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Comptia A + Certification
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Instructions:
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 video signaling method in which analog video information is transmitted as two or more discrete signals. Two general types of component video are RGB Video and S-Video.
hot spot
component video
hyper threading
peripheral component interconnect (PCI)
2. A CRT video setting - also known as vertical hold - that holds the image vertically on the screen.
pinned items list
v-hold
software firewall
DDR1
3. Aka RAID 5.
ATV12V
Level 1 (L1) cache
input/out (I/O)
striping with interleave parity
4. RAM that doubles the rate of speed at which a standard SDRAM can process data. Also called DDR and DDR1. A stick of DDR1 SDRAM has 184 pins.
DVI-I
vertical hold
double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM
Start Bar
5. Laser discs sold at retail stores that contain music (audio CDs) or software (data CDs).
802.11b
regional settings
Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM)
systray
6. Aka hard disk drive.
single inline memory module (SIMM)
mobo
HDD
bar code reader
7. A primary partition that is marked for use by the system during startup. Windows operating systems can only be booted from an active partition.
alternating current
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
active partition
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
8. An organization that creates standards for laptop computer peripheral devices.
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA)
pixel
root folder
stuck pixel
9. The order in which the BIOS will search devices for an operating system to start.
Type II
FTP
latency
boot sequence
10. A type of switched network used by phone companies.
KVM switch
frame relay
inkjet
active matrix display
11. A protocol for securing data for transmission by encrypting it.
register
Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer (HTTPS)
grayware
MIMO (multiple input/multiple output)
12. The term used for dynamic space allocation that can be formatted with a file system.
volume
RAM
laser printer
LVD
13. On a cable network - the device used at the customer site for the analog/digital conversion.
connector
high-voltage power supply (HVPS)
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA)
Enable Low Resolution Video
14. A simple type of component video signal that sends three separate signals
transport layer security (TLS)
System Information (MSINFO32.EXE)
charging
RGB video
15. A device that sits at the connection between networks and routes packets based on their logical destination addresses.
wireless access point (WAP)
graphical user interface (GUI)
odd parity
router
16. A type of motherboard and its variants most commonly used in recent PC systems.
Advanced Technology eXtended (ATX)
subkey
IDE
master file table (MFT)
17. Aka parts grabber.
extending extractor
registry
ALU
L1 cache
18. 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.
domain
jumper
BDD Workbench
sidebar
19. A standard for interconnecting electronic musical instruments to communicate with computers and among themselves.
touchpad
User State Migration Tool (USMT)
Color Quality
musical instrument digital interface (MIDI)
20. The type of battery used in the first portable PCs - which was heavy and inefficient.
access control
nickel-cadmium (NiCD)
digital video interface (DVI)
display resolution
21. A term applied to a CPU - motherboard - or other components that conform to the Intel 32-bit x86 specification. Also referred to as 32-bit.
802.11g
x86
media bay
DSL
22. An Advanced Options menu choice that appears under certain circumstances. When available - selecting this option will return to the OS Choices menu (OS Loader menu).
PAGEFILE.SYS
Return To OS Choices menu
quad-core CPU
basic input/output system (BIOS)
23. A type of thermal printer in which a heated print head burns dots into the surface of heat-sensitive paper.
lit pixel
direct thermal printer
spyware
DNS Server
24. When a mount point exists between a partition or volume to a folder on another volume - the drive path is the path (including a drive letter) to that partition or volume.
WWW
drive path
horizontal position
hot spot
25. Synchronous graphics random access memory is a type of RAM used on video adapters.
power supply tester
SGRAM
CRIMM
channel service unit (CSU)
26. Showing consideration for others.
mini-audio connector
Advanced Technology (AT)
NLX
tact
27. Light waves in the infrared spectrum.
default gateway
Infrared (IR)
tact
low-voltage differential (LVD)
28. A subprotocol of IP that detects and reports problems that can cause errors.
TTL
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
stand-alone computer
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
29. In Windows - a security account that contains one or more local user accounts - and when a computer is a member of a Windows domain - may also contain domain user or group accounts.
Encrypting File System (EFS)
TV tuner card
local group account
server
30. An assigned channel over which a device can send a signal to the processor to get its attention.
interrupt request line (IRQ)
ATX
PCI
system tray
31. A socket for a PGA CPU that has a retention lever as well as contacts to match the number of pins on the CPU. The lever is used to attach the CPU to the socket in a manner that does not require force to insert or to remove the CPU.
LVDS
pit
accessory bay
zero insertion force (ZIF) socket
32. Aka central processing unit.
spim
CPU
digital video recorder (DVR)
vertical refresh rate
33. Aka ATA Packet Interface.
universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART)
ATAPI
CPU fan
enhanced parallel port (EPP) mode
34. A unit of measurement of actual delivered power - calculated by the formula watts = volts
IEEE
watts
network address translation (NAT)
ACE
35. Aka permanent virtual circuit.
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
Windows Update Website
PVC
DVI-I
36. Aka virtual file allocation table.
VFAT
smart card
liquid cooling system
DDR1
37. A variation of the PGA CPU packaging that was used with Pentium CPUs.
multi-GPU solution
IDE
PGA2
proxy server
38. Personal System/2 - as in PS/2-style mice and keyboards and connectors. Also called mini-DIN connectors.
PS/2
thermal compound
system area
digital video discs
39. In a computer - pathways that power - data - and control signals travel from one component to another within the system.
DDR2
bus
ICMP
SMTP
40. A company in the business of providing Internet access to users.
DVI-D
amperes (amps)
Internet service provider (ISP)
process ID
41. In Windows - an Advanced Options menu choice that starts Windows without several drivers and components and loads only very basic - non-vendor-specific drivers for mouse - video - keyboard - mass storage - and system services. It also displays in low
memory
datagram
DDR2
Safe Mode With Networking
42. A data encryption technology used for securing data transmitted over the Internet. TLS succeeded SSL.
DLP
jumper
Internet Explorer (IE)
transport layer security (TLS)
43. A program that blocks browser pop-ups.
pop-up blocker
chipset
vertical position
VGA
44. A drive on a computer that can play music CDs and read data CDs - but cannot write to CDs.
CD-ROM drive
expansion card
WWW
Balanced Technology eXtended
45. A protocol that allows two devices to connect - authenticate - and negotiate what protocols they will use (almost always TCP/IP).
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
FAT
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
point-to-point protocol (PPP)
46. The amount of data that can travel over a network at a given time.
bandwidth
SD Card
volatile
pit
47. Aka Windows Internet Naming Service.
UDF
WINS
DNS Server
Windows Explorer
48. The high-definition optical disc formatting standard - promoted by Toshiba - that was defeated by the Blu-ray Disc standard as the widely accepted high-definition standard.
HD-DVD
system resources
Return To OS Choices menu
audio modem riser (AMR)
49. 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.
accelerated graphics port (AGP)
system board
Windows Explorer
LPT
50. In Windows - an Advanced Options menu choice that will start Windows without the Windows GUI (EXPLORER.EXE) and with only a simple Command Prompt window from which you can launch Windows administrative utilities.
Speaker On/Off key
ATV12V
DVD-R
Safe Mode With Command Prompt