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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 chip that keeps track of the date and time on a PC. Set the date and time through your operating system or in the BIOS Setup program.
drive-by download
System Management Mode (SMM)
ECC
real-time clock (RTC)
2. Small text files a Web browser saves on the local hard drive at the request of a Website. Cookies can contain information that will be used the next time the user connects to the Website.
terminal
cookies
discretion
developing
3. A specialized device for testing a power supply unit that comes with connectors compatible with the output connectors on a standard power supply.
power supply tester
DVD-5
CMOS
thermal wax transfer printer
4. Aka internal cache memory.
Infrared Data Association (IrDA)
Level 1 (L1) cache
case
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA)
5. One of many low-level instructions built into the control unit of a CPU. Also called a microprogram.
file
NAT
reactivate
microcode
6. A power supply and motherboard feature that allows software to turn off a computer rather than only using a physical switch.
ATM
Enable VGA Mode
IPCONFIG
soft power
7. The first physical sector on a floppy disk or the first sector on a hard drive partition. The boot record contains information about the OS. The boot record on a primary active partition is used to start the operating system. Also called the boot sec
boot record
molex connector
SONET
C
8. Used to represent the chrominance signal in S-Video.
CSU
C
Voice over IP (VoIP)
lit pixel
9. The moving of data from one storage device to another.
point-to-point protocol (PPP)
NetBEUI
icon
data migration
10. Software installed on a computer without permission that collects information about a user in order to display targeted advertisements - in the form of either inline banners or pop-ups. Inline banners are advertisements that run within the context of
Advanced Technology eXtended (ATX)
adware
dual inline memory module (DIMM)
Small Outline RIMM (SORIMM)
11. Aka Internet service provider.
High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP)
chipset
PPTP
ISP
12. A type of printer that transfers ink to paper by causing a print head to strike a printer ribbon containing ink against the paper.
attended installation
impact printer
digital video discs
USB
13. A VESA standard for power management in display devices.
domain
LPT1
display power-management signaling (DPMS)
math coprocessor
14. A system resource that certain devices - such as sound cards and hard drives - can use to move data between the device and system RAM without involving the processor.
PS/2
system bus
emergency repair disk (ERD)
direct memory access (DMA) channel
15. Aka double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM.
C
DDR SDRAM
unidirectional mode
CMOS settings
16. The IBM branded name for a pointing stick or track point.
TrackPoint
transferring
Display Brightness Key
LPT2
17. A CPU containing two CPU cores.
dual-core CPU
Infrared Data Association (IrDA)
multi-GPU solution
version
18. 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.
regional settings
basic storage
64-bit
denial of service (DoS) attack
19. A cable medium that transmits light pulses rather than electrical signals - so it is not susceptible to electromagnetic interference (EMI).
display power-management signaling (DPMS)
fiber-optic cable
read/write head
System Restore
20. A heat dissipation device - usually a passive metal object with a flat surface attached to a component - such as a chip.
heat sink
SXGA
optical drive
WWW
21. In the Windows registry - the top five folders - each of which is the top of a hierarchical structure. Also called subtrees.
root key
biometric logon
lit pixel
WPA
22. A variety of persuasion techniques used for many purposes
video RAM (VRAM)
RJ-11
social engineering
System Management Mode (SMM)
23. The second version of the IEEE 1394 standard; it supports speeds up to 3.2 Gbps and distances of up to 100 meters.
DIN connector
IEEE 1394b
basic storage
floppy disk drive
24. A value assigned to a process that controls the order in which the program code is executed in relation to other code.
developing
Internet service provider (ISP)
process priority level
SODIMM
25. Aka electronic KVM switch.
active KVM switch
EFS
Voice over IP (VoIP)
digital video interface (DVI)
26. A CPU component that manages the CPU cache.
patch
cache controller
RGB video
FPU
27. In reference to IDE PATA drives - the master drive on the first channel.
datagram
IEC-320 connector
primary master
audio modem riser (AMR)
28. Aka hacker.
RAID 1
distribution server
cracker
PAGEFILE.SYS
29. 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
PPP
UXGA
LVD
expansion bus
30. A remote KVM switch that captures the keyboard - video - and mouse signals - encodes them into IP packets - and sends them over an IP network.
KVM over IP
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA)
thin-film transistor (TFT)
S/PDIF
31. A Windows program that launches Internet Explorer and connects to the Windows Update Website.
Windows Update
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)
UPS
System File Checker (SFC)
32. A 20- or 24- pin connector that supplies power from a PC's power supply to the motherboard.
ISDN
P1 power connector
SCSI host adapter
dynamic disk
33. Aka electromagnetic pulse.
authentication factor
EMP
local group account
erasure lamp
34. Aka Wired Equivalent Privacy.
DVD+RW
compact disc (CD)
WEP
extending extractor
35. A wireless network standard that uses the 5 GHz band.
antistatic mat
digital signature
archive attribute
802.11a
36. A name used by the Windows operating systems to identify any parallel port.
Type II
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
LPT
system file
37. Using the same cabling as 10BaseT - Fast Ethernet - or 100Base-T - operates at 100 Mbps and uses different network interface cards.
Fast Ethernet
NLX
land
RDRAM
38. Aka Advanced Communications Riser.
system attribute
cable select
PING
ACR
39. A generic reference to a PC's serial communications port - in which the x represents the port number.
LPT1
double-sided (DS) DVD
virus encyclopedia
COMx
40. A type of printer that uses one of several technologies to apply wet ink to paper to create text or graphic printouts. The two most popular inkjet printer models are the InkJet - developed by Hewlett-Packard - and the Bubble Jet - developed by Canon.
inkjet
FAT16
time to live (TTL)
primary corona wire
41. A T-1 multiplexer or a special LAN bridge that connects to the telephone company's channel service unit (CSU) - which encodes data for transmission over a T-carrier circuit.
DMA controller
customer premises equipment (CPE)
thread of execution
dynamic storage
42. In networking - the authorization to access a computer or resource on a computer. Specific permission levels include read - change - modify - etc.
internal bus
authentication
CMOS settings
permission
43. The act of moving through a neighborhood in a vehicle or on foot - using either a laptop equipped with Wi-Fi wireless network capability or a simple Wi-Fi sensor available for a few dollars from many sources. War drivers are searching for open hotspo
active partition
control unit
impact printer
war driving
44. A printer that includes one or more other functions - such as a scanner and fax machine.
hidden attribute
taskbar
multifunction printers (MFDs)
cracker
45. Aka FAT file system.
FAT
ZIF
DHCP
nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries
46. A category of software that runs surreptitiously on a user's computer in order to gather information without the user's permission and then sends that information to the people who requested it.
war driving
data migration
spyware
dot matrix printer
47. Aka motherboard.
Li-ion
clock speed
system board
Remote Desktop
48. Aka systray.
bar code reader
Rambus Dynamic RAM (RDRAM)
active speaking
notification area
49. The redirection of incoming traffic to the requesting internal hosts that initiated the communication with an external host.
process priority level
nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries
power supply unit (PSU)
port triggering
50. A generic term for a collection of information on known malware (not just viruses).
secure socket layer (SSL)
virus encyclopedia
digital linear tape (DLT)
parts grabber