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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.
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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 firewall consisting of software that you can install on any computer - as opposed to the software built into a hardware firewall. Also called personal firewalls because they are designed to be installed on individual desktop computers.
cable tester
EPP
software firewall
MSCONFIG
2. 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.
primary partition
PCIe (peripheral component interconnect express)
power management
removable storage
3. Aka Balanced Technology eXtended.
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
BTX
thread of execution
APM
4. The use by the operating system of a portion of hard disk as memory.
emergency repair disk (ERD)
bandwidth
virtual memory
SONET
5. A remote KVM switch that captures the keyboard - video - and mouse signals - encodes them into IP packets - and sends them over an IP network.
1000Base-T
logical block address (LBA)
processor bus
KVM over IP
6. The format in which IP addresses are usually shown - with decimal numbers separated by "dots" as in 192.168.100.2.
flash memory
dotted decimal notation
CPU fan
v-hold
7. A type of KVM switch that is controlled through a mechanical switch on the box.
Mini PCI
striping with interleave parity
liquid cooling system
inactive KVM switch
8. 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. Safe Mode also displays
Safe Mode
ATV12V
active KVM switch
Lucent connector (LC)
9. The read-only DVD discs sold at retail stores - containing video or software and having a maximum capacity of 15.9 GB of data. This term also applies to the drives that can only read DVDs.
parity
DVD-ROM
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module (RIMM)
C
10. The amount of data that can travel over a network at a given time.
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
DMA controller
color depth
bandwidth
11. Aka Enhanced IDE.
AT
security policy
FAT32
EIDE
12. Personal System/2 - as in PS/2-style mice and keyboards and connectors. Also called mini-DIN connectors.
beam-on-blade connector
optical drive
PS/2
asymmetrical digital subscriber line (ADSL)
13. A security account that exists in a local security accounts database.
slot cover
floating-point unit (FPU)
local user account
x86
14. A video mode that most often consists of a combination of 640
VRAM
ATX
active listening
VGA Mode
15. Aka compact disc.
IDE
CD
LPT
passive matrix display
16. Aka FAT file system.
update
DVD-ROM drive
Distributed File System (DFS)
FAT
17. A 9-pin D-shell connector.
subscriber connector (SC)
spyware
RAM
DB-9
18. Aka electromagnetic pulse.
EMP
display resolution
peer-to-peer network
WINS Server
19. A DVI mode that supports downward compatibility with analog displays.
x86-64
register
DVI-A
active partition
20. A reading and writing device in a floppy or hard drive that is mounted on an articulated arm that moves back and forth over the floppy disk or metal platter.
primary partition
read/write head
MMC
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)
21. Aka Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory.
CD-ROM
multifunction printers (MFDs)
planar board
floating-point unit (FPU)
22. Aka enhanced capabilities port (ECP) mode.
ECP
half-duplex
DVD-Data discs
SVGA
23. A TPM is a special microchip - installed on a motherboard - that stores passwords - keys - and digital certificates. Various services - such as BitLocker can store such security data in this chip.
VC
Gigabit Ethernet
trusted platform module (TPM)
swap file
24. Aka motherboard.
serial ATA (SATA)
Southbridge
planar board
transfer corona wire
25. A communications network made up of personal computing devices - such as computers - telephones - and personal digital assistants.
personal area network (PAN)
802.11a
Advanced Communications Riser (ACR)
Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS)
26. A remote KVM switch that uses either Cat 5 or USB cabling. The distance it can be from the computers it controls is a function of the length limits of the cabling; it normally uses a proprietary protocol and special hardware.
vertical position
DSL
local remote KVM switch
modem
27. Video RAM memory that uses a technique for using video RAM to perform Windows-specific functions to speed up the OS.
internal cache memory
pixel
laser printer
WRAM
28. Aka Scalable Link Interface.
SLI
laptop
system resources
file allocation table (FAT)
29. A WAN connection that uses existing copper telephone wire for the communication circuit. To accomplish this - a DSL modem splits the existing phone line into two bands; voice transmission uses the frequencies below 4000 Hz - whereas data transmission
expansion bus
memory bank
digital subscriber line (DSL)
Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer (HTTPS)
30. The bus within a CPU that connects the CPU to external components.
active matrix display
rootkit
firmware
internal bus
31. A partition type that can exist on a basic disk and have one or more logical drive letters assigned to it. A Windows operating system cannot boot from an extended partition.
FAT16
random access memory (RAM)
extended partition
CRIMM
32. An extension of the SATA standard for external SATA devices - with speeds triple that of USB 2.0.
DMA controller
External Serial ATA (eSATA)
contrast ratio
Windows Explorer
33. This attack occurs when a massive number (up to hundreds of thousands) of computers send DoS attacks to a server - making it unavailable.
EMP
TrackPoint
Service Set ID (SSID)
distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack
34. A socket for a PGA CPU that has a retention lever as well as contacts to match the number of pins on the CPU. The lever is used to attach the CPU to the socket in a manner that does not require force to insert or to remove the CPU.
multiplexing
zero insertion force (ZIF) socket
volatile
DVI-D
35. Aka error-correcting code.
Infrared (IR)
fraud
VRAM
ECC
36. Describes the VGA mode color setting that - although it can produce around 16 million different colors - can only display up to 256 different colors at a time.
DMZ
DHCP
accessory bay
8-bit high color
37. In regard to Windows operating systems - a version of Windows that is designed to work with a certain manufacturer's equipment.
original equipment manufacturer (OEM)
beam-on-blade connector
flash drive
dial-up
38. A standard for hard drives that attach to the Parallel AT Attachment (PATA) interface.
twisted-pair cable
pixel
Northbridge
Enhanced IDE (EIDE)
39. The practice of forcing a CPU or other computer component to run at a higher clock rate than the manufacturer intended.
permission
ROM
overclocking
pin grid array (PGA)
40. Aka security auditing.
auditing
master drive
Return To OS Choices menu
system board
41. A parallel port mode that has the same performance as ECP but is used with parallel devices other than printers and scanners.
Encrypting File System (EFS)
enhanced parallel port (EPP) mode
serial ATA (SATA)
MBR
42. In a CPU - the speed at which it can potentially execute instructions - measured in millions of cycles per second
thread
External Serial ATA (eSATA)
PS/2
clock speed
43. A firewall service that inspects (or filters) each packet that enters or leaves the network - applying a set of security rules defined by a network administrator - and not allowing packets that fail inspection to pass between networks.
surge protector
DPMS
IP packet filtering
S/PDIF
44. Aka American National Standards Institute.
System Management Mode (SMM)
CNR
display power-management signaling (DPMS)
ANSI
45. A now-obsolete type of rechargeable battery used in laptops and other portable devices - replaced by lithium-ion batteries.
nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries
twisted-pair cable
PCI-E
alternating current
46. Aka access control entry.
magnetic mass storage
TRACERT
ACE
USB
47. A metal plate behind the front of a CRT monitor that focuses the electron beams from the gun.
data migration
fiber-optic cable
shadow mask
transport layer security (TLS)
48. 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 even.
even parity
video adapter card
spyware
impact printer
49. Aka Wireless Fidelity.
Wi-Fi
WINS Server
second-level domain (SLD)
ARP
50. A network device that is used to extend the range of a network by taking the signals received on a port from one network and regenerating (repeating) those signals to another port to transmit them on a second network.
twisted-pair cable
repeater
Level 1 (L1) cache
SAS