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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 primary partition that is marked for use by the system during startup. Windows operating systems can only be booted from an active partition.
DSL
active partition
satellite communications
PROM
2. 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.
internal cache memory
customer premises equipment (CPE)
dynamic disk
shortcut
3. A CPU containing two CPU cores.
TrackPoint
dual-core CPU
video adapter card
microprogram
4. Sony-Philips digital interface format
luminance
S/PDIF
Emergency Repair Process
Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer (HTTPS)
5. Aka electromagnetic pulse.
EMP
industry standard architecture (ISA)
flashing
solid-state storage
6. In computer networking - a network located between a private network and the Internet with a firewall on both sides. A DMZ contains servers offering services to users on the Internet and inside the protected private network.
version
motherboard
demilitarized zone (DMZ)
compact disc (CD)
7. Aka point-to-point protocol.
Directory Services Restore Mode
base priority level
PPP
DVD
8. A password that meets certain criteria in order to be difficult to crack. One definition of a strong password is one that contains at least eight characters - includes a combination of letters - numbers - and other symbols ( _ - - - $ - and so on) an
analog modem
SIMM
strong password
boot sequence
9. The minimum disk space that a file can use - allocated in the file system.
cluster
stand-alone computer
bus
HTML
10. A type of solid-state storage that is commonly used in a variety of devices - such as digital cameras - which often use CompactFlash.
denial of service (DoS) attack
flash memory
DNS Server
DIP switch
11. Client software for browsing and accessing the content on the World Wide Web. Examples include Internet Explorer and Firefox.
CD-ROM
Web browser
universal data format (UDF)
cleaning blade
12. The traditional wired telephone network.
Advanced Technology eXtended (ATX)
WINS Server
audio modem riser (AMR)
plain-old telephone service (POTS)
13. An interface standard for use with DVD players - digital television (DTV) players - set-top cable or satellite service boxes - and other devices. It combines audio and video signals into an uncompressed signal and has a bandwidth of up to 5 GB/second
DDR3
floating-point unit (FPU)
partition
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
14. Aka SCSI host adapter.
POST card
SCSI controller
CMOS settings
thermal wax transfer printer
15. A power-usage level.
IEEE 1394c-2006
power state
charging
PC Card
16. A group of tests - stored in the BIOS and performed as a PC boots up - to check for the presence and function of system components.
Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS)
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
DMZ
power-on self-test (POST)
17. A data encryption technology used for securing data transmitted over the Internet.
passive matrix display
network interface card (NIC)
secure socket layer (SSL)
auto-switching power supply
18. The box that houses the main computer system.
firewall
case
NETSTAT
DVI
19. A portion of system memory used by a video adapter built into a motherboard.
Scalable Link Interface (SLI)
surge protector
shared video memory
IEEE 1394a
20. A unit of measurement of actual delivered power - calculated by the formula watts = volts
watts
Disable Automatic Restart
SLD
primary partition
21. A set of standards for imaging devices - such as scanners and cameras - that is used in drivers and other software for these devices.
read-only memory (ROM)
TWAIN
bit width
Post Office Protocol (POP)
22. Aka Sony/Philips Digital Interface.
S/PDIF
eSATA
hot swapping
mobo
23. A hardware device or a program that monitors and records a user's every keystroke - usually without the user's knowledge.
keystroke logger
Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM)
password cracker
ACR
24. Aka pointing stick.
point stick
FSB
electrostatic discharge (ESD)
optical character recognition (OCR)
25. 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
format
industry standard architecture (ISA)
random access memory (RAM)
expansion bus
26. A technology for transferring serial data at high speeds. Also known as low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS).
memory address
low-voltage differential (LVD)
local KVM switch
fusing lamp
27. The use by the operating system of a portion of hard disk as memory.
stylus
primary master
multiplexing
virtual memory
28. The use of two or more video adapters (hence the term "GPU") to drive a single display for the purpose of increasing performance.
multi-GPU solution
Program Compatibility Wizard
SPGA (staggered pin grid array)
HTML
29. A protocol that allows two devices to connect - authenticate - and negotiate what protocols they will use (almost always TCP/IP).
point-to-point protocol (PPP)
RAID 5
High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP)
UDF
30. A specialized chip that controls DMA channels.
User Account Control (UAC)
1000Base-T
laser printer
DMA controller
31. An obsolete video standard introduced with IBM PS/2 computers in the late 1980s. VGA had a maximum resolution of 720
DMA controller
Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF)
video graphics array (VGA)
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
32. The specific requirements for the level of CPU - amount of memory - and size of the hard disk for the computer on which an operating system can be installed.
SCSI controller
system requirements
Advanced Communications Riser (ACR)
repeater
33. The practice of applying a digital signature to device driver code.
SXGA
antistatic wrist strap
fixed input power supply
driver signing
34. A technology used by hard drives to speed up data transfers by using DMA channels.
WAN connection
Ultra DMA (UDMA)
hibernate
bus
35. In Windows XP - this replaces the Emergency Repair process of Windows NT and Windows 2000. ASR is available from the Windows Backup program (NTBACKUP.EXE).
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
virtual circuit (VC)
pixel
digital video interface (DVI)
36. Aka pin grid array.
PGA
Return To OS Choices menu
socket
AMD
37. Aka lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery.
Li-ion
bridge
auto-switching power supply
Wireless LAN (WLAN)
38. The component that provides power for all components on the motherboard and internal to the PC case. Also called a power supply unit (PSU).
VC
power supply
ECP
Post Office Protocol (POP)
39. One or more chips designed to work closely with the CPU. Two parts of this chipset are the Northbridge and the Southbridge.
ACT
chipset
CMOS
External Serial ATA (eSATA)
40. 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.
planar board
external cache
server
Domain Name Service (DNS)
41. Aka KVM switch.
NiMH
domain
local KVM switch
network operating system (NOS)
42. Radio frequency interference. Radio signals that occur in proximity to equipment that is sensitive to these types of signals.
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
thin-film transistor (TFT)
virtual file allocation table (VFAT)
RFI
43. The act of moving through a neighborhood in a vehicle or on foot - using either a laptop equipped with Wi-Fi wireless network capability or a simple Wi-Fi sensor available for a few dollars from many sources. War drivers are searching for open hotspo
CSU
war driving
shadow mask
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center
44. Aka complementary metal-oxide semiconductor.
EMP
CMOS
Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM)
multifunction printers (MFDs)
45. A protocol used by e-mail clients for communicating with e-mail servers. This protocol is replacing the POP protocol. IMAP allows users to connect to e-mail servers and not only retrieve e-mail - which removes the messages from the server - as they c
DVD-5
terminating resistor
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
power supply unit (PSU)
46. A software fix for a single problem.
patch
digitizer
RAID 5
expansion bus
47. A PCMCIA card standard that comes in two interfaces: PCIe and USB 2.0.
analog modem
Advanced Power Management (APM)
inverter
ExpressCard
48. Aka Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.
CD-ROM
password
SMTP
MIDI
49. Aka motherboard.
mainboard
ECP
C
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
50. A component of a CPU that is responsible for all logical and mathematical operations in the system.
arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
unidirectional mode
encryption
Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA)