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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 Advanced Configuration and Power Interface.
demilitarized zone (DMZ)
trusted platform module (TPM)
ACPI
dynamic disk
2. A tool for migrating user data and settings from one Windows computer to a computer running Windows XP.
Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
serial ATA (SATA)
computer platform
3. 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.
network address translation (NAT)
RS-232 port
CD-ROM
nickel-cadmium (NiCD)
4. A type of solid-state storage that is commonly used in a variety of devices - such as digital cameras.
CompactFlash
traces
processor bus
ARP
5. Threats that are not truly malicious code - but can have indirect negative effects - such as decreasing performance or using up bandwidth. Grayware includes spyware - adware - spam - and spim.
grayware
System File Checker (SFC)
dotted decimal notation
TLD
6. Aka Serial Attached SCSI.
SAS
EFS
LAN
dual inline memory module (DIMM)
7. Aka Wireless Fidelity.
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
XGA
processor
Wi-Fi
8. A handheld device used to measure electrical resistance - voltage - and/or current.
XGA
coaxial cable
removable storage
multimeter
9. The type of electrical current delivered by a battery in which the electrons flow in only one direction.
direct current (DC)
drive-by download
contrast ratio
tape drive
10. A logical memory address defined in a processor's address bus that allows the system to access physical RAM or ROM memory locations.
thumb drive
DHCP
memory address
partition
11. A component of a CPU that is responsible for all logical and mathematical operations in the system.
magnetic mass storage
VGA Mode
arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
laptop
12. A connector that contains two to four wires and usually attaches phone cables to modems and to wall-mounted phone jacks.
Integrated Access Device (IAD)
RJ-11
active communication
RJ-45
13. The signal in a television transmission that contains the brightness of the image.
luminance
internal cache memory
Audit Policy
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
14. Things used for authentication - such as something you know - something you have - or something you are. Authentication involves one or more of these factors and can - therefore - be one-factor - two-factor - or three-factor authentication.
Enable Boot Logging
Microsoft Product Activation (MPA)
authentication factor
ATA
15. In a laser printer - the lamp that heats the fusing rollers.
DIN connector
central processing unit (CPU)
SORIMM
fusing lamp
16. [1] A device that is the central connecting point of a LAN. A hub is little more than a multiport repeater taking incoming signals on one port and repeating them to all other ports. Ethernet hubs have been largely replaced by Ethernet switches.. [2]
paging file
Safe Mode With Command Prompt
Windows Explorer
hub
17. Aka error-correcting code.
distribution server
ad hoc mode
control unit
ECC
18. A physical area where a Wi-Fi network connects to the Internet.
PING
FTP
hot spot
recently used programs list
19. A grouping of wires built into a PC that - based on certain protocols - transfers data - control signals - and power to printed circuit boards (adapter cards) that are plugged into connectors in the expansion bus. Technicians often use the termsexpan
RIMM
expansion bus
boot sector
composite video
20. A measurement of a body part - such as a fingerprint or retina scan.
UPS
biometric
biometric device
copy
21. The use by the operating system of a portion of hard disk as memory.
virtual memory
system bus
SONET
secondary master
22. Aka motherboard.
client/server-based network
TTL
system board
NETSTAT
23. Aka interrupt request line.
IRQ
Speaker Volume Key
registered jack (RJ)
WPA2
24. Aka surge protector.
infrastructure mode
surge suppressor
input/out (I/O)
PGA
25. Aka liquid crystal display.
bridge
DVD+RW
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
LCD
26. A power management standard - introduced by Intel in 1992 - that defines four power-usage operating levels.
Advanced Power Management (APM)
vertical refresh rate
sub-mini audio connector
LVD
27. A new level of an operating system with major changes to the core components.
dual layer (DL)
mini-DIN-6
External Serial ATA (eSATA)
version
28. Ultra extended graphics array - a video graphics mode with a maximum resolution of 1600
WAP
Debugging Mode
UXGA
traces
29. This occurs when someone collects personal information belonging to another person and uses that information to fraudulently make purchases - open new credit accounts - and even obtain new driver's licenses and other forms of identification in the vi
identity theft
original equipment manufacturer (OEM)
NLX
file
30. Aka electronic KVM switch.
heat sink compound
firmware
letterbox
active KVM switch
31. In Microsoft Windows - NTFS permissions are used to specify and control which users and groups can access certain files and folders and what each user or group can do with them.
identity theft
network address translation (NAT)
NTFS permissions
Foreign
32. The connecting point of a mounted drive to a folder on an NTFS volume.
multi-GPU solution
mount point
electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Extended Video Graphics Array (EVGA)
33. A tool for testing if a cable can connect properly end-to-end and to determine if a cable has a short. These tools are available for a variety of cable types.
graphical user interface (GUI)
cable tester
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA)
control unit
34. A Windows display setting that allows you to adjust the number of colors - or color depth - used by the display.
DVD
full-duplex
Bluetooth
Color Quality
35. The third version of the IEEE 1394 standard; it is a departure from the old standards in that it uses Category 5e twisted pair cable with RJ-45 connectors - combining Ethernet and FireWire.
NetBIOS
synchronous dynamic RAM
IEEE 1394c-2006
zero insertion force (ZIF) socket
36. The location where a cable attaches to a computer. Alternatively - a connector on a motherboard for memory - CPUs - power - or other circuitry.
socket
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA)
Start Windows Normally
solid-state drive (SSD)
37. The name used by the Windows operating systems to identify the second parallel port.
code signing
LPT2
SSL
spim
38. 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).
Start menu
capacity
personal firewall
Return To OS Choices menu
39. Aka lit pixel.
stuck pixel
TrackPoint
SPGA (staggered pin grid array)
PAGEFILE.SYS
40. Aka communication network riser.
mini-notebook
CNR
system tray
digital LCD display
41. 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.
partition type
enhanced capability port (ECP) mode
Global System for Mobile communications (GSM)
ATAPI
42. A marriage of SCSI and Serial ATA - this uses a serial interface to a SCSI bus.
format
COMx
VoIP
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
43. [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
digital subscriber line (DSL)
switch
broadband WAN
socket
44. 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.
answer file
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
recently used programs list
LVDS
45. A Windows command prompt utility that uses the WFP (Windows 2000 and Windows XP) or WRP (Windows Vista and Windows 7) service to scan and verify the versions of all protected system files after you restart your computer.
LBA
basic storage
infrastructure mode
System File Checker (SFC)
46. Aka double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM.
special group
DDR1
DDR SDRAM
video adapter card
47. A printer that creates printed output line by line.
line printer
enhanced capability port (ECP) mode
Global System for Mobile communications (GSM)
local remote KVM switch
48. A CPU containing four CPU cores.
quad-core CPU
Windows Update
asymmetrical digital subscriber line (ADSL)
cable select
49. A technology for ROM that can be reprogrammed using special software.
biometric logon
flash ROM
power-on self-test (POST)
SPGA (staggered pin grid array)
50. A straight - round connector used to connect fiber-optic cabling to a network device. It has a twist-type coupling.
Northbridge
AT
L1 cache
straight-tip (ST) connector