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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 direct current.
spam
DC
point stick
MSCONFIG
2. Storage media that is removable - meaning the drive stays in place - while the media (disk - disc - or tape) is removed and replaced with another disk - disc - or tape.
DDR
drive lock password
PPP
removable storage
3. A communications network made up of personal computing devices - such as computers - telephones - and personal digital assistants.
contrast ratio
EMP
personal area network (PAN)
POP
4. An optical semiconductor used in small projectors and in rear-projection televisions.
Digital Light Processing (DLP)
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Quick Launch bar
Advanced Technology eXtended (ATX)
5. Aka front side bus.
twisted-pair cable
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center
FSB
6. In a laser printer - a wire that stretches across the printer's drum - not touching it - but positioned very close to the drum's surface so it can pass high voltage to the drum.
FDD
primary corona wire
WPA
malware
7. A file system used by operating systems for organizing - reading - and writing optical discs.
analog modem
network address translation (NAT)
compact disc (CD)
Compact Disc File System (CDFS)
8. 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.
ACL
long filename (LFN)
local group account
daughter card
9. A modified version of FAT12 and FAT16 used in Windows since Windows 95.
RAID controller
video RAM (VRAM)
virtual file allocation table (VFAT)
microcode
10. A magnetic storage device that stores data on metal platters that have a coating that holds data in the form of changes to small magnetic particles in the coating. Also called HDD.
single inline memory module (SIMM)
base priority level
smart phone
hard disk drive
11. A reading and writing device in a floppy or hard drive that is mounted on an articulated arm that moves back and forth over the floppy disk or metal platter.
external cache
DVD-ROM
grounding mat
read/write head
12. 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.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
Centronics
digitizer
LAN
13. A parallel interface standard that supports bidirectional communication and transfer rates of up to 2 MBps.
Post Office Protocol (POP)
IEEE 1284
thermal compound
active communication
14. A device that uses a measurement of a body part - such as a fingerprint or retina scan.
BIOS settings
dial-up
subscriber connector (SC)
biometric device
15. A fiber-optic connector that has a snap coupling and - at 1.25 mm - is half the size of the SC connector. Also called a local connector.
parts grabber
Lucent connector (LC)
RJ-11
Small Outline RIMM (SORIMM)
16. A command-line utility - installed with the TCP/IP protocol suite - that traces the route taken by packets to a destination.
internal bus
floppy disk
registry
TRACERT
17. A metal strip used to cover an empty slot in order to preserve the correct air flow and keep dust out.
liquid cooling system
slot cover
processor bus
DoS Attack
18. Aka Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).
flashing
VC
random access memory (RAM)
HTML
19. An assigned channel over which a device can send a signal to the processor to get its attention.
horizontal position
interrupt request line (IRQ)
attended installation
paging file
20. A portion of a computer's chipset that controls communications between the CPU and such I/O busses as USB - IDE - PS2 - SATA - and others.
CPE
bus
DisplayPort
Southbridge
21. Aka Wi-Fi Protected Access 2.
WPA2
IEEE 1394b
ACE
worm
22. 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)
LPT
DVD-RAM
Internet Explorer (IE)
23. In Windows - an Advanced Options menu choice that starts Windows without several drivers and components and loads only very basic - non-vendor-specific drivers for mouse - video - keyboard - mass storage - and system services. Safe Mode also displays
serial ATA (SATA)
portable computer
Safe Mode
copy
24. Aka access control list.
continuity RIMM (CRIMM)
ACL
track point
password
25. Aka Integrated Service Digital Network.
ISDN
System Monitor
User State Migration Tool (USMT)
P412V
26. A processor packaging that uses pads on the processor that come in contact with pins in the socket on the motherboard - permitting a higher density than possible with PGA.
registry
land-grid array (LGA)
WAP
accelerated graphics port (AGP)
27. A heat dissipation device - usually a passive metal object with a flat surface attached to a component - such as a chip.
VGA Mode
heat sink
front side bus (FSB)
digital versatile disc (DVD)
28. A generic term for a collection of information on known malware (not just viruses).
emergency repair disk (ERD)
Start Bar
interrupt request line (IRQ)
virus encyclopedia
29. A rectangular connector with a locking clip on one side and a number designation that refers to the size rather than the number of wires.
registered jack (RJ)
mobo
IEEE
RAID 1
30. A type of RIMM memory module used in laptops.
RDRAM
DVD-ROM
Small Outline RIMM (SORIMM)
format
31. Aka antistatic mat.
grounding mat
IDE
DDR SDRAM
System File Checker (SFC)
32. In router configuration - a term that is used to describe traffic that is allowed - as in allowing traffic using a certain port number through the router.
exception
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA)
domain
boot sequence
33. A tool for migrating user data and settings from one Windows computer to a computer running Windows XP.
Lucent connector (LC)
POP
32-bit
Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
34. Programmable ROM. A ROM chip that can have programs added to it.
charging
front side bus (FSB)
firewall
PROM
35. The type of electrical current delivered by a battery in which the electrons flow in only one direction.
DC
analog modem
FSB
direct current (DC)
36. Memory that can only be read and that contains program code. ROM is also called firmware.
S/PDIF
read-only memory (ROM)
fusing rollers
flat panel display (FPD)
37. Aka zero insertion force (ZIF) socket.
ZIF
laser beam
DIMM
LED
38. Super XGA - a video graphics mode with a maximum resolution of 1280
New Low-profile eXtended (NLX)
SXGA
h-hold
802.11a
39. The digital versatile disc (DVD) encoding format used for data storage.
domain
DVD-RAM
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA)
ECC
40. A device that records video content to disk.
IRQ
802.11g
digital video recorder (DVR)
LPT
41. The number of colors used by a display.
Foreign
color depth
heat sink compound
denial of service (DoS) attack
42. Traditionally - this term only applied to the type of device described in the definition for analog modem. Now - it is also used for the digital devices in DSL and cable data communications.
modem
active listening
edition
virtual private network (VPN)
43. Aka Small Outline DIMM.
DB-25
SODIMM
DSL
Type III
44. The high-definition optical disc formatting standard developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association whose members include Sony - 20th Century Fox - Dell - Hewlett-Packard - and many other industry leaders.
COMx
workgroup
Blu-ray disc
biometric logon
45. A chip that works with a serial port - converting outgoing data from parallel to serial and incoming data from serial to parallel.
DDR RAM
universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART)
daughter card
hard disk drive
46. Aka software firewall.
personal firewall
DVD-10
key fob
double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM
47. A partition type that can exist on a basic disk and have one or more logical drive letters assigned to it. A Windows operating system cannot boot from an extended partition.
extension magnet
extended partition
DRAM
hot swapping
48. A device that converts digital signals from the broadband connection to voice for the analog phone and the analog voice signals to digital signals for the digital network.
fusing lamp
pop-up blocker
Integrated Access Device (IAD)
Video Electronics Standards Organization (VESA)
49. Windows run-line utility for testing the DirectX support. Launch this program when experiencing video problems and/or audio problems when running DirectX applications.
access control list (ACL)
802.11n
DXDIAG
ACE
50. A type of computer firmware that is responsible for informing the CPU of installed devices and how to communicate with them.
subtree
amperes (amps)
basic input/output system (BIOS)
Disable Automatic Restart