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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.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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 VESA standard for power management in display devices.
display power-management signaling (DPMS)
internal cache memory
system board
Intel x86 Specification
2. Aka SCSI host adapter.
NAT
adware
DLT
SCSI controller
3. Aka Small Outline DIMM.
CD-ROM
pixel
adapter card
SODIMM
4. The file system component in the FAT file system in which the OS creates a table that serves as a map of where files reside on disk. Also called the FAT table.
Windows Update
SPGA (staggered pin grid array)
file allocation table (FAT)
ATAPI
5. Any type of computer that you can easily transport and that contains an all-in-one component layout.
Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
portable computer
mini-notebook
mini-audio connector
6. A type of motherboard used in older PC systems; also refers to the 1984 IBM PC AT model.
Advanced Technology (AT)
inactive KVM switch
grayware
Gigabit Ethernet
7. Programmable ROM. A ROM chip that can have programs added to it.
PROM
DDR2 SDRAM
heat sink compound
CD-RW (CD-rewritable)
8. Aka external cache.
Global System for Mobile communications (GSM)
SODIMM
simultaneous multithreading (SMT)
Level 3 (L3) cache
9. Not revealing information about someone that would be harmful to or embarrass him or her.
SLD
pop-up blocker
discretion
flash ROM
10. A popular inkjet printer developed by Canon.
Internet service provider (ISP)
Fast Ethernet
MSCONFIG
Bubble Jet
11. A round connector that gets its name from Deutsche Industrie Norm - a German standards organization. Normally a round connector with a circular or semicircle of pins.
DIN connector
daughter card
graphics tablet
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA)
12. An online power protection device that isolates a computer or other device plugged into it. During normal operation - the devices run directly off the battery through an inverter - rather than switching to the battery only after a loss of power.
Start Bar
DHCP
uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
DIP switch
13. Audio connectors that use a 1/8" single pin plug.
register
uniqueness database file (UDF)
mini-audio connector
FAT16
14. A hard drive interface that transfers data in parallel. EIDE and ATAPI drives attach to the PATA interface.
Parallel AT Attachment (PATA)
BTX
root key
repeater
15. An obsolete memory module standard that was produced in 30-pin and 72-pin sizes. Thirty-pin SIMMs are 8-bit - and 72-pin SIMMs are 32-bit.
single inline memory module (SIMM)
Display Brightness Key
electromagnetic pulse (EMP)
router
16. A protocol for computer-to-computer (host-to-host) transfer of files over a TCP/IP network - regardless of the operating system in use.
biometric logon
PCIe (peripheral component interconnect express)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
primary master
17. A protocol that transfers e-mail messages between mail servers. Clients also use this protocol to send e-mail to mail servers.
terminating resistor
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
Mini PCI
Super Video
18. 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.
modem
DisplayPort
audio modem riser (AMR)
IEEE 1394b
19. A version of Windows Vista that includes Windows Media Center - which supports advanced multimedia functions.
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
original equipment manufacturer (OEM)
datagram
DDR2
20. Radio frequency interference. Radio signals that occur in proximity to equipment that is sensitive to these types of signals.
Wi-Fi
internal bus
RFI
Automatic Private IP Address (APIPA)
21. 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 measures 10.5 mm thick.
riser card
arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
Type III
TWAIN
22. A modified version of FAT12 and FAT16 used in Windows since Windows 95.
cracker
VC
DVI-A
virtual file allocation table (VFAT)
23. A sleep mode that is available on any computer that supports ACPI power management. It conserves power while saving the desktop in RAM memory in a work state. To resume - you simply press the power button - and the desktop is quickly displayed.
