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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. In Windows - one or more settings found in the Local Security Settings console.
Mini PCI
workgroup
IEEE
Audit Policy
2. Aka distributed denial of service attack.
inactive KVM switch
TrackPoint
professionalism
DDoS Attack
3. A hard drive interface that transfers data in parallel. EIDE and ATAPI drives attach to the PATA interface.
capture card
registered jack (RJ)
Parallel AT Attachment (PATA)
ERD
4. A set of standards for imaging devices - such as scanners and cameras - that is used in drivers and other software for these devices.
full-duplex
TWAIN
service pack
Video Electronics Standards Organization (VESA)
5. A device found in laptops that monitors and regulates power usage. The features vary by manufacturer - but typically - they provide short-circuit protection - give "low battery" warnings - and can be configured to shut down the computer automatically
jargon
POTS
ISP
DC Controller
6. Small text files a Web browser saves on the local hard drive at the request of a Website. Cookies can contain information that will be used the next time the user connects to the Website.
graphics tablet
cookies
DDR3
solid-state drive (SSD)
7. An organization that creates specifications for infrared wireless communication.
mini-notebook
ASR
multiplexing
Infrared Data Association (IrDA)
8. Aka direct current.
point stick
MIMO (multiple input/multiple output)
distribution server
DC
9. 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.
phishing
file signature verification
direct memory access (DMA) channel
cookies
10. A drive that can be safely installed and removed while a computer is up and running without damaging the data stored on the drive.
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
SIMM
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
hot-swappable drive
11. Aka Encrypting File System (EFS).
flash ROM
EFS
device driver
Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM)
12. A disc drive that uses laser technology to read and/or write to special discs.
Southbridge
optical drive
cookies
ad hoc mode
13. A portion of a computer's chipset that controls communications between the CPU and such I/O busses as USB - IDE - PS2 - SATA - and others.
Safe Mode With Command Prompt
Southbridge
Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF)
coaxial cable
14. A file system in which one of the basic structures is a table used for allocating space. This table is called the file allocation table (FAT).
twisted-pair cable
process ID
FAT file system
PAGEFILE.SYS
15. A private internetwork.
PS/2
electromagnetic interference (EMI)
intranet
L1 cache
16. An adapter used to connect a computer or other device to a network medium.
Wi-Fi
network interface card (NIC)
SONET
processor bus
17. A misnomer - referring to the BIOS settings that are stored in a CMOS chip.
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
file signature verification
CMOS settings
Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA)
18. A technology that makes 802.11n speeds possible - using multiple antennas to send and receive digital data in simultaneous radio streams that increases performance.
low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS)
control unit
MIMO (multiple input/multiple output)
8-bit high color
19. Showing consideration for others.
internal bus
distribution share
tact
local KVM switch
20. Aka Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory.
display
SPGA (staggered pin grid array)
CD-ROM
Advanced Communications Riser (ACR)
21. Aka parts grabber.
dual layer (DL)
extending extractor
system requirements
planar board
22. A generic reference to a PC's serial communications port - in which the x represents the port number.
Safe Mode With Networking
COMx
APIPA
DVI-I
23. A special disk used for recovering an OS failure in Windows 2000. It requires that you create the ERD while the system is healthy - and then use it - along with the Windows Setup CD - to repair Windows.
writing
emergency repair disk (ERD)
Quick Launch bar
Directory Services Restore Mode
24. 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
DDR RAM
analog LCD display
registration
I/O address
25. A partition type that can exist on a basic disk and have one or more logical drive letters assigned to it. A Windows operating system cannot boot from an extended partition.
extension magnet
patch
chipset
extended partition
26. A single dot on a display screen. A contraction of "Picture Element."
pixel
twisted-pair cable
ECC
cleaning blade
27. A table on each file and folder in the NTFS file system that contains one or more access control entries.
access control list (ACL)
memory
LPT
update
28. A protocol developed in the 1980s by IBM for managing names on a network. Also used by Microsoft in early networking. Replaced by DNS on TCP/IP networks.
writing
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
laser beam
NetBIOS
29. A DVI mode that supports downward compatibility with analog displays.
PCI
software firewall
DVI-A
spam
30. Aka Wi-Fi Protected Access 2.
WPA2
ATV12V
Infrared Data Association (IrDA)
voltage regulator module (VRM)
31. The moving of data from one storage device to another.
data migration
case fan
Compact Disc File System (CDFS)
Speaker On/Off key
32. The fine copper lines that are the electronic circuits through which power - data - and control signals travel on a circuit board.
volts
L1 cache
hardware abstraction layer (HAL)
traces
33. A popular inkjet printer developed by Canon.
IEEE
Bubble Jet
biometric
component video
34. 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.
Integrated Access Device (IAD)
hub
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
projector
35. A security feature of many Windows versions that allows it to encrypt files on an NTFS volume.
digital versatile disc (DVD)
peer-to-peer network
SLI
Encrypting File System (EFS)
36. A reading and writing device in a floppy or hard drive that is mounted on an articulated arm that moves back and forth over the floppy disk or metal platter.
thermal printer
VC
read/write head
Ethernet
37. A registry key that exists within another key.
dialer
subkey
TWAIN
ACL
38. A file attribute assigned to a file by the operating system to identify it as a system file.
laser printer
touch screen
system attribute
IP router
39. Aka digitizing tablet.
graphics tablet
audio modem riser (AMR)
FPM
SSL
40. The portion of the chipset that controls communications between the CPU and system RAM.
master file table (MFT)
even parity
ad hoc mode
memory controller chip (MCC)
41. Aka thumb drive.
PING
flash drive
modding
composite video
42. Aka Integrated Drive Electronics.
floppy disk
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
IDE
drive image
43. Program code that provides a way for someone to gain access to a computer while bypassing security. Only a person who knows how the back door works can use it - but once in - that individual has the same access as the host program to all the internal
password cracker
S/PDIF
back door
IP packet filtering
44. A term applied to a CPU - motherboard - or other components that conform to the newer 64-bit architecture. Also referred to as 64-bit.
power supply unit (PSU)
LPT1
fiber-optic cable
x86-64
45. Aka enhanced capabilities port (ECP) mode.
master drive
ECP
L1 cache
liquid crystal display (LCD)
46. A command-line utility installed on a Windows computer with the TCP/IP protocol suite; it's used to view the IP configuration of a network connection and to perform certain administrative tasks.
Start menu
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
IPCONFIG
bandwidth
47. Aka external cache.
asymmetrical digital subscriber line (ADSL)
drive image
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
Level 3 (L3) cache
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.
bluesnarfing
processor board
active communication
Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
49. Aka paging file.
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
IP packet filtering
swap file
loopback plug
50. A command-line command - installed with the TCP/IP protocol suite - which provides statistical information about the TCP/IP protocols and network connections involving your computer - depending on the switches you use when you enter the command.
Infrared Data Association (IrDA)
NETSTAT
system board
hibernate