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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. In the FAT file system - the top-level directory in which the operating system stores information about files - including a reference to the FAT table so it knows where to find the file's contents on disk. The NTFS file system also has a root - or to
bar code reader
wide area network (WAN)
root directory
track point
2. A popular inkjet printer developed by Canon.
extended partition
repeater
Bubble Jet
SGRAM
3. Aka display.
FPM
monitor
demilitarized zone (DMZ)
thermal wax transfer printer
4. A straight - round connector used to connect fiber-optic cabling to a network device. It has a twist-type coupling.
straight-tip (ST) connector
TCP/IP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
Safe Mode
5. Any type of computer that you can easily transport and that contains an all-in-one component layout.
portable computer
virtual circuit (VC)
dead pixel
registration
6. A storage type in Windows that uses the partition table in the master boot record (MBR) to define disk partitions.
cluster
basic storage
HDD
stuck pixel
7. A protocol that allows two devices to connect - authenticate - and negotiate what protocols they will use (almost always TCP/IP).
registration
Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack (MT-RJ) connector
point-to-point protocol (PPP)
Voice over IP (VoIP)
8. A Windows service designed to allow a user to invite someone to help troubleshoot a problem.
reactivate
continuity RIMM (CRIMM)
Remote Assistance
fraud
9. A single-sided - double-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 8.54 GB of data - or over four hours of video.
active partition
special group
DVD-9
Internet service provider (ISP)
10. 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.
DVD-ROM
remote KVM switch
parallel port
RAID array
11. 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.
root folder
DVD-RW
volts
SGRAM
12. Aka adapter card.
dynamic RAM (DRAM)
expansion card
icon
Fast Ethernet
13. A chip that retains system settings such as the time - keyboard settings - and boot sequence.
eSATA
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)
single-mode fiber (SMF)
active communication
14. Circuitry in a PC on an adapter card - or directly on the motherboard - that controls the output from the PC to the display device.
HDMI
video adapter
Speaker On/Off key
traces
15. In a laser printer - the lamp that heats the fusing rollers.
fusing lamp
SD Card
DDR2
Distributed File System (DFS)
16. 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.
notification area
daughter card
ECP
WPA
17. Aka Fast Ethernet.
100Base-T
DNS Server
mirroring
uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
18. A command-line tool installed with the TCP/IP protocol suite that is used for testing communications between two hosts.
PING
eSATA
microprogram
UDF
19. Aka virtual file allocation table.
active communication
AGP
discretion
VFAT
20. A shared folder on a distribution server containing the source files for a remote installation.
SSL
distribution share
terminal
10Base-T
21. Aka microcode.
distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack
microprogram
IEEE 1284
lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery
22. Aka channel service unit.
Quick Launch bar
slot cover
APIPA
CSU
23. A device that uses a measurement of a body part - such as a fingerprint or retina scan.
unattended installation
hot spot
biometric device
striping with interleave parity
24. A network device that is used to extend the range of a network by taking the signals received on a port from one network and regenerating (repeating) those signals to another port to transmit them on a second network.
RFI
fraud
control unit
repeater
25. A fraudulent method of obtaining personal and financial information through the use of pop-ups or e-mail messages that purport to be from a legitimate organization - such as a bank - credit card company - or retailer.
OCR
x86
phishing
shadow mask
26. A utility in Windows XP and Windows 2000 for gathering and viewing performance data involving memory - disks - processors - networks - and other objectives.
Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi)
solid-state storage
System Monitor
ACL
27. Aka digital video interface.
DVI
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
Speaker On/Off key
primary corona wire
28. The cellular network standards used by AT&T and T-Mobile.
grounding mat
NetBIOS
Global System for Mobile communications (GSM)
passive matrix display
29. A type of DSL service in which the download speed is higher than the upload speed.
mini-notebook
802.11a
Emergency Repair Process
asymmetrical digital subscriber line (ADSL)
30. A subpackaging of a Windows revision that contains the core OS plus a special set of features that is offered as a separate product targeted to a certain type of end user.
Parallel AT Attachment (PATA)
letterbox
edition
IEC-320 connector
31. 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.
impact printer
DDR3
point-to-point protocol (PPP)
antistatic wrist strap
32. A cooling fan mounted directly on the case - as opposed to a power supply fan - which is inside the power supply.
case fan
BNC
direct thermal printer
VFAT
33. A generic term for a collection of information on known malware (not just viruses).
multifunction printers (MFDs)
virus encyclopedia
virtual memory
full-duplex
34. Aka external cache.
Level 3 (L3) cache
mirrored set
DDR1
P412V
35. A special terminating stick that must be inserted into the open RIMM sockets.
continuity RIMM (CRIMM)
RJ-45
MMC
thermal paste
36. The first physical sector on a hard disk - which contains the initial boot program that the BIOS loads into memory during bootup. It also contains the partition table.
removable storage
master boot record (MBR)
workgroup
secure attention sequence (SAS)
37. A computer that is not connected to a network of any kind.
stand-alone computer
active communication
access control
parity
38. Aka New Low-profile eXtended.
NLX
SAS
Safe Mode With Networking
DVD+RW
39. A disk that uses basic storage - which means that it uses the partition table in the master boot record (MBR) to define disk partitions.
dynamic disk
basic disk
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
flash BIOS
40. Aka RAID 5.
war driving
striping with interleave parity
clock speed
inactive KVM switch
41. Light emitting diode - a tiny bulb light found on many devices - often used to indicate operational status.
heat sink
LED
external cache
Windows Easy Transfer (WET)
42. One or more chips designed to work closely with the CPU. Two parts of this chipset are the Northbridge and the Southbridge.
ISDN
Lucent connector (LC)
chipset
thread of execution
43. Aka refresh rate.
RAID 1
32-bit
vertical refresh rate
DPMS
44. The smallest laptop type - weighing less than 3 pounds. Aka also netbook and mini-notebook.
strong password
Display Mode Key
Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM)
mini-notebook
45. Aka denial of service (DoS) attack.
Color Quality
WPA
DoS Attack
bus
46. A program that blocks browser pop-ups.
pop-up blocker
display
archive attribute
TLD
47. A motherboard form factor introduced in 2003 by Intel as the successor to ATX.
degaussing
8-bit high color
Balanced Technology eXtended
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
48. A file used with a scripted unattended installation along with an answer file. The UDF file provides settings that are unique for each computer.
coaxial cable
EMP
parallel port
uniqueness database file (UDF)
49. A chip that works with a serial port - converting outgoing data from parallel to serial and incoming data from serial to parallel.
Infrared Data Association (IrDA)
multifunction printers (MFDs)
process
universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART)
50. A CPU technology that allows two threads to execute at the same time within a single execution core. This technology is considered to be partially parallel execution. Intel introduced it in the Pentium 4 Xeon CPU. Also known as simultaneous multithre
mirrored set
Lucent connector (LC)
hyper threading
letterbox