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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. Video RAM memory that uses a technique for using video RAM to perform Windows-specific functions to speed up the OS.
display
WWW
WRAM
64-bit
2. The use of words - often technical and uncommon - that both parties understand in the same way.
transfer corona wire
device driver
Basic Service Set (BSS)
jargon
3. A command-line utility installed on a Windows computer with the TCP/IP protocol suite; it's used to view the IP configuration of a network connection and to perform certain administrative tasks.
cracker
docking station
refresh rate
IPCONFIG
4. The settings within a registry key.
loopback plug
exception
value entry
tape drive
5. One of the two main protocols of the TCP/IP protocol suite - TCP breaks the data into chunks - called datagrams. Each datagram also contains information - stored in a header - which is used by the TCP protocol on the receiving end to reassemble the c
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
x86
exception
Southbridge
6. DRAM that runs at the speed of the system bus (up to 100-133 MHz).
base priority level
synchronous dynamic RAM
electro-photosensitive drum
lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery
7. The act of electronically upgrading BIOS.
RAID controller
flashing
Blu-ray disc
RIP
8. An area under the pinned items list on the Windows XP Start menu that contains shortcuts to recently run programs.
Small Outline RIMM (SORIMM)
Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
recently used programs list
graphical processing unit (GPU)
9. A KVM switch that uses software and special keyboard commands to switch among controlled computers. Also called anactive KVM switch.
DC Controller
electronic KVM switch
point stick
ad hoc mode
10. A portion of a program that can run separately from and concurrently with other portions of the program. Also called thread of execution.
thread
Integrated Access Device (IAD)
format
bridge
11. The style of partition on a basic disk - which includes primary and extended.
intranet
nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries
partition type
portable computer
12. In networks - when data can travel in either direction - but only in one direction at a time.
format
half-duplex
Small Outline RIMM (SORIMM)
bidirectional mode
13. Aka PCIe.
PCI Express
DLP
MSCONFIG
system requirements
14. In the laser printing process - the step in which the laser beam creates a negative of the image that will eventually appear on the printout. Each place that the laser beam touches loses most of its charge - creating an image - whereas the rest of th
writing
ExpressCard
subscription channel (SC)
User Account Control (UAC)
15. A DVI mode that supports both analog and digital video signals.
DVI-I
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
even parity
Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS)
16. In reference to IDE PATA drives - the slave drive on the first channel.
digital video recorder (DVR)
single-mode fiber (SMF)
system attribute
primary slave
17. In Microsoft Windows - NTFS permissions are used to specify and control which users and groups can access certain files and folders and what each user or group can do with them.
NTFS permissions
802.11b
DVD-ROM drive
slot cover
18. Aka S-Video.
full-duplex
hot spot
boot record
Super Video
19. Aka Universal Serial Bus.
communication network riser (CNR)
ACT
active listening
USB
20. Aka enhanced parallel port (EPP) mode.
SIMM
malware
RAID controller
EPP
21. Aka zero insertion force (ZIF) socket.
PGA
ZIF
VFAT
personal firewall
22. 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.
RIP
Directory Services Restore Mode
central processing unit (CPU)
back door
23. This GUI utility will display a system summary of the hardware - operating system - and other software.
System Information (MSINFO32.EXE)
WINS Server
FAT file system
Web browser
24. A file attribute assigned to a file by the operating system to identify it as a system file.
system attribute
RGB video
Intel x86 Specification
PGA
25. In Microsoft terminology - software that contains one or more software fixes or changes to the operating system.
DC Controller
digital video discs
update
FSB
26. The Microsoft Website from which you can download updates to Windows.
Control Panel
capture card
Windows Update Website
System Information (MSINFO32.EXE)
27. A drive that can be safely installed and removed while a computer is up and running without damaging the data stored on the drive.
fusing
Internet
hot-swappable drive
proxy server
28. A mode for parallel ports that allows access to special features in the PC called DMA channels. This mode is approximately ten times faster than regular bidirectional mode and is designed for printers and scanners.
T-carrier system
enhanced capability port (ECP) mode
8-bit high color
SGRAM
29. A cooling fan located on a CPU.
address bus
remote KVM switch
CPU fan
VGA Mode
30. Managing access to resources. Access control to computers and network resources involves authentication and authorization.
encrypted authentication
access control
Enable VGA Mode
subscription channel (SC)
31. Used to represent the chrominance signal in S-Video.
Southbridge
Intel Corporation
C
plain-old telephone service (POTS)
32. A file attribute that is given to a file to indicate it should not be visible in Windows Explorer unless View settings override the attribute and allow the file to be shown.
System Management Mode (SMM)
hidden attribute
base priority level
socket services
33. In an operating system GUI - a tiny graphic representing an application - folder - disk - menu item - or other entity.
Emergency Repair Process
fusing
icon
Northbridge
34. The BIOS configuration settings - also called system settings - accessed via a special BIOS-based menu during system startup.
BIOS settings
system file
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
multifunction printers (MFDs)
35. An automated software installation that does not require a person be present to respond to prompts for information.
unattended installation
letterbox
traces
surge suppressor
36. The Windows Vista and Windows 7 tool for gathering and viewing performance data involving memory - disks - processors - network - and other objectives.
subkey
Reliability and Performance Monitor
dynamic RAM (DRAM)
hacker
37. The digital versatile disc (DVD) encoding format used for data storage.
DVD-RAM
drive image
Type III
Last Known Good Configuration
38. Aka systray.
USB
SXGA
system tray
exception
39. An LCD display that uses a DB-15 connector - which means that it accepts analog signals that it converts to digital.
analog LCD display
PC Card
ACR
adapter card
40. A set of skills - behaviors - and attitudes to use when listening to another person.
PCI-E
Y
active listening
Internet Explorer (IE)
41. Laser discs sold at retail stores that contain music (audio CDs) or software (data CDs).
worm
mini-DIN-6
Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM)
DVD
42. Aka Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.
10Base-T
SMTP
system resources
DB-25
43. Aka Scalable Link Interface.
SLI
driver signing
Fast Ethernet
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
44. An online power protection device that isolates a computer or other device plugged into it. During normal operation - the devices run directly off the battery through an inverter - rather than switching to the battery only after a loss of power.
secondary slave
uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
power-on self-test (POST)
CMOS
45. In Windows Vista and Windows 7 - an Advanced Options menu choice that starts Windows normally - except that the video mode is changed to the lowest resolution - using the currently installed video driver. This option does not switch to the basic Wind
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA)
striping with interleave parity
Enable Low Resolution Video
CD-ROM
46. An interconnected network. The Internet is the largest example.
power management
continuity RIMM (CRIMM)
internetwork
subscriber connector (SC)
47. Aka Automatic Private IP Address.
64-bit
APIPA
top-level domain (TLD)
pop-up blocker
48. Aka root key.
digital signature
aspect ratio
war chalking
subtree
49. A service that manages Microsoft NetBIOS names for a Windows network. This service is becoming obsolete - as Windows has moved to DNS for naming and name service.
analog modem
CD-ROM
heat sink
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
50. A system by which the computer BIOS and operating system recognizes a device and the operating system automatically installs and configures a device driver.
HD-DVD
auditing
plug and play (PnP)
bridge