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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. A cooling system that uses liquid to transfer heat away from components.
APIPA
TWAIN
stand-alone computer
liquid cooling system
2. A protocol developed in the 1980s by IBM for managing names on a network. Also used by Microsoft in early networking. Replaced by DNS on TCP/IP networks.
ink cartridge
NetBIOS
inverter
beam-on-blade connector
3. Aka double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM.
digital video discs
DDR
FAT
planar board
4. A RAM module designed for subcompact and laptop computers. It is half the size of a SoDIMM module.
unidirectional mode
8-bit high color
fusing
MicroDIMM
5. In the laser printing process - this is the step in which the cover on the printer's toner cartridge is opened and the toner particles are attracted to the relatively less negatively charged areas of the drum.
developing
motherboard
system requirements
DB-9
6. A drive that is mapped to an empty folder on an NTFS volume and is assigned a drive path rather than drive letters.
data migration
even parity
zero insertion force (ZIF) socket
mounted drive
7. A type of printer that uses heat in the image transfer process.
RIMM
Infrared (IR)
thermal printer
pin-out
8. An Intel specification for the PC 32-bit architecture defining CPUs - motherboards - and other components.
Intel x86 Specification
virtual circuit (VC)
virtual private network (VPN)
domain
9. In the laser printing process - the step at which the heat-sensitive toner is fused to the paper by heated fusing rollers.
gadget
interrupt request line (IRQ)
fusing
miniconnector
10. Aka low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS).
RJ-11
LVDS
Southbridge
CrossFire
11. The act of covertly obtaining information broadcast from wireless devices using the Bluetooth standard.
SATA
system attribute
bluesnarfing
reactivate
12. Small text files a Web browser saves on the local hard drive at the request of a Website. Cookies can contain information that will be used the next time the user connects to the Website.
cookies
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
shared video memory
internal cache memory
13. A security feature introduced in Windows Vista to prevent unauthorized changes to Windows.
BDD Workbench
User Account Control (UAC)
vertical hold
PING
14. A type of power supply that converts AC power to voltages needed for a device. AC adapters are generally used for portable PC systems and other devices.
P1 power connector
AC adapter
RF
BitLocker drive encryption
15. Aka distributed denial of service attack.
DVD-R
flash memory
DDoS Attack
slave drive
16. A key on a laptop that is pressed along with the FN key to change display modes so the output will be only to the laptop's display - only to an external display - or simultaneously to both displays. The DISPLAY MODE key is normally a function key - s
activation
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
Display Mode Key
value entry
17. A mat that provides a path to ground for a static charge and is designed for the desktop or floor of a workspace. One placed on the workbench reduces the risk of electrostatic discharge for components placed on it - while one placed on the floor prov
BIOS
antistatic mat
power supply tester
partition
18. Memory that can only be read and that contains program code. ROM is also called firmware.
nonvolatile memory
read-only memory (ROM)
hot swapping
SONET
19. A version of the FAT file system used by MS-DOS for hard drives - using a 16-bit file allocation table.
WAN connection
SXGA
FAT16
update
20. An LCD display setting that adjusts the viewable area of the display vertically.
vertical position
EFS
SAS
DDR SDRAM
21. A new level of an operating system with major changes to the core components.
adapter card
version
TV tuner card
motherboard
22. A group of networking standards created by the IEEE 802.3 subcommittee.
InterNational Committee on Information Technology Standards (INCITS)
file
Ethernet
low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS)
23. A modulator/demodulator device that allows computers to communicate with one another over existing phone lines.
discretion
analog modem
double-sided (DS) DVD
network operating system (NOS)
24. A portion of system memory used by a video adapter built into a motherboard.
Video Electronics Standards Organization (VESA)
electrostatic discharge (ESD)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
shared video memory
25. The number of colors used by a display.
war chalking
CSU
ATV12V
color depth
26. A laptop in which the display is an integrated digitizer.
DVD-10
firewall
Tablet PC
chipset
27. One of the main protocols of the TCP/IP protocol suite - IP manages logical addressing of network packets so routing protocols can route the packets over the network.
