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. A power management standard - introduced by Intel in 1992 - that defines four power-usage operating levels.






2. A type of printer that uses solid - rather than liquid - ink.






3. A chip that works with a serial port - converting outgoing data from parallel to serial and incoming data from serial to parallel.






4. A device - usually resembling a power strip - that protects equipment from power surges.






5. A standard for interconnecting electronic musical instruments to communicate with computers and among themselves.






6. The redirection of incoming traffic to the requesting internal hosts that initiated the communication with an external host.






7. A more advanced and more expensive alternative to a port replicator. In addition to the ports normally found on a port replicator - a docking station may include full-size expansion slots and drives.






8. Aka Small Outline DIMM.






9. A finite set of resources controlled by the operating system and critical to the use of all computer components.






10. A value assigned to a process that controls the order in which the program code is executed in relation to other code.






11. 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.






12. A non-routable network protocol suite for use only in small networks.






13. A version of the FAT file system used by hard drives and some flash drives (thumb drives - etc.) - using a 32-bit file allocation table.






14. A type of display device that includes a touch-sensitive face to accept input from the user.






15. The use of a biometric for authentication.






16. Aka digitizing tablet.






17. In the laser printing process - this is the step in which the cover on the printer's toner cartridge is opened and the toner particles are attracted to the relatively less negatively charged areas of the drum.






18. A server containing source files for installing software onto client computers. The shared folder containing these files is a software distribution point.






19. A device that stores a large amount of information - even when it is powered off.






20. In a Wi-Fi network - the networking mode that allows peer-to-peer communications without the use of a centralized wireless hub - called a wireless access point (WAP).






21. Aka v-hold.






22. An LCD display that accepts a digital signal. Early LCD displays accepted an analog signal and converted it to digital internally.






23. A VESA standard for power management in display devices.






24. A type of printer that uses a matrix of pins striking paper through an ink ribbon to create dots on the paper - forming alphanumeric characters and graphic images.






25. Aka New Low-profile eXtended.






26. The graphical Internet consisting of a vast array of documents located on millions of specialized servers worldwide. The documents are created using HTML and other specialized languages - and transferred from servers to client computers using HTTP an






27. Aka second-level domain.






28. A virtual communication circuit that is created and remains available between two endpoints - which are normally some form of data terminal equipment (DTE). Telecommunications companies provide PVC service to companies requiring a dedicated circuit b






29. The location where a cable attaches to a computer. Alternatively - a connector on a motherboard for memory - CPUs - power - or other circuitry.






30. The type of connector used in the ExpressCard interface.






31. A protocol used by e-mail clients for communicating with e-mail servers. This protocol is replacing the POP protocol. IMAP allows users to connect to e-mail servers and not only retrieve e-mail - which removes the messages from the server - as they c






32. A perpetrator of malicious software attacks against computers and networks. Also called a cracker.






33. Aka Wi-Fi Protected Access 2.






34. Aka External Serial ATA.






35. A group of networking standards created by the IEEE 802.3 subcommittee.






36. A small cassette containing an ink reservoir used to provide the medium for certain printers. An ink cartridge will only fit a certain model printer.






37. A utility for migrating data from many computers - or if you need to perform what Microsoft calls a "wipe-and-load migration" from and to the same computer. Available in Windows XP - Vista - and Windows 7.






38. A private internetwork.






39. Aka adapter card.






40. A service implemented on Windows Servers that hides the complexity of the network from end users in that it makes files that are distributed across multiple servers appear as if they are in one place.






41. In reference to a memory module - how much information the processor can access from or write to memory in a single cycle.






42. Aka virtual file allocation table.






43. The smallest laptop type - weighing less than 3 pounds. Aka also netbook and mini-notebook.






44. A device that combines two or more devices - such as a printer - scanner - and fax machine.






45. A misnomer - referring to the BIOS settings that are stored in a CMOS chip.






46. A password that locks your hard drive and is often stored in a TPM chip.






47. Aka master boot record.






48. Aka RAMBUS Inline Memory Module.






49. A computer's temporary working space - usually in DRAM chips.






50. A string of characters that a user enters - along with an identifier - such as a user name - in order to be authenticated.