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Comptia A + Certification
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Instructions:
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. A network connection device that routes IP packets between networks.
IP router
Media Access Control (MAC) address
erasure lamp
hot-swappable drive
2. An obsolete video standard introduced with IBM PS/2 computers in the late 1980s. VGA had a maximum resolution of 720
ATV12V
registered jack (RJ)
video graphics array (VGA)
tact
3. 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.
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module (RIMM)
customer premises equipment (CPE)
multi-monitor
Post Office Protocol (POP)
4. A fraudulent method of obtaining personal and financial information through the use of pop-ups or e-mail messages that purport to be from a legitimate organization - such as a bank - credit card company - or retailer.
asymmetrical digital subscriber line (ADSL)
primary partition
WPA
phishing
5. Introduced in Windows 2000 - a user interface for Windows administration tools that is flexible and configurable.
TV tuner card
intranet
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
6. A way to monitor security-related events.
DVD
WPA
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
security auditing
7. Aka Small Computer System Interface.
SCSI
DC Controller
protocol
KVM over IP
8. A drive on a computer that can play music CDs and read data CDs - but cannot write to CDs.
voltage regulator module (VRM)
system area
LBA
CD-ROM drive
9. A group of features in the system BIOS - the chipset - the operating system - device drivers - and the individual components that enable efficient use of power in a computer.
fusing lamp
Small Outline DIMM (SODIMM)
power management
CardBus
10. Aka Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).
HTTP
DVD+RW
virtual circuit (VC)
Bubble Jet
11. A riser card standard that AMD - 3Com - and others introduced in 2000 to supersede AMR. It uses one PCI slot - provides accelerated audio and modem functions as well as networking - and supports multiple Ethernet NICs.
thread of execution
Advanced Communications Riser (ACR)
DDoS Attack
ATA
12. The traditional wired telephone network.
thermal wax transfer printer
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
plain-old telephone service (POTS)
DDR1
13. A connector that is slightly larger than an RJ-11 connector and contains eight wires. RJ-45 connectors most commonly attach twisted-pair cables to Ethernet network cards.
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
extended partition
RJ-45
flash BIOS
14. A specialized type of memory used only with video adapters.
CMOS settings
tact
video RAM (VRAM)
track point
15. Also called 1000Base-T - this networking standard supports speeds up to 1 Gbps.
time to live (TTL)
power supply
802.11a
Gigabit Ethernet
16. A network service that handles the requests for Internet services - such as Web pages - files on an FTP server - and mail for a proxy client without exposing that client's IP address to the Internet. There is specific proxy server and client software
digital linear tape (DLT)
proxy server
field replaceable unit (FRU)
display resolution
17. A connector commonly used for PC keyboards. It is much smaller than the original DIN connector.
VFAT
mass storage device
mini-DIN-6
taskbar
18. The number of colors used by a display.
local area network (LAN)
color depth
FAT16
PING
19. The primary input device for a PDA - shaped like a pen and used to press small keys on a keypad - tap the screen to select items - or write data on the screen.
Small Outline RIMM (SORIMM)
central processing unit (CPU)
stylus
TCP/IP
20. Aka KVM switch.
multi-monitor
Start menu
DVD-9
local KVM switch
21. Used to represent the luminance signal in S-Video.
worm
thermal wax transfer printer
P1 power connector
Y
22. An early PC hard drive interface.
ICMP
cookies
Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE)
virtual memory
23. The medium for a laser printer - which is normally packaged within a toner cartridge.
ICMP
flash BIOS
drive lock password
toner
24. Aka Windows Internet Naming Service.
gadget
copy
WINS
touch screen
25. Super XGA - a video graphics mode with a maximum resolution of 1280
virtual file allocation table (VFAT)
SXGA
toner cartridge
PROM
26. A special disk used for recovering an OS failure in Windows 2000. It requires that you create the ERD while the system is healthy - and then use it - along with the Windows Setup CD - to repair Windows.
monitor
dual layer (DL)
emergency repair disk (ERD)
firmware
27. Aka front side bus.
universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART)
FSB
multifunction printers (MFDs)
DSL
28. Aka low-voltage differential (LVD).
Type I
memory
SIMM
LVD
29. Digital versatile disc (DVD) discs that can be written to - and data can also be overwritten. This term also refers to the drives that can write to these discs.
DVD-RW
Remote Assistance
ARP
Internet
30. Aka synchronous dynamic RAM.
touch screen
SDRAM
FAT16
DVI
31. A program that causes a modem to dial phone numbers surreptitiously.
dialer
address bus
authentication factor
Speaker Volume Key
32. A TCP/IP protocol developed as a solution to the dwindling number of IP addresses on the Internet and that also serves to hide IP addresses on a private network from the Internet.
pixel
network address translation (NAT)
RF
DVI-D
33. A 25-pin D-shell connector.
DB-25
solid-state drive (SSD)
New Low-profile eXtended (NLX)
FAT12
34. An external serial bus standardized by the IEEE. Apple first developed it as FireWire. Other manufacturers call it i.link or Lynx. It can support up to 63 daisy-chained devices. Since the introduction of the faster update - IEEE 1394b - the original
IEEE 1394
Wireless LAN (WLAN)
Advanced Technology (AT)
v-hold
35. In networks - when data can travel in either direction - but only in one direction at a time.
Microsoft Product Activation (MPA)
half-duplex
gadget
ACT
36. A DVI mode that supports digital video signals and is partially compatible with HDMI. Aka also digital video interface and High-Definition Multimedia Interface.
dialer
Windows Update Website
DVI-D
toner
37. An interface on a PC that originally was unidirectional and operated at a speed of 150 KBps - but now has several operation modes.
Enable Low Resolution Video
parallel port
back door
pointing stick
38. A term used by Microsoft for a peer-to-peer network in which each computer can be either a client or a server or both.
graphical processing unit (GPU)
Level 3 (L3) cache
DVD-ROM
workgroup
39. A computer's temporary working space - usually in DRAM chips.
DVD-Data discs
memory
Windows Update Website
DVD
40. A password that locks your hard drive and is often stored in a TPM chip.
single-sided (SS) DVD
Video Electronics Standards Organization (VESA)
drive lock password
Ethernet
41. An interconnected network. The Internet is the largest example.
ExpressCard
fusing rollers
internetwork
secure attention sequence (SAS)
42. The difference in value between a display's brightest white and darkest black. Modern LCD displays have a contrast ratio of 500:1 or greater.
contrast ratio
64-bit
emergency repair disk (ERD)
land-grid array (LGA)
43. Aka channel service unit.
L1 cache
CSU
industry standard architecture (ISA)
1000Base-T
44. A cell phone with Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) functions built in.
LCD
smart phone
POST card
boot sequence
45. In telecommunications - a technique that combines multiple messages or signals onto a single transmission channel.
multiplexing
professionalism
active partition
vertical position
46. Aka digital linear tape.
x86-64
spindle
DLT
SGRAM
47. Aka digital subscriber line.
riser card
dial-up modem
DSL
personal area network (PAN)
48. A small program - such as those that can be run from the Windows Sidebar.
FAT table
Mini PCI
soft power
gadget
49. A wireless network standard that uses the 2.4 GHz band at a speed of up to 10 Mbps.
electronic KVM switch
interrupt request line (IRQ)
802.11b
composite video
50. A VESA standard for power management in display devices.
display power-management signaling (DPMS)
tape drive
stand-alone computer
unidirectional mode