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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 setting on an LCD display that adjusts the viewable area of the display horizontally.
S-Video
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)
antistatic mat
horizontal position
2. Aka World Wide Web.
WWW
WEP
intranet
active KVM switch
3. A standard for interconnecting electronic musical instruments to communicate with computers and among themselves.
Safe Mode
SD Card
answer file
musical instrument digital interface (MIDI)
4. A CRT video setting - also known as the vertical refresh rate - that controls the rate per second at which an image appears on the tube.
refresh rate
dot matrix printer
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
SCSI ID
5. A dark spot on an LCD screen caused when a transistor is permanently off.
DVD-RW
activation
dead pixel
primary slave
6. A device - usually resembling a power strip - that protects equipment from power surges.
8-bit high color
KVM switch
CRIMM
surge protector
7. The chunks into which the TCP protocol packages data. In addition to the data - each datagram contains information - stored in a header - which is used by the TCP protocol on the receiving end to reassemble the chunks of data into the original messag
electro-photosensitive drum
datagram
SPGA (staggered pin grid array)
System File Checker (SFC)
8. Memory that does not require power to keep stored data intact. Also called flash memory.
POP
nonvolatile memory
RIP
APM
9. A drive used for reading from and writing to removable floppy disks. Also called FDD.
intranet
beam-on-blade connector
floppy disk drive
demilitarized zone (DMZ)
10. Software created to perform malicious acts. Also called malicious software.
SAS
remote KVM switch
malware
grayware
11. Aka second-level domain.
SLD
power supply tester
dual layer (DL)
TTL
12. A long-handled tool with a magnet on one end - used to pick up small objects containing iron.
Display Brightness Key
original equipment manufacturer (OEM)
C
extension magnet
13. Aka Integrated Drive Electronics.
eSATA
IDE
multifunction printers (MFDs)
low-voltage differential (LVD)
14. A virus that gains access to a computer by masquerading as a harmless program that a user innocently installs on the computer.
LCD
Trojan horse
Internet
KVM over IP
15. A sleep mode that is available on any computer that supports ACPI power management. It conserves power while saving the desktop in RAM memory in a work state. To resume - you simply press the power button - and the desktop is quickly displayed.
Standby
removable storage
traces
VESA
16. Aka antistatic mat.
Spam over Instant Messaging (spim)
grounding mat
video graphics array (VGA)
BDD Workbench
17. A type of DIMM memory module used in laptops.
virus
port
docking station
Small Outline DIMM (SODIMM)
18. A file attribute set by the OS when a file is created or modified. Backup software often removes this attribute when backing up a file in order to mark it as a backed-up file.
response time
archive attribute
SCSI ID
BTX
19. A utility in Windows NT for gathering and viewing performance data involving memory - disks - processors - network - and other objectives.
authentication
Performance Monitor
special group
base priority level
20. A common connector used to connect a power supply to internal peripherals.
mainboard
molex connector
Media Access Control (MAC) address
track point
21. The practice - mostly among gamers - of modifying a computer case.
system bus
stand-alone computer
FAT32
modding
22. A laptop is a small - easily transported computer - generally weighing less than 7 pounds and with roughly the same dimensions as a 1- to 2-inch-thick stack of magazines. Laptops computers have an all-in-one layout in which the keyboard - and often t
memory controller chip (MCC)
direct memory access (DMA) channel
laptop
pixel
23. An early international standard for sending voice and data over digital telephone wires. ISDN uses existing telephone circuits or higher-speed conditioned lines to get speeds of either 64 Kbps or 128 Kbps. ISDN lines also have the ability to carry vo
cache controller
DLT
Level 1 (L1) cache
Integrated Service Digital Network (ISDN)
24. 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.
system area
CPU fan
adapter card
dialer
25. A company in the business of providing Internet access to users.
Internet service provider (ISP)
display power-management signaling (DPMS)
1000Base-T
hot swapping
26. Local area networking using radio waves - with the most common based on the IEEE 802.11 group of standards (802.11a - 802.11b - 802.11g - and 802.11n).
