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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. A Windows server running the WINS service to maintain and resolve NetBIOS names.
WINS Server
cable select
IEEE 1394b
CMOS settings
2. Aka Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module (RIMM)
dial-up modem
DHCP
read-only memory (ROM)
3. Wide-ultra-extended graphics array
nonvolatile memory
CD-R (CD-Record)
digital video recorder (DVR)
WUXGA
4. 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.
wide area network (WAN)
DVD-RAM
IEEE 1394c-2006
TTL
5. A program file or some special data file that is part of the operating system and is very important to proper operation of the OS.
NLX
RS-232 port
system file
Enable VGA Mode
6. In an operating system GUI - a tiny graphic representing an application - folder - disk - menu item - or other entity.
touchpad
icon
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)
DB-25
7. Aka fast page mode.
ECP
FPM
electromagnetic pulse (EMP)
charging
8. A drive interface for EIDE drives that transfers data serially at speeds between 150 MBps and 300 MBps and 6 Gbps - depending on the version of the standard.
radio frequency (RF)
ATX
ACPI
serial ATA (SATA)
9. A feature of HDMI that prevents people from illegally copying HD DVDs. Aka also High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI).
thermal wax transfer printer
wide area network (WAN)
High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP)
Start menu
10. An underlying protocol that supports Microsoft Remote Desktop.
port triggering
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
Balanced Technology eXtended
PPTP
11. Authentication is validation of a user account and password that occurs before the security components of Windows will give the user access to the computer.
impact printer
TRACERT
authentication
Wireless LAN (WLAN)
12. Aka floppy disk drive.
single inline memory module (SIMM)
FDD
IRQ
tact
13. A wireless network standard that uses the 5 GHz band.
quad-core CPU
802.11a
drive lock password
read/write head
14. Local area networking using radio waves that includes several implementations based on the IEEE 802.11 group of standards.
icon
Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi)
DDR
EFS
15. Aka Serial Attached SCSI.
IMAP
multimode fiber (MMF)
RDRAM
SAS
16. Unsolicited messages sent over an instant messaging service - such as Windows Messenger.
Spam over Instant Messaging (spim)
vertical position
RJ-11
process priority level
17. Aka High-Definition Multimedia Interface.
Level 2 (L2) cache
Advanced Power Management (APM)
HDMI
bandwidth
18. A pointing device - often built into a laptop - which is a smooth rectangular panel over which you move your finger to move the pointer on the display.
BitLocker drive encryption
touchpad
liquid cooling system
terminal
19. A TPM is a special microchip - installed on a motherboard - that stores passwords - keys - and digital certificates. Various services - such as BitLocker can store such security data in this chip.
S/PDIF
Safe Mode With Command Prompt
default gateway
trusted platform module (TPM)
20. A WAN connection that uses an analog modem rather than a network card and uses standard phone cables rather than network cables.
DDR3
solid ink
dial-up
SMTP
21. A plug designed for testing a specific port type (e.g. - serial - parallel - or USB). The plug does not connect to a cable but reroutes the sending pins to the receiving pins. Using special software on the computer - a loopback test is performed in w
docking station
RAID controller
loopback plug
firewall
22. Aka RAID 5.
SCSI controller
real-time clock (RTC)
digital subscriber line (DSL)
striping with distributed parity
23. Specialized hardware used to create and manage a RAID array.
CrossFire
RAID controller
odd parity
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
24. The component that provides power for all components on the motherboard and internal to the PC case. Also called a power supply unit (PSU).
