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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. A network connection device at the core of a wireless network.
line printer
wireless access point (WAP)
paging file
dynamic storage
2. The displayable number of pixels - expressed as x and y numbers - such as 1024
thermal wax transfer printer
display resolution
ATX
FireWire
3. The specific requirements for the level of CPU - amount of memory - and size of the hard disk for the computer on which an operating system can be installed.
system requirements
LPT1
Display Mode Key
SIMM
4. The hardware architecture - including the CPU - BIOS - and chipset.
computer platform
sidebar
ASR
tact
5. A unit of measurement of actual delivered power - calculated by the formula watts = volts
DIMM
NSLOOKUP
watts
PCI-E
6. Used to represent the chrominance signal in S-Video.
capture card
PPP
C
file
7. The language of Web pages. Web designers use the HTML language to create Web page code - which your Web browser converts into the pages you view on your screen.
biometric logon
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
pinned items list
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
8. Aka Encrypting File System (EFS).
EFS
ultra-portable
NETSTAT
Fast Ethernet
9. A WAN connection that uses an analog modem rather than a network card and uses standard phone cables rather than network cables.
local user account
dial-up
prank program
peripheral component interconnect (PCI)
10. This occurs when someone collects personal information belonging to another person and uses that information to fraudulently make purchases - open new credit accounts - and even obtain new driver's licenses and other forms of identification in the vi
RAID 0
magnetic mass storage
identity theft
T-carrier system
11. An interface on a PC that originally was unidirectional and operated at a speed of 150 KBps - but now has several operation modes.
CD-ROM
war chalking
card services
parallel port
12. Aka video graphics array.
single-layer (SL)
DVD+RW
VGA
Northbridge
13. Aka central processing unit.
SCSI host adapter
DIN connector
intranet
processor
14. In the laser printing process - a wire that passes a small positive charge to paper as it travels through the printer. This positive charge attracts the negatively charged toner particles on the drum to the paper.
transfer corona wire
wireless access point (WAP)
system bus
taskbar
15. Aka optical character recognition.
CrossFire
OCR
compact disc (CD)
CPU
16. An Advanced Options menu choice that simply causes Windows to restart normally (if it can).
registration
Start Windows Normally
memory controller chip (MCC)
emergency repair disk (ERD)
17. Pertaining to a DVD drive or disc that can store data in a single layer of pits on each data side.
modding
single-layer (SL)
hardware abstraction layer (HAL)
video adapter card
18. A software fix for a single problem.
active communication
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
electro-photosensitive drum
patch
19. In the Windows GUI - a horizontal bar normally positioned across the bottom of the desktop containing a Start button - the Quick Launch toolbar - buttons for running programs - and at the far right - the notification area. Sometimes called the Start
electrostatic discharge (ESD)
display
taskbar
DIMM
20. A generic term for a collection of information on known malware (not just viruses).
Level 1 (L1) cache
VESA
laser printer
virus encyclopedia
21. A magnetic storage device that stores data on metal platters that have a coating that holds data in the form of changes to small magnetic particles in the coating. Also called HDD.
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
hard disk drive
remote KVM switch
eSATA
22. Aka double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM.
DDR1
software firewall
boot sector
cable tester
23. 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.
digitizing tablet
subscriber connector (SC)
WPA
pop-up blocker
24. 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.
SLD
1000Base-T
hub
ink cartridge
25. A virus that downloads to a user's computer through a pop-up window that appears in a Web browser. It requires an action on the part of a user - such as clicking a button that implies acceptance of something like free information.
digital LCD display
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
pop-up download
DDR3
26. The cartridge for a laser printer that contains both the medium (toner) and other printing components.
registered jack (RJ)
root folder
toner cartridge
modding
27. A Windows program that launches Internet Explorer and connects to the Windows Update Website.
Windows Update
rootkit
WAP
fast page mode (FPM)
28. A drive that is mapped to an empty folder on an NTFS volume and is assigned a drive path rather than drive letters.
memory controller chip (MCC)
Display Brightness Key
mounted drive
System Configuration Utility
29. The utility to use when doing a single data and settings transfer to a new Windows Vista computer from one running Windows XP or Windows Vista.
Windows Easy Transfer (WET)
electronic KVM switch
BitLocker drive encryption
Enable VGA Mode
30. An early PC hard drive interface.
Type II
Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE)
access control entry (ACE)
netbook
31. The code used to provide multiple language support to Windows.
Multilingual User Interface (MUI)
base priority level
microcode
single-mode fiber (SMF)
32. A type of printer that transfers ink to paper by causing a print head to strike a printer ribbon containing ink against the paper.
odd parity
RAM
impact printer
cookies
33. Aka access control entry.
ACE
swap file
laser printer
SXGA
34. A network that covers a metropolitan area - usually using high-speed fiber-optic cable (operating in the gigabits-per-second range).
ultra-portable
DSL
metropolitan area network (MAN)
root key
35. Another name for a motherboard in a laptop.
component video
S/PDIF
processor board
watts
36. Aka Rambus Dynamic RAM.
RDRAM
32-bit
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
rootkit
37. A process that runs "behind the scenes" with a low priority - does not require input - and rarely creates output.
math coprocessor
System File Checker (SFC)
Tablet PC
background process
38. A grouping of wires built into a PC that - based on certain protocols - transfers data - control signals - and power to printed circuit boards (adapter cards) that are plugged into connectors in the expansion bus. Technicians often use the termsexpan
memory
expansion bus
registry
Video Electronics Standards Organization (VESA)
39. A specialized type of memory used only with video adapters.
video RAM (VRAM)
material safety data sheet (MSDS)
Telnet
Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer (HTTPS)
40. In Windows - an Advanced Options menu choice that starts Windows without several drivers and components and loads only very basic - non-vendor-specific drivers for mouse - video - keyboard - mass storage - and system services. It also displays in low
cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor
pixel
h-hold
Safe Mode With Networking
41. A video interface - also called Super Video - that transmits video using two signals
1000Base-T
DDR2
S-Video
PCI Express
42. Aka solid-state storage.
composite video
electronic KVM switch
enhanced parallel port (EPP) mode
solid-state drive (SSD)
43. Aka uninterruptible power supply.
SD Card
UPS
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)
44. An Advanced Options menu choice that appears under certain circumstances. When available - selecting this option will return to the OS Choices menu (OS Loader menu).
Return To OS Choices menu
digital subscriber line (DSL)
super video graphics array (SVGA)
BIOS
45. A drive that can be safely installed and removed while a computer is up and running without damaging the data stored on the drive.
hot-swappable drive
DC Controller
100Base-T
industry standard architecture (ISA)
46. 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.
keystroke logger
802.11n
DIP switch
quad-core CPU
47. Aka internal cache memory.
Y
CRT
1000Base-T
Level 1 (L1) cache
48. A device that records video content to disk.
digital video recorder (DVR)
802.11b
primary partition
EFS
49. The amount of time it takes a packet to travel from one point to another.
latency
SATA
answer file
DLT
50. A protocol that transfers e-mail messages between mail servers. Clients also use this protocol to send e-mail to mail servers.
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
solid ink
shared video memory
file system