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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. A memory module (stick) that installs into matching DIMM sockets found on many motherboards. The word "dual" refers to the separate pins or connections on both sides of the module and socket.
dual inline memory module (DIMM)
WAP
cable tester
SSL
2. An optical semiconductor used in small projectors and in rear-projection televisions.
Digital Light Processing (DLP)
SLD
update
service pack
3. A private internetwork.
encrypted authentication
CPE
virtual file allocation table (VFAT)
intranet
4. A TPM is a special microchip - installed on a motherboard - that stores passwords - keys - and digital certificates. Various services - such as BitLocker can store such security data in this chip.
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
trusted platform module (TPM)
antistatic wrist strap
router
5. A parallel port mode that has the same performance as ECP but is used with parallel devices other than printers and scanners.
enhanced parallel port (EPP) mode
domain
solid-state drive (SSD)
thermal compound
6. An LCD display that accepts a digital signal. Early LCD displays accepted an analog signal and converted it to digital internally.
Wi-Fi
digital LCD display
contrast ratio
Rambus Dynamic RAM (RDRAM)
7. 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.
DLT
NAT
FTP
NETSTAT
8. A type of riser card that connects directly into a motherboard and adds no additional functionality of its own - but extends the expansion bus and allows expansion cards to be added in a different physical orientation.
daughter card
XGA
cable select
shadow mask
9. Aka network address translation.
x86
DDR3
NAT
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
10. Used to represent the chrominance signal in S-Video.
multi-monitor
vertical refresh rate
C
front side bus (FSB)
11. Aka Internet Control Message Protocol.
AMR
ICMP
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA)
cluster
12. Aka local area network.
Start Windows Normally
LAN
New Low-profile eXtended (NLX)
DVD+RW
13. A DVD drive that cannot write to but can read DVD discs.
voltage regulator module (VRM)
DVD-ROM drive
DXDIAG
background process
14. The circuit board in a computer to which all other components directly or indirectly connect. Also called a mainboard - system board - mobo - or planar board.
motherboard
single-mode fiber (SMF)
memory
IEEE 1394
15. A company in the business of providing Internet access to users.
BTX
embedded systems
edition
Internet service provider (ISP)
16. A common connector used to connect a power supply to floppy drives.
PGA
miniconnector
Rambus Dynamic RAM (RDRAM)
Advanced Power Management (APM)
17. 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
permission
compact disc (CD)
composite video
back door
18. Aka Address Resolution Protocol.
RGB video
ARP
basic input/output system (BIOS)
DNS Server
19. A very old expansion bus standard - seen in the early IBM PC.
industry standard architecture (ISA)
FAT file system
DPMS
developing
20. Synchronous graphics random access memory is a type of RAM used on video adapters.
RAID 0
Digital Light Processing (DLP)
SGRAM
math coprocessor
21. A Windows service designed to allow a user to invite someone to help troubleshoot a problem.
subscription channel (SC)
Remote Assistance
system tray
display power-management signaling (DPMS)
22. A DVI mode that supports downward compatibility with analog displays.
root key
sector translation
DVI-A
digital signature
23. A network connection device at the core of a wireless network.
wireless access point (WAP)
power-on self-test (POST)
troubleshooting
Internet Explorer (IE)
24. Aka pointing stick.
memory address
cracker
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)
point stick
25. 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.
overclocking
PCI
Performance Monitor
emergency repair disk (ERD)
26. Aka File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
FTP
Device Manager
permission
peripheral component interconnect (PCI)
27. 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.
Small Outline RIMM (SORIMM)
WINS
chipset
power-on self-test (POST)
28. Any writable mass storage device - removable or fixed in place.
Intel Corporation
802.11b
backup media
EPP
29. A finite set of resources controlled by the operating system and critical to the use of all computer components.
mass storage device
system resources
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
802.11g
30. An Advanced Options menu choice that appears under certain circumstances. When available - selecting this option will return to the OS Choices menu (OS Loader menu).
local area network (LAN)
Return To OS Choices menu
input/out (I/O)
MicroDIMM
31. A Windows folder that contains numerous applets you can use to adjust the configuration of many different aspects of the OS.
low-voltage differential (LVD)
internetwork
Control Panel
BNC
32. A device that stores a large amount of information - even when it is powered off.
transfer corona wire
secure socket layer (SSL)
encrypted authentication
mass storage device
33. A metal plate behind the front of a CRT monitor that focuses the electron beams from the gun.
volts
EIDE
shadow mask
asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
34. Aka external cache.
Level 3 (L3) cache
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
backup media
S-Video
35. Aka IEEE 1394.
mode
overclocking
heat sink
FireWire
36. A service that manages Microsoft NetBIOS names for a Windows network. This service is becoming obsolete - as Windows has moved to DNS for naming and name service.
RF
USB
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
digital versatile disc (DVD)
37. An Advanced Options menu choice that simply causes Windows to restart normally (if it can).
WPA2
alternating current
Start Windows Normally
single-layer (SL)
38. 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.
IPCONFIG
IRQ
64-bit
TrackPoint
39. Aka wireless access point.
inverter
multifunction printers (MFDs)
NTLDR
WAP
40. A password that meets certain criteria in order to be difficult to crack. One definition of a strong password is one that contains at least eight characters - includes a combination of letters - numbers - and other symbols ( _ - - - $ - and so on) an
denial of service (DoS) attack
strong password
compact disc (CD)
pointing stick
41. A VESA standard for power management in display devices.
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
amperes (amps)
display power-management signaling (DPMS)
primary slave
42. Aka time to live.
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
dynamic RAM (DRAM)
password cracker
TTL
43. Unsolicited messages sent over an instant messaging service - such as Windows Messenger.
public switched telephone network (PSTN)
registry key
digitizing tablet
Spam over Instant Messaging (spim)
44. A double-sided - double-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 17.08 GB of data - or over eight hours of video.
Emergency Repair Process
DVD-18
Control Panel
Digital Light Processing (DLP)
45. The term used for dynamic space allocation that can be formatted with a file system.
volume
traces
sector translation
PCIe Mini Card
46. The worldwide interconnection of networks that can be accessed with various Internet-based software. The World Wide Web is one of the many services of the Internet.
Windows Update Website
8-bit high color
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
Internet
47. A T-1 multiplexer or a special LAN bridge that connects to the telephone company's channel service unit (CSU) - which encodes data for transmission over a T-carrier circuit.
customer premises equipment (CPE)
PS/2
special group
jargon
48. In a disk drive - the rotating shaft used to spin the disks.
socket services
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
DDR3
spindle
49. An assigned channel over which a device can send a signal to the processor to get its attention.
Advanced Technology eXtended (ATX)
interrupt request line (IRQ)
update
NTFS
50. The cellular network standards used by Verizon and Sprint-Nextel.
pin grid array (PGA)
SCSI
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
Intel Corporation