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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. On a Microsoft Windows network - a resource - such as a file folder or printer - that is available on the network.
troubleshooting
share
S/PDIF
high-voltage power supply (HVPS)
2. The oldest of the Wi-Fi encryption standards. It uses 64- or 128-bit encryption that is easily broken. It does not encrypt the actual data in a packet - and it does not perform user authentication on a packet.
backup media
T-carrier system
USB
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
3. In an operating system GUI - a tiny graphic representing an application - folder - disk - menu item - or other entity.
lit pixel
icon
math coprocessor
activation
4. A diagram showing the purpose of each wire in a connector.
FPM
pin-out
single inline memory module (SIMM)
rootkit
5. On a cable network - the device used at the customer site for the analog/digital conversion.
TRACERT
DRAM
digital video discs
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA)
6. The difference in value between a display's brightest white and darkest black. Modern LCD displays have a contrast ratio of 500:1 or greater.
TLD
contrast ratio
Rambus Dynamic RAM (RDRAM)
adapter card
7. An identifier assigned to a process when it starts.
SLD
DoS Attack
process ID
random access memory (RAM)
8. A network that covers a relatively small area - such as a building - home - office - or campus. The typical distances are measured in hundreds of meters.
local area network (LAN)
electro-photosensitive drum
Advanced Technology (AT)
DHCP
9. The Microsoft Website from which you can download updates to Windows.
DVD-9
Windows Update Website
activation
VFAT
10. A power supply that converts between alternating current and direct current.
master drive
demilitarized zone (DMZ)
switching mode power supply
customer premises equipment (CPE)
11. Aka boot record.
World Wide Web
boot sector
simultaneous multithreading (SMT)
System File Checker (SFC)
12. Fiber-optic cable that allows only a single light wave to pass down the cable.
musical instrument digital interface (MIDI)
single-mode fiber (SMF)
DDR RAM
LBA
13. In networks - when data can travel in either direction - but only in one direction at a time.
EIDE
routing information protocol (RIP)
process priority level
half-duplex
14. Aka Serial Attached SCSI.
SAS
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)
thin-film transistor (TFT)
spyware
15. A command-line utility - installed with the TCP/IP protocol suite - that is used to troubleshoot DNS problems by querying DNS name servers and displaying the results of the queries.
plain-old telephone service (POTS)
protocol
quad-core CPU
NSLOOKUP
16. Traditionally - this term only applied to the type of device described in the definition for analog modem. Now - it is also used for the digital devices in DSL and cable data communications.
network interface card (NIC)
basic storage
modem
system resources
17. Client software for browsing and accessing the content on the World Wide Web. Examples include Internet Explorer and Firefox.
parallel port
Web browser
Advanced Technology (AT)
Y
18. A shared folder on a distribution server containing the source files for a remote installation.
microcode
distribution share
WAP
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
19. An Intel specification for the PC 32-bit architecture defining CPUs - motherboards - and other components.
Level 1 (L1) cache
master boot record (MBR)
Intel x86 Specification
distribution share
20. 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.
component video
ALU
PGA2
spyware
21. The signal in a television transmission that contains the brightness of the image.
DNS Server
RAID 1
luminance
TCP/IP
22. A process that places the logical structure of a file system on a partitioned volume.
active speaking
format
World Wide Web
master boot record (MBR)
23. The medium for a laser printer - which is normally packaged within a toner cartridge.
media bay
read/write head
toner
enhanced capability port (ECP) mode
24. Aka electromagnetic pulse.
Small Outline RIMM (SORIMM)
network client
cable select
EMP
25. A table on each file and folder in the NTFS file system that contains one or more access control entries.
back door
EEPROM
access control list (ACL)
field replaceable unit (FRU)
26. A connection over a wide area network.
local area network (LAN)
memory
personal firewall
WAN connection
27. Aka master boot record.
uniqueness database file (UDF)
MBR
hardware abstraction layer (HAL)
HTTP
28. A network connection device at the core of a wireless network.
wireless access point (WAP)
secure attention sequence (SAS)
DVI-I
digital signature
29. Aka plain-old telephone service.
LPT2
SODIMM
POTS
cache controller
30. Aka musical instrument digital interface.
encrypted authentication
active speaking
electro-photosensitive drum
MIDI
31. An area of the Windows taskbar used by programs and some hardware devices to display status icons. Also called thenotification area or system tray.
fusing rollers
optical character recognition (OCR)
systray
System Configuration Utility
32. Programmable ROM. A ROM chip that can have programs added to it.
PROM
super video graphics array (SVGA)
Debugging Mode
I/O address
33. A specialized chip that controls DMA channels.
DMA controller
IP router
master drive
PVC
34. A file system used by operating systems for organizing - reading - and writing optical discs.
DDR2 SDRAM
Enhanced IDE (EIDE)
Compact Disc File System (CDFS)
Parallel AT Attachment (PATA)
35. A communications system now used for data communications via satellite that usually uses microwave radio frequencies and requires a dish antenna - receiver - and transmitter.
satellite communications
x86
vertical refresh rate
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
36. A CRT video setting - also known at horizontal hold - that holds the image horizontally on the screen.
TrackPoint
h-hold
SAS
share
37. 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.
Type I
digital video recorder (DVR)
socket
32-bit
38. A power management standard that includes all the power states of APM - plus two more. It also supports soft power.
simultaneous multithreading (SMT)
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
beam-on-blade connector
COMx
39. A generic term for a collection of information on known malware (not just viruses).
virus encyclopedia
Centronics
C
DLT
40. A type of switched network used by phone companies.
ALU
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
Trojan horse
asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
41. A process applied to digitally signed code to unencrypt the signature data and use the information to verify the program code was not modified since the signature was added.
system attribute
file signature verification
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module (RIMM)
broadband WAN
42. Aka ATA Packet Interface.
ATAPI
Device Manager
RF
video graphics array (VGA)
43. A technology that makes 802.11n speeds possible - using multiple antennas to send and receive digital data in simultaneous radio streams that increases performance.
MIMO (multiple input/multiple output)
Secure Digital (SD) Card
transferring
network client
44. A video mode with a maximum graphics resolution of 1024
DXDIAG
BDD Workbench
XGA
SORIMM
45. Used to represent the chrominance signal in S-Video.
Service Set ID (SSID)
C
unattended installation
CPU fan
46. Aka security auditing.
auditing
Media Access Control (MAC) address
partition
MIDI
47. Aka routing information protocol.
RIP
flash ROM
worm
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
48. Aka Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).
LVDS
pin-out
mini-DIN-6
HTML
49. Aka direct current.
Southbridge
subtree
dynamic RAM (DRAM)
DC
50. A depressed area on an optical disc that is alternated with raised areas to be interpreted as data.
pit
Quick Launch bar
impact printer
processor board