Test your basic knowledge |

Comptia A + Certification

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • 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 Gigabit Ethernet.






2. Cabling that contains a single copper wire surrounded by several layers of insulating plastic and a woven wire sheath that provides protection.






3. Aka lit pixel.






4. A RAID array in which every time data is written to disk - a portion (block) is written to each disk in turn - creating a "stripe" of data across the member disks. RAID 0 uses the total disk space in the array for storage - without protecting the dat






5. An early technology for increasing the performance of DRAM.






6. A subprotocol of IP that detects and reports problems that can cause errors.






7. 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.






8. Aka Extended Video Graphics Array.






9. A device required at both ends of a T-carrier system connection.






10. A set of behaviors for the workplace that includes how you interact with people and how you treat property.






11. A special substance - also called thermal paste or heat sink compound - that increases the heat conductivity between a fan or heat sink and a chip.






12. Aka double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM.






13. A drive on a computer that can play music CDs and read data CDs - but cannot write to CDs.






14. Aka Windows Internet Naming Service.






15. An obsolete memory module standard that was produced in 30-pin and 72-pin sizes. Thirty-pin SIMMs are 8-bit - and 72-pin SIMMs are 32-bit.






16. An exact duplicate of an entire hard drive's contents - including the OS and all installed software.






17. An area of the Windows taskbar used by programs and some hardware devices to display status icons. Also called thenotification area or system tray.






18. A firewall consisting of software that you can install on any computer - as opposed to the software built into a hardware firewall. Also called personal firewalls because they are designed to be installed on individual desktop computers.






19. A network connection device at the core of a wireless network.






20. A feature of HDMI that prevents people from illegally copying HD DVDs. Aka also High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI).






21. A table on each file and folder in the NTFS file system that contains one or more access control entries.






22. 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






23. A service on a laptop that configures a card after socket services has recognized it.






24. A computer circuit board that attaches to and controls SCSI devices.






25. 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.






26. A type of RIMM memory module used in laptops.






27. Data storage technology with no moving mechanical parts that uses large-capacity - nonvolatile memory - commonly calledflash memory or solid-state drives.






28. The act of safely installing/uninstalling or attaching/removing a device while a computer is up and running.






29. 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.






30. Aka accelerated graphics port.






31. A special terminating stick that must be inserted into the open RIMM sockets.






32. A now-obsolete type of rechargeable battery used in laptops and other portable devices - replaced by lithium-ion batteries.






33. In Windows - an Advanced Option that is only available in Windows Servers in the role of domain controllers - although it appears on the menu in non-domain controllers.






34. Aka customer premises equipment.






35. The chunks into which the TCP protocol packages data. In addition to the data - each datagram contains information - stored in a header - which is used by the TCP protocol on the receiving end to reassemble the chunks of data into the original messag






36. A drive that can write either to CD-R discs or to specially designed CD-RW discs. In the case of the CD-RW discs - the drive can write more than once to the same portion of disc - overwriting old data.






37. 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.






38. A word used to describe memory that cannot work without a steady supply of power.






39. One of many low-level instructions built into the control unit of a CPU. Also called a microprogram.






40. A network that covers a metropolitan area - usually using high-speed fiber-optic cable (operating in the gigabits-per-second range).






41. Aka v-hold.






42. An underlying protocol that supports Microsoft Remote Desktop.






43. Also called mirroring - this RAID array type provides fault tolerance because all the data is written identically to the two drives in the mirrored set.






44. Memory locations within a CPU that is used as a scratch pad for calculations. Modern CPUs have dedicated registers for specific functions and general-purpose registers for multiple purposes.






45. Software created to perform malicious acts. Also called malicious software.






46. 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






47. An interface standard for use with DVD players - digital television (DTV) players - set-top cable or satellite service boxes - and other devices. It combines audio and video signals into an uncompressed signal and has a bandwidth of up to 5 GB/second






48. Aka motherboard.






49. Aka World Wide Web.






50. The portion of the chipset that controls communications between the CPU and system RAM.