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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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1. Aka peripheral component interconnect.
process priority level
PCI
active KVM switch
BTX
2. A processor packaging that uses pads on the processor that come in contact with pins in the socket on the motherboard - permitting a higher density than possible with PGA.
multi-GPU solution
chipset
biometric device
land-grid array (LGA)
3. A security feature of many Windows versions that allows it to encrypt files on an NTFS volume.
flash BIOS
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
plain-old telephone service (POTS)
Encrypting File System (EFS)
4. Sony-Philips digital interface format
case fan
magnetic mass storage
S/PDIF
riser card
5. A setting on an LCD display that adjusts the viewable area of the display horizontally.
FDD
horizontal position
Super Video
power supply unit (PSU)
6. A power supply that only accepts one input power voltage.
Li-ion
system board
Level 1 (L1) cache
fixed input power supply
7. A device required at both ends of a T-carrier system connection.
Blu-ray disc
channel service unit (CSU)
musical instrument digital interface (MIDI)
fusing rollers
8. In reference to networks - communications in both directions at the same time.
Lucent connector (LC)
file
data migration
full-duplex
9. A metal strip used to cover an empty slot in order to preserve the correct air flow and keep dust out.
grayware
slot cover
DSL
OCR
10. Aka continuity RIMM.
molex connector
CRIMM
ACR
InterNational Committee on Information Technology Standards (INCITS)
11. A portable computer small enough to fit in your hand - also referred to as a "palmtop" computer. Because it is so small - a PDA does not have the functionality of a laptop or desktop computer. In other words - a typical PDA allows you to perform only
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
discretion
AMD
LED
12. The style of partition on a basic disk - which includes primary and extended.
Microsoft Product Activation (MPA)
partition type
h-hold
Automatic Private IP Address (APIPA)
13. A square snap coupling for fiber-optic cable - about 2.5 mm wide - used for cable-to-cable connections or to connect cables to network devices. It latches with a push-pull action similar to audio and video jacks.
connector
bus
subscriber connector (SC)
ALU
14. A scaled-down laptop in the ultra-portable category - designed for Internet access. Aka also ultra-portable and mini-notebook.
floppy disk drive
TV tuner card
Program Compatibility Wizard
netbook
15. A chip that keeps track of the date and time on a PC. Set the date and time through your operating system or in the BIOS Setup program.
active listening
real-time clock (RTC)
DDR RAM
math coprocessor
16. Aka Wireless Fidelity.
LPT
lit pixel
Wi-Fi
CD-RW (CD-rewritable)
17. An assigned channel over which a device can send a signal to the processor to get its attention.
LPT2
TTL
interrupt request line (IRQ)
InterNational Committee on Information Technology Standards (INCITS)
18. A circuit on a motherboard through which incoming power passes. Several voltage regulators maintain a steady voltage as demand goes up and down - with one or more voltage regulators for the various voltages required (5 volts - 12 volts - 3.3 volts -
volts
unattended installation
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
voltage regulator module (VRM)
19. In networks - when data can travel in either direction - but only in one direction at a time.
registered jack (RJ)
power-on self-test (POST)
half-duplex
External Serial ATA (eSATA)
20. 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.
Northbridge
System Information (MSINFO32.EXE)
Control Panel
zero insertion force (ZIF) socket
21. Aka permanent virtual circuit.
PVC
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
paging file
Safe Mode With Command Prompt
22. The logical structure on disk that allows the operating system to save and retrieve files. Examples of file systems are FAT and NTFS. Both of these file system have different versions - such as FAT12 - FAT16 - FAT32 - and NTFS 4.0 and NTFS 5.0.
