SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Comptia A + Certification
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
certifications
,
comptia-a-+
,
it-skills
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 type of printer that uses heat in the image transfer process.
LCD
thermal printer
enhanced capability port (ECP) mode
thread of execution
2. A practice begun in Windows 2000 in which all of the operating system code is digitally signed to show that it has not been tampered with.
security policy
accelerated graphics port (AGP)
FAT
code signing
3. A device required at both ends of a T-carrier system connection.
channel service unit (CSU)
fiber-optic cable
Automatic Private IP Address (APIPA)
CD-R (CD-Record)
4. Aka virtual circuit.
IRQ
VC
external cache
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
5. On a circuit board - a small connector that slides down on a pair of pins jutting up from the board. Multiple pins are often side-by-side - and a jumper joins a pair of them.
SATA
personal firewall
subkey
jumper
6. In Windows - one or more settings found in the Local Security Settings console.
ERD
Audit Policy
distribution share
software firewall
7. A subprotocol of IP that detects and reports problems that can cause errors.
processor board
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
RS-232 port
touch screen
8. Information organized as a unit into a container. The author (creator) of a file controls how much information the file contains.
Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS)
monitor
BIOS settings
file
9. In an IP configuration - the address of the local router that acts as a gateway from the local network to other IP networks.
MMC
default gateway
local KVM switch
RAID array
10. A power management standard - introduced by Intel in 1992 - that defines four power-usage operating levels.
VoIP
Advanced Power Management (APM)
land
Southbridge
11. A remote KVM switch that captures the keyboard - video - and mouse signals - encodes them into IP packets - and sends them over an IP network.
unidirectional mode
drive lock password
KVM over IP
digital LCD display
12. A security feature of many Windows versions that allows it to encrypt files on an NTFS volume.
Parallel AT Attachment (PATA)
Encrypting File System (EFS)
horizontal position
fiber-optic cable
13. Aka secure socket layer.
SSL
System File Checker (SFC)
vertical hold
BIOS settings
14. Any power supply that provides high voltage - such as those in laser printers and CRTs.
arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
Video Electronics Standards Organization (VESA)
file allocation table (FAT)
high-voltage power supply (HVPS)
15. A category of adapter card that accepts and records video signals to a PC's hard drive. A TV tuner card is a type of capture card.
PPTP
response time
Infrared Data Association (IrDA)
capture card
16. Aka Integrated Service Digital Network.
WINS
FPU
ISDN
peripheral component interconnect (PCI)
17. A type of riser card that connects directly into a motherboard and adds no additional functionality of its own - but extends the expansion bus and allows expansion cards to be added in a different physical orientation.
fiber-optic cable
processor
daughter card
ATX power supply
18. Aka pointing stick.
point stick
single-mode fiber (SMF)
mini-audio connector
Telnet
19. [1] On computer circuit boards - a very tiny slide that indicates two states.. [2] In a network - a network device - much like a hub - except that a switch takes an incoming signal and sends it to only the destination port - avoiding collisions and m
nickel-cadmium (NiCD)
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
WRAM
switch
20. A handheld device used to measure electrical resistance - voltage - and/or current.
tape drive
IEC-320 connector
DVI
multimeter
21. An action - such as the CTRL-ALT-DELETE key combination or the insertion of a smart card - that clears memory of certain types of viruses before a user logs on.
secure attention sequence (SAS)
update
thin-film transistor (TFT)
musical instrument digital interface (MIDI)
22. Aka display.
monitor
double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM
server
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
23. Showing consideration for others.
striping with interleave parity
Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE)
power management
tact
24. A type of solid-state storage that is portable - about the size of a flattened thumb - and usually has a USB interface. Also called a flash drive or jump drive.
smart card reader
pit
Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer (HTTPS)
thumb drive
25. The wireless nodes (including the WAP) communicating together in infrastructure mode.
Basic Service Set (BSS)
transferring
MIMO (multiple input/multiple output)
thread of execution
26. A printer that creates printed output line by line.
master drive
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)
line printer
PCI
27. The box that houses the main computer system.
flash ROM
adware
case
twisted-pair cable
28. A small expansion card introduced in the late 1990s that plugs into a special slot on a motherboard and uses the CPU to perform modem functions and sound functions. It is not plug and play compatible.