Enhanced IDE (EIDE)
attended installation
power supply
cracker
25. A communication service provided over a telecommunications network or computer network. A VC logically resembles a circuit while passing over a complex routed or switched network - such as the phone company's frame relay network.
virtual circuit (VC)
enhanced parallel port (EPP) mode
cleaning blade
flash drive
26. A multi-GPU solution developed by NVIDIA.
Scalable Link Interface (SLI)
FPM
AGP
modding
27. Data communications over the cellular telecommunications networks.
riser card
cellular WAN
network address translation (NAT)
case
28. A 4-pin connector that - in addition to a 20-pin connector - is part of motherboard power connector that follows the ATX 12V standard.
public switched telephone network (PSTN)
bandwidth
P412V
soft power
29. Aka Enhanced IDE.
twisted-pair cable
refresh rate
Rambus Dynamic RAM (RDRAM)
EIDE
30. An early international standard for sending voice and data over digital telephone wires. ISDN uses existing telephone circuits or higher-speed conditioned lines to get speeds of either 64 Kbps or 128 Kbps. ISDN lines also have the ability to carry vo
master boot record (MBR)
Integrated Access Device (IAD)
extension magnet
Integrated Service Digital Network (ISDN)
31. Aka Advanced Technology Attachment.
fast page mode (FPM)
ATA
denial of service (DoS) attack
Start Bar
32. A method of memory error-checking that is more sophisticated than parity checking. Like parity checking - it adds an extra bit per byte. In addition - software in the system memory controller uses an algorithm to both detect and correct errors.
nickel-cadmium (NiCD)
error-correcting code (ECC)
logical block address (LBA)
encrypted authentication
33. A riser card standard that AMD - 3Com - and others introduced in 2000 to supersede AMR. It uses one PCI slot - provides accelerated audio and modem functions as well as networking - and supports multiple Ethernet NICs.
laptop
HDD
Advanced Communications Riser (ACR)
MicroDIMM
34. Laser discs sold at retail stores that contain music (audio CDs) or software (data CDs).
loopback plug
MSINFO32.EXE
Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM)
zero insertion force (ZIF) socket
35. The BIOS configuration settings - also called system settings - accessed via a special BIOS-based menu during system startup.
BIOS settings
Windows Explorer
SGRAM
IEEE 1394
36. The moving of data from one storage device to another.
FAT12
data migration
audio modem riser (AMR)
liquid crystal display (LCD)
37. The role of the second EIDE drive on a PATA channel.
VRAM
slave drive
ATX
CrossFire
38. 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.
DRAM
VC
audio modem riser (AMR)
S/PDIF
39. Digital versatile disc (DVD) discs that can be written to - and data can also be overwritten. This term also refers to the drives that can write to these discs.
Post Office Protocol (POP)
RAID controller
DVD-RW
attended installation
40. A term applied to a CPU - motherboard - or other components that conform to the newer 64-bit architecture. Also referred to as 64-bit.
modem
x86-64
fiber-optic cable
Media Access Control (MAC) address
41. Aka optical character recognition.
OCR
subkey
system file
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
42. A program that causes a modem to dial phone numbers surreptitiously.
dialer
PGA
continuity RIMM (CRIMM)
AGP
43. A solid-state storage standard for high-capacity (2 - 4 - and 8 GB) memory cards that are tiny
Secure Digital (SD) Card
base priority level
nickel-cadmium (NiCD)
authentication factor
44. 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).
Wireless LAN (WLAN)
boot record
denial of service (DoS) attack
Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF)
45. The hardware architecture - including the CPU - BIOS - and chipset.
shortcut
demilitarized zone (DMZ)
computer platform
hot-swappable drive
46. Used to represent the luminance signal in S-Video.
Y
removable storage
UPS
line printer
47. The top-level folder or directory in the file structure. This appears the same - regardless of the underlying file system.
port triggering
root folder
fusing lamp
Internet service provider (ISP)
48. The worldwide network that carries traditional voice traffic.
public switched telephone network (PSTN)
asymmetrical digital subscriber line (ADSL)
connector
Service Set ID (SSID)
49. A mark on a building created by a war driver to specify where a hotspot exists. People "in the know" look for these marks to identify hotspots for their use.
Level 3 (L3) cache
war chalking
IP router
registration
50. A generic reference to a PC's serial communications port - in which the x represents the port number.
DNS
COMx
power-on self-test (POST)
ACT