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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 adapter card.
stylus
exception
RIMM
expansion card
2. A connector commonly used for PC keyboards. It is much smaller than the original DIN connector.
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)
patch
mini-DIN-6
edition
3. A pen-sized tool that has a plunger at one end. When pressed - the plunger causes small - hooked prongs to extend from the other end of the tool for retrieving dropped objects from inside a computer.
card services
DVD-18
magnetic mass storage
parts grabber
4. A connection point on a device or computer - sometimes called a socket.
port
registered jack (RJ)
thermal compound
ALU
5. A small device containing a microchip used to generate unique passwords for logging on to a computer or a network.
Emergency Repair Process
key fob
ACT
analog LCD display
6. Aka surge protector.
surge suppressor
64-bit
authentication factor
writing
7. Showing consideration for others.
WRAM
local group account
tact
subtree
8. A subprotocol of IP that detects and reports problems that can cause errors.
math coprocessor
ALU
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
analog modem
9. An underlying protocol that supports Microsoft Remote Desktop.
FAT12
hibernate
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
USB
10. Aka file allocation table.
NiMH
Fn key
ERD
FAT table
11. A wireless network standard that defines speeds of up to 600 Mbps. It is downward-compatible with 802.11a - 802.11b - and 802.11g.
repeater
Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi)
VC
802.11n
12. A mode for parallel ports that allows access to special features in the PC called DMA channels. This mode is approximately ten times faster than regular bidirectional mode and is designed for printers and scanners.
802.11g
Integrated Service Digital Network (ISDN)
high-voltage power supply (HVPS)
enhanced capability port (ECP) mode
13. An enhanced version of PPP - which adds the ability to secure the point-to-point connection with encryption.
Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE)
toner
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)
display power-management signaling (DPMS)
14. A video mode with a maximum graphics resolution of 1024
primary corona wire
cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor
XGA
adapter card
15. A DVI mode that supports both analog and digital video signals.
DVI-I
SXGA
UDF
single-mode fiber (SMF)
16. A hardware device or a program that monitors and records a user's every keystroke - usually without the user's knowledge.
DDR1
peripheral component interconnect (PCI)
address bus
keystroke logger
17. The use by the operating system of a portion of hard disk as memory.
LAN
virtual memory
AGP
HTTP
18. A power management standard that includes all the power states of APM - plus two more. It also supports soft power.
digital video recorder (DVR)
RAID 1
video graphics array (VGA)
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
19. 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
input/out (I/O)
projector
active partition
router
20. Circuitry in a PC on an adapter card - or directly on the motherboard - that controls the output from the PC to the display device.
PPTP
video adapter
FireWire
industry standard architecture (ISA)
21. Data storage technology with no moving mechanical parts that uses large-capacity - nonvolatile memory - commonly calledflash memory or solid-state drives.
track point
file
solid-state storage
pixel
22. A device that combines two or more devices - such as a printer - scanner - and fax machine.
single-sided (SS) DVD
multifunction device (MFD)
vertical position
Microsoft Product Activation (MPA)
23. 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.
double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM
DIMM
shared video memory
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
24. The "activity" status light on a NIC that indicates data is being transmitted.
systray
DNS
ACT
Lucent connector (LC)
25. A set of wires used by data traveling into and out of a processor.
BIOS
developing
processor bus
RAID 5
26. A utility in Windows NT for gathering and viewing performance data involving memory - disks - processors - network - and other objectives.
Extended Video Graphics Array (EVGA)
Blu-ray disc
VC
Performance Monitor
27. Aka network address translation.
NAT
liquid crystal display (LCD)
value entry
slave drive
28. The use of more than one monitor on a single computer.
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
multi-monitor
POP
microprogram
29. The filename for the System Configuration Utility - which allows you to test various scenarios for Windows startup for troubleshooting purposes.
MSCONFIG
TCP/IP
MSINFO32.EXE
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
30. The protocol for connecting optical drives and tape drives to an ATA channel.
ATA Packet Interface (ATAPI)
CD-ROM
MIMO (multiple input/multiple output)
RAID 5
31. Aka DDR2 SDRAM.
SONET
Type III
thread
DDR2
32. Aka Small Outline RIMM.
FireWire
SORIMM
Device Manager
Last Known Good Configuration
33. The default Windows file system that includes many important features - including encryption and permissions.
x86-64
NTFS
Start Windows Normally
low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS)
34. In Windows 2000 and Windows XP - an Advanced Options menu choice that starts Windows normally - except that video mode is changed to the lowest resolution - using the currently installed video driver. This option does not switch to the basic Windows
UDF
Enable VGA Mode
molex connector
grounding mat
35. Super XGA - a video graphics mode with a maximum resolution of 1280
Post Office Protocol (POP)
SXGA
VESA
SCSI
36. One or more lights (usually LEDs) on a device that indicate the device's operational status through the color of the light - by blinking or remaining steady or both.
EFS
nickel-cadmium (NiCD)
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
status light indicator
37. In an access control list - a record containing just one user or group account name and the permissions assigned to that account.
liquid cooling system
dialer
virtual private network (VPN)
access control entry (ACE)
38. Aka Voice over IP (VoIP).
thread
systray
VoIP
response time
39. A remote KVM switch that uses either Cat 5 or USB cabling. The distance it can be from the computers it controls is a function of the length limits of the cabling; it normally uses a proprietary protocol and special hardware.
dynamic disk
system file
local remote KVM switch
MBR
40. Aka S-Video.
Super Video
floppy disk
EMP
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
41. 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 3.3 millimeters thick.
SD Card
modem
loopback plug
Type I
42. A type of printer that transfers ink to paper by causing a print head to strike a printer ribbon containing ink against the paper.
Remote Assistance
Internet
enhanced capability port (ECP) mode
impact printer
43. An exact duplicate of an entire hard drive's contents - including the OS and all installed software.
drive image
lit pixel
router
DNS
44. A group of schemes designed to provide either better performance or improved data reliability through redundancy.
redundant array of independent disks (RAID)
MicroDIMM
RFI
RF
45. A file used during an unattended installation of Windows. It provides a script of responses to the questions Setup asks so the user does not have to answer them manually.
Encrypting File System (EFS)
CNR
bar code reader
answer file
46. The successor to the Mini PCI. It has a 64-bit data bus and is half the size of a Mini PCI Card.
pin-out
multiplexing
single inline memory module (SIMM)
PCIe Mini Card
47. Aka IEEE 1394.
Type III
FireWire
WWW
router
48. A file system in which one of the basic structures is a table used for allocating space. This table is called the file allocation table (FAT).
value entry
FAT file system
multi-GPU solution
CMOS
49. The area at the beginning of a disk formatted with the FAT file system. This area contains the boot record - FAT table - and root directory.
DVD-Data discs
jump drive
LVDS
system area
50. The boot loader file in Windows 2000 and Windows XP. During the boot loader phase - NTLDR takes control of the system - switches the CPU to protected mode - starts the file system - and reads the BOOT.INI file.
NTLDR
material safety data sheet (MSDS)
ATAPI
system area