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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 network that covers a metropolitan area - usually using high-speed fiber-optic cable (operating in the gigabits-per-second range).
metropolitan area network (MAN)
dual layer (DL)
RJ-45
LPT2
2. Also called striping with distributed parity or striping with interleave parity - this RAID method involves a set of disks in which every time data is written to disk - a portion is written to each disk in turn - creating a "stripe" of data across th
AC adapter
BIOS settings
WINS Server
RAID 5
3. A service on a laptop that configures a card after socket services has recognized it.
card services
slave drive
peer-to-peer network
flashing
4. The traditional transmission system for television video signals - which combines the color and brightness information with the synchronization data into one signal. The TV circuitry then separates the two signals from the composite signal.
hot spot
smart card reader
composite video
transferring
5. Aka zero insertion force (ZIF) socket.
ZIF
DVD-18
routing information protocol (RIP)
Windows Update Website
6. A portable computer small enough to fit in your hand - also referred to as a "palmtop" computer. Because it is so small - a PDA does not have the functionality of a laptop or desktop computer. In other words - a typical PDA allows you to perform only
CMOS settings
auto-switching power supply
CrossFire
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
7. A magnetic mass storage device primarily used for backing up data from computers.
thin-film transistor (TFT)
video adapter card
User Account Control (UAC)
tape drive
8. Aka Gigabit Ethernet.
NetBEUI
read/write head
Intel x86 Specification
1000Base-T
9. A type of switched network used by phone companies.
flash BIOS
track point
dual-core CPU
frame relay
10. One of the main protocols of the TCP/IP protocol suite - IP manages logical addressing of network packets so routing protocols can route the packets over the network.
refresh rate
Internet Protocol (IP)
POTS
firewall
11. A setting on an LCD display that adjusts the viewable area of the display horizontally.
horizontal position
NiMH
SLI
laptop
12. A type of solid-state storage that is portable - about the size of a flattened thumb - and usually has a USB interface. Also called a flash drive or jump drive.
PGA
SVGA
thumb drive
flash drive
13. A video signaling method in which analog video information is transmitted as two or more discrete signals. Two general types of component video are RGB Video and S-Video.
ALU
case
Performance Monitor
component video
14. Aka process priority level.
extended partition
base priority level
DMA controller
UDF
15. An adapter card used to run a special diagnostic test on a computer as it is powering up. These tests usually go beyond those performed by the system BIOS-based POST.
bluesnarfing
POST card
attended installation
transport layer security (TLS)
16. A connector used to attach coaxial cables to computers and network equipment. Origin of the term may be "Bayonet-Neill-Concelman" or "British Naval Connector."
thermal compound
BNC
jump drive
industry standard architecture (ISA)
17. The PCMCIA standard that succeeds the PC Card.
USB
nickel-cadmium (NiCD)
NETSTAT
CardBus
18. A metal strip used to cover an empty slot in order to preserve the correct air flow and keep dust out.
DVI-I
slot cover
DIN connector
ICMP
19. The generic term for a pointing stick.
BNC
track point
CRT
parity
20. Aka digitizing tablet.
format
Balanced Technology eXtended
digitizer
case fan
21. An encryption technology introduced in Windows Vista Enterprise and Ultimate editions - Windows Server 2008 - and also in Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise editions. It encrypts the entire boot volume.
BitLocker drive encryption
Infrared Data Association (IrDA)
NiMH
drive lock password
22. A chip that retains system settings such as the time - keyboard settings - and boot sequence.
archive attribute
Preboot eXecution Environment
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)
HTML
23. A device that converts DC current to AC. An inverter is required in a laptop to provide the AC current required by the display.
NLX
inverter
microcode
FAT file system
24. A power supply standard that has both the 20-pin connector for the motherboard and a 4-pin 12 V connector.
ATV12V
partition type
power management
molex connector
25. The redirection of incoming traffic to the requesting internal hosts that initiated the communication with an external host.
double-sided (DS) DVD
track point
power supply unit (PSU)
port triggering
26. Aka input/output.
I/O
Web browser
auditing
SCSI controller
27. A dark spot on an LCD screen caused when a transistor is permanently off.
High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP)
dead pixel
soft power
POTS
28. A communications network made up of personal computing devices - such as computers - telephones - and personal digital assistants.
System Restore
personal area network (PAN)
ACL
war chalking
29. A diagram showing the purpose of each wire in a connector.
PPP
DVD-RAM
DVD+R
pin-out
30. A special-purpose computer designed for a certain task and installed within a device.
APIPA
embedded systems
basic disk
parts grabber
31. A virtual tunnel created between two endpoints over an untrusted network. The tunnel is created by encapsulating the packets within special packets for the tunnel. Other security methods are also usually applied to a VPN - such as encrypting the data
UDF
Level 1 (L1) cache
embedded systems
virtual private network (VPN)
32. A type of solid-state storage that is commonly used in a variety of devices - such as digital cameras.
identity theft
dial-up
CompactFlash
color depth
33. An area on the top left of the Windows XP Start menu containing shortcuts to Windows Update and programs for browsing the Internet and using e-mail.
FAT file system
microprogram
pinned items list
horizontal position
34. A power supply that converts between alternating current and direct current.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
switching mode power supply
System Restore
auditing
35. Aka distributed denial of service attack.
workgroup
phishing
multifunction printers (MFDs)
DDoS Attack
36. A password that meets certain criteria in order to be difficult to crack. One definition of a strong password is one that contains at least eight characters - includes a combination of letters - numbers - and other symbols ( _ - - - $ - and so on) an
x86
strong password
local remote KVM switch
hidden attribute
37. Aka interrupt request line.
IRQ
double-sided (DS) DVD
electromagnetic interference (EMI)
subtree
38. 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
Level 2 (L2) cache
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
code signing
passive matrix display
39. A portion of a program that can run separately from and concurrently with other portions of the program. Also called thread of execution.
thread
DDR3
DVI-D
NETSTAT
40. Fiber-optic cable that allows only a single light wave to pass down the cable.
update
peripheral component interconnect (PCI)
single-mode fiber (SMF)
analog LCD display
41. In Windows - a security account that contains one or more local user accounts - and when a computer is a member of a Windows domain - may also contain domain user or group accounts.
local group account
bidirectional mode
analog modem
DC
42. Also called 1000Base-T - this networking standard supports speeds up to 1 Gbps.
social engineering
Return To OS Choices menu
remote KVM switch
Gigabit Ethernet
43. An LCD technology based on thin-film transistor (TFT) technology. An active matrix display has a transistor at every pixel - which enables much quicker display changes than passive matrix displays and produces a display quality comparable to a CRT.
network address translation (NAT)
docking station
hub
active matrix display
44. A rectangular connector with a locking clip on one side and a number designation that refers to the size rather than the number of wires.
ICMP
RAID 0
registered jack (RJ)
archive attribute
45. A more advanced and more expensive alternative to a port replicator. In addition to the ports normally found on a port replicator - a docking station may include full-size expansion slots and drives.
memory address
HD-DVD
DXDIAG
docking station
46. Aka continuity RIMM.
DVI
CRIMM
direct current (DC)
active communication
47. Aka lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery.
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
Li-ion
active partition
traces
48. Aka file allocation table.
memory address
FAT table
asymmetrical digital subscriber line (ADSL)
analog modem
49. A WAN connection that uses an analog modem rather than a network card and uses standard phone cables rather than network cables.
coaxial cable
fixed input power supply
dial-up
multiplexing
50. A Windows display setting that allows you to adjust the number of colors - or color depth - used by the display.
processor board
DDR
Color Quality
subscriber connector (SC)