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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 power-usage level.
spyware
power state
PGA2
broadband WAN
2. Aka RAID 5.
striping with interleave parity
Enhanced IDE (EIDE)
compact disc (CD)
ATX power supply
3. The disruption of signal transmission caused by the radiation of electrical and magnetic fields. Electric motors are a common source of EMI.
Web browser
DVI-D
SSL
electromagnetic interference (EMI)
4. Aka demilitarized zone.
AMR
process
hot-swappable drive
DMZ
5. 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.
DDR SDRAM
Media Access Control (MAC) address
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
logical block address (LBA)
6. In reference to parallel ports - a mode in which the parallel device connected to the parallel port can receive data but cannot send data. CMOS settings (system settings) may refer to this mode as "Transfer only."
DHCP
Safe Mode With Networking
unidirectional mode
pinned items list
7. Aka motherboard.
Wi-Fi
gadget
network operating system (NOS)
system board
8. A special terminating stick that must be inserted into the open RIMM sockets.
thermal compound
continuity RIMM (CRIMM)
LPT
processor
9. A measurement of the volume of electrons - also called current. It is calculated with the formula amps = watts / volts.
amperes (amps)
FAT32
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
access control
10. The traditional wired telephone network.
plain-old telephone service (POTS)
DVD-18
molex connector
active listening
11. Aka root key.
subtree
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
direct memory access (DMA) channel
odd parity
12. The term used for dynamic space allocation that can be formatted with a file system.
Encrypting File System (EFS)
User State Migration Tool (USMT)
BTX
volume
13. A parallel interface standard that supports bidirectional communication and transfer rates of up to 2 MBps.
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
registration
ad hoc mode
IEEE 1284
14. The location where a cable attaches to a computer. Alternatively - a connector on a motherboard for memory - CPUs - power - or other circuitry.
alternating current
special group
socket
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
15. A raised area on an optical disc that is alternated with depressed areas to be interpreted as data.
address bus
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
land
Southbridge
16. Aka Media Access Control (MAC) address.
Intel Corporation
communication network riser (CNR)
system area
MAC
17. Digital versatile disc (DVD) discs that can be written to - and data can also be overwritten. This term also refers to the drives that can write to these discs.
Display Mode Key
musical instrument digital interface (MIDI)
form factor
DVD-RW
18. A technology for transferring serial data at high speeds. Also known as low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS).
nickel-cadmium (NiCD)
low-voltage differential (LVD)
router
bandwidth
19. The IBM branded name for a pointing stick or track point.
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
TrackPoint
IEEE 1284
registry
20. A Windows program that launches Internet Explorer and connects to the Windows Update Website.
SCSI host adapter
Windows Update
CD-R (CD-Record)
mounted drive
21. Aka audio modem riser.
AMR
spam
spyware
IPCONFIG
22. Unsolicited messages sent over an instant messaging service - such as Windows Messenger.
volts
Spam over Instant Messaging (spim)
distribution server
bandwidth
23. A version of the FAT file system used by hard drives and some flash drives (thumb drives - etc.) - using a 32-bit file allocation table.
amperes (amps)
channel service unit (CSU)
public switched telephone network (PSTN)
FAT32
24. An interconnected network. The Internet is the largest example.
DDR1
adapter card
internetwork
ZIF
25. In router configuration - a term that is used to describe traffic that is allowed - as in allowing traffic using a certain port number through the router.
exception
smart phone
activation
Trojan horse
26. A service of the operating system on a laptop that detects when a card has been inserted.
default gateway
socket services
notification area
NETSTAT
27. A socket for a PGA CPU that has a retention lever as well as contacts to match the number of pins on the CPU. The lever is used to attach the CPU to the socket in a manner that does not require force to insert or to remove the CPU.
zero insertion force (ZIF) socket
Advanced Technology eXtended (ATX)
expansion card
World Wide Web
28. Aka Small Computer System Interface.
hot-swappable drive
DDR2 SDRAM
SCSI
World Wide Web
29. A Windows display setting that allows you to adjust the number of colors - or color depth - used by the display.
Mini PCI
Color Quality
Ethernet
ATX
30. A disk type introduced with Windows 2000 that contains space allocated in volumes without the limits imposed on basic disks. On a dynamic disk - the number of volumes are unlimited - and a volume can extend to include available space on any hard disk
Voice over IP (VoIP)
dynamic disk
Small Outline RIMM (SORIMM)
portable computer
31. Aka hard disk drive.
IP router
compact disc (CD)
primary master
HDD
32. Aka FAT file system.
Wi-Fi
SLI
NiMH
FAT
33. A type of KVM switch that controls computers over a distance that is a function of the cabling and protocols it uses. The two types of switches are local remote KVM switch and KVM over IP.
recently used programs list
horizontal position
remote KVM switch
Speaker On/Off key
34. A subprotocol of IP that detects and reports problems that can cause errors.
registered jack (RJ)
keystroke logger
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
half-duplex
35. The practice of forcing a CPU or other computer component to run at a higher clock rate than the manufacturer intended.
Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF)
active communication
master file table (MFT)
overclocking
36. The amount of time it takes a packet to travel from one point to another.
latency
Display Mode Key
IEEE 1284
RIMM
37. An optional toolbar you can add to the taskbar just to the right of the Start button. Shortcuts on this bar launch with a single-click.
FAT
Quick Launch bar
central processing unit (CPU)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
38. The worldwide network that carries traditional voice traffic.
public switched telephone network (PSTN)
registry key
long filename (LFN)
primary corona wire
39. Software instructions stored in ROM chips. It exists on most PC components and on the motherboard.
firmware
DHCP
amperes (amps)
subkey
40. In a disk drive - the rotating shaft used to spin the disks.
Windows Easy Transfer (WET)
MSINFO32.EXE
spindle
liquid crystal display (LCD)
41. The PCMCIA standard that succeeds the PC Card.
CardBus
port triggering
PS/2
active KVM switch
42. A type of memory checking in which every eight-bit byte of data is accompanied by a ninth bit (the parity bit) - which is used to determine the presence of errors in the data. The two types of parity are odd and even.
CRIMM
parity
workgroup
64-bit
43. Aka PCIe.
root folder
PCI Express
Secure Digital (SD) Card
MIMO (multiple input/multiple output)
44. A drive used for reading from and writing to removable floppy disks. Also called FDD.
interrupt request line (IRQ)
floppy disk drive
SATA
internal bus
45. The first physical sector on a floppy disk or the first sector on a hard drive partition. The boot record contains information about the OS. The boot record on a primary active partition is used to start the operating system. Also called the boot sec
active listening
Voice over IP (VoIP)
land
boot record
46. An area of the Windows taskbar used by programs and some hardware devices to display status icons. Also called thenotification area or system tray.
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module (RIMM)
virtual memory
public switched telephone network (PSTN)
systray
47. A network protocol suite originally developed for the Internet; it has been mostly adopted on private networks.
Northbridge
personal area network (PAN)
TrackPoint
TCP/IP
48. Aka Advanced Communications Riser.
Enable Boot Logging
root directory
full-duplex
ACR
49. A 25-pin D-shell connector.
DB-25
sub-mini audio connector
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
writing
50. Aka channel service unit.
registered jack (RJ)
DB-9
erasure lamp
CSU