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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 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.
biometric logon
plain-old telephone service (POTS)
long filename (LFN)
Enable Boot Logging
2. A service implemented on Windows Servers that hides the complexity of the network from end users in that it makes files that are distributed across multiple servers appear as if they are in one place.
Distributed File System (DFS)
ATX
basic disk
World Wide Web
3. A generic term for a collection of information on known malware (not just viruses).
BNC
I/O address
virus encyclopedia
plain-old telephone service (POTS)
4. A device - usually resembling a power strip - that protects equipment from power surges.
LPT
distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack
surge protector
universal data format (UDF)
5. A connector that contains two to four wires and usually attaches phone cables to modems and to wall-mounted phone jacks.
Tablet PC
User State Migration Tool (USMT)
distribution server
RJ-11
6. 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").
IRQ
PCI-E
Distributed File System (DFS)
dynamic RAM (DRAM)
7. The connecting point of a mounted drive to a folder on an NTFS volume.
virus
mount point
VGA Mode
flash BIOS
8. RAM that doubles the rate of speed at which a standard SDRAM can process data. Also called DDR and DDR1. A stick of DDR1 SDRAM has 184 pins.
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center
double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM
Performance Monitor
Northbridge
9. A Windows command prompt utility that uses the WFP (Windows 2000 and Windows XP) or WRP (Windows Vista and Windows 7) service to scan and verify the versions of all protected system files after you restart your computer.
DDR3
secondary master
System File Checker (SFC)
local KVM switch
10. On a cable network - the device used at the customer site for the analog/digital conversion.
pin-out
power management
CPU fan
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA)
11. Aka digital versatile disc (DVD).
system resources
DVD
shared video memory
server
12. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - an international nonprofit organization that sets standards as part of its charter.
dotted decimal notation
IEEE
dial-up
thermal paste
13. In a laptop - a compartment that holds a single media device that is switchable with another.
accessory bay
IEEE 1394b
root directory
mini-notebook
14. Aka random access memory.
surge protector
AC adapter
RAM
DB-9
15. A type of motherboard used in older PC systems; also refers to the 1984 IBM PC AT model.
local remote KVM switch
Advanced Communications Riser (ACR)
Windows Update
Advanced Technology (AT)
16. A data encryption technology used for securing data transmitted over the Internet. TLS succeeded SSL.
swap file
Windows Update Website
PPTP
transport layer security (TLS)
17. Information organized as a unit into a container. The author (creator) of a file controls how much information the file contains.
channel service unit (CSU)
file
floating-point unit (FPU)
root folder
18. Aka denial of service (DoS) attack.
case
motherboard
DoS Attack
PCIe (peripheral component interconnect express)
19. A connector commonly used for PC keyboards. It is much smaller than the original DIN connector.
mini-DIN-6
TRACERT
thermal compound
real-time clock (RTC)
20. Aka Domain Name Service.
NiMH
drive image
network client
DNS
21. Program code that provides a way for someone to gain access to a computer while bypassing security. Only a person who knows how the back door works can use it - but once in - that individual has the same access as the host program to all the internal
high-voltage power supply (HVPS)
back door
digital video interface (DVI)
hidden attribute
22. A printer that uses a light beam (laser) in the printing process.
laser printer
touchpad
parts grabber
password
23. Software created to perform malicious acts. Also called malicious software.
malware
data migration
security auditing
SORIMM
24. Aka asynchronous transfer mode.
read-only memory (ROM)
ATM
SXGA
SDRAM
25. A straight - round connector used to connect fiber-optic cabling to a network device. It has a twist-type coupling.
PCIe Mini Card
VGA Mode
laptop
straight-tip (ST) connector
26. In power supplies - the amount of wattage the power supply can handle.
metropolitan area network (MAN)
EVGA
high-voltage power supply (HVPS)
capacity
27. Aka synchronous dynamic RAM.
color depth
SDRAM
file system
parallel port
28. A group of schemes designed to provide either better performance or improved data reliability through redundancy.
Internet service provider (ISP)
cleaning blade
redundant array of independent disks (RAID)
DDR SDRAM
29. A common connector used to connect a power supply to internal peripherals.
clock speed
DC
molex connector
DLP
30. The type of battery used in the first portable PCs - which was heavy and inefficient.
driver signing
default gateway
nickel-cadmium (NiCD)
permission
31. A subpackaging of a Windows revision that contains the core OS plus a special set of features that is offered as a separate product targeted to a certain type of end user.
war chalking
system tray
edition
power supply
32. Aka DDR3 SDRAM.
dead pixel
extended partition
patch
DDR3
33. A variety of persuasion techniques used for many purposes
hacker
Enhanced IDE (EIDE)
social engineering
dual inline memory module (DIMM)
34. A tool for migrating user data and settings from one Windows computer to a computer running Windows XP.
direct current (DC)
Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
Small Outline DIMM (SODIMM)
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
35. In Windows XP - this replaces the Emergency Repair process of Windows NT and Windows 2000. ASR is available from the Windows Backup program (NTBACKUP.EXE).
fiber-optic cable
Speaker Volume Key
dual-core CPU
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
36. Aka American National Standards Institute.
ATX
master drive
ANSI
firewall
37. A version of the FAT file system used by hard drives and some flash drives (thumb drives - etc.) - using a 32-bit file allocation table.
local area network (LAN)
hyper threading
DVD-9
FAT32
38. Aka arithmetic logic unit.
chipset
PCIe Mini Card
Telnet
ALU
39. A device that takes video output and projects it onto a screen for viewing by a larger audience.
registry
projector
MicroDIMM
flash drive
40. Storage media that is removable - meaning the drive stays in place - while the media (disk - disc - or tape) is removed and replaced with another disk - disc - or tape.
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA)
MSINFO32.EXE
removable storage
Tablet PC
41. In a laser printer - a wire that stretches across the printer's drum - not touching it - but positioned very close to the drum's surface so it can pass high voltage to the drum.
cleaning
primary corona wire
WAP
IEC-320 connector
42. In router configuration - a term that is used to describe traffic that is allowed - as in allowing traffic using a certain port number through the router.
exception
RAM
biometric
Windows Explorer
43. Aka Internet service provider.
ISP
direct memory access (DMA) channel
biometric
ISDN
44. A pen-sized tool that has a plunger at one end. When pressed - the plunger causes small - hooked prongs to extend from the other end of the tool for retrieving dropped objects from inside a computer.
ATM
MSCONFIG
DDR2 SDRAM
parts grabber
45. In the laser printing process - a blade that removes residual toner from the drum.
HD-DVD
User State Migration Tool (USMT)
paging file
cleaning blade
46. A technology developed in the 1980s for storing data. Variations of this format are in use today.
h-hold
digital linear tape (DLT)
internetwork
read/write head
47. A wireless network standard that uses the 5 GHz band.
taskbar
PPP
Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi)
802.11a
48. Aka zero insertion force (ZIF) socket.
track point
L1 cache
DIN connector
ZIF
49. A Windows Advanced Options menu choice that restores a group of registry keys containing system settings such as services and drivers. These are the last settings that worked - and you have only a narrow window of opportunity to use Last Known Good
Last Known Good Configuration
Start menu
POST
local KVM switch
50. An area under the pinned items list on the Windows XP Start menu that contains shortcuts to recently run programs.
taskbar
recently used programs list
MIMO (multiple input/multiple output)
half-duplex