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Comptia A + Certification
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certifications
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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 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
mini-audio connector
Southbridge
Safe Mode With Networking
CMOS
2. A printer that uses a light beam (laser) in the printing process.
repeater
laser printer
POP
super video graphics array (SVGA)
3. A drive that is mapped to an empty folder on an NTFS volume and is assigned a drive path rather than drive letters.
NLX
NetBIOS
mounted drive
registry key
4. A depressed area on an optical disc that is alternated with raised areas to be interpreted as data.
pit
ACL
Enable Boot Logging
swap file
5. A double-sided - single-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 9.4 GB of data - or over four hours of video.
pinned items list
DVD-10
redundant array of independent disks (RAID)
Integrated Access Device (IAD)
6. A display device that uses liquid crystals to display images.
AMD
cellular WAN
unattended installation
liquid crystal display (LCD)
7. Audio connectors that use a 1/8" single pin plug.
double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM
trusted platform module (TPM)
mini-audio connector
routing information protocol (RIP)
8. A socket for a PGA CPU that has a retention lever as well as contacts to match the number of pins on the CPU. The lever is used to attach the CPU to the socket in a manner that does not require force to insert or to remove the CPU.
Balanced Technology eXtended
case
value entry
zero insertion force (ZIF) socket
9. The displayable number of pixels - expressed as x and y numbers - such as 1024
PGA
ISP
shared video memory
display resolution
10. A type of printer that uses a film coated with colored wax that melts onto paper. These printers are similar to dye-sublimation printers but differ in two major ways: the film contains wax rather than dye - and these printers do not require special p
thermal wax transfer printer
channel service unit (CSU)
flat panel display (FPD)
World Wide Web
11. 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.
DSL
Safe Mode With Command Prompt
electromagnetic pulse (EMP)
NAT
12. A file attribute assigned to a file by the operating system to identify it as a system file.
HTTP
flash memory
special group
system attribute
13. Aka thumb drive.
analog modem
personal area network (PAN)
double-sided (DS) DVD
flash drive
14. Specialized hardware used to create and manage a RAID array.
professionalism
base priority level
primary slave
RAID controller
15. A straight - round connector used to connect fiber-optic cabling to a network device. It has a twist-type coupling.
PAGEFILE.SYS
smart card
straight-tip (ST) connector
DDR3
16. Program code that allows an operating system to control the use of a physical device.
cache controller
authentication factor
device driver
component video
17. Aka power-on self-test.
TRACERT
POST
laptop
thin-film transistor (TFT)
18. The boot loader file in Windows 2000 and Windows XP. During the boot loader phase - NTLDR takes control of the system - switches the CPU to protected mode - starts the file system - and reads the BOOT.INI file.
MicroDIMM
channel service unit (CSU)
Mini PCI
NTLDR
19. Aka floating-point unit.
video adapter
read-only memory (ROM)
math coprocessor
distribution server
20. A VESA standard for graphics adapters with a maximum graphics resolution of 1024
HDMI
POST card
Extended Video Graphics Array (EVGA)
top-level domain (TLD)
21. Aka RAMBUS Inline Memory Module.
graphical user interface (GUI)
RIMM
mount point
PVC
22. Aka Post Office Protocol.
FAT
grounding mat
POP
SODIMM
23. A standard for hard drives that attach to the Parallel AT Attachment (PATA) interface.
Enhanced IDE (EIDE)
unidirectional mode
CNR
loopback plug
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.
alternating current
ZIF
file allocation table (FAT)
nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries
25. The act of electronically upgrading BIOS.
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)
DVD+RW
letterbox
flashing
26. Device that stores digital data on magnetized media - such as floppy disks - the metal platters in hard disk drives - and magnetic tape media used in tape drives.
PROM
Disable Automatic Restart
magnetic mass storage
ACPI
27. Aka enhanced capabilities port (ECP) mode.
RAID 0
Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack (MT-RJ) connector
ECP
answer file
28. The disruption of signal transmission caused by the radiation of electrical and magnetic fields. Electric motors are a common source of EMI.
cluster
IEEE 1284
CRIMM
electromagnetic interference (EMI)
29. A blanket term used for DVD discs regardless of the type of data they contain.
simultaneous multithreading (SMT)
RAID controller
Blu-ray disc
DVD-Data discs
30. In reference to IDE PATA drives - the master drive on the first channel.
floppy disk
primary master
FAT32
SSL
31. A server running the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) service. This server allocates IP addresses to DHCP client computers.
DHCP Server
straight-tip (ST) connector
CD-RW (CD-rewritable)
UPS
32. Video RAM memory that uses a technique for using video RAM to perform Windows-specific functions to speed up the OS.
WRAM
memory
WINS
Start Windows Normally
33. Aka PCIe.
unidirectional mode
optical drive
watts
PCI Express
34. A setting on an LCD display that adjusts the viewable area of the display horizontally.
voltage regulator module (VRM)
horizontal position
Domain Name Service (DNS)
jump drive
35. The primary control device for a computer system. The CPU is simply a chip containing a set of components that manages all the activities. Also called a processor.
WRAM
wide area network (WAN)
SCSI host adapter
central processing unit (CPU)
36. A group of networking standards created by the IEEE 802.3 subcommittee.
field replaceable unit (FRU)
basic input/output system (BIOS)
Last Known Good Configuration
Ethernet
37. A common connector used to connect a power supply to floppy drives.
Last Known Good Configuration
sub-mini audio connector
lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery
miniconnector
38. A communications network made up of personal computing devices - such as computers - telephones - and personal digital assistants.
SLI
permission
personal area network (PAN)
SPGA (staggered pin grid array)
39. In reference to the Windows operating systems - one that can utilize up to 4 GB of address space.
NetBIOS
32-bit
digital video interface (DVI)
molex connector
40. A network in which all of the computers essentially operate as both servers (providing access to shared resources) and clients (accessing those shared resources).
AT
peer-to-peer network
icon
NIC
41. The minimum disk space that a file can use - allocated in the file system.
cluster
single inline memory module (SIMM)
RIP
uniqueness database file (UDF)
42. Aka compact disc.
hidden attribute
internal cache memory
CD
DHCP
43. Synchronous graphics random access memory is a type of RAM used on video adapters.
swap file
SGRAM
NAT
single inline memory module (SIMM)
44. Aka taskbar.
processor board
COMx
Start Bar
SCSI controller
45. A registry key that exists within another key.
Windows Explorer
subkey
Preboot eXecution Environment
broadband WAN
46. A number that identifies a device on a SCSI chain.
TV tuner card
SCSI ID
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
System Restore
47. In Windows - one or more settings found in the Local Security Settings console.
Audit Policy
x86
Microsoft Product Activation (MPA)
P412V
48. Aka wireless access point.
subtree
bit width
WAP
System Configuration Utility
49. Fiber-optic cable that allows only a single light wave to pass down the cable.
single-mode fiber (SMF)
T-carrier system
secondary master
firewall
50. Pertaining to a DVD drive and disc that can store data in two pitted layers on each data side - with each layer having a different reflectivity index.
CMOS settings
dual layer (DL)
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium