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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 perpetrator of malicious software attacks against computers and networks. Also called a cracker.
share
hacker
repeater
even parity
2. A file format for movie DVDs.
double-sided (DS) DVD
root directory
DXDIAG
universal data format (UDF)
3. Aka root key.
flash BIOS
luminance
subtree
basic disk
4. Personal System/2 - as in PS/2-style mice and keyboards and connectors. Also called mini-DIN connectors.
rootkit
PS/2
Intel x86 Specification
track point
5. A circuit card in a PC that controls the output to the display device(s).
format
cable select
video adapter card
switch
6. One of the two main protocols of the TCP/IP protocol suite - TCP breaks the data into chunks - called datagrams. Each datagram also contains information - stored in a header - which is used by the TCP protocol on the receiving end to reassemble the c
display resolution
developing
System Monitor
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
7. Aka American National Standards Institute.
ANSI
subtree
NiMH
monitor
8. A network that covers a relatively small area - such as a building - home - office - or campus. The typical distances are measured in hundreds of meters.
local area network (LAN)
case
active matrix display
virus
9. A DVI mode that supports digital video signals and is partially compatible with HDMI. Aka also digital video interface and High-Definition Multimedia Interface.
Static RAM (SRAM)
DVI-D
unattended installation
prank program
10. Digital versatile disc (DVD) discs that can be written to - and data can also be overwritten. This term also refers to the drives that can write to these discs.
DB-25
DVD-RW
MMC
switching mode power supply
11. An interface standard developed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) - it is used for both internal and external hard drives and optical drives as well as devices such as printers - modems - scanners - and many other peripherals.
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
secure socket layer (SSL)
liquid cooling system
mini-notebook
12. A portable computer small enough to fit in your hand - also referred to as a "palmtop" computer. Because it is so small - a PDA does not have the functionality of a laptop or desktop computer. In other words - a typical PDA allows you to perform only
logical block address (LBA)
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
access control list (ACL)
memory address
13. A cooling system that uses liquid to transfer heat away from components.
file
liquid cooling system
EMP
war driving
14. In the domain name system - a name that is registered under a top-level domain - such as mcgraw-hill.com or microsoft.com.
second-level domain (SLD)
DVD
spim
Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF)
15. A component of a CPU that is responsible for all logical and mathematical operations in the system.
arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
AC adapter
share
RJ-45
16. Aka Microsoft Management Console.
removable storage
InterNational Committee on Information Technology Standards (INCITS)
MMC
SVGA
17. Any writable mass storage device - removable or fixed in place.
compact disc (CD)
war driving
backup media
Ethernet
18. A network connection device that routes IP packets between networks.
taskbar
ERD
IP router
partition
19. The difference in value between a display's brightest white and darkest black. Modern LCD displays have a contrast ratio of 500:1 or greater.
SAS
contrast ratio
802.11n
basic storage
20. When a mount point exists between a partition or volume to a folder on another volume - the drive path is the path (including a drive letter) to that partition or volume.
tact
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
drive path
enhanced capability port (ECP) mode
21. A computer's temporary working space - usually in DRAM chips.
SCSI controller
memory
socket services
smart card
22. 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).
Windows Update
Intel x86 Specification
Return To OS Choices menu
optical character recognition (OCR)
23. Used to represent the luminance signal in S-Video.
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
identity theft
Y
soft power
24. Aka central processing unit.
CPU
basic storage
C
enhanced capability port (ECP) mode
25. 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.
active listening
riser card
motherboard
display power-management signaling (DPMS)
26. 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.
Quick Launch bar
Extended Video Graphics Array (EVGA)
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
floppy disk
27. The practice of forcing a CPU or other computer component to run at a higher clock rate than the manufacturer intended.
LPT2
Automatic Private IP Address (APIPA)
overclocking
master boot record (MBR)
28. A utility that provides remote terminal emulation for connecting to computers and network devices running server software that can respond - without needing to be concerned with the actual operating system running on either system.
liquid crystal display (LCD)
DLP
optical drive
Telnet
29. A digital display interface standard developed by the Video Electronics Standards Association that supports both video and audio signals - contains HDCP copy protection - and is unique because it is royalty-free to manufacturers.
half-duplex
status light indicator
modding
DisplayPort
30. Super XGA - a video graphics mode with a maximum resolution of 1280
power management
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
drive path
SXGA
31. A long-handled tool with a magnet on one end - used to pick up small objects containing iron.
PCI Express
nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries
amperes (amps)
extension magnet
32. In Windows - one or more settings found in the Local Security Settings console.
Ultra DMA (UDMA)
Audit Policy
single-sided (SS) DVD
channel service unit (CSU)
33. The Internet service that manages access to Internet domain names and the naming system it uses for computers and resources connected to the Internet or in a private network.
boot sector
Domain Name Service (DNS)
thread
touch screen
34. A multi-GPU solution developed by NVIDIA.
jump drive
MicroDIMM
dot matrix printer
Scalable Link Interface (SLI)
35. In a laser printer - a high-intensity lamp that - when shone on a portion of the electro-photosensitive drum - removes any remaining charge on that portion of the drum.
DMZ
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
erasure lamp
dual inline memory module (DIMM)
36. A device that in its traditional configuration as a local KVM switch connects a single keyboard - video display - and mouse to two or more computer systems - allowing the user to switch control from one computer to another.
KVM switch
single-layer (SL)
letterbox
electrostatic discharge (ESD)
37. A single dot on a display screen. A contraction of "Picture Element."
pixel
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
TCP/IP
CRT
38. Aka arithmetic logic unit.
ALU
Secure Digital (SD) Card
SCSI ID
shared video memory
39. A DVI mode that supports both analog and digital video signals.
DVI-I
DVD+R
P412V
LPT
40. Aka systray.
system board
field replaceable unit (FRU)
notification area
New Low-profile eXtended (NLX)
41. A file system in which one of the basic structures is a table used for allocating space. This table is called the file allocation table (FAT).
case fan
floppy disk
FAT file system
low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS)
42. An Intel specification for the PC 32-bit architecture defining CPUs - motherboards - and other components.
heat sink compound
Intel x86 Specification
field replaceable unit (FRU)
random access memory (RAM)
43. A group of schemes designed to provide either better performance or improved data reliability through redundancy.
trusted platform module (TPM)
prank program
redundant array of independent disks (RAID)
gadget
44. A program file or some special data file that is part of the operating system and is very important to proper operation of the OS.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
PGA2
system file
transport layer security (TLS)
45. Aka digitizing tablet.
NAT
graphics tablet
video RAM (VRAM)
access control entry (ACE)
46. A power management standard that includes all the power states of APM - plus two more. It also supports soft power.
direct memory access (DMA) channel
Trojan horse
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
power state
47. The logical structure on disk that allows the operating system to save and retrieve files. Examples of file systems are FAT and NTFS. Both of these file system have different versions - such as FAT12 - FAT16 - FAT32 - and NTFS 4.0 and NTFS 5.0.
file system
PPTP
primary corona wire
low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS)
48. Aka access control entry.
ACE
thread
modding
ASR
49. A device that sits at the connection between networks and routes packets based on their logical destination addresses.
router
Trojan horse
PCI-E
NiMH
50. Aka RAMBUS Inline Memory Module.
RIMM
multimode fiber (MMF)
SATA
DVD-Data discs