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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. 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
spindle
radio frequency (RF)
discretion
2. Aka interrupt request line.
ALU
direct memory access (DMA) channel
IRQ
central processing unit (CPU)
3. A wireless data encryption standard based on the IEEE 802.11i security standard. It issues keys per-user and per-session and includes encryption key integrity checking. It uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP).
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
802.11g
virtual memory
4. In an IP configuration - the address of the local router that acts as a gateway from the local network to other IP networks.
default gateway
L1 cache
striping with distributed parity
hardware abstraction layer (HAL)
5. A type of solid-state storage that is commonly used in a variety of devices - such as digital cameras.
power-on self-test (POST)
CompactFlash
plain-old telephone service (POTS)
ECC
6. Storage media that is removable - meaning the drive stays in place - while the media (disk - disc - or tape) is removed and replaced with another disk - disc - or tape.
Windows Easy Transfer (WET)
thin-film transistor (TFT)
removable storage
file signature verification
7. Aka double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM.
Start Windows Normally
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
EMP
DDR SDRAM
8. In an access control list - a record containing just one user or group account name and the permissions assigned to that account.
subscription channel (SC)
troubleshooting
ASR
access control entry (ACE)
9. 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.
Display Mode Key
EFS
system file
MicroDIMM
10. A specialized type of memory used only with video adapters.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
video RAM (VRAM)
secure socket layer (SSL)
material safety data sheet (MSDS)
11. A security feature introduced in Windows Vista to prevent unauthorized changes to Windows.
User Account Control (UAC)
slot cover
Advanced Technology (AT)
CD-RW (CD-rewritable)
12. 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.
transferring
accelerated graphics port (AGP)
DisplayPort
DVD-Data discs
13. A strap designed to discharge static electricity from your body. One end attaches to the wrist - whereas the other end attaches to a grounded object.
antistatic wrist strap
System Restore
Ethernet
CD-ROM drive
14. The amount of time it takes a packet to travel from one point to another.
MSINFO32.EXE
root folder
electro-photosensitive drum
latency
15. An Advanced Options menu choice that simply causes Windows to restart normally (if it can).
power-on self-test (POST)
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Start Windows Normally
striping with interleave parity
16. A logical memory address defined in a processor's address bus that allows the system to access physical RAM or ROM memory locations.
hibernate
netbook
phishing
memory address
17. A method for allocating disk space on hard disks in which configuration information for each dynamic disk is located on the disk space beyond the first physical sector. This configuration information is stored outside of any volume on the hard disk.
sidebar
RAID array
dynamic storage
gadget
18. 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)
RFI
IDE
clock speed
19. Used to represent the luminance signal in S-Video.
TTL
ATV12V
hidden attribute
Y
20. Aka serial ATA.
datagram
SATA
active partition
power management
21. Aka error-correcting code.
WEP
erasure lamp
memory bank
ECC
22. A category of adapter card that accepts and records video signals to a PC's hard drive. A TV tuner card is a type of capture card.
Mini PCI
h-hold
boot sector
capture card
23. In Windows - an Advanced Options menu choice that starts Windows without several drivers and components and loads only very basic - non-vendor-specific drivers for mouse - video - keyboard - mass storage - and system services. It also displays in low
jargon
SLD
Media Access Control (MAC) address
Safe Mode With Networking
24. Aka PCIe.
PCI Express
FAT32
logical block address (LBA)
EMP
25. A small cassette containing an ink reservoir used to provide the medium for certain printers. An ink cartridge will only fit a certain model printer.
System File Checker (SFC)
ink cartridge
enhanced parallel port (EPP) mode
sub-mini audio connector
26. Slang for motherboard.
mobo
Reliability and Performance Monitor
dotted decimal notation
key fob
27. Aka Spam over Instant Messaging.
spim
FPU
ATX power supply
Debugging Mode
28. Aka digital subscriber line.
LED
status light indicator
Ultra DMA (UDMA)
DSL
29. Aka accelerated graphics port.
AGP
Advanced Communications Riser (ACR)
Level 2 (L2) cache
phishing
30. Fiber-optic cable in which multiple light waves can pass simultaneously. Usually larger in diameter than single-mode fiber; and each wave uses a certain portion of the fiber cable for transmission.
grounding mat
ad hoc mode
multimode fiber (MMF)
Y
31. A connection point on a device or computer - sometimes called a socket.
fusing
jump drive
satellite communications
port
32. 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.
DC
drive-by download
dot matrix printer
remote KVM switch
33. A technology for transferring serial data at high speeds. Also known as low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS).
distribution share
8-bit high color
DIN connector
low-voltage differential (LVD)
34. A Windows folder that contains numerous applets you can use to adjust the configuration of many different aspects of the OS.
Control Panel
ARP
thumb drive
broadband WAN
35. A handheld device used to measure electrical resistance - voltage - and/or current.
multimeter
bluesnarfing
Static RAM (SRAM)
dynamic RAM (DRAM)
36. A KVM switch that uses software and special keyboard commands to switch among controlled computers. Also called anactive KVM switch.
demilitarized zone (DMZ)
NetBIOS
electronic KVM switch
basic input/output system (BIOS)
37. 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
AMD
SGRAM
random access memory (RAM)
top-level domain (TLD)
38. Things used for authentication - such as something you know - something you have - or something you are. Authentication involves one or more of these factors and can - therefore - be one-factor - two-factor - or three-factor authentication.
primary master
Extended Video Graphics Array (EVGA)
memory
authentication factor
39. A 9-pin D-shell connector.
basic input/output system (BIOS)
virtual private network (VPN)
digital video discs
DB-9
40. Aka Wireless Fidelity.
Wi-Fi
S/PDIF
32-bit
frame relay
41. A small expansion card introduced in the late 1990s that plugs into a special slot on a motherboard and uses the CPU to perform modem functions and sound functions. It is not plug and play compatible.
Wireless LAN (WLAN)
audio modem riser (AMR)
digitizer
developing
42. A protocol that transfers e-mail messages between mail servers. Clients also use this protocol to send e-mail to mail servers.
CNR
planar board
Speaker Volume Key
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
43. A protocol used with WPA wireless encryption that was broken by hackers.
IEEE 1394a
100Base-T
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
hibernate
44. The use of more than one monitor on a single computer.
multi-monitor
sub-mini audio connector
tape drive
grayware
45. 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
SORIMM
Post Office Protocol (POP)
local KVM switch
46. Also called striping with distributed parity or striping with interleave parity - this RAID method involves a set of disks in which every time data is written to disk - a portion is written to each disk in turn - creating a "stripe" of data across th
Ultra DMA (UDMA)
contrast ratio
RAID 5
T-carrier system
47. A device that records video content to disk.
digital video recorder (DVR)
track point
mounted drive
DVD-9
48. An underlying protocol that supports Microsoft Remote Desktop.
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
DVI-D
DVD-9
DB-25
49. In Windows - an Advanced Options menu choice that starts Windows without several drivers and components and loads only very basic - non-vendor-specific drivers for mouse - video - keyboard - mass storage - and system services. Safe Mode also displays
molex connector
SLI
CPU fan
Safe Mode
50. In reference to a memory module - the number of memory modules required to match the data bus width of the processor.
DVD-RAM
bluesnarfing
Speaker Volume Key
memory bank