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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. Aka musical instrument digital interface.
MIDI
hidden attribute
ATAPI
read-only memory (ROM)
2. In Windows Vista - a vertical bar found by default on the right side of the desktop. Here - you will find gadgets and mini-programs.
sidebar
MSCONFIG
transferring
RAID 0
3. 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
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
horizontal position
toner cartridge
4. Aka digital subscriber line.
DSL
electromagnetic pulse (EMP)
Disable Automatic Restart
pop-up download
5. A type of solid-state storage that is commonly used in a variety of devices - such as digital cameras.
CompactFlash
Disable Automatic Restart
Small Outline DIMM (SODIMM)
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
6. The process of informing the software manufacturer who the official owner or user of the product is - and providing contact information such as name - address - company - phone number - e-mail address - and so on - about them. Registration is usually
registration
bar code reader
AC
inactive KVM switch
7. A word used to describe memory that cannot work without a steady supply of power.
master file table (MFT)
cluster
volatile
network address translation (NAT)
8. A group of schemes designed to provide either better performance or improved data reliability through redundancy.
cable tester
redundant array of independent disks (RAID)
spam
HTTP
9. Aka Wi-Fi Protected Access 2.
NTFS
paging file
HDD
WPA2
10. 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.
control unit
base priority level
random access memory (RAM)
thermal compound
11. A specialized type of memory used only with video adapters.
network interface card (NIC)
interrupt request line (IRQ)
digitizer
video RAM (VRAM)
12. The redirection of incoming traffic to the requesting internal hosts that initiated the communication with an external host.
ATA
FAT file system
laser beam
port triggering
13. An area of the Windows taskbar used by programs and some hardware devices to display status icons. Also called thenotification area or system tray.
LVDS
systray
magnetic mass storage
power-on self-test (POST)
14. The style of partition on a basic disk - which includes primary and extended.
floppy disk drive
partition type
processor bus
ATAPI
15. A finite set of resources controlled by the operating system and critical to the use of all computer components.
track point
system resources
Web browser
802.11b
16. A cooling fan mounted directly on the case - as opposed to a power supply fan - which is inside the power supply.
case fan
worm
System Restore
pin grid array (PGA)
17. A process that runs "behind the scenes" with a low priority - does not require input - and rarely creates output.
background process
ExpressCard
SPGA (staggered pin grid array)
Scalable Link Interface (SLI)
18. A digital display interface standard developed by the Video Electronics Standards Association that supports both video and audio signals - contains HDCP copy protection - and is unique because it is royalty-free to manufacturers.
FAT file system
DisplayPort
pop-up blocker
FAT32
19. The logical structure on disk that allows the operating system to save and retrieve files. Examples of file systems are FAT and NTFS. Both of these file system have different versions - such as FAT12 - FAT16 - FAT32 - and NTFS 4.0 and NTFS 5.0.
chipset
social engineering
file system
TRACERT
20. DRAM that runs at the speed of the system bus (up to 100-133 MHz).
read/write head
synchronous dynamic RAM
VC
DVD-ROM
21. A connector used to attach coaxial cables to computers and network equipment. Origin of the term may be "Bayonet-Neill-Concelman" or "British Naval Connector."
sector translation
BNC
firmware
Level 3 (L3) cache
22. The traditional transmission system for television video signals - which combines the color and brightness information with the synchronization data into one signal. The TV circuitry then separates the two signals from the composite signal.
CSU
Domain Name Service (DNS)
auditing
composite video
23. The traditional wired telephone network.
Return To OS Choices menu
unattended installation
plain-old telephone service (POTS)
Service Set ID (SSID)
24. Aka dual inline memory module (DIMM).
coaxial cable
cable tester
satellite communications
DIMM
25. A technology that makes 802.11n speeds possible - using multiple antennas to send and receive digital data in simultaneous radio streams that increases performance.
slot cover
CPU fan
pinned items list
MIMO (multiple input/multiple output)
26. A disk that uses basic storage - which means that it uses the partition table in the master boot record (MBR) to define disk partitions.
fiber-optic cable
asymmetrical digital subscriber line (ADSL)
basic disk
RS-232 port
27. Personal System/2 - as in PS/2-style mice and keyboards and connectors. Also called mini-DIN connectors.
intranet
color depth
root folder
PS/2
28. A parallel interface standard that supports bidirectional communication and transfer rates of up to 2 MBps.
KVM over IP
IEEE 1284
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
process priority level
29. This attack occurs when someone sends a large number of requests to a server - overwhelming the server so it stops functioning on the network.
denial of service (DoS) attack
communication network riser (CNR)
device driver
NiMH
30. The successor to the Mini PCI. It has a 64-bit data bus and is half the size of a Mini PCI Card.
analog LCD display
pop-up blocker
RAID array
PCIe Mini Card
31. Aka RAID 5.
1000Base-T
nonvolatile memory
striping with distributed parity
grayware
32. The use of more than one monitor on a single computer.
multi-monitor
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
cellular WAN
video graphics array (VGA)
33. A type of rechargeable battery used in laptops and other portable devices.
read/write head
lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery
keystroke logger
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module (RIMM)
34. A device installed at the end of a SCSI chain to absorb signals so they do not bounce back along the cable.
WUXGA
radio frequency (RF)
terminating resistor
Encrypting File System (EFS)
35. The practice - mostly among gamers - of modifying a computer case.
modding
NiCD
ISP
terminal
36. 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
Start Bar
identity theft
ad hoc mode
internetwork
37. A Windows Advanced Options menu choice used to send debugging information about the Windows startup over a serial cable to another computer running a special program called a debugger.
second-level domain (SLD)
IEC-320 connector
Debugging Mode
EIDE
38. The sudden and uncontrolled movement of electricity from an object with a greater charge to one with a lesser charge. Also called static electricity.
lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery
password
electrostatic discharge (ESD)
MSCONFIG
39. Aka Voice over IP (VoIP).
service pack
VoIP
ad hoc mode
RF
40. A special-purpose computer designed for a certain task and installed within a device.
optical drive
POTS
bandwidth
embedded systems
41. A portion of a program that can run separately from and concurrently with other portions of the program. Also called thread of execution.
even parity
activation
Standby
thread
42. Sony-Philips digital interface format
S/PDIF
ACPI
graphical user interface (GUI)
EVGA
43. A computer display that uses liquid crystal or plasma technology and does not require the bulk of a large picture tube. The screen enclosure can be as thin as one to two inches.
flat panel display (FPD)
toner cartridge
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
prank program
44. Aka Wireless Fidelity.
extending extractor
overclocking
WINS
Wi-Fi
45. A heat dissipation device - usually a passive metal object with a flat surface attached to a component - such as a chip.
heat sink
S-Video
dynamic disk
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
46. A handheld device used to measure electrical resistance - voltage - and/or current.
RJ-45
multimeter
WAN connection
Small Outline RIMM (SORIMM)
47. A file used by Windows for virtual memory. Also called the swap file. The actual filename in Windows is PAGEFILE.SYS.
thread of execution
paging file
interrupt request line (IRQ)
continuity RIMM (CRIMM)
48. In the laser printing process - the step in which the laser beam creates a negative of the image that will eventually appear on the printout. Each place that the laser beam touches loses most of its charge - creating an image - whereas the rest of th
BIOS settings
asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
writing
material safety data sheet (MSDS)
49. Aka radio frequency.
parity
RF
I/O
mini-audio connector
50. An early method for addressing the disparity between the drive geometry supported by PC BIOSs and the physical geometry of drives.
UDF
sector translation
smart card
System Management Mode (SMM)