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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. Aka Ethernet.
10Base-T
ANSI
Enable Boot Logging
AGP
2. A database of all configuration settings in Windows.
v-hold
RJ-45
single inline memory module (SIMM)
registry
3. A round connector that gets its name from Deutsche Industrie Norm - a German standards organization. Normally a round connector with a circular or semicircle of pins.
protocol
DIN connector
RJ-11
copy
4. A drive that can be safely installed and removed while a computer is up and running without damaging the data stored on the drive.
DDR
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA)
hot-swappable drive
mirrored set
5. Aka pointing stick.
line printer
charging
point stick
P1 power connector
6. A popular inkjet printer developed by Canon.
eSATA
x86-64
electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Bubble Jet
7. Aka Address Resolution Protocol.
DMZ
ACPI
emergency repair disk (ERD)
ARP
8. Aka v-hold.
ECP
MAC
vertical hold
passive matrix display
9. In reference to the Windows operating systems - one that can utilize up to 4 GB of address space.
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
odd parity
CRT
32-bit
10. An option available in the Windows XP Backup program for recovering from damage that prevents the operating system from starting. It replaced the Emergency Repair Disk (ERD) process in Windows 2000.
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
VGA Mode
biometric device
odd parity
11. A CRT video setting - also known at horizontal hold - that holds the image horizontally on the screen.
digital linear tape (DLT)
Start menu
h-hold
edition
12. A utility that provides remote terminal emulation for connecting to computers and network devices running server software that can respond - without needing to be concerned with the actual operating system running on either system.
client/server-based network
IPCONFIG
Telnet
nickel-cadmium (NiCD)
13. A fiber-optic connector that resembles an RJ-45 network connector and is less expensive and easier to work with than ST or SC connectors.
Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack (MT-RJ) connector
DisplayPort
public switched telephone network (PSTN)
interrupt request line (IRQ)
14. A set of wires used by data traveling into and out of a processor.
top-level domain (TLD)
processor bus
CSU
DoS Attack
15. The act of safely installing/uninstalling or attaching/removing a device while a computer is up and running.
digitizing tablet
Distributed File System (DFS)
hot swapping
top-level domain (TLD)
16. Authentication is validation of a user account and password that occurs before the security components of Windows will give the user access to the computer.
registry
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
IPCONFIG
authentication
17. One of the main protocols of the TCP/IP protocol suite - IP manages logical addressing of network packets so routing protocols can route the packets over the network.
Internet Protocol (IP)
biometric device
Y
cable select
18. Aka Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP).
registry
DSL
Compact Disc File System (CDFS)
IMAP
19. On a motherboard - the type and location of components - as well as the size of the board itself.
IP packet filtering
form factor
CPE
transport layer security (TLS)
20. The use of words - often technical and uncommon - that both parties understand in the same way.
RAID 1
master boot record (MBR)
Service Set ID (SSID)
jargon
21. A protocol used with WPA wireless encryption that was broken by hackers.
antistatic mat
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
extension magnet
form factor
22. This GUI utility will display a system summary of the hardware - operating system - and other software.
multimode fiber (MMF)
Tablet PC
System Information (MSINFO32.EXE)
boot sector
23. The settings within a registry key.
fusing lamp
value entry
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA)
transfer corona wire
24. On a cable network - the device used at the customer site for the analog/digital conversion.
Gigabit Ethernet
jump drive
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA)
low-voltage differential (LVD)
25. A physical area where a Wi-Fi network connects to the Internet.
video graphics array (VGA)
process priority level
Emergency Repair Process
hot spot
26. A tool for testing if a cable can connect properly end-to-end and to determine if a cable has a short. These tools are available for a variety of cable types.
fusing lamp
EEPROM
hot swapping
cable tester
27. Cable that consists of pairs of wires twisted around each other. The twists help to boost each wire's signals and make them less susceptible to electromagnetic interference (EMI).
Type III
twisted-pair cable
writing
PPP
28. In Windows - a security account that contains one or more local user accounts - and when a computer is a member of a Windows domain - may also contain domain user or group accounts.
local group account
central processing unit (CPU)
bandwidth
World Wide Web
29. A portion of a program that can run separately from and concurrently with other portions of the program. Also called thread of execution.
thread
WINS Server
SXGA
time to live (TTL)
30. A misnomer - referring to the BIOS settings that are stored in a CMOS chip.
liquid crystal display (LCD)
NETSTAT
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
CMOS settings
31. A computer (or dedicated device) that sits between a private network and an untrusted network and examines all traffic in and out of the network it is protecting. It will block any traffic it recognizes as a potential threat - using a variety of tech
Web browser
I/O
firewall
DNS
32. 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.
Internet Protocol (IP)
T1
root directory
basic input/output system (BIOS)
33. One of the two prevailing CPU manufacturers.
wireless access point (WAP)
IRQ
Intel Corporation
SPGA (staggered pin grid array)
34. A system resource that certain devices - such as sound cards and hard drives - can use to move data between the device and system RAM without involving the processor.
cleaning blade
direct memory access (DMA) channel
boot record
zero insertion force (ZIF) socket
35. Windows run-line utility for testing the DirectX support. Launch this program when experiencing video problems and/or audio problems when running DirectX applications.
DXDIAG
stuck pixel
inactive KVM switch
bluesnarfing
36. A connector commonly used for PC keyboards. It is much smaller than the original DIN connector.
universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART)
Speaker On/Off key
mini-DIN-6
Digital Light Processing (DLP)
37. Personal System/2 - as in PS/2-style mice and keyboards and connectors. Also called mini-DIN connectors.
PS/2
Task Scheduler
RIP
WAP
38. In reference to the Windows operating systems - one that can utilize more than 4 GB of address space. Depending on the version - 64-bit Windows can address a maximum of from 8 to 192 GB.
ACPI
liquid cooling system
biometric device
64-bit
39. Aka video RAM.
PCI-E
VRAM
repeater
DSL
40. Data communications over the cellular telecommunications networks.
master boot record (MBR)
APM
ICMP
cellular WAN
41. A type of KVM switch that is controlled through a mechanical switch on the box.
partition
flash BIOS
thermal compound
inactive KVM switch
42. Aka display power-management signaling.
DSL
DPMS
ERD
form factor
43. Aka Automatic Private IP Address.
Compact Disc File System (CDFS)
VC
LPT2
APIPA
44. A bundle of patches or updates released periodically by a software publisher.
Tablet PC
FTP
service pack
floating-point unit (FPU)
45. A process applied to digitally signed code to unencrypt the signature data and use the information to verify the program code was not modified since the signature was added.
remote KVM switch
file signature verification
ATA
subtree
46. A common connector used to connect a power supply to floppy drives.
lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery
EIDE
proxy server
miniconnector
47. A power management standard that includes all the power states of APM - plus two more. It also supports soft power.
TCP/IP
Microsoft Product Activation (MPA)
card services
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
48. A device that uses a measurement of a body part - such as a fingerprint or retina scan.
biometric device
mainboard
802.11g
original equipment manufacturer (OEM)
49. The component that provides power for all components on the motherboard and internal to the PC case. Also called a power supply unit (PSU).
liquid crystal display (LCD)
ExpressCard
power supply
adapter card
50. A type of printer that uses a film coated with colored wax that melts onto paper. These printers are similar to dye-sublimation printers but differ in two major ways: the film contains wax rather than dye - and these printers do not require special p
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
electro-photosensitive drum
thermal wax transfer printer
subscription channel (SC)