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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. A firewall service that inspects (or filters) each packet that enters or leaves the network - applying a set of security rules defined by a network administrator - and not allowing packets that fail inspection to pass between networks.
IP packet filtering
OCR
regional settings
root directory
2. 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.
bandwidth
SATA
Start menu
master file table (MFT)
3. In a Wi-Fi network - the networking mode that allows peer-to-peer communications without the use of a centralized wireless hub - called a wireless access point (WAP).
ad hoc mode
DB-9
Start Bar
primary partition
4. A group of schemes designed to provide either better performance or improved data reliability through redundancy.
time to live (TTL)
Rambus Dynamic RAM (RDRAM)
CNR
redundant array of independent disks (RAID)
5. A single-sided - double-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 8.54 GB of data - or over four hours of video.
expansion card
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
laser beam
DVD-9
6. 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.
Encrypting File System (EFS)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
parallel port
stand-alone computer
7. A special-purpose computer designed for a certain task and installed within a device.
DVD-RAM
spam
Blu-ray disc
embedded systems
8. The type of electrical current delivered by a battery in which the electrons flow in only one direction.
MBR
direct current (DC)
process
InterNational Committee on Information Technology Standards (INCITS)
9. Aka Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory.
CD-ROM
DVD-18
Service Set ID (SSID)
High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP)
10. Aka lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery.
Display Brightness Key
even parity
SCSI controller
Li-ion
11. 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.
demilitarized zone (DMZ)
Compact Disc File System (CDFS)
Rambus Dynamic RAM (RDRAM)
embedded systems
12. A plastic card - often the size of a credit card - that contains a microchip. The microchip can store information and perform functions - depending on the type of smart card. Some smart cards only store data - whereas others may have a variety of fun
extended partition
smart card
form factor
attended installation
13. Aka microcode.
uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
System Configuration Utility
microprogram
World Wide Web
14. Aka video graphics array.
VGA
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA)
heat sink
extension magnet
15. A service on a laptop that configures a card after socket services has recognized it.
EFS
IEEE
card services
horizontal position
16. A device that converts digital signals from the broadband connection to voice for the analog phone and the analog voice signals to digital signals for the digital network.
smart card
CardBus
fusing rollers
Integrated Access Device (IAD)
17. The Internet service that manages access to Internet domain names and the naming system it uses for computers and resources connected to the Internet or in a private network.
Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF)
Domain Name Service (DNS)
communication network riser (CNR)
infrastructure mode
18. Aka IEEE 1394.
archive attribute
line printer
FireWire
letterbox
19. The practice of applying a digital signature to device driver code.
distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack
driver signing
primary master
inverter
20. An assigned address or range of addresses on a system's address bus that - together with an interrupt request line (IRQ) - allows a device to be recognized by the processor.
cluster
I/O address
second-level domain (SLD)
sector translation
21. On a Microsoft Windows network - a resource - such as a file folder or printer - that is available on the network.
dialer
notification area
share
super video graphics array (SVGA)
22. A CPU component that manages the CPU cache.
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
Bluetooth
cache controller
flash BIOS
23. 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
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)
mount point
Mini PCI
IEC-320 connector
24. To renew a product activation - required when the activation program discovers significant changes in a computer or the activated product has been installed on a second computer.
aspect ratio
reactivate
IDE
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
25. Aka virtual file allocation table.
VFAT
basic storage
electrostatic discharge (ESD)
microprogram
26. An early method for addressing the disparity between the drive geometry supported by PC BIOSs and the physical geometry of drives.
sector translation
FAT16
Spam over Instant Messaging (spim)
basic storage
27. A multi-GPU solution developed by NVIDIA.
DC
Scalable Link Interface (SLI)
mobo
processor bus
28. A component of the Windows operating system that resides in a file and is loaded into memory during the kernel loading phase of the Windows startup.
processor bus
hardware abstraction layer (HAL)
frame relay
heat sink
29. A security feature of many Windows versions that allows it to encrypt files on an NTFS volume.
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center
jump drive
Encrypting File System (EFS)
erasure lamp
30. A special substance - also called thermal paste or heat sink compound - that increases the heat conductivity between a fan or heat sink and a chip.
thermal compound
SCSI host adapter
inactive KVM switch
system bus
31. A private internetwork.
bluesnarfing
FireWire
NiCD
intranet
32. Cabling that contains a single copper wire surrounded by several layers of insulating plastic and a woven wire sheath that provides protection.
coaxial cable
Display Mode Key
quad-core CPU
jump drive
33. Aka low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS).
KVM switch
Video Electronics Standards Organization (VESA)
DDR2 SDRAM
LVDS
34. In an operating system GUI - a tiny graphic representing an application - folder - disk - menu item - or other entity.
transport layer security (TLS)
icon
secondary master
impact printer
35. A protocol for computer-to-computer (host-to-host) transfer of files over a TCP/IP network - regardless of the operating system in use.
partition
developing
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
36. A wireless network standard that uses the 5 GHz band.
network operating system (NOS)
molex connector
802.11a
CD-RW (CD-rewritable)
37. 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.
authentication factor
Scalable Link Interface (SLI)
Intel x86 Specification
access control
38. At first - a terminal was not much more than a display - a keyboard - and the minimal circuitry for connecting to the mainframe. Now - a terminal can be a computer running Windows or other operating system - plus terminal client emulation software th
C
terminal
accessory bay
laptop
39. Aka communication network riser.
External Serial ATA (eSATA)
WAP
CNR
straight-tip (ST) connector
40. The amount of time it takes a packet to travel from one point to another.
DDR1
Directory Services Restore Mode
latency
DVD-10
41. Both the connectors on the RDRAM memory modules and the motherboard sockets (or slots) that match them.
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module (RIMM)
ISDN
vertical position
MBR
42. A type of power supply that converts AC power to voltages needed for a device. AC adapters are generally used for portable PC systems and other devices.
overclocking
AC adapter
FAT file system
NTLDR
43. A technical standards organization.
Mini PCI
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
multiplexing
workgroup
44. The cellular network standards used by Verizon and Sprint-Nextel.
demilitarized zone (DMZ)
DDR
WPA2
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
45. Aka v-hold.
paging file
EMP
system attribute
vertical hold
46. In a CPU - special memory that resides outside the CPU's core and is used to temporarily store instructions and data in order to increase the processing speed. Also called Level 2 (L2) cache and Level 3 (L3) cache - depending on the design of the CPU
Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE)
master file table (MFT)
systray
external cache
47. A standard for interconnecting electronic musical instruments to communicate with computers and among themselves.
musical instrument digital interface (MIDI)
SSL
second-level domain (SLD)
key fob
48. A disc designed to store all types of data usable by a computer. This term also refers to the drives that read and write to these discs. There are various types of DVD drives and media.
digital versatile disc (DVD)
process ID
industry standard architecture (ISA)
video graphics array (VGA)
49. A laptop is a small - easily transported computer - generally weighing less than 7 pounds and with roughly the same dimensions as a 1- to 2-inch-thick stack of magazines. Laptops computers have an all-in-one layout in which the keyboard - and often t
thermal printer
flashing
laptop
stuck pixel
50. 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.
antistatic wrist strap
ERD
TWAIN
MMC