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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. A computer circuit board that attaches to and controls SCSI devices.
multifunction device (MFD)
form factor
SCSI host adapter
MIDI
2. A RAM standard that replaces the original DDR2 standard and requires far less power - while providing almost twice the bandwidth. A stick of DDR3 SDRAM has 240 pins - but is keyed so it will not fit into a socket designed for DDR2. DDR3 SO-DIMMs have
Enable VGA Mode
DDR3 SDRAM
even parity
laptop
3. A variety of persuasion techniques used for many purposes
S/PDIF
DVD+RW
social engineering
XGA
4. In reference to IDE PATA drives - the master drive on the first channel.
TrackPoint
primary master
malware
DDR2 SDRAM
5. RAM that doubles the rate of speed at which a standard SDRAM can process data. Also called DDR and DDR1. A stick of DDR1 SDRAM has 184 pins.
customer premises equipment (CPE)
optical character recognition (OCR)
IEEE
double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM
6. The original digital versatile disc (DVD) encoding format used for movies sold at retail.
Infrared (IR)
DVD-Video
Parallel AT Attachment (PATA)
pin-out
7. A part of the NTFS file system used to store a transaction-based database - with all file accesses treated as transactions - and if a transaction is not complete - NTFS will roll back to the last successful transaction.
Display Mode Key
master file table (MFT)
network operating system (NOS)
cleaning blade
8. Client software for browsing and accessing the content on the World Wide Web. Examples include Internet Explorer and Firefox.
optical drive
HDMI
Web browser
display power-management signaling (DPMS)
9. Aka KVM switch.
Type I
ATAPI
local KVM switch
systray
10. Aka capture card.
system tray
satellite communications
proxy server
TV tuner card
11. A registry key that exists within another key.
subkey
Safe Mode
netbook
surge protector
12. In fiber-optics - a single light wave passing down a cable.
vertical hold
ISP
mode
root key
13. Two or more disks working together in one of the several RAID schemes.
WINS Server
modem
RAID array
DVD-Video
14. Memory locations within a CPU that is used as a scratch pad for calculations. Modern CPUs have dedicated registers for specific functions and general-purpose registers for multiple purposes.
register
DB-9
Level 3 (L3) cache
P1 power connector
15. In an IP packet - a value field that shows how many routers the packet can cross before being discarded.
MMC
compact disc (CD)
time to live (TTL)
POST card
16. The primary control device for a computer system. The CPU is simply a chip containing a set of components that manages all the activities. Also called a processor.
Program Compatibility Wizard
SCSI ID
Ethernet
central processing unit (CPU)
17. A utility that provides remote terminal emulation for connecting to computers and network devices running server software that can respond - without needing to be concerned with the actual operating system running on either system.
DSL
metropolitan area network (MAN)
Telnet
ALU
18. In the laser printing process - the step at which the heat-sensitive toner is fused to the paper by heated fusing rollers.
thumb drive
fusing
CPU fan
DLT
19. The second version of the IEEE 1394 standard; it supports speeds up to 3.2 Gbps and distances of up to 100 meters.
internal cache memory
IEEE 1394b
antistatic wrist strap
smart card
20. Aka Internet service provider.
DHCP
ISP
dual-core CPU
primary master
21. A subprotocol of TCP/IP used for connectionless communications in which each packet is sent without establishing a connection.
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA)
hibernate
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
NiCD
22. The protocol used to allow client computers to pick up e-mail from mail servers. The current version is POP3.
DVD-ROM drive
Post Office Protocol (POP)
inactive KVM switch
single inline memory module (SIMM)
23. A small device containing a microchip used to generate unique passwords for logging on to a computer or a network.
key fob
local area network (LAN)
FPM
mode
24. The amount of time it takes a packet to travel from one point to another.
file signature verification
top-level domain (TLD)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
latency
25. In an IP configuration - the address of the local router that acts as a gateway from the local network to other IP networks.
tape drive
system tray
drive-by download
default gateway
26. Aka digitizing tablet.
monitor
v-hold
shortcut
graphics tablet
27. The appropriate responses that you make during a conversation.
power state
stuck pixel
network interface card (NIC)
active speaking
28. A depressed area on an optical disc that is alternated with raised areas to be interpreted as data.
pit
RAID array
chipset
VFAT
29. An early PC hard drive interface.
war driving
Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE)
Windows Update
double-sided (DS) DVD
30. Digital versatile disc (DVD) discs that can be rewritten to - and data can also be overwritten. This standard is newer than DVD-RW. This term also refers to the drives that can write to these discs.
virtual circuit (VC)
DC Controller
DVD+RW
DVD-R
31. Aka second-level domain.
APM
DIN connector
SLD
infrastructure mode
32. This attack occurs when a massive number (up to hundreds of thousands) of computers send DoS attacks to a server - making it unavailable.
mobo
System Management Mode (SMM)
TRACERT
distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack
33. A utility for migrating data from many computers - or if you need to perform what Microsoft calls a "wipe-and-load migration" from and to the same computer. Available in Windows XP - Vista - and Windows 7.
professionalism
User State Migration Tool (USMT)
virus
point stick
34. A user interface that takes advantage of the video system's graphics capabilities for manipulated graphic elements that represent objects and tasks.
graphical user interface (GUI)
Lucent connector (LC)
strong password
SAS
35. A version of the FAT file system used by MS-DOS for hard drives - using a 16-bit file allocation table.
LVD
digital signature
FAT16
ATX power supply
36. A setting on an LCD display that adjusts the viewable area of the display horizontally.
stylus
horizontal position
ACR
Mini PCI
37. A cooling fan mounted directly on the case - as opposed to a power supply fan - which is inside the power supply.
pit
address bus
case fan
netbook
38. The first physical sector on a hard disk - which contains the initial boot program that the BIOS loads into memory during bootup. It also contains the partition table.
FDD
master boot record (MBR)
CRIMM
PCI-E
39. A virus that gains access to a computer by masquerading as a harmless program that a user innocently installs on the computer.
front side bus (FSB)
Trojan horse
RJ-11
SATA
40. In reference to a memory module - how much information the processor can access from or write to memory in a single cycle.
BNC
bit width
virtual file allocation table (VFAT)
client/server-based network
41. A power supply that only accepts one input power voltage.
fixed input power supply
vertical hold
digitizing tablet
Level 1 (L1) cache
42. A network that covers a relatively small area - such as a building - home - office - or campus. The typical distances are measured in hundreds of meters.
EPROM
local area network (LAN)
NiCD
8-bit high color
43. In Windows Vista - a vertical bar found by default on the right side of the desktop. Here - you will find gadgets and mini-programs.
modding
Li-ion
datagram
sidebar
44. Aka Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).
striping with distributed parity
HTTP
NetBEUI
32-bit
45. A software fix for a single problem.
master file table (MFT)
error-correcting code (ECC)
System Monitor
patch
46. A specialized device for testing a power supply unit that comes with connectors compatible with the output connectors on a standard power supply.
parity
POST
power supply tester
fusing rollers
47. An improved version of WPA that does not support older network cards and offers both secure authentication and data encryption. It uses EAP for a variety of authentication methods
ALU
swap file
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)
SODIMM
48. 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.
terminating resistor
grayware
biometric logon
DVD-RW
49. 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.
metropolitan area network (MAN)
double-sided (DS) DVD
status light indicator
processor bus
50. Aka single inline memory module.
MSCONFIG
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
SIMM
S-Video