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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. A DVD of any type that can contain data on only one side.
OCR
exception
long filename (LFN)
single-sided (SS) DVD
2. A subprotocol of IP that detects and reports problems that can cause errors.
Foreign
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
cracker
process
3. In reference to parallel ports - a mode in which the parallel device connected to the parallel port can receive data but cannot send data. CMOS settings (system settings) may refer to this mode as "Transfer only."
unidirectional mode
RAID 5
security policy
shadow mask
4. The act of electronically upgrading BIOS.
mini-notebook
flashing
NiCD
status light indicator
5. A single dot on a display screen. A contraction of "Picture Element."
DMA controller
Southbridge
network operating system (NOS)
pixel
6. A command-line utility - installed with the TCP/IP protocol suite - that traces the route taken by packets to a destination.
TRACERT
C
modem
IP router
7. Aka automated system recovery.
Encrypting File System (EFS)
ASR
microcode
boot sequence
8. A drive on a computer that can play music CDs and read data CDs - but cannot write to CDs.
fusing lamp
virtual file allocation table (VFAT)
LPT2
CD-ROM drive
9. Aka Internet Control Message Protocol.
bidirectional mode
ICMP
CompactFlash
DVD-RAM
10. Digital versatile disc (DVD) discs that can be written to - and data can also be overwritten. This term also refers to the drives that can write to these discs.
Extended Video Graphics Array (EVGA)
socket services
slot cover
DVD-RW
11. Two or more disks working together in one of the several RAID schemes.
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
RAID array
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Start Windows Normally
12. Another name for a motherboard in a laptop.
secure socket layer (SSL)
power-on self-test (POST)
processor board
DVD+RW
13. An assigned channel over which a device can send a signal to the processor to get its attention.
IEEE 1394a
interrupt request line (IRQ)
SLD
industry standard architecture (ISA)
14. The BIOS configuration settings - also called system settings - accessed via a special BIOS-based menu during system startup.
TTL
dial-up
tact
BIOS settings
15. The traditional transmission system for television video signals - which combines the color and brightness information with the synchronization data into one signal. The TV circuitry then separates the two signals from the composite signal.
shadow mask
CRIMM
gadget
composite video
16. Device that stores digital data on magnetized media - such as floppy disks - the metal platters in hard disk drives - and magnetic tape media used in tape drives.
subkey
active listening
magnetic mass storage
arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
17. In networking - this is a set of rules for using network hardware and software. In most discussions about networks - this term is assigned to certain network software components.
double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM
composite video
protocol
trusted platform module (TPM)
18. A screen device for video output. Also called a monitor.
System Management Mode (SMM)
internetwork
process ID
display
19. Aka Small Computer System Interface.
DVD-Video
SCSI
8-bit high color
CNR
20. A Windows folder that contains numerous applets you can use to adjust the configuration of many different aspects of the OS.
second-level domain (SLD)
twisted-pair cable
personal firewall
Control Panel
21. Aka virtual file allocation table.
service pack
Trojan horse
internal cache memory
VFAT
22. An internal bus in a CPU that connects it to memory and video.
boot sequence
DDR SDRAM
front side bus (FSB)
multimode fiber (MMF)
23. To renew a product activation - required when the activation program discovers significant changes in a computer or the activated product has been installed on a second computer.
network address translation (NAT)
Disable Automatic Restart
thumb drive
reactivate
24. An organization that creates standards for laptop computer peripheral devices.
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA)
LPT2
multifunction device (MFD)
OCR
25. Aka expansion bus.
system bus
VoIP
root key
format
26. A version of Windows Vista that includes Windows Media Center - which supports advanced multimedia functions.
archive attribute
striping with interleave parity
malware
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
27. Aka v-hold.
vertical hold
DVI-A
CD-ROM
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
28. Aka nickel-cadmium.
sector translation
volume
single inline memory module (SIMM)
NiCD
29. At first - a terminal was not much more than a display - a keyboard - and the minimal circuitry for connecting to the mainframe. Now - a terminal can be a computer running Windows or other operating system - plus terminal client emulation software th
Foreign
cleaning
terminal
ATV12V
30. The Windows Vista and Windows 7 tool for gathering and viewing performance data involving memory - disks - processors - network - and other objectives.
DVD+R
internal bus
shadow mask
Reliability and Performance Monitor
31. The fine copper lines that are the electronic circuits through which power - data - and control signals travel on a circuit board.
Fast Ethernet
traces
optical drive
Microsoft Product Activation (MPA)
32. A security service in which authentication credentials are encrypted (user name and password) before transmission over a network.
encrypted authentication
pit
dual-core CPU
read/write head
33. A parallel port mode that has the same performance as ECP but is used with parallel devices other than printers and scanners.
auditing
half-duplex
enhanced parallel port (EPP) mode
jargon
34. Aka systray.
surge protector
notification area
zero insertion force (ZIF) socket
bus
35. A string of characters that a user enters - along with an identifier - such as a user name - in order to be authenticated.
Balanced Technology eXtended
IEEE 1394a
Tablet PC
password
36. Aka Domain Name Service.
FAT12
FPM
DNS
projector
37. A disc drive that uses laser technology to read and/or write to special discs.
optical drive
AT
DDR SDRAM
communication network riser (CNR)
38. The "activity" status light on a NIC that indicates data is being transmitted.
Advanced Power Management (APM)
alternating current
full-duplex
ACT
39. A Windows 2000 recovery tool requiring an up-to-date emergency repair disk (ERD) or recent emergency repair information stored on the local hard disk.
optical drive
Emergency Repair Process
digital linear tape (DLT)
response time
40. A special-purpose computer designed for a certain task and installed within a device.
RDRAM
VESA
embedded systems
DVD-ROM
41. One of the two main protocols of the TCP/IP protocol suite - TCP breaks the data into chunks - called datagrams. Each datagram also contains information - stored in a header - which is used by the TCP protocol on the receiving end to reassemble the c
h-hold
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
volts
share
42. A set of standards for imaging devices - such as scanners and cameras - that is used in drivers and other software for these devices.
switching mode power supply
keystroke logger
CNR
TWAIN
43. 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.
Level 3 (L3) cache
motherboard
ATX
refresh rate
44. Aka error-correcting code.
broadband WAN
special group
ECC
grayware
45. This attack occurs when someone sends a large number of requests to a server - overwhelming the server so it stops functioning on the network.
striping with interleave parity
denial of service (DoS) attack
slot cover
root directory
46. Electrically erasable programmable ROM. A ROM chip that is erasable using an electrical charge.
pinned items list
EEPROM
cracker
PPTP
47. A wide area network (WAN) connection that allows a large amount of data to be transmitted. Broadband WANs includes cellular - ISDN - DSL - cable - T-carrier - satellite - and fiber.
ExpressCard
Windows Easy Transfer (WET)
broadband WAN
WWW
48. The appropriate responses that you make during a conversation.
real-time clock (RTC)
central processing unit (CPU)
authorization
active speaking
49. An underlying protocol that supports Microsoft Remote Desktop.
User Account Control (UAC)
KVM over IP
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
computer platform
50. 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.
Advanced Communications Riser (ACR)
Internet
twisted-pair cable
digital video recorder (DVR)