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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. Aka access control list.
amperes (amps)
encrypted authentication
ACL
TrackPoint
2. 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.
S-Video
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
media bay
pointing stick
3. Malware that hides itself from detection by antimalware programs; it is installed on a computer by someone who has privileged access to the computer.
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
unidirectional mode
password cracker
rootkit
4. The displayable number of pixels - expressed as x and y numbers - such as 1024
basic storage
Level 2 (L2) cache
NiMH
display resolution
5. In fiber-optics - a single light wave passing down a cable.
HDD
DVI
KVM switch
mode
6. A network service that handles the requests for Internet services - such as Web pages - files on an FTP server - and mail for a proxy client without exposing that client's IP address to the Internet. There is specific proxy server and client software
subtree
proxy server
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Enable Boot Logging
7. A modified version of FAT12 and FAT16 used in Windows since Windows 95.
cleaning blade
ATX
exception
virtual file allocation table (VFAT)
8. The first physical sector on a hard disk - which contains the initial boot program that the BIOS loads into memory during bootup. It also contains the partition table.
8-bit high color
hardware abstraction layer (HAL)
master boot record (MBR)
PAGEFILE.SYS
9. A blanket term used for DVD discs regardless of the type of data they contain.
point stick
dual layer (DL)
lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery
DVD-Data discs
10. A parallel port mode that has the same performance as ECP but is used with parallel devices other than printers and scanners.
Type I
enhanced parallel port (EPP) mode
mini-DIN-6
optical character recognition (OCR)
11. Aka external cache.
composite video
system tray
NTFS
Level 3 (L3) cache
12. A DVI mode that supports both analog and digital video signals.
DVI-A
DVI-I
distribution server
S/PDIF
13. A riser card standard that AMD - 3Com - and others introduced in 2000 to supersede AMR. It uses one PCI slot - provides accelerated audio and modem functions as well as networking - and supports multiple Ethernet NICs.
port
switching mode power supply
Advanced Communications Riser (ACR)
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
14. Aka plain-old telephone service.
single-sided (SS) DVD
POTS
demilitarized zone (DMZ)
DisplayPort
15. Aka Small Outline RIMM.
SORIMM
SVGA
primary corona wire
FAT file system
16. The primary input device for a PDA - shaped like a pen and used to press small keys on a keypad - tap the screen to select items - or write data on the screen.
cracker
AC adapter
stylus
Safe Mode With Command Prompt
17. In a CPU - the speed at which it can potentially execute instructions - measured in millions of cycles per second
process ID
clock speed
digital LCD display
system area
18. Aka low-voltage differential.
material safety data sheet (MSDS)
archive attribute
Bubble Jet
low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS)
19. 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.
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
dual inline memory module (DIMM)
shadow mask
protocol
20. A process that runs "behind the scenes" with a low priority - does not require input - and rarely creates output.
Super Video
background process
flashing
uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
21. In the Windows GUI - a horizontal bar normally positioned across the bottom of the desktop containing a Start button - the Quick Launch toolbar - buttons for running programs - and at the far right - the notification area. Sometimes called the Start
taskbar
overclocking
process ID
interrupt request line (IRQ)
22. A circuit card in a PC that controls the output to the display device(s).
video adapter card
SCSI host adapter
composite video
pop-up blocker
23. Aka Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP).
IMAP
DC
dual-core CPU
continuity RIMM (CRIMM)
24. Aka PCIe.
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
master file table (MFT)
PCI Express
DVD+RW
25. A card that fits into the PC Card interface - including both PC Card and CardBus cards. This type measures 85.6 millimeters long by 54 millimeters wide and 5.0 millimeters thick.
Type II
pin-out
system tray
Voice over IP (VoIP)
26. A menu that opens from the Start button on the taskbar.
Foreign
format
Start menu
thread
27. Programmable ROM. A ROM chip that can have programs added to it.
attended installation
LPT2
network client
PROM
28. Aka Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
surge suppressor
DHCP
horizontal position
coaxial cable
29. Aka PCIe.
sidebar
asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
PCI-E
Reliability and Performance Monitor
30. A new level of an operating system with major changes to the core components.
antistatic wrist strap
subtree
version
ISDN
31. A motherboard form factor introduced in 2003 by Intel as the successor to ATX.
MSINFO32.EXE
SCSI ID
hard disk drive
Balanced Technology eXtended
32. The classic PC serial port that complies with the Recommended Standard-232 (RS-232) in its circuitry - cabling - and connector design - and transfers data one bit at a time.
DHCP Server
DC Controller
war chalking
RS-232 port
33. Aka serial ATA.
SATA
hacker
flash BIOS
IRQ
34. A scaled-down laptop in the ultra-portable category - designed for Internet access. Aka also ultra-portable and mini-notebook.
VC
LPT2
netbook
virus
35. A printer that uses a light beam (laser) in the printing process.
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
parts grabber
laser printer
P1 power connector
36. A category of software that runs surreptitiously on a user's computer in order to gather information without the user's permission and then sends that information to the people who requested it.
spyware
Enable Low Resolution Video
FireWire
dynamic disk
37. 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.
keystroke logger
ink cartridge
DDR3
protocol
38. The process that authenticates a user and verifies the user account's level of access to a resource.
Safe Mode With Command Prompt
DVD-R
World Wide Web
authorization
39. A TCP/IP protocol developed as a solution to the dwindling number of IP addresses on the Internet and that also serves to hide IP addresses on a private network from the Internet.
Foreign
NIC
magnetic mass storage
network address translation (NAT)
40. A TPM is a special microchip - installed on a motherboard - that stores passwords - keys - and digital certificates. Various services - such as BitLocker can store such security data in this chip.
thermal wax transfer printer
ZIF
World Wide Web
trusted platform module (TPM)
41. Aka analog modem.
APIPA
RAID 1
dial-up modem
ECC
42. The location where a cable attaches to a computer. Alternatively - a connector on a motherboard for memory - CPUs - power - or other circuitry.
IEEE 1394b
proxy server
power state
socket
43. The format in which IP addresses are usually shown - with decimal numbers separated by "dots" as in 192.168.100.2.
dotted decimal notation
PCI Express
mount point
DIMM
44. An external bus that connects into the PC's PCI bus. With USB - you can theoretically connect up to 127 devices to your computer.
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
clock speed
BitLocker drive encryption
expansion bus
45. The smallest laptop type - weighing less than 3 pounds. Aka also netbook and mini-notebook.
NetBEUI
CSU
vertical hold
ultra-portable
46. Aka Wireless Fidelity.
Wi-Fi
Ethernet
EFS
subscription channel (SC)
47. A group of networking standards created by the IEEE 802.3 subcommittee.
charging
Secure Digital (SD) Card
demilitarized zone (DMZ)
Ethernet
48. A component of a CPU that is responsible for all logical and mathematical operations in the system.
ATAPI
arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
PCI-E
Safe Mode
49. [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
heat sink compound
switch
Centronics
Type I
50. Data communications over the cellular telecommunications networks.
IPCONFIG
second-level domain (SLD)
mount point
cellular WAN