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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. Aka compact disc.
mass storage device
hacker
DVD-ROM
CD
2. Aka Gigabit Ethernet.
1000Base-T
mode
AMD
master drive
3. Aka continuity RIMM.
CRIMM
digitizer
Spam over Instant Messaging (spim)
PAGEFILE.SYS
4. A measurement of the pressure of electrons - the electromotive force. It is calculated by the formula volts = watts / amps.
flat panel display (FPD)
traces
volts
port replicator
5. Aka KVM switch.
local KVM switch
firewall
memory address
ANSI
6. Aka nickel-cadmium.
DVD-5
RS-232 port
vertical hold
NiCD
7. The first type of RAM available. It is very fast - compared to DRAM - but also very expensive.
bridge
Foreign
flat panel display (FPD)
Static RAM (SRAM)
8. On a circuit board - a small connector that slides down on a pair of pins jutting up from the board. Multiple pins are often side-by-side - and a jumper joins a pair of them.
Encrypting File System (EFS)
HTML
jumper
systray
9. Aka floppy disk drive.
FDD
projector
Color Quality
fusing lamp
10. 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.
real-time clock (RTC)
WINS
local user account
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
11. A program that blocks browser pop-ups.
active matrix display
pop-up blocker
power supply
WPA2
12. A standard used in laptops that is based on PCI. The biggest difference is that Mini PCI is much smaller than PCI
Mini PCI
inverter
land
direct memory access (DMA) channel
13. Aka MSCONFIG.
Program Compatibility Wizard
System Configuration Utility
secure socket layer (SSL)
PS/2
14. 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.
device driver
system file
parity
math coprocessor
15. Aka expansion bus.
Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM)
pin grid array (PGA)
continuity RIMM (CRIMM)
system bus
16. A drive that can be safely installed and removed while a computer is up and running without damaging the data stored on the drive.
IEEE 1394
proxy server
hot-swappable drive
Voice over IP (VoIP)
17. In a laptop - a compartment that holds a single media device that is switchable with another.
mirrored set
accessory bay
P412V
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
18. Aka analog modem.
mount point
dial-up modem
NiCD
asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
19. In telecommunications - a technique that combines multiple messages or signals onto a single transmission channel.
multiplexing
EEPROM
luminance
SCSI controller
20. A DVD of any type that can store data on both sides of the disc.
digitizing tablet
Directory Services Restore Mode
double-sided (DS) DVD
ISDN
21. A type of thermal printer in which a heated print head burns dots into the surface of heat-sensitive paper.
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
lit pixel
direct thermal printer
switch
22. Local area networking using radio waves that includes several implementations based on the IEEE 802.11 group of standards.
basic storage
Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi)
DVD-ROM
volts
23. A subprotocol of IP that detects and reports problems that can cause errors.
root directory
trusted platform module (TPM)
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
Enable VGA Mode
24. Aka Enhanced IDE.
WEP
auto-switching power supply
vertical position
EIDE
25. In Windows - a security account that contains one or more local user accounts - and when a computer is a member of a Windows domain - may also contain domain user or group accounts.
FTP
trusted platform module (TPM)
multiplexing
local group account
26. A device - usually resembling a power strip - that protects equipment from power surges.
regional settings
DVD-ROM
exception
surge protector
27. 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.
read/write head
reactivate
SONET
update
28. A service that manages Microsoft NetBIOS names for a Windows network. This service is becoming obsolete - as Windows has moved to DNS for naming and name service.
DNS Server
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
toner cartridge
bidirectional mode
29. 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
troubleshooting
primary partition
writing
security policy
30. One or more chips designed to work closely with the CPU. Two parts of this chipset are the Northbridge and the Southbridge.
dialer
degaussing
touch screen
chipset
31. Aka PCIe.
fixed input power supply
Microsoft Product Activation (MPA)
IEEE 1394a
PCI-E
32. In Microsoft terminology - software that contains one or more software fixes or changes to the operating system.
update
extended partition
hibernate
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
33. Aka Advanced Technology eXtended.
ATX
access control
WEP
dial-up modem
34. The sudden and uncontrolled movement of electricity from an object with a greater charge to one with a lesser charge. Also called static electricity.
LCD
contrast ratio
network client
electrostatic discharge (ESD)
35. A handheld device used to measure electrical resistance - voltage - and/or current.
touchpad
multimeter
version
User State Migration Tool (USMT)
36. A system by which the computer BIOS and operating system recognizes a device and the operating system automatically installs and configures a device driver.
DisplayPort
SLI
plug and play (PnP)
10Base-T
37. The type of electrical current delivered by a battery in which the electrons flow in only one direction.
digital video recorder (DVR)
direct current (DC)
double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM
AGP
38. A variety of persuasion techniques used for many purposes
direct memory access (DMA) channel
social engineering
PCIe Mini Card
FAT16
39. A process that places the logical structure of a file system on a partitioned volume.
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)
flashing
Video Electronics Standards Organization (VESA)
format
40. A CRT video setting - also known at horizontal hold - that holds the image horizontally on the screen.
POST
h-hold
pop-up blocker
PC Card
41. A Windows folder that contains numerous applets you can use to adjust the configuration of many different aspects of the OS.
port replicator
FPM
KVM over IP
Control Panel
42. A password that locks your hard drive and is often stored in a TPM chip.
drive lock password
SD Card
DDR2 SDRAM
System Configuration Utility
43. A network that covers a metropolitan area - usually using high-speed fiber-optic cable (operating in the gigabits-per-second range).
direct memory access (DMA) channel
twisted-pair cable
I/O address
metropolitan area network (MAN)
44. A disk type introduced with Windows 2000 that contains space allocated in volumes without the limits imposed on basic disks. On a dynamic disk - the number of volumes are unlimited - and a volume can extend to include available space on any hard disk
T1
RDRAM
RS-232 port
dynamic disk
45. The third version of the IEEE 1394 standard; it is a departure from the old standards in that it uses Category 5e twisted pair cable with RJ-45 connectors - combining Ethernet and FireWire.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
IEEE 1394a
fusing rollers
IEEE 1394c-2006
46. A set of skills - behaviors - and attitudes to use when listening to another person.
zero insertion force (ZIF) socket
VC
I/O
active listening
47. The BIOS configuration settings - also called system settings - accessed via a special BIOS-based menu during system startup.
access control entry (ACE)
Task Scheduler
BIOS settings
WRAM
48. 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.
System File Checker (SFC)
IEC-320 connector
super video graphics array (SVGA)
dot matrix printer
49. A computer that is not connected to a network of any kind.
stand-alone computer
amperes (amps)
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA)
FTP
50. 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.
PC Card
BDD Workbench
file system
USB