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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 database of all configuration settings in Windows.
memory address
Wireless LAN (WLAN)
war driving
registry
2. Aka Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP).
front side bus (FSB)
IMAP
vertical hold
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
3. An arrangement of pins on a processor in which the pins are offset in a way that allows for a higher pin density than PGA.
lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery
SPGA (staggered pin grid array)
projector
Li-ion
4. Aka RAID 5.
Secure Digital (SD) Card
Trojan horse
Microsoft Product Activation (MPA)
striping with distributed parity
5. Encrypted data placed in a file to guard against tampering.
case fan
lit pixel
digital signature
asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
6. A group of features in the system BIOS - the chipset - the operating system - device drivers - and the individual components that enable efficient use of power in a computer.
power management
internetwork
LVDS
biometric device
7. A table on each file and folder in the NTFS file system that contains one or more access control entries.
flash BIOS
spim
access control list (ACL)
TrackPoint
8. A method for allocating disk space on hard disks in which configuration information for each dynamic disk is located on the disk space beyond the first physical sector. This configuration information is stored outside of any volume on the hard disk.
memory address
point stick
virtual private network (VPN)
dynamic storage
9. A computer display that uses liquid crystal or plasma technology and does not require the bulk of a large picture tube. The screen enclosure can be as thin as one to two inches.
P1 power connector
64-bit
flat panel display (FPD)
root folder
10. Aka emergency repair disk.
tact
AMR
DIN connector
ERD
11. Aka Automatic Private IP Address.
direct memory access (DMA) channel
land-grid array (LGA)
APIPA
peripheral component interconnect (PCI)
12. Aka systray.
Parallel AT Attachment (PATA)
discretion
fast page mode (FPM)
notification area
13. A magnetic storage device that stores data on metal platters that have a coating that holds data in the form of changes to small magnetic particles in the coating. Also called HDD.
hard disk drive
uniqueness database file (UDF)
SVGA
repeater
14. A chip that retains system settings such as the time - keyboard settings - and boot sequence.
New Low-profile eXtended (NLX)
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)
striping with distributed parity
SCSI controller
15. Aka lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery.
unidirectional mode
smart card
Li-ion
channel service unit (CSU)
16. Memory chips that use a special Rambus channel that has a data transfer rate of 800 MHz. A double channel width results in a 1.6 GHz data transfer. RDRAM sticks use special RIMM slots.
flashing
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
power management
Rambus Dynamic RAM (RDRAM)
17. A depressed area on an optical disc that is alternated with raised areas to be interpreted as data.
format
DDR SDRAM
pit
DHCP Server
18. Aka root key.
phishing
subtree
dotted decimal notation
audio modem riser (AMR)
19. An optional toolbar you can add to the taskbar just to the right of the Start button. Shortcuts on this bar launch with a single-click.
back door
extended partition
Quick Launch bar
datagram
20. A magnetic storage device that contains a thin internal plastic disk - capable of receiving magnetic charges contained in the thin magnetic coating on the disk.
RIMM
floppy disk
S/PDIF
DVD-Data discs
21. A diagram showing the purpose of each wire in a connector.
pin-out
hidden attribute
RJ-11
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
22. A network that covers a relatively small area - such as a building - home - office - or campus. The typical distances are measured in hundreds of meters.
local area network (LAN)
secure socket layer (SSL)
single inline memory module (SIMM)
TRACERT
23. Used to represent the luminance signal in S-Video.
Post Office Protocol (POP)
Telnet
User Account Control (UAC)
Y
24. A finite set of resources controlled by the operating system and critical to the use of all computer components.
system resources
coaxial cable
Safe Mode With Networking
RIMM
25. The former name of the Parallel AT Attachment (PATA) interface standard.
Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA)
lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery
64-bit
component video
26. Aka optical character recognition.
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
OCR
archive attribute
CD
27. A single dot on a display screen. A contraction of "Picture Element."
pixel
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
strong password
DDR SDRAM
28. A Windows folder that contains numerous applets you can use to adjust the configuration of many different aspects of the OS.
Control Panel
CMOS
security policy
flash BIOS
29. On a motherboard - the type and location of components - as well as the size of the board itself.
network operating system (NOS)
dial-up modem
digital subscriber line (DSL)
form factor
30. Aka time to live.
TTL
contrast ratio
system board
system file
31. In the laser printing process - the step in which the laser beam creates a negative of the image that will eventually appear on the printout. Each place that the laser beam touches loses most of its charge - creating an image - whereas the rest of th
logical block address (LBA)
writing
NTLDR
active matrix display
32. 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
even parity
Display Mode Key
super video graphics array (SVGA)
unidirectional mode
33. The BIOS configuration settings - also called system settings - accessed via a special BIOS-based menu during system startup.
port triggering
PCIe (peripheral component interconnect express)
adware
BIOS settings
34. An area under the pinned items list on the Windows XP Start menu that contains shortcuts to recently run programs.
recently used programs list
gadget
volume
AMR
35. A circuit card in a PC that controls the output to the display device(s).
DHCP
floppy disk drive
video adapter card
ECC
36. Aka random access memory.
flash drive
mini-audio connector
RAM
PVC
37. The filename for the System Configuration Utility - which allows you to test various scenarios for Windows startup for troubleshooting purposes.
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
server
mount point
MSCONFIG
38. Cabling that contains a single copper wire surrounded by several layers of insulating plastic and a woven wire sheath that provides protection.
PROM
coaxial cable
mirroring
Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi)
39. Aka thumb drive.
dotted decimal notation
active matrix display
jump drive
PING
40. A type of RIMM memory module used in laptops.
AMD
audio modem riser (AMR)
DVD-RW
Small Outline RIMM (SORIMM)
41. The name used by the Windows operating systems to identify the second parallel port.
system requirements
overclocking
LPT2
charging
42. In the laser printing process - a wire that passes a small positive charge to paper as it travels through the printer. This positive charge attracts the negatively charged toner particles on the drum to the paper.
transfer corona wire
value entry
developing
DoS Attack
43. A type of DIMM memory module used in laptops.
Small Outline DIMM (SODIMM)
single-mode fiber (SMF)
DVD-ROM drive
LED
44. Aka floating-point unit.
read-only memory (ROM)
DVD-18
TV tuner card
math coprocessor
45. Aka synchronous dynamic RAM.
peer-to-peer network
fusing
accelerated graphics port (AGP)
SDRAM
46. A specialized type of memory used only with video adapters.
video RAM (VRAM)
LVD
multifunction device (MFD)
802.11n
47. A CRT video setting - also known as vertical hold - that holds the image vertically on the screen.
v-hold
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
embedded systems
authentication
48. A sleep mode that is available on any computer that supports ACPI power management. It conserves power while saving the desktop in RAM memory in a work state. To resume - you simply press the power button - and the desktop is quickly displayed.
Control Panel
primary master
NetBIOS
Standby
49. Operating system interface settings - such as the language used and the date - time - and currency formats.
cable select
regional settings
transport layer security (TLS)
IEEE
50. A program downloaded to a computer without the user's consent. The user unwittingly initiates the download by some simple act - such as browsing to a Website or opening an e-mail message written in HTML. Or a user may initiate a drive-by download by
Basic Service Set (BSS)
sector translation
point-to-point protocol (PPP)
drive-by download