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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 audio modem riser.
AMR
PCI
surge protector
active partition
2. Also called mirroring - this RAID array type provides fault tolerance because all the data is written identically to the two drives in the mirrored set.
RAID 1
LAN
liquid crystal display (LCD)
Global System for Mobile communications (GSM)
3. Program code that provides a way for someone to gain access to a computer while bypassing security. Only a person who knows how the back door works can use it - but once in - that individual has the same access as the host program to all the internal
root folder
FAT16
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
back door
4. An interconnected network. The Internet is the largest example.
internetwork
double-sided (DS) DVD
system attribute
Start menu
5. A type of printer that uses heat in the image transfer process.
thermal printer
graphical processing unit (GPU)
PCI Express
half-duplex
6. A single-pin RCA phone jack for transferring digital audio from CD and DVD players to amplifiers and speakers.
Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF)
NTLDR
video graphics array (VGA)
802.11n
7. A raised area on an optical disc that is alternated with depressed areas to be interpreted as data.
HDD
color depth
bidirectional mode
land
8. Aka Advanced Technology Attachment.
ATA
heat sink
antistatic wrist strap
VGA Mode
9. A parallel interface standard that supports bidirectional communication and transfer rates of up to 2 MBps.
IEEE 1284
beam-on-blade connector
full-duplex
wireless access point (WAP)
10. Aka paging file.
Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM)
PAGEFILE.SYS
repeater
ATM
11. Aka musical instrument digital interface.
MIDI
system bus
direct memory access (DMA) channel
fast page mode (FPM)
12. Aka Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory.
CSU
CD-ROM
fraud
case
13. Software that runs on the computers in a network and that receives services from servers.
hot swapping
arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
DoS Attack
network client
14. A connector that is slightly larger than an RJ-11 connector and contains eight wires. RJ-45 connectors most commonly attach twisted-pair cables to Ethernet network cards.
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
stylus
RJ-45
15. A magnetic mass storage device primarily used for backing up data from computers.
front side bus (FSB)
DDR RAM
digital linear tape (DLT)
tape drive
16. A group of schemes designed to provide either better performance or improved data reliability through redundancy.
redundant array of independent disks (RAID)
EPP
IP packet filtering
SVGA
17. An interface standard for use with DVD players - digital television (DTV) players - set-top cable or satellite service boxes - and other devices. It combines audio and video signals into an uncompressed signal and has a bandwidth of up to 5 GB/second
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
single-sided (SS) DVD
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
serial ATA (SATA)
18. A type of motherboard and its variants most commonly used in recent PC systems.
pin-out
Advanced Technology eXtended (ATX)
communication network riser (CNR)
BIOS
19. 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
dynamic storage
server
dial-up modem
IEEE 1394
20. On a circuit board - a small connector that slides down on a pair of pins jutting up from the board. Multiple pins are often side-by-side - and a jumper joins a pair of them.
jumper
exception
memory controller chip (MCC)
social engineering
21. A security feature introduced in Windows Vista to prevent unauthorized changes to Windows.
touch screen
User Account Control (UAC)
even parity
hidden attribute
22. On a Microsoft Windows network - a resource - such as a file folder or printer - that is available on the network.
primary partition
share
VFAT
multifunction printers (MFDs)
23. BIOS that can be electronically upgraded.
flash drive
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
DVD-5
flash BIOS
24. In Windows - an Advanced Option that is only available in Windows Servers in the role of domain controllers - although it appears on the menu in non-domain controllers.
DVD-10
Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi)
Directory Services Restore Mode
FPU
25. Digital versatile disc (DVD) discs that can be written to once - but data cannot be overwritten. This term also refers to the drives that can write to these discs.
DVD-R
RJ-45
keystroke logger
NiCD
26. The traditional transmission system for television video signals - which combines the color and brightness information with the synchronization data into one signal. The TV circuitry then separates the two signals from the composite signal.
VESA
spam
composite video
cluster
27. A term applied to a CPU - motherboard - or other components that conform to the Intel 32-bit x86 specification. Also referred to as 32-bit.
Small Outline DIMM (SODIMM)
x86
sector translation
stylus
28. A device that takes video output and projects it onto a screen for viewing by a larger audience.
projector
mode
enhanced parallel port (EPP) mode
internal cache memory
29. Aka Scalable Link Interface.
long filename (LFN)
SLI
status light indicator
solid-state drive (SSD)
30. A technology for ROM that can be reprogrammed using special software.
Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA)
random access memory (RAM)
flash ROM
file signature verification
31. A set of standards for imaging devices - such as scanners and cameras - that is used in drivers and other software for these devices.
digitizing tablet
nonvolatile memory
TWAIN
extension magnet
32. An area of a physical hard disk that defines space that will be used for logical drives.. (v.) To define the space to be used for logical drives using a special program - such as the Windows Setup program.
partition
FAT12
dynamic disk
security policy
33. Local area networking using radio waves - with the most common based on the IEEE 802.11 group of standards (802.11a - 802.11b - 802.11g - and 802.11n).
Debugging Mode
Wireless LAN (WLAN)
DLP
SCSI controller
34. Aka motherboard.
system board
APM
dual inline memory module (DIMM)
display
35. The act of discovering the cause of a problem and correcting it.
system resources
troubleshooting
uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
digital linear tape (DLT)
36. A software fix for a single problem.
drive lock password
patch
shadow mask
hacker
37. A cooling system that uses liquid to transfer heat away from components.
liquid cooling system
mount point
Global System for Mobile communications (GSM)
heat sink compound
38. A virtual communication circuit that is created and remains available between two endpoints - which are normally some form of data terminal equipment (DTE). Telecommunications companies provide PVC service to companies requiring a dedicated circuit b
sub-mini audio connector
permanent virtual circuit (PVC)
intranet
backup media
39. Aka electromagnetic pulse.
AC adapter
EMP
CardBus
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
40. A pointing device built into some laptop keyboards. It appears to be a very tiny joystick-type button that barely protrudes above the level of the keys.
port
pointing stick
MBR
notification area
41. The name used by the Windows operating systems to identify the second parallel port.
FAT16
LPT2
SRAM
KVM over IP
42. An early PC hard drive interface.
WPA
EVGA
Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE)
single inline memory module (SIMM)
43. In an operating system GUI - a tiny graphic representing an application - folder - disk - menu item - or other entity.
DDR2
icon
MSINFO32.EXE
RAID controller
44. A technology for transferring serial data at high speeds. Also known as low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS).
authentication factor
personal firewall
low-voltage differential (LVD)
LED
45. Memory that is accessible in any (random) order. Most of the memory in a PC is RAM.
random access memory (RAM)
h-hold
PAGEFILE.SYS
FAT table
46. An area on the top left of the Windows XP Start menu containing shortcuts to Windows Update and programs for browsing the Internet and using e-mail.
pinned items list
switch
power state
volts
47. Aka Universal Serial Bus.
SDRAM
shortcut
USB
100Base-T
48. A type of riser card that connects directly into a motherboard and adds no additional functionality of its own - but extends the expansion bus and allows expansion cards to be added in a different physical orientation.
IEEE 1394c-2006
Remote Desktop
virus encyclopedia
daughter card
49. Aka digitizing tablet.
digitizer
LPT
laser printer
RJ-45
50. Aka MSCONFIG.
watts
switch
System Configuration Utility
high-voltage power supply (HVPS)