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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. Aka IEEE 1394.
APIPA
Voice over IP (VoIP)
drive path
FireWire
2. A technical standards organization.
Fast Ethernet
power supply tester
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
USB
3. Aka low-voltage differential (LVD).
LVD
multifunction device (MFD)
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
laptop
4. A table on each file and folder in the NTFS file system that contains one or more access control entries.
access control list (ACL)
denial of service (DoS) attack
paging file
software firewall
5. Not revealing information about someone that would be harmful to or embarrass him or her.
discretion
shadow mask
charging
System Restore
6. A user interface that takes advantage of the video system's graphics capabilities for manipulated graphic elements that represent objects and tasks.
graphical user interface (GUI)
access control list (ACL)
OCR
special group
7. 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.
T-carrier system
flat panel display (FPD)
striping with interleave parity
jumper
8. Aka interrupt request line.
file signature verification
SLD
IRQ
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
9. Memory chips that provide much slower access than SRAM chips but that can store several megabytes of data on a single chip (or hundreds of megabytes - or even gigabytes - when they are packaged together on a "stick").
professionalism
authorization
hard disk drive
dynamic RAM (DRAM)
10. A power supply standard that has both the 20-pin connector for the motherboard and a 4-pin 12 V connector.
ATV12V
Windows Easy Transfer (WET)
BDD Workbench
DVI-D
11. A group of tests - stored in the BIOS and performed as a PC boots up - to check for the presence and function of system components.
VRAM
power-on self-test (POST)
RS-232 port
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
12. A double-sided - single-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 9.4 GB of data - or over four hours of video.
DVD-10
S/PDIF
DSL
asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
13. Aka random access memory.
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
musical instrument digital interface (MIDI)
RAM
floppy disk drive
14. Aka musical instrument digital interface.
SONET
proxy server
MIDI
Compact Disc File System (CDFS)
15. A key on a laptop that is combined with the FN key to bring up a small volume control panel on the display. Using the up (?) or right (?) arrow key - the volume will increase. To decrease the volume - press the FN key and the SPEAKER VOLUME key along
Speaker Volume Key
IEEE 1394a
WINS
malware
16. The difference in value between a display's brightest white and darkest black. Modern LCD displays have a contrast ratio of 500:1 or greater.
system resources
NTFS permissions
contrast ratio
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
17. The BIOS configuration settings - also called system settings - accessed via a special BIOS-based menu during system startup.
high-voltage power supply (HVPS)
Web browser
RAID 5
BIOS settings
18. A connector that contains two to four wires and usually attaches phone cables to modems and to wall-mounted phone jacks.
Intel Corporation
Static RAM (SRAM)
RJ-11
WPA2
19. Aka Balanced Technology eXtended.
wide area network (WAN)
BTX
port replicator
1000Base-T
20. A 36-pin connector mounted to a device's parallel interface.
basic input/output system (BIOS)
Centronics
projector
edition
21. The process that authenticates a user and verifies the user account's level of access to a resource.
version
authorization
phishing
inactive KVM switch
22. A service of the operating system on a laptop that detects when a card has been inserted.
PAGEFILE.SYS
local group account
socket services
amperes (amps)
23. In the laser printing process - the stage in which the printer's high-voltage power supply (HVPS) conducts electricity to the primary corona wire so it can pass the voltage on to the printer's electro-photosensitive drum.
social engineering
DVD-ROM drive
charging
low-voltage differential (LVD)
24. Aka thumb drive.
smart card
RAID controller
accelerated graphics port (AGP)
flash drive
25. An LCD display characteristic that indicates the amount of time in milliseconds (ms) it takes for a single pixel to go from the active to the inactive state and back again.
response time
volts
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
molex connector
26. A drive that can be safely installed and removed while a computer is up and running without damaging the data stored on the drive.
hot-swappable drive
flash ROM
attended installation
PVC
27. 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.
enhanced parallel port (EPP) mode
local group account
Task Scheduler
Audit Policy
28. 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.
primary corona wire
Speaker On/Off key
error-correcting code (ECC)
land-grid array (LGA)
29. 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
writing
Enable Low Resolution Video
IRQ
striping with interleave parity
30. A sleep mode that is available on any computer that supports ACPI power management. It conserves power while saving the desktop in RAM memory in a work state. To resume - you simply press the power button - and the desktop is quickly displayed.
molex connector
device driver
Standby
Infrared (IR)
31. The original version of the IEEE 1394 standard that supports speeds up to 400 Mbps.
universal data format (UDF)
BIOS
port
IEEE 1394a
32. The use of a biometric for authentication.
biometric logon
surge suppressor
default gateway
authorization
33. Aka complementary metal-oxide semiconductor.
daughter card
DXDIAG
plain-old telephone service (POTS)
CMOS
34. Aka thermal compound.
LCD
Internet service provider (ISP)
registration
heat sink compound
35. Aka nickel-cadmium.
CRT
NiCD
encryption
amperes (amps)
36. A laptop is a small - easily transported computer - generally weighing less than 7 pounds and with roughly the same dimensions as a 1- to 2-inch-thick stack of magazines. Laptops computers have an all-in-one layout in which the keyboard - and often t
Advanced Technology (AT)
tact
System Information (MSINFO32.EXE)
laptop
37. A firewall service that inspects (or filters) each packet that enters or leaves the network - applying a set of security rules defined by a network administrator - and not allowing packets that fail inspection to pass between networks.
PROM
solid-state drive (SSD)
IP packet filtering
Start Windows Normally
38. A measurement of the volume of electrons - also called current. It is calculated with the formula amps = watts / volts.
analog LCD display
Post Office Protocol (POP)
amperes (amps)
SIMM
39. An Intel standard for motherboards targeted to the low-end consumer market that includes built-in components - while saving space and fitting into a smaller case.
Type II
AMR
New Low-profile eXtended (NLX)
UDF
40. A type of DIMM memory module used in laptops.
Small Outline DIMM (SODIMM)
component video
Wireless LAN (WLAN)
heat sink
41. In reference to IDE PATA drives - the master drive on the first channel.
war driving
memory address
boot sequence
primary master
42. Any type of computer that you can easily transport and that contains an all-in-one component layout.
portable computer
read/write head
802.11g
laptop
43. A plug designed for testing a specific port type (e.g. - serial - parallel - or USB). The plug does not connect to a cable but reroutes the sending pins to the receiving pins. Using special software on the computer - a loopback test is performed in w
NTFS permissions
access control entry (ACE)
LAN
loopback plug
44. In reference to a memory module - the number of memory modules required to match the data bus width of the processor.
adapter card
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA)
malware
memory bank
45. A type of RIMM memory module used in laptops.
NSLOOKUP
Small Outline RIMM (SORIMM)
parallel port
portable computer
46. The role of the first EIDE drive on a PATA channel.
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA)
master drive
compact disc (CD)
cellular WAN
47. In Windows - an Advanced Options menu choice that will start Windows without the Windows GUI (EXPLORER.EXE) and with only a simple Command Prompt window from which you can launch Windows administrative utilities.
Safe Mode With Command Prompt
patch
DIN connector
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
48. A variety of persuasion techniques used for many purposes
social engineering
LVD
RDRAM
DVD+RW
49. The fine copper lines that are the electronic circuits through which power - data - and control signals travel on a circuit board.
NTLDR
Centronics
traces
display power-management signaling (DPMS)
50. In a laser printer - the lamp that heats the fusing rollers.
PS/2
fusing lamp
active partition
DDR3 SDRAM