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Comptia A +: Portable Computing
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Answer 40 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. Personal digital assistants
ExpressCard widths
CardBus
PDAs
laptop screen finishes
2. Currently the most common mobile PC battery - immune to battery memory - last twice as long as Ni-MH - but have a shorter lifespan
Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)
Tablet PCs
socket services
Parallel PC Card types
3. Currently dominates the PC Card landscape
CardBus
Ni-Cd (Nickel-Cadmium)
Bluetooth
convertibles
4. Matte and high gloss
laptop screen finishes
card services
port replicator
TrackPoint
5. Tablets that include a fold away keyboard
convertibles
stylus
PCMCIA function
socket services
6. Device drivers that support the PC Card socket
docking stations
Ni-MH (Nickel-Metal Hydride)
socket services
hot-pluggable
7. A flat - touch-sensitive pad just in front of the keyboard
Bluetooth
Type I - Type II and Type III card thickness
laptop screen finishes
touchpad
8. 16-bit - 5-volt cards that can have up to two distinct functions
convertibles
touchpad
power management
16-bit PC Card characteristics
9. The comparison of the screen width to the screen height
aspect ratio
PDAs
socket services
Ni-Cd (Nickel-Cadmium)
10. Cooperation among the hardware - BIOS and the OS to reduce power use
touchpad
Ni-Cd (Nickel-Cadmium)
power management
Tablet PCs
11. Feature almost everything on a desktop - typically weigh 4 to 7 pounds
PDAs
desktop extenders
touchpad
docking stations
12. A technology in which the video card is capable of borrowing RAM from the system
personal digital assistant
Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)
shared memory
PC Cards
13. Establishes standards involving portable computers - specifically expansion cards
desktop replacements
PCMCIA function
convertibles
touchpad
14. Feature everything on a desktop - typically weigh 8 to 12 pounds
desktop replacements
Ni-Cd (Nickel-Cadmium)
Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)
Parallel PC Card types
15. First generation of mobile PC batteries - tend to develop battery memory if not discharged completely before recharging and are highly toxic
ExpressCard widths
beaming
16-bit PC Card characteristics
Ni-Cd (Nickel-Cadmium)
16. Credit-card sized devices that enhance and extend the functions of a portable PC
Tablet PCs
PC Cards
netbooks
touchpad
17. A special pen used for writing on a screen
Ni-MH (Nickel-Metal Hydride)
desktop replacements
CardBus PC Card characteristics
stylus
18. 16-bit and CardBus
Tablet PCs
Parallel PC Card types
card services
laptop screen finishes
19. Most popular removable storage medium for portable computing devices
aspect ratio
port replicator
SD
netbooks
20. Most common of PC Cards
16-bit PC Card characteristics
power management
Type II cards
aspect ratio
21. Using infrared light to transmit data between devices (IrDA)
PC Cards
Bluetooth
laptop screen finishes
beaming
22. High-performance serial version of the PC Card - has begun to replace the PC Card
beaming
convertibles
desktop replacements
ExpressCard
23. Can be plugged in without powering down the system
Tablet PCs
Type I - Type II and Type III card thickness
aspect ratio
hot-pluggable
24. Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PC Cards
PCMCIA
SD
personal digital assistant
25. Feature pen-based interface - integrated wireless networking and no optical drives - typically weigh 4 pounds
Tablet PCs
aspect ratio
16-bit PC Card characteristics
ExpressCard widths
26. Modern replacement for IrDA
hot-pluggable
Bluetooth
card services
netbooks
27. 3.3mm - 5.0mm and 10.5mm
desktop replacements
Type I - Type II and Type III card thickness
Ni-MH (Nickel-Metal Hydride)
PCMCIA
28. Provides specialized drivers necessary for a card to perform its function
beaming
Tablet PCs
TrackPoint
card services
29. Second generation of mobile PC batteries - less susceptible to battery memory and last longer between charges
netbooks
desktop extenders
PC Cards
Ni-MH (Nickel-Metal Hydride)
30. Tiny handheld portable computing device that holds address book - music - etc. - Now replaced completely by smartphones
netbooks
PCMCIA function
personal digital assistant
slates
31. Similar to a port replicator - but has extra features such as DVD drive or PC Card slot (often uses a proprietary connection)
ExpressCard
docking stations
Mini PCI
PCMCIA function
32. Combine the power of the portable PC with the writing benefits of the PDA
personal digital assistant
socket services
Tablet PCs
PC Cards
33. An adaptation of the standard PCI bus developed specifically for integrated communications peripherals such as modems and network adapters
Type II cards
desktop replacements
Mini PCI
Tablet PCs
34. Feature ultimate mobility - excellent battery life - no optical drives and limited SSD or HDD storage - typically weigh 2 to 3 pounds
card services
netbooks
PCMCIA function
ExpressCard
35. A joystick the size of a pencil eraser - situated in the center of the keyboard
PCMCIA function
stylus
TrackPoint
port replicator
36. 32-bit - 3.3-volt cards that can have up to eight distinct functions
touchpad
shared memory
Parallel PC Card sizes
CardBus PC Card characteristics
37. Tablets that completely do away with the keyboard
PCMCIA
slates
Mini PCI
Ni-MH (Nickel-Metal Hydride)
38. Plugs into a single port on the portable computer - offering common ports such as serial - parallel - USB - network and PS/2
Tablet PCs
SD
port replicator
Ni-MH (Nickel-Metal Hydride)
39. Type I - Type II and Type III
Parallel PC Card sizes
card services
beaming
Tablet PCs
40. 54mm and 34mm
touchpad
Type I - Type II and Type III card thickness
laptop screen finishes
ExpressCard widths