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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.
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. 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.
Internet
primary partition
read-only memory (ROM)
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
2. A device installed at the end of a SCSI chain to absorb signals so they do not bounce back along the cable.
laser printer
terminating resistor
Internet Explorer (IE)
floppy disk drive
3. A version of the FAT file system used by hard drives and some flash drives (thumb drives - etc.) - using a 32-bit file allocation table.
edition
FAT32
CrossFire
AMR
4. A set of standards for imaging devices - such as scanners and cameras - that is used in drivers and other software for these devices.
parts grabber
SXGA
laptop
TWAIN
5. One or more lights (usually LEDs) on a device that indicate the device's operational status through the color of the light - by blinking or remaining steady or both.
thread
DoS Attack
status light indicator
LPT2
6. A version of the FAT file system used by MS-DOS for hard drives - using a 16-bit file allocation table.
Speaker On/Off key
DVD-10
FAT16
Audit Policy
7. 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.
activation
LPT1
local remote KVM switch
server
8. Aka process priority level.
microcode
WAN connection
FAT file system
base priority level
9. A version of the FAT file system for very small drives
SIMM
mode
FAT12
DRAM
10. A strap designed to discharge static electricity from your body. One end attaches to the wrist - whereas the other end attaches to a grounded object.
port triggering
antistatic wrist strap
NIC
electromagnetic pulse (EMP)
11. Aka communication network riser.
PCI Express
SATA
CNR
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
12. 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.
multimode fiber (MMF)
ExpressCard
ink cartridge
thread
13. The style of partition on a basic disk - which includes primary and extended.
partition type
FAT32
FireWire
multimeter
14. Aka RAMBUS Inline Memory Module.
RIMM
direct memory access (DMA) channel
customer premises equipment (CPE)
ANSI
15. The difference in value between a display's brightest white and darkest black. Modern LCD displays have a contrast ratio of 500:1 or greater.
contrast ratio
network address translation (NAT)
Task Scheduler
code signing
16. A special-purpose computer designed for a certain task and installed within a device.
Video Electronics Standards Organization (VESA)
embedded systems
Gigabit Ethernet
ANSI
17. A type of DIMM memory module used in laptops.
Start menu
Small Outline DIMM (SODIMM)
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
DB-9
18. Aka display power-management signaling.
DPMS
CPU fan
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module (RIMM)
expansion bus
19. An LCD display that uses a DB-15 connector - which means that it accepts analog signals that it converts to digital.
status light indicator
analog LCD display
x86-64
Voice over IP (VoIP)
20. A connector that contains two to four wires and usually attaches phone cables to modems and to wall-mounted phone jacks.
ATM
access control
RJ-11
workgroup
21. The protocol used by DHCP servers and clients. A DHCP server allocates IP addresses within the scope of addresses configured on the server by an administrator. DHCP clients request IP addresses and other IP configuration settings from DHCP Servers.
war driving
aspect ratio
DisplayPort
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
22. Personal System/2 - as in PS/2-style mice and keyboards and connectors. Also called mini-DIN connectors.
Compact Disc File System (CDFS)
PS/2
system attribute
external cache
23. A set of wires used by data traveling into and out of a processor.
toner cartridge
subscriber connector (SC)
processor bus
multi-GPU solution
24. A card that fits into the PC Card interface - including both PC Card and CardBus cards. This type measures 85.6 millimeters long by 54 millimeters wide and 3.3 millimeters thick.
format
Type I
thermal printer
Last Known Good Configuration
25. Aka lit pixel.
32-bit
stuck pixel
status light indicator
smart phone
26. The digital versatile disc (DVD) encoding format used for data storage.
AGP
DoS Attack
remote KVM switch
DVD-RAM
27. Dual inline package. A very tiny slide that indicates two states. Motherboard and other circuit cards often have one or more groupings of DIP switches for configuring options.
DIP switch
identity theft
pin grid array (PGA)
port
28. Another name for a motherboard in a laptop.
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
TrackPoint
processor board
modem
29. Aka external cache.
spam
Level 3 (L3) cache
PC Card
attended installation
30. A set of behaviors for the workplace that includes how you interact with people and how you treat property.
taskbar
World Wide Web
HDMI
professionalism
31. Threats that are not truly malicious code - but can have indirect negative effects - such as decreasing performance or using up bandwidth. Grayware includes spyware - adware - spam - and spim.
grayware
Enable Boot Logging
NetBEUI
writing
32. A protocol used with WPA wireless encryption that was broken by hackers.
system requirements
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module (RIMM)
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
Start Windows Normally
33. In Microsoft Windows - NTFS permissions are used to specify and control which users and groups can access certain files and folders and what each user or group can do with them.
inkjet
NTFS permissions
DRAM
worm
34. A wireless network standard that uses the 2.4 GHz band at a speed of up to 10 Mbps.
network client
cable select
802.11b
Internet Protocol (IP)
35. The original digital versatile disc (DVD) encoding format used for movies sold at retail.
composite video
router
Directory Services Restore Mode
DVD-Video
36. The name used by the Windows operating systems to identify the second parallel port.
SSL
Rambus Dynamic RAM (RDRAM)
LPT2
multifunction printers (MFDs)
37. A T-1 multiplexer or a special LAN bridge that connects to the telephone company's channel service unit (CSU) - which encodes data for transmission over a T-carrier circuit.
LBA
composite video
customer premises equipment (CPE)
local user account
38. Aka central processing unit.
hard disk drive
processor
line printer
vertical refresh rate
39. A misnomer - referring to the BIOS settings that are stored in a CMOS chip.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer (HTTPS)
CMOS settings
partition
share
40. A circuit card in a PC that controls the output to the display device(s).
VFAT
system attribute
32-bit
video adapter card
41. Aka enhanced capabilities port (ECP) mode.
KVM switch
phishing
ECP
DLT
42. A set of skills - behaviors - and attitudes to use when listening to another person.
satellite communications
secure socket layer (SSL)
active listening
enhanced capability port (ECP) mode
43. The file system component in the FAT file system in which the OS creates a table that serves as a map of where files reside on disk. Also called the FAT table.
file allocation table (FAT)
removable storage
PCIe (peripheral component interconnect express)
100Base-T
44. 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.
solid-state storage
cellular WAN
strong password
Blu-ray disc
45. Using the same cabling as 10BaseT - Fast Ethernet - or 100Base-T - operates at 100 Mbps and uses different network interface cards.
Ultra DMA (UDMA)
Start Windows Normally
Fast Ethernet
update
46. Also called 1000Base-T - this networking standard supports speeds up to 1 Gbps.
thermal paste
Extended Video Graphics Array (EVGA)
Gigabit Ethernet
writing
47. Aka adapter card.
file signature verification
expansion card
smart card reader
adware
48. A round connector that gets its name from Deutsche Industrie Norm - a German standards organization. Normally a round connector with a circular or semicircle of pins.
SODIMM
digital video recorder (DVR)
DIN connector
answer file
49. A wireless data encryption standard based on the IEEE 802.11i security standard. It issues keys per-user and per-session and includes encryption key integrity checking. It uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP).
32-bit
master drive
VGA Mode
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
50. A simple type of component video signal that sends three separate signals
register
RGB video
DNS
BNC