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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 Microsoft Management Console.
UDF
SCSI host adapter
power supply
MMC
2. Small text files a Web browser saves on the local hard drive at the request of a Website. Cookies can contain information that will be used the next time the user connects to the Website.
mini-audio connector
modding
cookies
ad hoc mode
3. Aka demilitarized zone.
DMZ
Advanced Technology (AT)
firewall
public switched telephone network (PSTN)
4. Aka dual inline memory module (DIMM).
port triggering
processor bus
DIMM
ZIF
5. A small program - such as those that can be run from the Windows Sidebar.
DC Controller
microprogram
gadget
adware
6. In an IP packet - a value field that shows how many routers the packet can cross before being discarded.
MIMO (multiple input/multiple output)
time to live (TTL)
microprogram
Scalable Link Interface (SLI)
7. Aka security auditing.
auditing
dual-core CPU
transferring
public switched telephone network (PSTN)
8. The settings within a registry key.
DVD-10
value entry
cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor
Display Brightness Key
9. A utility in Windows XP and Windows 2000 for gathering and viewing performance data involving memory - disks - processors - networks - and other objectives.
version
unattended installation
System Monitor
DVD-RAM
10. The first physical sector on a floppy disk or the first sector on a hard drive partition. The boot record contains information about the OS. The boot record on a primary active partition is used to start the operating system. Also called the boot sec
internal bus
boot record
NiCD
security auditing
11. 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.
Windows Update
boot record
jumper
ACL
12. The style of partition on a basic disk - which includes primary and extended.
NTLDR
partition type
universal data format (UDF)
memory
13. 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
power supply tester
graphical user interface (GUI)
version
permanent virtual circuit (PVC)
14. A WAN connection that uses an analog modem rather than a network card and uses standard phone cables rather than network cables.
volts
CRT
tact
dial-up
15. A scaled-down laptop in the ultra-portable category - designed for Internet access. Aka also ultra-portable and mini-notebook.
mass storage device
netbook
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
Speaker Volume Key
16. Specialized hardware used to create and manage a RAID array.
RAID controller
DDoS Attack
Domain Name Service (DNS)
inverter
17. The moving of data from one storage device to another.
prank program
antistatic wrist strap
data migration
flash memory
18. Things used for authentication - such as something you know - something you have - or something you are. Authentication involves one or more of these factors and can - therefore - be one-factor - two-factor - or three-factor authentication.
ARP
Secure Digital (SD) Card
authentication factor
media bay
19. Aka optical character recognition.
IP router
OCR
IDE
plain-old telephone service (POTS)
20. A Windows Advanced Options menu choice used to send debugging information about the Windows startup over a serial cable to another computer running a special program called a debugger.
server
Debugging Mode
Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA)
prank program
21. A private internetwork.
cookies
recently used programs list
digital video recorder (DVR)
intranet
22. A parallel port mode that has the same performance as ECP but is used with parallel devices other than printers and scanners.
FAT16
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module (RIMM)
enhanced parallel port (EPP) mode
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
23. A chip that retains system settings such as the time - keyboard settings - and boot sequence.
basic disk
Integrated Service Digital Network (ISDN)
bluesnarfing
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)
24. Aka Media Access Control (MAC) address.
notification area
MAC
charging
power supply unit (PSU)
25. A fiber-optic connector that resembles an RJ-45 network connector and is less expensive and easier to work with than ST or SC connectors.
WPA
Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack (MT-RJ) connector
drive path
access control entry (ACE)
26. Aka thumb drive.
flash drive
transfer corona wire
Standby
NTFS permissions
27. This attack occurs when a massive number (up to hundreds of thousands) of computers send DoS attacks to a server - making it unavailable.
liquid cooling system
distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack
DDoS Attack
CPU fan
28. An online power protection device that isolates a computer or other device plugged into it. During normal operation - the devices run directly off the battery through an inverter - rather than switching to the battery only after a loss of power.
attended installation
dual layer (DL)
registry key
uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
29. Aka compact disc.
PROM
WINS Server
RAM
CD
30. A number that identifies a device on a SCSI chain.
Service Set ID (SSID)
TV tuner card
IPCONFIG
SCSI ID
31. A generic reference to a PC's serial communications port - in which the x represents the port number.
socket
AGP
COMx
bridge
32. A partition type that can exist on a basic disk and have one or more logical drive letters assigned to it. A Windows operating system cannot boot from an extended partition.
ATAPI
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
extended partition
thread
33. Digital versatile disc (DVD) discs that can be written to - but data cannot be overwritten. This standard is newer than DVD-R. This term also refers to the drives that can write to these discs.
POST
DVD+R
ACR
hot swapping
34. A service on a laptop that configures a card after socket services has recognized it.
LPT
slave drive
DVD-5
card services
35. An icon that represents a link to any object that an icon can represent. Activating a shortcut (by double-clicking it) is a quick way to access an object or to launch a program from the desktop without having to find the actual location of the object
video adapter
material safety data sheet (MSDS)
BDD Workbench
shortcut
36. A security feature of many Windows versions that allows it to encrypt files on an NTFS volume.
Encrypting File System (EFS)
archive attribute
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)
ACR
37. In Windows Vista and Windows 7 - an Advanced Options menu choice that starts Windows normally - except that the video mode is changed to the lowest resolution - using the currently installed video driver. This option does not switch to the basic Wind
analog modem
PVC
Enable Low Resolution Video
mass storage device
38. In reference to the Windows operating systems - one that can utilize more than 4 GB of address space. Depending on the version - 64-bit Windows can address a maximum of from 8 to 192 GB.
microcode
plug and play (PnP)
PCI
64-bit
39. A type of memory checking in which every eight-bit byte of data is accompanied by a ninth bit (the parity bit) - which is used to determine the presence of errors in the data. The two types of parity are odd and even.
Level 3 (L3) cache
low-voltage differential (LVD)
parity
fusing lamp
40. Aka Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA)
projector
SMTP
DVD-RW
41. A term used by Microsoft for a peer-to-peer network in which each computer can be either a client or a server or both.
workgroup
pop-up blocker
NetBIOS
universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART)
42. Aka solid-state storage.
spyware
Automatic Private IP Address (APIPA)
POST
solid-state drive (SSD)
43. A wireless network standard that uses the 5 GHz band.
802.11a
Internet
biometric logon
bandwidth
44. Aka Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory.
CD-ROM
chipset
Program Compatibility Wizard
Post Office Protocol (POP)
45. 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.
remote KVM switch
Internet
Infrared Data Association (IrDA)
x86-64
46. One or more chips in a computer's chipset that controls communications between the CPU and RAM on the motherboard.
Northbridge
thin-film transistor (TFT)
pin grid array (PGA)
1000Base-T
47. A device used with a laptop. The port replicator remains on the desktop with external devices connected to ports on it. A laptop then needs only one connection to the port replicator to have access to the peripherals.
port replicator
Performance Monitor
land
war driving
48. A power supply that converts between alternating current and direct current.
docking station
Infrared Data Association (IrDA)
back door
switching mode power supply
49. A CRT video setting - also known at horizontal hold - that holds the image horizontally on the screen.
paging file
DVD-ROM
Internet
h-hold
50. A service of the operating system on a laptop that detects when a card has been inserted.
unidirectional mode
registered jack (RJ)
impact printer
socket services