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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.
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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. A program installed and activated on a computer without the user's knowledge or permission. At the least - the intent is mischief - but most often the intent is to cause damage.
virus
single-mode fiber (SMF)
internetwork
latency
2. A drive on a computer that can play music CDs and read data CDs - but cannot write to CDs.
CD-ROM drive
MicroDIMM
Advanced Technology eXtended (ATX)
phishing
3. Aka IEEE 1394.
professionalism
Safe Mode With Networking
FireWire
SORIMM
4. In the Windows registry - the top five folders - each of which is the top of a hierarchical structure. Also called subtrees.
RF
troubleshooting
root key
secure attention sequence (SAS)
5. A small group of computers communicating wirelessly with one another without the use of a centralized wireless access point (WAP).
T-carrier system
Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS)
MSINFO32.EXE
boot sequence
6. An LCD display setting that adjusts the viewable area of the display vertically.
drive path
DDoS Attack
SLI
vertical position
7. Aka adapter card.
expansion card
fixed input power supply
NSLOOKUP
DVD-R
8. A term used by Microsoft for a peer-to-peer network in which each computer can be either a client or a server or both.
Trojan horse
workgroup
power management
SGRAM
9. Synchronous graphics random access memory is a type of RAM used on video adapters.
SGRAM
multimode fiber (MMF)
compact disc (CD)
dead pixel
10. A Windows wizard that sets options for starting and running a specific old program that will not otherwise run properly in Windows.
Digital Light Processing (DLP)
Program Compatibility Wizard
adapter card
processor board
11. In the domain name system - a first-level domain - which is a suffix added to a registered domain name and separated from the domain name with a "dot" (.). Among the TLDs are .com - .gov - .edu - .org - .mil - .net - .biz - many two-lettered country
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center
top-level domain (TLD)
encryption
pop-up download
12. The code used to provide multiple language support to Windows.
Multilingual User Interface (MUI)
identity theft
Windows Update Website
Start Windows Normally
13. A drive used for reading from and writing to removable floppy disks. Also called FDD.
traces
transfer corona wire
bar code reader
floppy disk drive
14. A depressed area on an optical disc that is alternated with raised areas to be interpreted as data.
pit
32-bit
Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack (MT-RJ) connector
WAP
15. A subpackaging of a Windows revision that contains the core OS plus a special set of features that is offered as a separate product targeted to a certain type of end user.
edition
contrast ratio
impact printer
EVGA
16. 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.
Level 2 (L2) cache
PROM
reactivate
direct memory access (DMA) channel
17. A key on a laptop that is combined with the FN key to toggle the laptop's speaker on and off. The SPEAKER ON/OFF key is usually one of the standard function keys - such as F3 - that displays a speaker symbol.
full-duplex
Speaker On/Off key
DisplayPort
dial-up
18. A portable computer small enough to fit in your hand - also referred to as a "palmtop" computer. Because it is so small - a PDA does not have the functionality of a laptop or desktop computer. In other words - a typical PDA allows you to perform only
display resolution
inactive KVM switch
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
PVC
19. Aka motherboard.
parallel port
planar board
capacity
External Serial ATA (eSATA)
20. A CPU technology that allows two threads to execute at the same time within a single execution core. This technology is considered to be partially parallel execution. Intel introduced it in the Pentium 4 Xeon CPU. Also known as simultaneous multithre
field replaceable unit (FRU)
hyper threading
central processing unit (CPU)
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA)
21. The process of using an oscillating magnetic field to reduce and randomize the magnetic field that builds up on the shadow mask of a CRT monitor.
WAP
inactive KVM switch
fast page mode (FPM)
degaussing
22. On a motherboard - the type and location of components - as well as the size of the board itself.
DVD-5
SONET
form factor
Automatic Private IP Address (APIPA)
23. A key on a laptop that is pressed along with the FN key to change display modes so the output will be only to the laptop's display - only to an external display - or simultaneously to both displays. The DISPLAY MODE key is normally a function key - s
FTP
surge protector
Display Mode Key
mini-notebook
24. An early international standard for sending voice and data over digital telephone wires. ISDN uses existing telephone circuits or higher-speed conditioned lines to get speeds of either 64 Kbps or 128 Kbps. ISDN lines also have the ability to carry vo
Quick Launch bar
portable computer
vertical refresh rate
Integrated Service Digital Network (ISDN)
25. The Microsoft Website from which you can download updates to Windows.
client/server-based network
jargon
Windows Update Website
cable select
26. Aka nickel metal hydride.
RFI
public switched telephone network (PSTN)
Extended Video Graphics Array (EVGA)
NiMH
27. A technology for ROM that can be reprogrammed using special software.
optical drive
KVM switch
DVD+R
flash ROM
28. Aka Gigabit Ethernet.
VRAM
SDRAM
1000Base-T
SATA
29. 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.
transport layer security (TLS)
zero insertion force (ZIF) socket
NSLOOKUP
security auditing
30. Aka Voice over IP (VoIP).
system bus
VoIP
Emergency Repair Process
front side bus (FSB)
31. Aka microcode.
system bus
PPTP
vertical position
microprogram
32. In Windows 2000 and Windows XP - an Advanced Options menu choice that starts Windows normally - except that video mode is changed to the lowest resolution - using the currently installed video driver. This option does not switch to the basic Windows
DDoS Attack
Enable VGA Mode
8-bit high color
primary master
33. A DVD of any type that can store data on both sides of the disc.
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center
registration
double-sided (DS) DVD
Domain Name Service (DNS)
34. A level of service offered by the telephone companies over a T-carrier circuit that provides full-duplex transmissions at 1.544 Mbps - carrying digital voice - data - or video signals.
Media Access Control (MAC) address
DVD-Video
DNS
T1
35. A power-usage level.
power state
hot swapping
T-carrier system
Scalable Link Interface (SLI)
36. Software created to perform malicious acts. Also called malicious software.
DVD-ROM
lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery
malware
CNR
37. The filename for the System Configuration Utility - which allows you to test various scenarios for Windows startup for troubleshooting purposes.
MSCONFIG
monitor
magnetic mass storage
Multilingual User Interface (MUI)
38. A technology used by hard drives to speed up data transfers by using DMA channels.
S-Video
WRAM
Ultra DMA (UDMA)
volts
39. Aka low-voltage differential (LVD).
Enable Boot Logging
LVD
spam
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
40. Aka external cache.
Level 2 (L2) cache
odd parity
IEEE 1394
PPP
41. Aka top-level domain.
DVD-ROM
processor
hard disk drive
TLD
42. The type of connector used in the ExpressCard interface.
beam-on-blade connector
read/write head
chipset
Type I
43. A Windows utility that allows you to create tasks that run automatically at the times you select.
Task Scheduler
impact printer
spyware
RJ-11
44. Signals broadcast through the air.
basic input/output system (BIOS)
single inline memory module (SIMM)
radio frequency (RF)
rootkit
45. An underlying protocol that supports Microsoft Remote Desktop.
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
ASR
ultra-portable
46. A device that combines two or more devices - such as a printer - scanner - and fax machine.
SMTP
CMOS settings
multifunction device (MFD)
toner cartridge
47. Aka DDR3 SDRAM.
processor board
hub
DDR3
jargon
48. A set of behaviors including active listening and active speaking that shows you are fully engaged in the conversation and encourages the other person to also communicate in a positive manner.
response time
active communication
phishing
RAID 5
49. Data communications over the cellular telecommunications networks.
cellular WAN
Last Known Good Configuration
trusted platform module (TPM)
CPE
50. The "activity" status light on a NIC that indicates data is being transmitted.
writing
Type III
IDE
ACT