Centronics
ANSI
nonvolatile memory
audio modem riser (AMR)
29. 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
heat sink compound
hyper threading
patch
sub-mini audio connector
30. Aka local area network.
Encrypting File System (EFS)
LAN
read-only memory (ROM)
power management
31. The location where a cable attaches to a computer. Alternatively - a connector on a motherboard for memory - CPUs - power - or other circuitry.
archive attribute
socket
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
802.11a
32. The original digital versatile disc (DVD) encoding format used for movies sold at retail.
Start Bar
MIDI
DVD+RW
DVD-Video
33. A special modifier key on a laptop keyboard that when pressed together with certain alphanumeric keys - changes the output of the pressed key. It is often called the function key.
socket
RFI
case
Fn key
34. Aka RAMBUS Inline Memory Module.
monitor
RIMM
RFI
IEEE
35. Aka Enhanced IDE.
CD-RW (CD-rewritable)
DDR2 SDRAM
EIDE
flat panel display (FPD)
36. Aka Post Office Protocol.
POP
cleaning blade
long filename (LFN)
P412V
37. A display device that contains a cathode ray tube and uses an electron gun to activate phosphors behind the screen at the front of the tub.
cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor
discretion
ATA
address bus
38. A device that stores a large amount of information - even when it is powered off.
memory address
DNS Server
mass storage device
DLT
39. A subprotocol of TCP/IP used for connectionless communications in which each packet is sent without establishing a connection.
slot cover
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
inkjet
LPT1
40. A tool for migrating user data and settings from one Windows computer to a computer running Windows XP.
PS/2
Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
extending extractor
ExpressCard
41. In a CPU - the speed at which it can potentially execute instructions - measured in millions of cycles per second
thermal printer
low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS)
clock speed
DC
42. An LCD technology based on thin-film transistor (TFT) technology. An active matrix display has a transistor at every pixel - which enables much quicker display changes than passive matrix displays and produces a display quality comparable to a CRT.
T-carrier system
password cracker
active matrix display
virtual memory
43. In reference to IDE PATA drives - the slave drive on the second channel.
Level 3 (L3) cache
secondary slave
DisplayPort
1000Base-T
44. Aka plain-old telephone service.
TV tuner card
phishing
ATV12V
POTS
45. Aka Wired Equivalent Privacy.
top-level domain (TLD)
Advanced Power Management (APM)
time to live (TTL)
WEP
46. An Advanced Options choice that will temporarily disable the Automatically Restart option on the Advanced page of System Properties.
Disable Automatic Restart
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
thermal printer
enhanced capability port (ECP) mode
47. In reference to computers - the pathways or methods for what goes into a computer in the form of data and instructions and similarly what comes out of the computer in many forms - including an onscreen display - a printout sent to a printer - or data
Compact Disc File System (CDFS)
drive lock password
input/out (I/O)
virus
48. A power supply form factor that pairs with an ATX motherboard and case.
POTS
ATX power supply
basic disk
NetBIOS
49. 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
World Wide Web
Gigabit Ethernet
secure socket layer (SSL)
tape drive
50. Aka Domain Name Service.
UPS
PVC
developing
DNS
Sorry!:) No result found.
Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?
Let me suggest you:
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests
Major Subjects
Tests & Exams
AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT
Certifications
CISSP go to https://www.isc2.org/
PMP
ITIL
RHCE
MCTS
More...
IT Skills
Android Programming
Data Modeling
Objective C Programming
Basic Python Programming
Adobe Illustrator
More...
Business Skills
Advertising Techniques
Business Accounting Basics
Business Strategy
Human Resource Management
Marketing Basics
More...
Soft Skills
Body Language
People Skills
Public Speaking
Persuasion
Job Hunting And Resumes
More...
Vocabulary
GRE Vocab
SAT Vocab
TOEFL Essential Vocab
Basic English Words For All
Global Words You Should Know
Business English
More...
Languages
AP German Vocab
AP Latin Vocab
SAT Subject Test: French
Italian Survival
Norwegian Survival
More...
Engineering
Audio Engineering
Computer Science Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Structural Engineering
More...
Health Sciences
Basic Nursing Skills
Health Science Language Fundamentals
Veterinary Technology Medical Language
Cardiology
Clinical Surgery
More...
English
Grammar Fundamentals
Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
Elements Of Style Vocab
Introduction To English Major
Complete Advanced Sentences
Literature
Homonyms
More...
Math
Algebra Formulas
Basic Arithmetic: Measurements
Metric Conversions
Geometric Properties
Important Math Facts
Number Sense Vocab
Business Math
More...
Other Major Subjects
Science
Economics
History
Law
Performing-arts
Cooking
Logic & Reasoning
Trivia
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests