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Comptia A + Certification
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A group of wires used to identify addresses in main system memory in a computer. The number of wires in an address bus is called the width of the bus and determines the number of unique memory locations that can be addressed using binary math with th
PROM
second-level domain (SLD)
thermal compound
address bus
2. Ultra extended graphics array - a video graphics mode with a maximum resolution of 1600
DMZ
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
UXGA
AMD
3. The area at the beginning of a disk formatted with the FAT file system. This area contains the boot record - FAT table - and root directory.
identity theft
uniqueness database file (UDF)
system area
memory address
4. Aka World Wide Web.
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module (RIMM)
WWW
IP router
traces
5. A subprotocol of TCP/IP used for connectionless communications in which each packet is sent without establishing a connection.
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)
FPU
Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack (MT-RJ) connector
6. A slide switch on the exterior of a PC power supply used to switch between two input voltages.
multi-GPU solution
System Information (MSINFO32.EXE)
IEC-320 connector
Windows Update Website
7. Aka arithmetic logic unit.
drive lock password
stuck pixel
ALU
biometric logon
8. A security service in which authentication credentials are encrypted (user name and password) before transmission over a network.
encrypted authentication
active listening
auto-switching power supply
mini-audio connector
9. A mark on a building created by a war driver to specify where a hotspot exists. People "in the know" look for these marks to identify hotspots for their use.
IMAP
client/server-based network
authentication
war chalking
10. The practice of applying a digital signature to device driver code.
dual-core CPU
TCP/IP
fixed input power supply
driver signing
11. A modulator/demodulator device that allows computers to communicate with one another over existing phone lines.
subscription channel (SC)
Enable VGA Mode
Wireless LAN (WLAN)
analog modem
12. An Advanced Options menu choice that creates a log of the Windows startup in a file named NTBTLOG.TXT and saved in thesystemroot folder (normally C:Windows).
Enable Boot Logging
clock speed
permanent virtual circuit (PVC)
DVD-5
13. Laser discs sold at retail stores that contain music (audio CDs) or software (data CDs).
customer premises equipment (CPE)
local group account
Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM)
notification area
14. A disc drive that uses laser technology to read and/or write to special discs.
optical drive
synchronous dynamic RAM
drive-by download
POST
15. In an operating system GUI - a tiny graphic representing an application - folder - disk - menu item - or other entity.
icon
regional settings
hot swapping
RAID 0
16. A component that you can install into a system onsite - such as memory modules - heat sinks - and CMOS batteries.
System Management Mode (SMM)
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
RAID controller
field replaceable unit (FRU)
17. Aka access control list.
ALU
Rambus Dynamic RAM (RDRAM)
ACL
Y
18. A technology developed in the 1980s for storing data. Variations of this format are in use today.
switch
digital linear tape (DLT)
Domain Name Service (DNS)
Microsoft Product Activation (MPA)
19. 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.
Device Manager
central processing unit (CPU)
CD-ROM drive
component video
20. Aka Scalable Link Interface.
network operating system (NOS)
NiMH
SLI
Audit Policy
21. A single-pin RCA phone jack for transferring digital audio from CD and DVD players to amplifiers and speakers.
DVD
graphical user interface (GUI)
NSLOOKUP
Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF)
22. A printed circuit card that you add to the motherboard to enhance functionality. Also called an expansion card. Video adapters and network interface cards (NICs) are examples of adapter cards.
connector
adapter card
liquid cooling system
FPM
23. Aka dual inline memory module (DIMM).
APM
DIMM
system requirements
flash BIOS
24. A company in the business of providing Internet access to users.
modding
Voice over IP (VoIP)
Internet service provider (ISP)
intranet
25. Aka Post Office Protocol.
digital video interface (DVI)
connector
system bus
POP
26. Aka paging file.
ATM
ACL
swap file
projector
27. A network connection device that routes IP packets between networks.
IP router
DDR RAM
SCSI
dual inline memory module (DIMM)
28. The BIOS configuration settings - also called system settings - accessed via a special BIOS-based menu during system startup.
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
BIOS settings
graphics tablet
touchpad
29. The digital versatile disc (DVD) encoding format used for data storage.
firewall
liquid cooling system
DVD-RAM
PING
30. Aka communication network riser.
PS/2
Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
CNR
EEPROM
31. A specialized type of memory used only with video adapters.
shared video memory
primary master
Digital Light Processing (DLP)
video RAM (VRAM)
32. A fiber-optic connector that resembles an RJ-45 network connector and is less expensive and easier to work with than ST or SC connectors.
Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack (MT-RJ) connector
wide area network (WAN)
server
Speaker Volume Key
33. 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."
pit
DC Controller
PGA2
BNC
34. 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
communication network riser (CNR)
VESA
netbook
strong password
35. Light emitting diode - a tiny bulb light found on many devices - often used to indicate operational status.
Service Set ID (SSID)
LED
full-duplex
FAT12
36. One or more lights (usually LEDs) on a device that indicate the device's operational status through the color of the light - by blinking or remaining steady or both.
DDR RAM
status light indicator
aspect ratio
dial-up
37. Also called 1000Base-T - this networking standard supports speeds up to 1 Gbps.
input/out (I/O)
multimeter
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
Gigabit Ethernet
38. Aka point-to-point protocol.
VoIP
DC Controller
personal firewall
PPP
39. A Windows Advanced Options menu choice used to send debugging information about the Windows startup over a serial cable to another computer running a special program called a debugger.
Debugging Mode
LVD
DDR SDRAM
network client
40. Aka Encrypting File System (EFS).
Basic Service Set (BSS)
rootkit
EFS
ALU
41. A file format for movie DVDs.
ACL
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
universal data format (UDF)
grounding mat
42. 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.
mirrored set
active matrix display
Intel x86 Specification
Foreign
43. One or more chips designed to work closely with the CPU. Two parts of this chipset are the Northbridge and the Southbridge.
hibernate
universal data format (UDF)
chipset
peripheral component interconnect (PCI)
44. The format in which IP addresses are usually shown - with decimal numbers separated by "dots" as in 192.168.100.2.
dotted decimal notation
icon
Bluetooth
memory bank
45. In a Wi-Fi network - the networking mode that allows peer-to-peer communications without the use of a centralized wireless hub - called a wireless access point (WAP).
ad hoc mode
Disable Automatic Restart
FSB
archive attribute
46. 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").
dynamic RAM (DRAM)
video adapter card
grounding mat
ERD
47. In a Microsoft Windows network - an administrative organization with a centralized security accounts database maintained on one or more special servers called domain controllers. This centralized database contains accounts for users - groups - and co
track point
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
domain
pinned items list
48. Aka thread.
thread of execution
PCIe (peripheral component interconnect express)
ECC
authorization
49. In telecommunications - a technique that combines multiple messages or signals onto a single transmission channel.
multiplexing
logical block address (LBA)
hidden attribute
RIMM
50. The process of using an oscillating magnetic field to reduce and randomize the magnetic field that builds up on the shadow mask of a CRT monitor.
Preboot eXecution Environment
socket services
Return To OS Choices menu
degaussing