
removable storage
CD-R (CD-Record)
15. In telecommunications - a technique that combines multiple messages or signals onto a single transmission channel.
Wireless LAN (WLAN)
embedded systems
multiplexing
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
16. A device that stores a large amount of information - even when it is powered off.
CRIMM
Y
mass storage device
simultaneous multithreading (SMT)
17. A power-usage level.
odd parity
power state
Digital Light Processing (DLP)
64-bit
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.
stand-alone computer
RFI
file signature verification
SDRAM
19. 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.
auto-switching power supply
traces
local group account
fusing
20. 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.
floppy disk
UXGA
ANSI
dynamic storage
21. Aka root key.
letterbox
World Wide Web
subtree
SORIMM
22. A wireless standard for using radio waves to communicate between devices. Class 3 Bluetooth devices (the most common) communicate at distances up to one meter.
RIMM
Bluetooth
UPS
distribution server
23. Aka adapter card.
bandwidth
slave drive
expansion card
external cache
24. A network that covers a metropolitan area - usually using high-speed fiber-optic cable (operating in the gigabits-per-second range).
subscriber connector (SC)
pit
service pack
metropolitan area network (MAN)
25. 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
active matrix display
default gateway
OCR
dynamic disk
26. A type of solid-state storage that is commonly used in a variety of devices - such as digital cameras.
universal data format (UDF)
Enable VGA Mode
CompactFlash
NetBEUI
27. The term used for dynamic space allocation that can be formatted with a file system.
volume
RAID 0
KVM over IP
driver signing
28. A parallel port mode in which the signals can be transmitted in both directions between the PC and parallel devices connected to the computer.
DVD-R
attended installation
bidirectional mode
Media Access Control (MAC) address
29. Aka internal cache memory.
Level 1 (L1) cache
digitizing tablet
serial ATA (SATA)
Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer (HTTPS)
30. The area at the beginning of a disk formatted with the FAT file system. This area contains the boot record - FAT table - and root directory.
process priority level
traces
system area
ASR
31. In reference to IDE PATA drives - the slave drive on the first channel.
primary slave
ARP
logical block address (LBA)
vertical position
32. A small group of computers communicating wirelessly with one another without the use of a centralized wireless access point (WAP).
Bluetooth
process priority level
Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS)
adware
33. The location where a cable attaches to a computer. Alternatively - a connector on a motherboard for memory - CPUs - power - or other circuitry.
registration
socket
cleaning blade
InterNational Committee on Information Technology Standards (INCITS)
34. In the Windows registry - a folder that may contain one or more sets of settings as well as other keys.
mirrored set
smart card
dotted decimal notation
registry key
35. A joke program that produces strange behavior - such as screen distortions - erratic cursor behavior - or strange icons to appear on the screen.
DDR2
prank program
BIOS
interrupt request line (IRQ)
36. A device that converts DC current to AC. An inverter is required in a laptop to provide the AC current required by the display.
bandwidth
share
laptop
inverter
37. Electrically erasable programmable ROM. A ROM chip that is erasable using an electrical charge.
BIOS
EEPROM
T-carrier system
RAID 1
38. The "activity" status light on a NIC that indicates data is being transmitted.
WINS Server
ACT
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
stuck pixel
39. 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.
Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack (MT-RJ) connector
war chalking
MSCONFIG
contrast ratio
40. Aka System Information.
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
power-on self-test (POST)
PS/2
MSINFO32.EXE
41. An external serial bus standardized by the IEEE. Apple first developed it as FireWire. Other manufacturers call it i.link or Lynx. It can support up to 63 daisy-chained devices. Since the introduction of the faster update - IEEE 1394b - the original
secure socket layer (SSL)
IEEE 1394
memory address
IEEE 1284
42. The practice of applying a digital signature to device driver code.
driver signing
BDD Workbench
lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery
WUXGA
43. The type of battery used in the first portable PCs - which was heavy and inefficient.
Spam over Instant Messaging (spim)
Remote Desktop
nickel-cadmium (NiCD)
regional settings
44. In fiber-optics - a single light wave passing down a cable.
plain-old telephone service (POTS)
Enable VGA Mode
mode
portable computer
45. A set of skills - behaviors - and attitudes to use when listening to another person.
nickel-cadmium (NiCD)
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
active listening
46. A memory error-checking method in which the parity bit is used to ensure that the total number of 1s in the data stream is odd.
port triggering
odd parity
fast page mode (FPM)
external cache
47. 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.
digital LCD display
thermal compound
slave drive
extended partition
48. In Windows Vista and Windows 7 - an Advanced Options menu choice that starts Windows normally - except that the video mode is changed to the lowest resolution - using the currently installed video driver. This option does not switch to the basic Wind
Enable Low Resolution Video
Encrypting File System (EFS)
CSU
riser card
49. A parallel port mode that has the same performance as ECP but is used with parallel devices other than printers and scanners.
enhanced parallel port (EPP) mode
LED
inverter
update
50. Encrypted data placed in a file to guard against tampering.
digital signature
WUXGA
ECC
v-hold