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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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1. A type of arithmetic logic unit (ALU) that is used to perform specialized functions - such as division and large decimal number operations. Also called a math coprocessor.
field replaceable unit (FRU)
nonvolatile memory
even parity
floating-point unit (FPU)
2. A small group of computers communicating wirelessly with one another without the use of a centralized wireless access point (WAP).
terminating resistor
Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS)
DVD+RW
fusing
3. A generic term for a collection of information on known malware (not just viruses).
virus encyclopedia
ECP
public switched telephone network (PSTN)
SD Card
4. 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
CD
NetBIOS
hyper threading
system tray
5. The boot loader file in Windows 2000 and Windows XP. During the boot loader phase - NTLDR takes control of the system - switches the CPU to protected mode - starts the file system - and reads the BOOT.INI file.
registered jack (RJ)
NTLDR
floppy disk
RAID 1
6. Aka compact disc.
CompactFlash
clock speed
CD
DNS
7. A digital video interface that has several modes - including one that offers downward compatibility with analog displays. It requires a special connector - which comes in several variations to support the DVI modes.
digital video interface (DVI)
biometric logon
domain
pin grid array (PGA)
8. An operating system recovery tool introduced in Windows Me and improved in later versions of Windows. System Restore creates restore points - which are snapshots of Windows - its configuration - and all installed programs. If your computer has nonfat
laptop
System Restore
KVM switch
Ultra DMA (UDMA)
9. Aka video RAM.
miniconnector
VRAM
IPCONFIG
power supply
10. Aka dynamic RAM.
Static RAM (SRAM)
DRAM
analog LCD display
real-time clock (RTC)
11. Also called 1000Base-T - this networking standard supports speeds up to 1 Gbps.
magnetic mass storage
Gigabit Ethernet
flash memory
SRAM
12. A word used to describe memory that cannot work without a steady supply of power.
bus
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA)
fusing
volatile
13. Aka boot record.
plain-old telephone service (POTS)
network address translation (NAT)
gadget
boot sector
14. A VESA standard for power management in display devices.
front side bus (FSB)
display power-management signaling (DPMS)
digital LCD display
color depth
15. Aka Advanced Technology Attachment.
Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE)
ATA
PCIe Mini Card
RAID 1
16. An installation of Windows that is not automated - where the user is required to pay attention throughout the entire process to provide information and to respond to messages. Also called a manual installation.
emergency repair disk (ERD)
analog modem
attended installation
system area
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.
uniqueness database file (UDF)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Speaker On/Off key
RS-232 port
18. A computer's temporary working space - usually in DRAM chips.
thermal paste
access control
memory
NIC
19. A protocol that transfers e-mail messages between mail servers. Clients also use this protocol to send e-mail to mail servers.
basic disk
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
basic storage
LED
20. 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.
thermal paste
touchpad
file signature verification
T1
21. A unit of measurement of actual delivered power - calculated by the formula watts = volts
watts
Distributed File System (DFS)
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
distribution share
22. A memory error-checking method in which the parity bit is used to ensure that the total number of 1s in the data stream is odd.
fusing rollers
odd parity
daughter card
Remote Assistance
23. Aka hacker.
Foreign
cracker
IEEE 1394
digital video discs
24. A small program - such as those that can be run from the Windows Sidebar.
mini-notebook
gadget
hub
LPT1
25. A 36-pin connector mounted to a device's parallel interface.
Centronics
heat sink compound
digital subscriber line (DSL)
thin-film transistor (TFT)
26. A menu that opens from the Start button on the taskbar.
IMAP
high-voltage power supply (HVPS)
Start menu
NiMH
27. The Internet service that manages access to Internet domain names and the naming system it uses for computers and resources connected to the Internet or in a private network.
card services
amperes (amps)
metropolitan area network (MAN)
Domain Name Service (DNS)
28. Aka thumb drive.
ACR
NiMH
FPU
flash drive
29. Aka DDR3 SDRAM.
twisted-pair cable
daughter card
DDR3
root key
30. A heat dissipation device - usually a passive metal object with a flat surface attached to a component - such as a chip.
read-only memory (ROM)
authorization
heat sink
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
31. A CPU component that manages the CPU cache.
cache controller
USB
ZIF
power-on self-test (POST)
32. The read-only DVD discs sold at retail stores - containing video or software and having a maximum capacity of 15.9 GB of data. This term also applies to the drives that can only read DVDs.
DVD-ROM
random access memory (RAM)
jump drive
dial-up
33. A program that blocks browser pop-ups.
pop-up blocker
Southbridge
Infrared Data Association (IrDA)
odd parity
34. Aka demilitarized zone.
hot swapping
DMZ
discretion
intranet
35. An external bus that connects into the PC's PCI bus. With USB - you can theoretically connect up to 127 devices to your computer.
CD-ROM
connector
passive matrix display
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
36. Aka parts grabber.
Compact Disc File System (CDFS)
LAN
extending extractor
WEP
37. A RAM standard that replaces the original DDR2 standard and requires far less power - while providing almost twice the bandwidth. A stick of DDR3 SDRAM has 240 pins - but is keyed so it will not fit into a socket designed for DDR2. DDR3 SO-DIMMs have
PPTP
DDR3 SDRAM
Wireless LAN (WLAN)
Safe Mode With Command Prompt
38. A protocol used with WPA wireless encryption that was broken by hackers.
land
MicroDIMM
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
plain-old telephone service (POTS)
39. 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.
Task Scheduler
Type II
NETSTAT
NiMH
40. Threats that are not truly malicious code - but can have indirect negative effects - such as decreasing performance or using up bandwidth. Grayware includes spyware - adware - spam - and spim.
vertical hold
C
grayware
Intel x86 Specification
41. A local bus designed for video only - it provides a direct link between the processor and the video card - giving the video card direct access to main memory.
DVD-Video
accelerated graphics port (AGP)
System Management Mode (SMM)
dot matrix printer
42. An LCD display using an old technology that has a grid of horizontal and vertical wires with a transistor at the end of each wire. When two transistors (one at the x-axis and one at the y-axis) send voltage along their wires - the pixel at the inters
passive matrix display
identity theft
DVD-ROM drive
DB-25
43. A virus that is self-replicating.
USB
RIP
Parallel AT Attachment (PATA)
worm
44. A chip that retains system settings such as the time - keyboard settings - and boot sequence.
clock speed
Display Mode Key
Windows Update Website
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)
45. The redirection of incoming traffic to the requesting internal hosts that initiated the communication with an external host.
reactivate
802.11g
exception
port triggering
46. Aka Scalable Link Interface.
SLI
64-bit
master boot record (MBR)
Infrared (IR)
47. The classic PC serial port that complies with the Recommended Standard-232 (RS-232) in its circuitry - cabling - and connector design - and transfers data one bit at a time.
FAT16
removable storage
Reliability and Performance Monitor
RS-232 port
48. 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
zero insertion force (ZIF) socket
thumb drive
Enable VGA Mode
AC
49. A virus that downloads to a user's computer through a pop-up window that appears in a Web browser. It requires an action on the part of a user - such as clicking a button that implies acceptance of something like free information.
flash memory
microcode
pop-up download
Disable Automatic Restart
50. In the FAT file system - the top-level directory in which the operating system stores information about files - including a reference to the FAT table so it knows where to find the file's contents on disk. The NTFS file system also has a root - or to
root directory
point stick
HTTP
expansion bus