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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. Aka Static RAM.
fusing lamp
SRAM
local area network (LAN)
flashing
2. A protocol developed in the 1980s by IBM for managing names on a network. Also used by Microsoft in early networking. Replaced by DNS on TCP/IP networks.
NetBIOS
primary master
DoS Attack
error-correcting code (ECC)
3. A double-sided - double-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 17.08 GB of data - or over eight hours of video.
degaussing
IPCONFIG
planar board
DVD-18
4. The boot loader file in Windows 2000 and Windows XP. During the boot loader phase - NTLDR takes control of the system - switches the CPU to protected mode - starts the file system - and reads the BOOT.INI file.
mainboard
NTLDR
monitor
central processing unit (CPU)
5. A method for supporting up to 8.3 GB capacity hard drives. Both the BIOS and hard drive system must use LBA.
logical block address (LBA)
process ID
WINS
socket services
6. An interface standard developed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) - it is used for both internal and external hard drives and optical drives as well as devices such as printers - modems - scanners - and many other peripherals.
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
eSATA
universal data format (UDF)
VFAT
7. The use of deceit and trickery to persuade someone to hand over money or valuables.
FAT
video adapter card
fraud
Fn key
8. The proportion between an image's width and height. Traditional CRT monitors have an aspect ratio of 4:3. Widescreen displays have an aspect ratio of 16:9.
CRIMM
DDR2 SDRAM
Program Compatibility Wizard
aspect ratio
9. Aka channel service unit.
long filename (LFN)
dual-core CPU
CSU
MMC
10. A common connector used to connect a power supply to internal peripherals.
molex connector
fast page mode (FPM)
network address translation (NAT)
Advanced Technology eXtended (ATX)
11. A connector used to attach coaxial cables to computers and network equipment. Origin of the term may be "Bayonet-Neill-Concelman" or "British Naval Connector."
WAN connection
BNC
pit
network operating system (NOS)
12. Aka nickel-cadmium.
System Monitor
Device Manager
AC adapter
NiCD
13. A Web browser created by Microsoft.
system area
FAT32
SLI
Internet Explorer (IE)
14. A protocol used with WPA wireless encryption that was broken by hackers.
Windows Update Website
low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS)
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
file signature verification
15. A technology for ROM that can be reprogrammed using special software.
Post Office Protocol (POP)
flash ROM
read-only memory (ROM)
memory bank
16. One of the main protocols of the TCP/IP protocol suite - IP manages logical addressing of network packets so routing protocols can route the packets over the network.
FDD
Internet Protocol (IP)
plain-old telephone service (POTS)
Integrated Access Device (IAD)
17. The second version of the IEEE 1394 standard; it supports speeds up to 3.2 Gbps and distances of up to 100 meters.
Video Electronics Standards Organization (VESA)
microcode
IEEE 1394b
bluesnarfing
18. A single-sided - double-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 8.54 GB of data - or over four hours of video.
DVD-9
Speaker On/Off key
pop-up blocker
Quick Launch bar
19. A Windows program that launches Internet Explorer and connects to the Windows Update Website.
socket
Remote Assistance
WPA
Windows Update
20. A server that manages DNS names.
server
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
DNS Server
boot sequence
21. 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.
World Wide Web
demilitarized zone (DMZ)
VGA Mode
system file
22. In reference to a memory module - how much information the processor can access from or write to memory in a single cycle.
random access memory (RAM)
registry key
bit width
share
23. An option available in the Windows XP Backup program for recovering from damage that prevents the operating system from starting. It replaced the Emergency Repair Disk (ERD) process in Windows 2000.
AC adapter
Fn key
hot-swappable drive
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
24. A Windows display setting that allows you to adjust the number of colors - or color depth - used by the display.
docking station
Color Quality
traces
Advanced Communications Riser (ACR)
25. A file system in which one of the basic structures is a table used for allocating space. This table is called the file allocation table (FAT).
802.11b
FAT file system
PAGEFILE.SYS
memory address
26. A memory error-checking method in which the parity bit is used to ensure that the total number of 1s in the data stream is odd.
hidden attribute
value entry
odd parity
ad hoc mode
27. Aka musical instrument digital interface.
Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF)
MIDI
social engineering
active KVM switch
28. A device that takes video output and projects it onto a screen for viewing by a larger audience.
direct current (DC)
projector
flashing
TLD
29. Aka PCIe.
NIC
World Wide Web
PCI-E
HTML
30. Aka Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).
HTML
math coprocessor
DVD-5
lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery
31. Any power supply that provides high voltage - such as those in laser printers and CRTs.
AT
refresh rate
COMx
high-voltage power supply (HVPS)
32. A portion of a computer's chipset that controls communications between the CPU and such I/O busses as USB - IDE - PS2 - SATA - and others.
Southbridge
encryption
unattended installation
background process
33. Aka Microsoft Management Console.
transferring
MMC
ICMP
solid ink
34. A power supply that only accepts one input power voltage.
local area network (LAN)
fixed input power supply
DNS
ALU
35. A metal plate behind the front of a CRT monitor that focuses the electron beams from the gun.
shadow mask
MAC
hard disk drive
graphics tablet
36. A device that sits at the connection between networks and routes packets based on their logical destination addresses.
processor board
PCI Express
DNS Server
router
37. The oldest of the Wi-Fi encryption standards. It uses 64- or 128-bit encryption that is easily broken. It does not encrypt the actual data in a packet - and it does not perform user authentication on a packet.
DVD-ROM
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
802.11n
dual layer (DL)
38. The IBM branded name for a pointing stick or track point.
share
biometric logon
TrackPoint
802.11n
39. Aka IEEE 1394.
radio frequency (RF)
FireWire
customer premises equipment (CPE)
tape drive
40. The protocol for connecting optical drives and tape drives to an ATA channel.
AC adapter
vertical hold
ATA Packet Interface (ATAPI)
memory address
41. A DVI mode that supports downward compatibility with analog displays.
long filename (LFN)
MMC
DVI-A
card services
42. In reference to a memory module - the number of memory modules required to match the data bus width of the processor.
contrast ratio
memory bank
Speaker Volume Key
transfer corona wire
43. Aka access control entry.
WINS
RDRAM
hub
ACE
44. Aka Secure Digital (SD) Card.
SD Card
thumb drive
driver signing
mounted drive
45. In the laser printing process - the step in which the toner on the drum is transferred to the paper.
transferring
adware
boot sector
miniconnector
46. Program code that provides a way for someone to gain access to a computer while bypassing security. Only a person who knows how the back door works can use it - but once in - that individual has the same access as the host program to all the internal
back door
authentication factor
SATA
cable tester
47. Light waves in the infrared spectrum.
charging
x86-64
IEEE 1284
Infrared (IR)
48. Aka central processing unit.
amperes (amps)
processor
DVI-I
update
49. A group of schemes designed to provide either better performance or improved data reliability through redundancy.
DoS Attack
line printer
redundant array of independent disks (RAID)
analog LCD display
50. In computer networking - a network located between a private network and the Internet with a firewall on both sides. A DMZ contains servers offering services to users on the Internet and inside the protected private network.
8-bit high color
demilitarized zone (DMZ)
Speaker On/Off key
terminal