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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.
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. Aka thumb drive.
hard disk drive
toner
jump drive
unidirectional mode
2. An adapter used to connect a computer or other device to a network medium.
dotted decimal notation
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Level 1 (L1) cache
network interface card (NIC)
3. Local area networking using radio waves - with the most common based on the IEEE 802.11 group of standards (802.11a - 802.11b - 802.11g - and 802.11n).
World Wide Web
Wireless LAN (WLAN)
System Restore
original equipment manufacturer (OEM)
4. A Web browser created by Microsoft.
Internet Explorer (IE)
NiCD
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)
liquid crystal display (LCD)
5. A special terminating stick that must be inserted into the open RIMM sockets.
discretion
distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack
ISDN
continuity RIMM (CRIMM)
6. A word used to describe memory that cannot work without a steady supply of power.
volatile
I/O
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
digitizer
7. Memory chips that provide much slower access than SRAM chips but that can store several megabytes of data on a single chip (or hundreds of megabytes - or even gigabytes - when they are packaged together on a "stick").
1000Base-T
Advanced Technology eXtended (ATX)
RJ-45
dynamic RAM (DRAM)
8. A type of printer that transfers ink to paper by causing a print head to strike a printer ribbon containing ink against the paper.
impact printer
video graphics array (VGA)
communication network riser (CNR)
SVGA
9. A single dot on a display screen. A contraction of "Picture Element."
Integrated Service Digital Network (ISDN)
pixel
biometric device
firmware
10. The hardware architecture - including the CPU - BIOS - and chipset.
computer platform
master drive
jargon
Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer (HTTPS)
11. Aka thumb drive.
Bubble Jet
DDR
network operating system (NOS)
flash drive
12. A set of rules and practices describing how an organization protects and manages sensitive information. A security policy applies to all employees.
security policy
jargon
Remote Desktop
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
13. The chunks into which the TCP protocol packages data. In addition to the data - each datagram contains information - stored in a header - which is used by the TCP protocol on the receiving end to reassemble the chunks of data into the original messag
MIDI
line printer
datagram
DDR1
14. On a circuit board - a small connector that slides down on a pair of pins jutting up from the board. Multiple pins are often side-by-side - and a jumper joins a pair of them.
file
jumper
T1
Infrared Data Association (IrDA)
15. The oldest of the Wi-Fi encryption standards. It uses 64- or 128-bit encryption that is easily broken. It does not encrypt the actual data in a packet - and it does not perform user authentication on a packet.
PGA
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
secure socket layer (SSL)
P412V
16. The box that houses the main computer system.
pinned items list
intranet
alternating current
case
17. The first physical sector on a hard disk - which contains the initial boot program that the BIOS loads into memory during bootup. It also contains the partition table.
inactive KVM switch
SCSI host adapter
TLD
master boot record (MBR)
18. A printer that includes one or more other functions - such as a scanner and fax machine.
audio modem riser (AMR)
power supply unit (PSU)
ATM
multifunction printers (MFDs)
19. 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.
Lucent connector (LC)
dual layer (DL)
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
computer platform
20. A long-established fiber-optic WAN technology.
VFAT
flash BIOS
AC adapter
SONET
21. An assigned address or range of addresses on a system's address bus that - together with an interrupt request line (IRQ) - allows a device to be recognized by the processor.
I/O address
World Wide Web
Ethernet
datagram
22. Aka refresh rate.
touch screen
flash BIOS
amperes (amps)
vertical refresh rate
23. A file system in which one of the basic structures is a table used for allocating space. This table is called the file allocation table (FAT).
FAT file system
RAID controller
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Intel x86 Specification
24. A file or folder name that breaks the 8.3 file-naming convention used in the FAT file system. This term continues to be used on newer file systems.
long filename (LFN)
Start Windows Normally
hidden attribute
AC
25. In regard to Windows operating systems - a version of Windows that is designed to work with a certain manufacturer's equipment.
smart card
original equipment manufacturer (OEM)
version
low-voltage differential (LVD)
26. A memory error-checking method in which the parity bit is used to ensure that the total number of 1s in the data stream is odd.
odd parity
Static RAM (SRAM)
Balanced Technology eXtended
antistatic mat
27. A type of switched network used by phone companies.
back door
DVD-5
asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
authorization
28. The default Windows file system that includes many important features - including encryption and permissions.
NTFS
distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack
processor bus
InterNational Committee on Information Technology Standards (INCITS)
29. A version of the FAT file system for very small drives
dynamic storage
FAT12
Intel Corporation
fixed input power supply
30. The early standard developed by PCMCIA for credit-card-sized devices used in laptops.
land-grid array (LGA)
color depth
dial-up
PC Card
31. 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.
TTL
TrackPoint
Internet Protocol (IP)
UPS
32. A VESA standard for graphics adapters with a maximum graphics resolution of 1024
Extended Video Graphics Array (EVGA)
active partition
ASR
Wi-Fi
33. Aka Secure Digital (SD) Card.
System Restore
Integrated Access Device (IAD)
SD Card
permanent virtual circuit (PVC)
34. A non-routable network protocol suite for use only in small networks.
NetBEUI
Program Compatibility Wizard
SCSI ID
mini-audio connector
35. A misnomer - referring to the BIOS settings that are stored in a CMOS chip.
copy
biometric
DVD-ROM drive
CMOS settings
36. A raised area on an optical disc that is alternated with depressed areas to be interpreted as data.
land
dual inline memory module (DIMM)
virus encyclopedia
Y
37. A metal strip used to cover an empty slot in order to preserve the correct air flow and keep dust out.
activation
flashing
DVD
slot cover
38. A component of a CPU that is responsible for all logical and mathematical operations in the system.
solid-state storage
ISP
arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
h-hold
39. In the laser printing process - the stage in which the printer's high-voltage power supply (HVPS) conducts electricity to the primary corona wire so it can pass the voltage on to the printer's electro-photosensitive drum.
Directory Services Restore Mode
HDD
charging
authorization
40. An improved version of WPA that does not support older network cards and offers both secure authentication and data encryption. It uses EAP for a variety of authentication methods
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)
RAID 1
Wi-Fi
authentication factor
41. A marriage of SCSI and Serial ATA - this uses a serial interface to a SCSI bus.
memory controller chip (MCC)
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Type III
port replicator
42. The delivery of electricity (as from a wall outlet) in which the flow of electrons reverses periodically and has alternating positive and negative values.
digital subscriber line (DSL)
dial-up
alternating current
access control entry (ACE)
43. DRAM that runs at the speed of the system bus (up to 100-133 MHz).
I/O address
secondary master
synchronous dynamic RAM
communication network riser (CNR)
44. The role of the first EIDE drive on a PATA channel.
cache controller
master drive
Start Windows Normally
DDR2
45. A wireless network standard that uses the 2.4 GHz band at a speed of up to 10 Mbps.
master boot record (MBR)
primary master
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
802.11b
46. A VESA standard for power management in display devices.
display power-management signaling (DPMS)
virtual circuit (VC)
mobo
hot swapping
47. Dual inline package. A very tiny slide that indicates two states. Motherboard and other circuit cards often have one or more groupings of DIP switches for configuring options.
protocol
IEEE 1394
Display Brightness Key
DIP switch
48. Aka distributed denial of service attack.
bar code reader
DDoS Attack
AC adapter
optical drive
49. Aka optical character recognition.
OCR
subkey
flash memory
DDR
50. The classic PC serial port that complies with the Recommended Standard-232 (RS-232) in its circuitry - cabling - and connector design - and transfers data one bit at a time.
virtual memory
High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP)
ANSI
RS-232 port