synchronous dynamic RAM
biometric logon
RDRAM
Wireless LAN (WLAN)
27. Aka read-only memory.
TLD
hibernate
ROM
daughter card
28. A component of a CPU that is responsible for all logical and mathematical operations in the system.
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
bar code reader
single-sided (SS) DVD
arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
29. Aka RAID 5.
striping with distributed parity
overclocking
floppy disk drive
partition type
30. A computer (or dedicated device) that sits between a private network and an untrusted network and examines all traffic in and out of the network it is protecting. It will block any traffic it recognizes as a potential threat - using a variety of tech
SMTP
distribution server
SCSI controller
firewall
31. A measurement of the pressure of electrons - the electromotive force. It is calculated by the formula volts = watts / amps.
SSL
nonvolatile memory
volts
solid-state storage
32. A pen-sized tool that has a plunger at one end. When pressed - the plunger causes small - hooked prongs to extend from the other end of the tool for retrieving dropped objects from inside a computer.
memory controller chip (MCC)
parts grabber
CD-ROM drive
thermal compound
33. Aka S-Video.
subtree
distribution server
Super Video
access control
34. In Windows - an Advanced Option that is only available in Windows Servers in the role of domain controllers - although it appears on the menu in non-domain controllers.
Directory Services Restore Mode
DVD-ROM
intranet
Last Known Good Configuration
35. A single-sided - single-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 4.7 GB of data - or over two hours of video.
DVD-5
CMOS
flash drive
IP router
36. 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
ALU
port replicator
IEEE 1394
Web browser
37. A group of features in the system BIOS - the chipset - the operating system - device drivers - and the individual components that enable efficient use of power in a computer.
Control Panel
Li-ion
power management
hyper threading
38. A TPM is a special microchip - installed on a motherboard - that stores passwords - keys - and digital certificates. Various services - such as BitLocker can store such security data in this chip.
trusted platform module (TPM)
DIP switch
Task Scheduler
PCIe Mini Card
39. A type of motherboard used in older PC systems; also refers to the 1984 IBM PC AT model.
HTTP
Advanced Technology (AT)
personal area network (PAN)
P412V
40. In reference to parallel ports - a mode in which the parallel device connected to the parallel port can receive data but cannot send data. CMOS settings (system settings) may refer to this mode as "Transfer only."
unidirectional mode
prank program
authorization
nickel-cadmium (NiCD)
41. Aka cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor.
extension magnet
chipset
CRT
RAM
42. A software fix for a single problem.
patch
FAT12
aspect ratio
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
43. A type of printer that transfers ink to paper by causing a print head to strike a printer ribbon containing ink against the paper.
DVD+R
impact printer
InterNational Committee on Information Technology Standards (INCITS)
LCD
44. Aka external cache.
Digital Light Processing (DLP)
SSL
auto-switching power supply
Level 3 (L3) cache
45. Another name for a motherboard in a laptop.
ATX power supply
war driving
security policy
processor board
46. In reference to the Windows operating systems - one that can utilize more than 4 GB of address space. Depending on the version - 64-bit Windows can address a maximum of from 8 to 192 GB.
display resolution
64-bit
CD-RW (CD-rewritable)
UDF
47. A user interface that takes advantage of the video system's graphics capabilities for manipulated graphic elements that represent objects and tasks.
DVD-RAM
LPT2
graphical user interface (GUI)
multimeter
48. In the laser printing process - the step at which the heat-sensitive toner is fused to the paper by heated fusing rollers.
fusing
heat sink compound
Digital Light Processing (DLP)
POTS
49. A Windows wizard that sets options for starting and running a specific old program that will not otherwise run properly in Windows.
Program Compatibility Wizard
read-only memory (ROM)
satellite communications
ExpressCard
50. In a CPU - the speed at which it can potentially execute instructions - measured in millions of cycles per second
soft power
clock speed
DDoS Attack
TWAIN