root folder
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
graphics tablet
Internet Protocol (IP)
28. The protocol for connecting optical drives and tape drives to an ATA channel.
Internet
S-Video
ATA Packet Interface (ATAPI)
video adapter card
29. An adapter used to connect a computer or other device to a network medium.
ad hoc mode
DDR
network interface card (NIC)
Start Bar
30. A double-sided - single-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 9.4 GB of data - or over four hours of video.
slot cover
DXDIAG
DVD-10
gadget
31. 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.
audio modem riser (AMR)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
mode
Advanced Communications Riser (ACR)
32. Super XGA - a video graphics mode with a maximum resolution of 1280
memory address
Distributed File System (DFS)
SXGA
volts
33. An obsolete video standard introduced with IBM PS/2 computers in the late 1980s. VGA had a maximum resolution of 720
channel service unit (CSU)
video graphics array (VGA)
miniconnector
DDoS Attack
34. A joke program that produces strange behavior - such as screen distortions - erratic cursor behavior - or strange icons to appear on the screen.
Task Scheduler
prank program
USB
CD-RW (CD-rewritable)
35. Information organized as a unit into a container. The author (creator) of a file controls how much information the file contains.
volts
smart card reader
file
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
36. Audio connectors that use a 1/8" single pin plug.
mini-audio connector
device driver
Wi-Fi
metropolitan area network (MAN)
37. A file or folder name that breaks the 8.3 file-naming convention used in the FAT file system. This term continues to be used on newer file systems.
microprogram
emergency repair disk (ERD)
32-bit
long filename (LFN)
38. A wireless data encryption standard based on the IEEE 802.11i security standard. It issues keys per-user and per-session and includes encryption key integrity checking. It uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP).
wireless access point (WAP)
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
inactive KVM switch
access control
39. The act of electronically upgrading BIOS.
RAID array
tape drive
toner
flashing
40. A video mode that most often consists of a combination of 640
VGA Mode
sidebar
HDMI
FPU
41. A 4-pin connector that - in addition to a 20-pin connector - is part of motherboard power connector that follows the ATX 12V standard.
Video Electronics Standards Organization (VESA)
P412V
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
64-bit
42. A DVD of any type that can store data on both sides of the disc.
random access memory (RAM)
master boot record (MBR)
double-sided (DS) DVD
primary slave
43. In Windows XP - this replaces the Emergency Repair process of Windows NT and Windows 2000. ASR is available from the Windows Backup program (NTBACKUP.EXE).
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
Super Video
digital video discs
system file
44. A parallel port mode that has the same performance as ECP but is used with parallel devices other than printers and scanners.
system board
Basic Service Set (BSS)
metropolitan area network (MAN)
enhanced parallel port (EPP) mode
45. A tool for migrating user data and settings from one Windows computer to a computer running Windows XP.
lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery
Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
DDoS Attack
system attribute
46. An external serial bus standardized by the IEEE. Apple first developed it as FireWire. Other manufacturers call it i.link or Lynx. It can support up to 63 daisy-chained devices. Since the introduction of the faster update - IEEE 1394b - the original
IEEE 1394
video graphics array (VGA)
boot record
server
47. Aka error-correcting code.
half-duplex
Type III
ECC
dynamic RAM (DRAM)
48. A circuit card in a PC that controls the output to the display device(s).
video adapter card
stuck pixel
wide area network (WAN)
ATM
49. Aka hard disk drive.
direct thermal printer
HDD
power-on self-test (POST)
ALU
50. In reference to the Windows operating systems - one that can utilize more than 4 GB of address space. Depending on the version - 64-bit Windows can address a maximum of from 8 to 192 GB.
basic disk
ATA
64-bit
LCD