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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.
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. An operating system recovery tool introduced in Windows Me and improved in later versions of Windows. System Restore creates restore points - which are snapshots of Windows - its configuration - and all installed programs. If your computer has nonfat
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
DDR1
System Restore
ECP
2. A level of service offered by the telephone companies over a T-carrier circuit that provides full-duplex transmissions at 1.544 Mbps - carrying digital voice - data - or video signals.
watts
system file
T1
RAID array
3. A portion of system memory used by a video adapter built into a motherboard.
Return To OS Choices menu
lit pixel
shared video memory
vertical position
4. An interface on a PC that originally was unidirectional and operated at a speed of 150 KBps - but now has several operation modes.
PPP
power supply
parallel port
virus
5. Aka taskbar.
Start Bar
DVD-5
WINS Server
smart phone
6. Not revealing information about someone that would be harmful to or embarrass him or her.
discretion
universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART)
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
802.11a
7. A mat that provides a path to ground for a static charge and is designed for the desktop or floor of a workspace. One placed on the workbench reduces the risk of electrostatic discharge for components placed on it - while one placed on the floor prov
ECP
SCSI
antistatic mat
local area network (LAN)
8. A misnomer - referring to the BIOS settings that are stored in a CMOS chip.
odd parity
motherboard
BDD Workbench
CMOS settings
9. The EXPLORER.EXE program. This program supports the entire Windows GUI. If EXPLORER.EXE is called up from inside the GUI - it opens a window for browsing your local disks and files.
DNS
case
Windows Explorer
NTFS permissions
10. A network in which dedicated computers called servers store data and provide print services or other capabilities to computers running the appropriate client service or services.
spim
spam
client/server-based network
NTFS
11. One of the two prevailing CPU manufacturers.
Intel Corporation
power supply unit (PSU)
thermal paste
personal firewall
12. In Windows - an Advanced Options menu choice that will start Windows without the Windows GUI (EXPLORER.EXE) and with only a simple Command Prompt window from which you can launch Windows administrative utilities.
Safe Mode With Command Prompt
firewall
Audit Policy
process ID
13. A video mode that most often consists of a combination of 640
VGA Mode
socket
digital LCD display
bandwidth
14. A cell phone with Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) functions built in.
ACE
smart phone
land
DVI
15. The high-definition optical disc formatting standard developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association whose members include Sony - 20th Century Fox - Dell - Hewlett-Packard - and many other industry leaders.
Blu-ray disc
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA)
Ultra DMA (UDMA)
mainboard
16. 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.
double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM
recently used programs list
active matrix display
share
17. A small cassette containing an ink reservoir used to provide the medium for certain printers. An ink cartridge will only fit a certain model printer.
ink cartridge
DDR SDRAM
switch
EMP
18. A digital display interface standard developed by the Video Electronics Standards Association that supports both video and audio signals - contains HDCP copy protection - and is unique because it is royalty-free to manufacturers.
boot sequence
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)
low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS)
DisplayPort
19. Audio connectors that use a 1/8" single pin plug.
nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries
digital signature
eSATA
mini-audio connector
20. In a laptop - a compartment that holds a single media device that is switchable with another.
hidden attribute
accessory bay
input/out (I/O)
Microsoft Product Activation (MPA)
21. A dark spot on an LCD screen caused when a transistor is permanently off.
dead pixel
plug and play (PnP)
volts
RGB video
22. A Windows GUI utility that allows an administrator to view the status of devices and install - remove - and update device drivers.
Device Manager
broadband WAN
WINS
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)
23. The IBM branded name for a pointing stick or track point.
LVD
analog LCD display
TrackPoint
digitizer
24. This occurs when someone collects personal information belonging to another person and uses that information to fraudulently make purchases - open new credit accounts - and even obtain new driver's licenses and other forms of identification in the vi
registration
electromagnetic interference (EMI)
charging
identity theft
25. Aka Internet Control Message Protocol.
DVD-R
ICMP
display resolution
secure attention sequence (SAS)
26. 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
digital linear tape (DLT)
back door
MSINFO32.EXE
share
27. A virtual communication circuit that is created and remains available between two endpoints - which are normally some form of data terminal equipment (DTE). Telecommunications companies provide PVC service to companies requiring a dedicated circuit b
adapter card
permanent virtual circuit (PVC)
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA)
Lucent connector (LC)
28. Aka refresh rate.
TV tuner card
redundant array of independent disks (RAID)
vertical refresh rate
server
29. A hard drive interface that transfers data in parallel. EIDE and ATAPI drives attach to the PATA interface.
Parallel AT Attachment (PATA)
Type I
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
Tablet PC
30. The worldwide interconnection of networks that can be accessed with various Internet-based software. The World Wide Web is one of the many services of the Internet.
repeater
Internet
Digital Light Processing (DLP)
Start Bar
31. Aka display.
v-hold
thermal printer
monitor
digital signature
32. 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.
local remote KVM switch
expansion bus
Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi)
NLX
33. Managing access to resources. Access control to computers and network resources involves authentication and authorization.
accessory bay
access control
hub
virus
34. 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.
IEEE 1394a
bluesnarfing
refresh rate
RJ-45
35. A straight - round connector used to connect fiber-optic cabling to a network device. It has a twist-type coupling.
Type II
straight-tip (ST) connector
single inline memory module (SIMM)
RAID 0
36. A technical standards organization.
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Control Panel
simultaneous multithreading (SMT)
touchpad
37. The hardware architecture - including the CPU - BIOS - and chipset.
SVGA
computer platform
boot sector
LAN
38. Aka emergency repair disk.
root folder
NetBIOS
ERD
WPA
39. Both the connectors on the RDRAM memory modules and the motherboard sockets (or slots) that match them.
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module (RIMM)
DVD-Video
internetwork
Directory Services Restore Mode
40. A wide area network (WAN) connection that allows a large amount of data to be transmitted. Broadband WANs includes cellular - ISDN - DSL - cable - T-carrier - satellite - and fiber.
router
Web browser
broadband WAN
answer file
41. Aka logical block address.
liquid cooling system
LBA
driver signing
bluesnarfing
42. The connecting point of a mounted drive to a folder on an NTFS volume.
odd parity
flash BIOS
HTTP
mount point
43. Aka enhanced capabilities port (ECP) mode.
TrackPoint
AMD
stylus
ECP
44. Aka basic input/output system.
DXDIAG
transfer corona wire
clock speed
BIOS
45. A file used by Windows for virtual memory. Also called the swap file. The actual filename in Windows is PAGEFILE.SYS.
paging file
DVD-ROM
CD-ROM drive
aspect ratio
46. Aka power supply.
asymmetrical digital subscriber line (ADSL)
share
High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP)
power supply unit (PSU)
47. A key on a laptop that is pressed along with the FN key to change display modes so the output will be only to the laptop's display - only to an external display - or simultaneously to both displays. The DISPLAY MODE key is normally a function key - s
Display Mode Key
field replaceable unit (FRU)
port
Static RAM (SRAM)
48. A registry key that exists within another key.
subkey
LPT1
single-layer (SL)
ATA Packet Interface (ATAPI)
49. Personal System/2 - as in PS/2-style mice and keyboards and connectors. Also called mini-DIN connectors.
color depth
10Base-T
PS/2
IRQ
50. A communications system - owned and operated by the telephone companies - that multiplexes voice and data signals onto digital transmission line.
T-carrier system
local user account
virtual circuit (VC)
HDD