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Comptia A + Certification

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A double-sided - double-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 17.08 GB of data - or over eight hours of video.






2. A power-usage level.






3. A CRT video setting - also known as the vertical refresh rate - that controls the rate per second at which an image appears on the tube.






4. A type of rechargeable battery used in laptops and other portable devices.






5. In reference to IDE PATA drives - the master drive on the first channel.






6. A Windows display setting that allows you to adjust the number of colors - or color depth - used by the display.






7. Audio connectors that use a 1/8" single pin plug.






8. A compartment in a portable computer's case that holds a single media device that can be swapped with another. For instance - you may swap an optical drive - a secondary hard drive - or a floppy drive into and out of a single bay.






9. 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






10. A Windows wizard that sets options for starting and running a specific old program that will not otherwise run properly in Windows.






11. Memory that is accessible in any (random) order. Most of the memory in a PC is RAM.






12. A drive that can be safely installed and removed while a computer is up and running without damaging the data stored on the drive.






13. Aka optical character recognition.






14. A bundle of patches or updates released periodically by a software publisher.






15. The process that authenticates a user and verifies the user account's level of access to a resource.






16. A string of characters that a user enters - along with an identifier - such as a user name - in order to be authenticated.






17. The signal in a television transmission that contains the brightness of the image.






18. The format in which IP addresses are usually shown - with decimal numbers separated by "dots" as in 192.168.100.2.






19. An LCD display that uses a DB-15 connector - which means that it accepts analog signals that it converts to digital.






20. An interface standard for use with DVD players - digital television (DTV) players - set-top cable or satellite service boxes - and other devices. It combines audio and video signals into an uncompressed signal and has a bandwidth of up to 5 GB/second






21. A program that causes a modem to dial phone numbers surreptitiously.






22. A wireless network standard that uses the 2.4 GHz band at a speed of up to 54 Mbps. It is downward-compatible with 802.11b.






23. 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.






24. In Windows - an Advanced Options menu choice that starts Windows without several drivers and components and loads only very basic - non-vendor-specific drivers for mouse - video - keyboard - mass storage - and system services. It also displays in low






25. A wireless standard for using radio waves to communicate between devices. Class 3 Bluetooth devices (the most common) communicate at distances up to one meter.






26. A variation of the PGA CPU packaging that was used with Pentium CPUs.






27. A single-sided - double-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 8.54 GB of data - or over four hours of video.






28. A misnomer - referring to the BIOS settings that are stored in a CMOS chip.






29. A data encryption technology used for securing data transmitted over the Internet. TLS succeeded SSL.






30. A VESA standard for graphics adapters with a maximum graphics resolution of 1024






31. Aka Digital Light Processing.






32. A set of skills - behaviors - and attitudes to use when listening to another person.






33. In reference to a memory module - how much information the processor can access from or write to memory in a single cycle.






34. A 3/32-inch audio connector.






35. A CPU containing two CPU cores.






36. Aka display power-management signaling.






37. A company in the business of providing Internet access to users.






38. A diagram showing the purpose of each wire in a connector.






39. A private internetwork.






40. A set of rules and practices describing how an organization protects and manages sensitive information. A security policy applies to all employees.






41. Aka paging file.






42. Microsoft's product activation program.






43. A hardware device or a program that monitors and records a user's every keystroke - usually without the user's knowledge.






44. A disk that uses basic storage - which means that it uses the partition table in the master boot record (MBR) to define disk partitions.






45. The fine copper lines that are the electronic circuits through which power - data - and control signals travel on a circuit board.






46. Aka serial ATA.






47. A printer that uses a light beam (laser) in the printing process.






48. A standardized document that contains general information - ingredients - and fire and explosion warnings as well as health - disposal - and safe transportation information about a particular product. Any manufacturer that sells a potentially hazardo






49. Aka DDR2 SDRAM.






50. An area of the Windows taskbar used by programs and some hardware devices to display status icons. Also called thenotification area or system tray.