master drive
liquid crystal display (LCD)
IEEE 1284
file system
23. A device that records video content to disk.
digital video recorder (DVR)
edition
flashing
EIDE
24. An early international standard for sending voice and data over digital telephone wires. ISDN uses existing telephone circuits or higher-speed conditioned lines to get speeds of either 64 Kbps or 128 Kbps. ISDN lines also have the ability to carry vo
professionalism
subscriber connector (SC)
Integrated Service Digital Network (ISDN)
Speaker On/Off key
25. A tool used to create and manage a distribution share and various installation images.
Windows Update Website
backup media
BDD Workbench
NiMH
26. The use of a biometric for authentication.
ICMP
biometric logon
server
ECP
27. Aka DDR2 SDRAM.
MAC
dual-core CPU
DDR2
half-duplex
28. Aka low-voltage differential (LVD).
universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART)
subkey
Lucent connector (LC)
LVD
29. A portion of system memory used by a video adapter built into a motherboard.
shared video memory
slot cover
SATA
metropolitan area network (MAN)
30. Laser discs sold at retail stores that contain music (audio CDs) or software (data CDs).
Foreign
social engineering
socket
Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM)
31. A disk that uses basic storage - which means that it uses the partition table in the master boot record (MBR) to define disk partitions.
smart card
Encrypting File System (EFS)
Video Electronics Standards Organization (VESA)
basic disk
32. Another name for a motherboard in a laptop.
backup media
XGA
802.11b
processor board
33. A component that you can install into a system onsite - such as memory modules - heat sinks - and CMOS batteries.
power-on self-test (POST)
field replaceable unit (FRU)
capacity
thermal paste
34. A power supply that detects the incoming voltage and switches to accept either 120 or 240 VAC.
cable select
volume
auto-switching power supply
update
35. Fiber-optic cable in which multiple light waves can pass simultaneously. Usually larger in diameter than single-mode fiber; and each wave uses a certain portion of the fiber cable for transmission.
master file table (MFT)
serial ATA (SATA)
cleaning blade
multimode fiber (MMF)
36. A type of solid-state storage that is commonly used in a variety of devices - such as digital cameras.
WAN connection
PS/2
CompactFlash
electro-photosensitive drum
37. Aka read-only memory.
ROM
system resources
point-to-point protocol (PPP)
analog LCD display
38. To renew a product activation - required when the activation program discovers significant changes in a computer or the activated product has been installed on a second computer.
Directory Services Restore Mode
reactivate
distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack
wireless access point (WAP)
39. Aka distributed denial of service attack.
vertical hold
DDoS Attack
Directory Services Restore Mode
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)
40. A video interface - also called Super Video - that transmits video using two signals
thermal wax transfer printer
S-Video
CD
nonvolatile memory
41. An optical semiconductor used in small projectors and in rear-projection televisions.
Last Known Good Configuration
Digital Light Processing (DLP)
DC
ECC
42. A file system used by operating systems for organizing - reading - and writing optical discs.
redundant array of independent disks (RAID)
Compact Disc File System (CDFS)
mirrored set
ACL
43. A WAN connection that uses an analog modem rather than a network card and uses standard phone cables rather than network cables.
floating-point unit (FPU)
DDR2 SDRAM
dial-up
simultaneous multithreading (SMT)
44. The format in which IP addresses are usually shown - with decimal numbers separated by "dots" as in 192.168.100.2.
MSCONFIG
SPGA (staggered pin grid array)
dotted decimal notation
RAID controller
45. A utility for migrating data from many computers - or if you need to perform what Microsoft calls a "wipe-and-load migration" from and to the same computer. Available in Windows XP - Vista - and Windows 7.
Enable Boot Logging
dial-up
shared video memory
User State Migration Tool (USMT)
46. The type of connector used in the ExpressCard interface.
FDD
solid-state storage
beam-on-blade connector
network client
47. Aka floating-point unit.
Bluetooth
ERD
DHCP
math coprocessor
48. A VESA standard for graphics adapters with a maximum graphics resolution of 1024
DB-25
PVC
Extended Video Graphics Array (EVGA)
volume
49. A program file or some special data file that is part of the operating system and is very important to proper operation of the OS.
DVD+R
system file
auditing
SSL
50. A value assigned to a process that controls the order in which the program code is executed in relation to other code.
ACL
icon
process priority level
Voice over IP (VoIP)