surge protector
Standby
memory bank
contrast ratio
24. A DVD of any type that can store data on both sides of the disc.
double-sided (DS) DVD
AGP
contrast ratio
cable tester
25. The type of connector used in the ExpressCard interface.
molex connector
thumb drive
Tablet PC
beam-on-blade connector
26. A method for supporting up to 8.3 GB capacity hard drives. Both the BIOS and hard drive system must use LBA.
Audit Policy
logical block address (LBA)
keystroke logger
writing
27. Aka permanent virtual circuit.
Task Scheduler
PVC
NLX
FPM
28. A marriage of SCSI and Serial ATA - this uses a serial interface to a SCSI bus.
NIC
ICMP
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
PCI
29. Aka thermal compound.
heat sink compound
backup media
CrossFire
emergency repair disk (ERD)
30. The signal in a television transmission that contains the color of the image.
flat panel display (FPD)
Mini PCI
war driving
chrominance
31. The type of electrical current delivered by a battery in which the electrons flow in only one direction.
Integrated Access Device (IAD)
local remote KVM switch
direct current (DC)
Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer (HTTPS)
32. A portable computer small enough to fit in your hand - also referred to as a "palmtop" computer. Because it is so small - a PDA does not have the functionality of a laptop or desktop computer. In other words - a typical PDA allows you to perform only
cleaning blade
NETSTAT
ATX power supply
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
33. The act of discovering the cause of a problem and correcting it.
User Account Control (UAC)
Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
troubleshooting
power supply
34. The PCMCIA standard that succeeds the PC Card.
CardBus
multimode fiber (MMF)
bridge
top-level domain (TLD)
35. Aka Gigabit Ethernet.
bridge
1000Base-T
UXGA
User State Migration Tool (USMT)
36. An automated software installation that does not require a person be present to respond to prompts for information.
TCP/IP
musical instrument digital interface (MIDI)
FPU
unattended installation
37. Aka second-level domain.
digital versatile disc (DVD)
planar board
WPA
SLD
38. A group of wires used to identify addresses in main system memory in a computer. The number of wires in an address bus is called the width of the bus and determines the number of unique memory locations that can be addressed using binary math with th
address bus
Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA)
Preboot eXecution Environment
Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
39. A subprotocol of TCP/IP used for connectionless communications in which each packet is sent without establishing a connection.
HTML
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
memory bank
update
40. An Intel standard for starting up a computer over the network - without relying on a disk-based operating system. Used to install a new operating system or run diagnostics software.
registration
Emergency Repair Process
Preboot eXecution Environment
NSLOOKUP
41. A practice begun in Windows 2000 in which all of the operating system code is digitally signed to show that it has not been tampered with.
network client
SVGA
CD-ROM
code signing
42. A motherboard form factor introduced in 2003 by Intel as the successor to ATX.
Balanced Technology eXtended
primary master
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
secure socket layer (SSL)
43. In a Microsoft Windows network - an administrative organization with a centralized security accounts database maintained on one or more special servers called domain controllers. This centralized database contains accounts for users - groups - and co
shortcut
domain
Wi-Fi
protocol
44. A protocol used with WPA wireless encryption that was broken by hackers.
Small Outline DIMM (SODIMM)
even parity
Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF)
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
45. A wireless network standard that uses the 5 GHz band.
denial of service (DoS) attack
802.11a
expansion card
permanent virtual circuit (PVC)
46. A disk type introduced with Windows 2000 that contains space allocated in volumes without the limits imposed on basic disks. On a dynamic disk - the number of volumes are unlimited - and a volume can extend to include available space on any hard disk
dynamic disk
slot cover
System File Checker (SFC)
terminal
47. Aka video graphics array.
VGA
digital signature
special group
NTFS permissions
48. A group of tests - stored in the BIOS and performed as a PC boots up - to check for the presence and function of system components.
writing
DC Controller
power-on self-test (POST)
Intel x86 Specification
49. A software fix for a single problem.
patch
enhanced capability port (ECP) mode
protocol
transport layer security (TLS)
50. A network device that is used to extend the range of a network by taking the signals received on a port from one network and regenerating (repeating) those signals to another port to transmit them on a second network.
MMC
SLD
repeater
TTL