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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.
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 program used to discover a password.
datagram
password cracker
riser card
basic storage
2. The file system component in the FAT file system in which the OS creates a table that serves as a map of where files reside on disk. Also called the FAT table.
fixed input power supply
channel service unit (CSU)
file allocation table (FAT)
low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS)
3. An extension of the SATA standard for external SATA devices - with speeds triple that of USB 2.0.
External Serial ATA (eSATA)
CPU fan
Display Brightness Key
System File Checker (SFC)
4. A popular inkjet printer developed by Canon.
connector
Mini PCI
register
Bubble Jet
5. An Intel standard for starting up a computer over the network - without relying on a disk-based operating system. Used to install a new operating system or run diagnostics software.
workgroup
Small Outline RIMM (SORIMM)
Preboot eXecution Environment
Windows Easy Transfer (WET)
6. 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
secondary master
SRAM
back door
AMD
7. Aka Post Office Protocol.
POP
LPT2
unattended installation
permission
8. A double-sided - double-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 17.08 GB of data - or over eight hours of video.
DVD-18
DLT
Advanced Power Management (APM)
troubleshooting
9. A server containing source files for installing software onto client computers. The shared folder containing these files is a software distribution point.
demilitarized zone (DMZ)
CD
distribution server
NetBIOS
10. A device that in its traditional configuration as a local KVM switch connects a single keyboard - video display - and mouse to two or more computer systems - allowing the user to switch control from one computer to another.
system bus
point stick
registered jack (RJ)
KVM switch
11. A component that you can install into a system onsite - such as memory modules - heat sinks - and CMOS batteries.
vertical refresh rate
field replaceable unit (FRU)
war chalking
half-duplex
12. A cell phone with Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) functions built in.
AGP
repeater
smart phone
System Information (MSINFO32.EXE)
13. The type of electrical current delivered by a battery in which the electrons flow in only one direction.
encryption
watts
unidirectional mode
direct current (DC)
14. A registry key that exists within another key.
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
8-bit high color
subkey
sidebar
15. A cooling fan mounted directly on the case - as opposed to a power supply fan - which is inside the power supply.
ExpressCard
interrupt request line (IRQ)
plug and play (PnP)
case fan
16. In Disk Management - the status given to a dynamic disk that has not had its configuration information (stored on the disk) imported into Windows. This status occurs when a dynamic disk is moved to a different Windows computer or when a dynamic disk
power management
ISDN
Foreign
LVDS
17. A Windows display setting that allows you to adjust the number of colors - or color depth - used by the display.
Color Quality
universal data format (UDF)
AT
modem
18. A partition type on a basic disk that can have only one logical drive assigned to it encompassing the entire partition. This partition type is also the only type of partition on a basic disk that can be marked as active for booting up an operating sy
bus
Fast Ethernet
primary partition
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
19. In a laptop - a compartment that holds a single media device that is switchable with another.
IEEE 1394a
Centronics
accessory bay
traces
20. Aka Extended Video Graphics Array.
802.11a
key fob
EVGA
ERD
21. Aka Small Outline DIMM.
jargon
SODIMM
enhanced capability port (ECP) mode
SORIMM
22. 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.
pop-up download
solid-state storage
NAT
virtual file allocation table (VFAT)
23. Aka routing information protocol.
RIP
Integrated Access Device (IAD)
network client
memory
24. A portion of system memory used by a video adapter built into a motherboard.
Enable Boot Logging
System Monitor
shared video memory
coaxial cable
25. The act of covertly obtaining information broadcast from wireless devices using the Bluetooth standard.
ATV12V
bluesnarfing
DVI
port
26. In a CPU - special memory that resides within the CPU's core and is used to temporarily store instructions and data in order to increase the processing speed. Also called L1 cache.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
internal cache memory
RF
27. A power management standard that includes all the power states of APM - plus two more. It also supports soft power.
ATM
universal data format (UDF)
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
denial of service (DoS) attack
28. A single-sided - double-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 8.54 GB of data - or over four hours of video.
back door
DVD-9
heat sink compound
VFAT
29. Aka Automatic Private IP Address.
reactivate
APIPA
power management
quad-core CPU
30. A video interface - also called Super Video - that transmits video using two signals
S-Video
bus
transferring
ISDN
31. A VESA standard for power management in display devices.
docking station
system file
POST
display power-management signaling (DPMS)
32. A long-handled tool with a magnet on one end - used to pick up small objects containing iron.
RGB video
mobo
front side bus (FSB)
extension magnet
33. A specialized type of scanner that reads bar codes - which are patterns of bars of varying widths printed on labels or directly on items. The bar pattern is converted into a numeric code that is transmitted to a computer as data.
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
100Base-T
unattended installation
bar code reader
34. Data communications over the cellular telecommunications networks.
cellular WAN
port replicator
security auditing
secure attention sequence (SAS)
35. 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.
Media Access Control (MAC) address
device driver
Telnet
accelerated graphics port (AGP)
36. A set of behaviors for the workplace that includes how you interact with people and how you treat property.
active partition
fiber-optic cable
permanent virtual circuit (PVC)
professionalism
37. The information transfer protocol of the World Wide Web (WWW). Included in HTTP are the commands Web browsers use to request Web pages from Web servers and then display them on the screen of the local computer.
RAID 0
Quick Launch bar
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
molex connector
38. A compartment in a portable computer's case that holds a single media device that can be swapped with another. For instance - you may swap an optical drive - a secondary hard drive - or a floppy drive into and out of a single bay.
DVD-10
drive lock password
media bay
CMOS
39. A file used with a scripted unattended installation along with an answer file. The UDF file provides settings that are unique for each computer.
NTLDR
uniqueness database file (UDF)
cellular WAN
ISP
40. Aka thermal compound.
IEEE 1394a
single-mode fiber (SMF)
heat sink compound
firmware
41. A type of rechargeable battery used in laptops and other portable devices.
lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery
electromagnetic interference (EMI)
proxy server
infrastructure mode
42. A technology that makes 802.11n speeds possible - using multiple antennas to send and receive digital data in simultaneous radio streams that increases performance.
NTLDR
developing
MIMO (multiple input/multiple output)
projector
43. Aka electronic KVM switch.
pointing stick
Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM)
active KVM switch
Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE)
44. 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
terminal
basic storage
bluesnarfing
45. On a cable network - the device used at the customer site for the analog/digital conversion.
graphics tablet
refresh rate
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA)
peripheral component interconnect (PCI)
46. Aka motherboard.
file
RJ-11
volume
system board
47. A Windows Advanced Options menu choice used to send debugging information about the Windows startup over a serial cable to another computer running a special program called a debugger.
switch
transfer corona wire
hub
Debugging Mode
48. Specialized hardware used to create and manage a RAID array.
double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM
server
read-only memory (ROM)
RAID controller
49. A diagram showing the purpose of each wire in a connector.
XGA
process priority level
pin-out
drive-by download
50. One of several groups that no user can create or modify. The membership of a special group is predefined - and it is available to you only when you assign permissions or rights. A few important special groups are Creator Owner - System - and Everyone
CD-ROM drive
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
special group
vertical hold