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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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1. A Windows wizard that sets options for starting and running a specific old program that will not otherwise run properly in Windows.
port triggering
Standby
Program Compatibility Wizard
sector translation
2. An obsolete video standard introduced with IBM PS/2 computers in the late 1980s. VGA had a maximum resolution of 720
client/server-based network
DVD+R
intranet
video graphics array (VGA)
3. A misnomer - referring to the BIOS settings that are stored in a CMOS chip.
odd parity
CMOS settings
CD
Emergency Repair Process
4. On a cable network - the device used at the customer site for the analog/digital conversion.
RAID 0
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA)
laser printer
local KVM switch
5. A T-1 multiplexer or a special LAN bridge that connects to the telephone company's channel service unit (CSU) - which encodes data for transmission over a T-carrier circuit.
FAT file system
External Serial ATA (eSATA)
NiCD
customer premises equipment (CPE)
6. Aka low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS).
ATA
LVDS
planar board
TLD
7. A generic term for a collection of information on known malware (not just viruses).
horizontal position
drive image
virus encyclopedia
low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS)
8. The bus within a CPU that connects the CPU to external components.
touch screen
internal bus
PS/2
point stick
9. An optional toolbar you can add to the taskbar just to the right of the Start button. Shortcuts on this bar launch with a single-click.
NTFS permissions
Quick Launch bar
striping with distributed parity
dial-up modem
10. In reference to IDE PATA drives - the slave drive on the first channel.
WPA2
primary slave
Device Manager
rootkit
11. Aka dynamic RAM.
digitizing tablet
DRAM
repeater
SCSI controller
12. An icon that represents a link to any object that an icon can represent. Activating a shortcut (by double-clicking it) is a quick way to access an object or to launch a program from the desktop without having to find the actual location of the object
shortcut
FSB
optical character recognition (OCR)
random access memory (RAM)
13. 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
port triggering
memory address
v-hold
14. In reference to a memory module - how much information the processor can access from or write to memory in a single cycle.
removable storage
flash drive
bit width
32-bit
15. A technology for LCD displays in which transistors are positioned at each pixel.
thin-film transistor (TFT)
protocol
customer premises equipment (CPE)
virtual private network (VPN)
16. Aka electronic KVM switch.
active KVM switch
distribution server
single-layer (SL)
trusted platform module (TPM)
17. 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.
war chalking
NetBIOS
second-level domain (SLD)
Fast Ethernet
18. A chip that retains system settings such as the time - keyboard settings - and boot sequence.
Windows Easy Transfer (WET)
Remote Desktop
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)
rootkit
19. Aka access control entry.
IMAP
DVD-9
ACE
server
20. Light emitting diode - a tiny bulb light found on many devices - often used to indicate operational status.
BTX
PS/2
version
LED
21. An address that a DHCP client will assign to itself after requesting an address and failing to receive one from a DHCP server. The address it will assign is in the 169.254 /16 network - which is the range of addresses from 169.254.0.1 to 169.254.255.
quad-core CPU
password
Automatic Private IP Address (APIPA)
FAT file system
22. Local area networking using radio waves that includes several implementations based on the IEEE 802.11 group of standards.
Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi)
SIMM
system bus
Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA)
23. Aka zero insertion force (ZIF) socket.
cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor
Video Electronics Standards Organization (VESA)
update
ZIF
24. Aka digitizing tablet.
land-grid array (LGA)
touchpad
digitizer
removable storage
25. A protocol that allows routers to update their list of routes dynamically. RIP dates to the 1980s and is considered obsolete; even though - it has been updated a few times and is still supported by most routers.
thumb drive
Northbridge
DC Controller
routing information protocol (RIP)
26. A power-usage level.
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
Advanced Technology (AT)
power state
drive lock password
27. Super XGA - a video graphics mode with a maximum resolution of 1280
DVD-ROM drive
Bubble Jet
wide area network (WAN)
SXGA
28. Aka channel service unit.
CSU
universal data format (UDF)
EMP
Domain Name Service (DNS)
29. The circuit board in a computer to which all other components directly or indirectly connect. Also called a mainboard - system board - mobo - or planar board.
control unit
active communication
motherboard
connector
30. Information organized as a unit into a container. The author (creator) of a file controls how much information the file contains.
32-bit
Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF)
RDRAM
file
31. The protocol used by DHCP servers and clients. A DHCP server allocates IP addresses within the scope of addresses configured on the server by an administrator. DHCP clients request IP addresses and other IP configuration settings from DHCP Servers.
flash drive
fusing lamp
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
fiber-optic cable
32. The portion of the chipset that controls communications between the CPU and system RAM.
Small Outline RIMM (SORIMM)
fusing lamp
memory controller chip (MCC)
Integrated Access Device (IAD)
33. A command-line tool installed with the TCP/IP protocol suite that is used for testing communications between two hosts.
form factor
primary partition
System Management Mode (SMM)
PING
34. Aka Sony/Philips Digital Interface.
ICMP
DSL
S/PDIF
edition
35. Video RAM memory that uses a technique for using video RAM to perform Windows-specific functions to speed up the OS.
peripheral component interconnect (PCI)
WRAM
erasure lamp
SCSI ID
36. A display device that contains a cathode ray tube and uses an electron gun to activate phosphors behind the screen at the front of the tub.
Internet Explorer (IE)
regional settings
file allocation table (FAT)
cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor
37. 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.
virtual private network (VPN)
contrast ratio
grounding mat
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center
38. A service on a laptop that configures a card after socket services has recognized it.
contrast ratio
Web browser
card services
ink cartridge
39. A RAID array in which every time data is written to disk - a portion (block) is written to each disk in turn - creating a "stripe" of data across the member disks. RAID 0 uses the total disk space in the array for storage - without protecting the dat
electromagnetic interference (EMI)
antistatic wrist strap
latency
RAID 0
40. A subpackaging of a Windows revision that contains the core OS plus a special set of features that is offered as a separate product targeted to a certain type of end user.
planar board
edition
NTFS permissions
ACR
41. Aka refresh rate.
mass storage device
long filename (LFN)
vertical refresh rate
Debugging Mode
42. Aka systray.
Program Compatibility Wizard
Centronics
notification area
dialer
43. A key on a laptop that is combined with the FN key to bring up a small volume control panel on the display. Using the up (?) or right (?) arrow key - the volume will increase. To decrease the volume - press the FN key and the SPEAKER VOLUME key along
multimode fiber (MMF)
dot matrix printer
Speaker Volume Key
CRIMM
44. On a Microsoft Windows network - a resource - such as a file folder or printer - that is available on the network.
share
h-hold
Post Office Protocol (POP)
modding
45. A standardized document that contains general information - ingredients - and fire and explosion warnings as well as health - disposal - and safe transportation information about a particular product. Any manufacturer that sells a potentially hazardo
material safety data sheet (MSDS)
pointing stick
video RAM (VRAM)
power management
46. A bundle of patches or updates released periodically by a software publisher.
pop-up blocker
service pack
amperes (amps)
data migration
47. Aka Extended Video Graphics Array.
System Information (MSINFO32.EXE)
multi-monitor
EVGA
fusing
48. 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).
pin grid array (PGA)
read-only memory (ROM)
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
root folder
49. In the laser printing process - the step in which the toner on the drum is transferred to the paper.
transferring
watts
virtual file allocation table (VFAT)
Internet Explorer (IE)
50. Aka accelerated graphics port.
digital video interface (DVI)
AGP
DVD-9
RAID controller