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Comptia A + Certification
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The default Windows file system that includes many important features - including encryption and permissions.
DDR3 SDRAM
NTFS
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center
firmware
2. Software created to perform malicious acts. Also called malicious software.
basic input/output system (BIOS)
HTML
malware
touchpad
3. Aka direct current.
root folder
service pack
DC
NIC
4. Super XGA - a video graphics mode with a maximum resolution of 1280
ROM
cleaning blade
Display Brightness Key
SXGA
5. A wireless network standard that uses the 2.4 GHz band at a speed of up to 10 Mbps.
system resources
drive path
Remote Assistance
802.11b
6. Aka random access memory.
RAM
metropolitan area network (MAN)
memory bank
heat sink
7. A service on a laptop that configures a card after socket services has recognized it.
card services
HD-DVD
file system
time to live (TTL)
8. The portion of the chipset that controls communications between the CPU and system RAM.
pop-up download
RS-232 port
molex connector
memory controller chip (MCC)
9. A device that records video content to disk.
composite video
Start Bar
digital video recorder (DVR)
response time
10. A technology that makes 802.11n speeds possible - using multiple antennas to send and receive digital data in simultaneous radio streams that increases performance.
EPROM
analog modem
Type I
MIMO (multiple input/multiple output)
11. Encrypted data placed in a file to guard against tampering.
digital signature
Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE)
floppy disk drive
dual layer (DL)
12. An operating system that runs on a network server and provides file sharing and access to other resources - account management - authentication - and authorization services.
capacity
WEP
network operating system (NOS)
DVD-Video
13. One or more chips designed to work closely with the CPU. Two parts of this chipset are the Northbridge and the Southbridge.
Audit Policy
DDoS Attack
SIMM
chipset
14. Program code that allows an operating system to control the use of a physical device.
keystroke logger
pin-out
FAT
device driver
15. 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
IP packet filtering
power supply tester
laptop
ultra-portable
16. In the laser printing process - a wire that passes a small positive charge to paper as it travels through the printer. This positive charge attracts the negatively charged toner particles on the drum to the paper.
keystroke logger
transfer corona wire
LAN
industry standard architecture (ISA)
17. In reference to IDE PATA drives - the slave drive on the second channel.
secondary slave
NiMH
802.11a
DVD
18. A component of a CPU that is responsible for all logical and mathematical operations in the system.
arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
VFAT
hot spot
LPT2
19. Describes the VGA mode color setting that - although it can produce around 16 million different colors - can only display up to 256 different colors at a time.
response time
graphics tablet
DVI-D
8-bit high color
20. The moving of data from one storage device to another.
register
IMAP
data migration
Southbridge
21. 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.
motherboard
local group account
antistatic wrist strap
ACPI
22. An extension of the SATA standard for external SATA devices - with speeds triple that of USB 2.0.
External Serial ATA (eSATA)
HD-DVD
Integrated Service Digital Network (ISDN)
system requirements
23. Introduced in 1993 - the most common expansion bus architecture in PCs in the mid 1990s. It transfers data in parallel over a data bus that is either 32- or 64-bits wide.
802.11a
clock speed
peripheral component interconnect (PCI)
WRAM
24. A grouping of wires built into a PC that - based on certain protocols - transfers data - control signals - and power to printed circuit boards (adapter cards) that are plugged into connectors in the expansion bus. Technicians often use the termsexpan
enhanced parallel port (EPP) mode
expansion bus
modem
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)
25. Aka Encrypting File System (EFS).
EFS
dead pixel
original equipment manufacturer (OEM)
fraud
26. A magnetic storage device that contains a thin internal plastic disk - capable of receiving magnetic charges contained in the thin magnetic coating on the disk.
floppy disk
ASR
striping with distributed parity
External Serial ATA (eSATA)
27. Aka second-level domain.
SLD
WPA
SD Card
HDMI
28. A utility in Windows XP and Windows 2000 for gathering and viewing performance data involving memory - disks - processors - networks - and other objectives.
smart phone
POST card
System Monitor
Start menu
29. Introduced in Windows 2000 - a user interface for Windows administration tools that is flexible and configurable.
Return To OS Choices menu
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
LAN
30. Aka access control entry.
ACE
mainboard
local KVM switch
fusing
31. Aka audio modem riser.
AMR
vertical hold
Advanced Technology (AT)
microprogram
32. In a Microsoft Windows network - an administrative organization with a centralized security accounts database maintained on one or more special servers called domain controllers. This centralized database contains accounts for users - groups - and co
Northbridge
flash memory
domain
proxy server
33. A device that uses a measurement of a body part - such as a fingerprint or retina scan.
DLT
redundant array of independent disks (RAID)
biometric device
musical instrument digital interface (MIDI)
34. Aka Wi-Fi Protected Access 2.
CRIMM
WPA2
Windows Update Website
InterNational Committee on Information Technology Standards (INCITS)
35. A multi-GPU solution developed by ATI.
basic input/output system (BIOS)
Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM)
malware
CrossFire
36. The redirection of incoming traffic to the requesting internal hosts that initiated the communication with an external host.
port triggering
digitizing tablet
shadow mask
extending extractor
37. An optical disc created and read by a mechanism using a laser.
IRQ
secondary master
compact disc (CD)
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
38. The Windows Vista and Windows 7 tool for gathering and viewing performance data involving memory - disks - processors - network - and other objectives.
Microsoft Product Activation (MPA)
Reliability and Performance Monitor
Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF)
SATA
39. A paid television subscription service offered by cable television providers.
electronic KVM switch
top-level domain (TLD)
DDR3
subscription channel (SC)
40. A DVI mode that supports downward compatibility with analog displays.
strong password
DVI-A
System Management Mode (SMM)
SCSI host adapter
41. Synchronous graphics random access memory is a type of RAM used on video adapters.
Foreign
mounted drive
Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi)
SGRAM
42. Aka Small Computer System Interface.
refresh rate
SCSI
laser printer
Type I
43. In the Windows registry - the top five folders - each of which is the top of a hierarchical structure. Also called subtrees.
grayware
root key
biometric logon
auditing
44. Aka adapter card.
peripheral component interconnect (PCI)
expansion card
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
network operating system (NOS)
45. A feature of HDMI that prevents people from illegally copying HD DVDs. Aka also High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI).
DVD-ROM
ultra-portable
High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP)
sub-mini audio connector
46. The minimum disk space that a file can use - allocated in the file system.
cluster
BIOS settings
DDR2
point stick
47. A cooling fan located on a CPU.
CPU fan
graphical processing unit (GPU)
SODIMM
Super Video
48. A circuit card in a PC that controls the output to the display device(s).
boot sequence
Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi)
Lucent connector (LC)
video adapter card
49. Aka customer premises equipment.
attended installation
basic disk
CPE
active listening
50. The amount of data that can travel over a network at a given time.
S/PDIF
dial-up modem
hard disk drive
bandwidth