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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. Threats that are not truly malicious code - but can have indirect negative effects - such as decreasing performance or using up bandwidth. Grayware includes spyware - adware - spam - and spim.
Compact Disc File System (CDFS)
grayware
local group account
FAT table
2. A type of thermal printer in which a heated print head burns dots into the surface of heat-sensitive paper.
ECP
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
direct thermal printer
POST
3. The use of words - often technical and uncommon - that both parties understand in the same way.
System Information (MSINFO32.EXE)
jargon
flashing
Level 2 (L2) cache
4. A utility in Windows XP and Windows 2000 for gathering and viewing performance data involving memory - disks - processors - networks - and other objectives.
Ultra DMA (UDMA)
striping with distributed parity
System Monitor
IP router
5. A type of power supply that converts AC power to voltages needed for a device. AC adapters are generally used for portable PC systems and other devices.
DC Controller
WPA2
AC adapter
ISDN
6. In Windows - an Advanced Options menu choice that will start Windows without the Windows GUI (EXPLORER.EXE) and with only a simple Command Prompt window from which you can launch Windows administrative utilities.
multifunction device (MFD)
register
Safe Mode With Command Prompt
laser beam
7. A data encryption technology used for securing data transmitted over the Internet. TLS succeeded SSL.
strong password
switching mode power supply
odd parity
transport layer security (TLS)
8. A program used to discover a password.
DVI-A
hacker
pin grid array (PGA)
password cracker
9. Slang for motherboard.
mobo
graphics tablet
DVI-I
IEEE 1394a
10. On a cable network - the device used at the customer site for the analog/digital conversion.
Encrypting File System (EFS)
accelerated graphics port (AGP)
Start Bar
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA)
11. Aka pin grid array.
PGA
DHCP Server
Microsoft Product Activation (MPA)
drive image
12. 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.
power management
TWAIN
contrast ratio
memory
13. 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
hyper threading
local group account
keystroke logger
striping with interleave parity
14. A network name used to identify a wireless network. Consisting of up to 32 characters - the SSID travels with the messages on the wireless network. All of the wireless devices on a WLAN must use the same SSID in order to communicate.
file signature verification
DVD+R
Parallel AT Attachment (PATA)
Service Set ID (SSID)
15. Aka double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM.
CD-ROM drive
boot record
DDR1
file allocation table (FAT)
16. Microsoft's product activation program.
frame relay
liquid cooling system
watts
Microsoft Product Activation (MPA)
17. The protocol used to allow client computers to pick up e-mail from mail servers. The current version is POP3.
HDMI
Post Office Protocol (POP)
math coprocessor
solid-state storage
18. A drive that can write once to a special CD-R disc.
CD-R (CD-Record)
T1
datagram
archive attribute
19. A file used with a scripted unattended installation along with an answer file. The UDF file provides settings that are unique for each computer.
uniqueness database file (UDF)
MAC
switching mode power supply
Performance Monitor
20. A single-sided - single-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 4.7 GB of data - or over two hours of video.
digital linear tape (DLT)
ATAPI
RAID array
DVD-5
21. A video interface - also called Super Video - that transmits video using two signals
auditing
Advanced Power Management (APM)
uniqueness database file (UDF)
S-Video
22. 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.
spyware
DDR
repeater
file system
23. The traditional wired telephone network.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
NiCD
control unit
plain-old telephone service (POTS)
24. The file system component in the FAT file system in which the OS creates a table that serves as a map of where files reside on disk. Also called the FAT table.
Secure Digital (SD) Card
file allocation table (FAT)
NAT
VC
25. A printer that includes one or more other functions - such as a scanner and fax machine.
Internet Explorer (IE)
multifunction printers (MFDs)
hyper threading
CPU
26. Memory locations within a CPU that is used as a scratch pad for calculations. Modern CPUs have dedicated registers for specific functions and general-purpose registers for multiple purposes.
SORIMM
BitLocker drive encryption
register
traces
27. A program downloaded to a computer without the user's consent. The user unwittingly initiates the download by some simple act - such as browsing to a Website or opening an e-mail message written in HTML. Or a user may initiate a drive-by download by
SPGA (staggered pin grid array)
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA)
MAC
drive-by download
28. Also called mirroring - this RAID array type provides fault tolerance because all the data is written identically to the two drives in the mirrored set.
RAID 1
thread of execution
answer file
KVM switch
29. Aka Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).
satellite communications
VGA
HTML
solid-state storage
30. Aka read-only memory.
wide area network (WAN)
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
permission
ROM
31. This GUI utility will display a system summary of the hardware - operating system - and other software.
case
personal firewall
toner cartridge
System Information (MSINFO32.EXE)
32. A pointing device - often built into a laptop - which is a smooth rectangular panel over which you move your finger to move the pointer on the display.
exception
touchpad
SVGA
workgroup
33. In a CPU - special memory that resides outside the CPU's core and is used to temporarily store instructions and data in order to increase the processing speed. Also called Level 2 (L2) cache and Level 3 (L3) cache - depending on the design of the CPU
latency
multifunction device (MFD)
external cache
System Information (MSINFO32.EXE)
34. A variety of persuasion techniques used for many purposes
hot swapping
DoS Attack
DVD-Video
social engineering
35. Digital versatile disc (DVD) discs that can be rewritten to - and data can also be overwritten. This standard is newer than DVD-RW. This term also refers to the drives that can write to these discs.
Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack (MT-RJ) connector
Li-ion
file allocation table (FAT)
DVD+RW
36. Wide-ultra-extended graphics array
multimode fiber (MMF)
WUXGA
answer file
display resolution
37. The component that provides power for all components on the motherboard and internal to the PC case. Also called a power supply unit (PSU).
answer file
inactive KVM switch
embedded systems
power supply
38. A non-routable network protocol suite for use only in small networks.
NetBEUI
DDR2
POST
spam
39. Aka enhanced parallel port (EPP) mode.
extending extractor
spindle
DVD+R
EPP
40. A protocol for securing data for transmission by encrypting it.
POST card
Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer (HTTPS)
LPT1
DB-25
41. Aka Balanced Technology eXtended.
DVD-9
BTX
secure socket layer (SSL)
World Wide Web
42. Introduced in Windows 2000 - a user interface for Windows administration tools that is flexible and configurable.
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
COMx
prank program
sidebar
43. A partition type that can exist on a basic disk and have one or more logical drive letters assigned to it. A Windows operating system cannot boot from an extended partition.
BDD Workbench
extended partition
DPMS
UXGA
44. In fiber-optics - a single light wave passing down a cable.
DSL
material safety data sheet (MSDS)
Windows Explorer
mode
45. A standards organization - of which the T10 SCSI committee maintains the SCSI standard.
ICMP
master boot record (MBR)
InterNational Committee on Information Technology Standards (INCITS)
video adapter card
46. A pointing device built into some laptop keyboards. It appears to be a very tiny joystick-type button that barely protrudes above the level of the keys.
DIMM
war chalking
pointing stick
hibernate
47. A memory error-checking method in which the parity bit is used to ensure that the total number of 1s in the data stream is even.
base priority level
Integrated Service Digital Network (ISDN)
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
even parity
48. 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)
ERD
SCSI host adapter
active matrix display
49. In regard to Windows operating systems - a version of Windows that is designed to work with a certain manufacturer's equipment.
USB
Internet service provider (ISP)
original equipment manufacturer (OEM)
system resources
50. A Windows display setting that allows you to adjust the number of colors - or color depth - used by the display.
System File Checker (SFC)
touchpad
Color Quality
mount point