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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 type of rechargeable battery used in laptops and other portable devices.
digital versatile disc (DVD)
lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery
embedded systems
CardBus
2. The act of covertly obtaining information broadcast from wireless devices using the Bluetooth standard.
case
front side bus (FSB)
universal data format (UDF)
bluesnarfing
3. In the laser printing process - the stage in which the printer's high-voltage power supply (HVPS) conducts electricity to the primary corona wire so it can pass the voltage on to the printer's electro-photosensitive drum.
enhanced capability port (ECP) mode
charging
CD-RW (CD-rewritable)
auditing
4. The conversion of data into a special format that cannot be read by anyone unless they have a software key to convert it back into its usable form.
encryption
format
mounted drive
CSU
5. One of several groups that no user can create or modify. The membership of a special group is predefined - and it is available to you only when you assign permissions or rights. A few important special groups are Creator Owner - System - and Everyone
Integrated Access Device (IAD)
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
special group
top-level domain (TLD)
6. A depressed area on an optical disc that is alternated with raised areas to be interpreted as data.
vertical hold
Global System for Mobile communications (GSM)
ultra-portable
pit
7. Aka denial of service (DoS) attack.
DoS Attack
active speaking
socket
VFAT
8. The BIOS configuration settings - also called system settings - accessed via a special BIOS-based menu during system startup.
BIOS settings
DHCP Server
cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor
emergency repair disk (ERD)
9. The use of words - often technical and uncommon - that both parties understand in the same way.
jargon
FireWire
multifunction printers (MFDs)
interrupt request line (IRQ)
10. 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.
composite video
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)
L1 cache
11. Wide-ultra-extended graphics array
WUXGA
interrupt request line (IRQ)
laptop
Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack (MT-RJ) connector
12. A drive on a computer that can play music CDs and read data CDs - but cannot write to CDs.
multifunction printers (MFDs)
CD-ROM drive
cluster
RAID array
13. An external bus that connects into the PC's PCI bus. With USB - you can theoretically connect up to 127 devices to your computer.
C
flash BIOS
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
uniqueness database file (UDF)
14. Aka Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol.
PPTP
key fob
extended partition
bridge
15. Aka dual inline memory module (DIMM).
10Base-T
DIMM
Fast Ethernet
DDR2 SDRAM
16. A protocol for securing data for transmission by encrypting it.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer (HTTPS)
FAT16
real-time clock (RTC)
ad hoc mode
17. Aka Advanced Power Management.
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
attended installation
APM
internal cache memory
18. In fiber-optics - a single light wave passing down a cable.
ExpressCard
MAC
top-level domain (TLD)
mode
19. Aka Advanced Technology eXtended.
ATX
PC Card
letterbox
mass storage device
20. Aka customer premises equipment.
CPE
riser card
keystroke logger
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
21. Aka Advanced Configuration and Power Interface.
server
ACPI
DVI-D
Start Windows Normally
22. 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.
digital video recorder (DVR)
hard disk drive
dynamic RAM (DRAM)
authorization
23. 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.
MicroDIMM
Type III
PCI
access control
24. Aka File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
IDE
heat sink compound
microcode
FTP
25. Audio connectors that use a 1/8" single pin plug.
Remote Assistance
personal firewall
mini-audio connector
floppy disk
26. The PCMCIA standard that succeeds the PC Card.
DRAM
even parity
case fan
CardBus
27. The default Windows file system that includes many important features - including encryption and permissions.
SXGA
parity
NTFS
DLP
28. A set of standards for imaging devices - such as scanners and cameras - that is used in drivers and other software for these devices.
stylus
dynamic RAM (DRAM)
auditing
TWAIN
29. Aka digital linear tape.
DLT
process ID
flash drive
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
30. In the Windows registry - a folder that may contain one or more sets of settings as well as other keys.
second-level domain (SLD)
registry key
bluesnarfing
Advanced Technology eXtended (ATX)
31. Aka Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).
DMZ
mass storage device
HTTP
chrominance
32. Aka read-only memory.
ROM
multimode fiber (MMF)
System Monitor
Windows Update
33. Aka hacker.
cracker
access control entry (ACE)
IPCONFIG
Microsoft Product Activation (MPA)
34. The order in which the BIOS will search devices for an operating system to start.
boot sequence
slave drive
local user account
Control Panel
35. A connector that contains two to four wires and usually attaches phone cables to modems and to wall-mounted phone jacks.
surge suppressor
miniconnector
RJ-11
router
36. Also called 1000Base-T - this networking standard supports speeds up to 1 Gbps.
bar code reader
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
Gigabit Ethernet
IEEE
37. The use of deceit and trickery to persuade someone to hand over money or valuables.
TCP/IP
fixed input power supply
fraud
ATX power supply
38. Aka Small Computer System Interface.
SCSI
musical instrument digital interface (MIDI)
bluesnarfing
IEEE 1394c-2006
39. A service that manages Microsoft NetBIOS names for a Windows network. This service is becoming obsolete - as Windows has moved to DNS for naming and name service.
RJ-11
Rambus Dynamic RAM (RDRAM)
DVD-Video
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
40. Aka RAID 5.
CompactFlash
SODIMM
electromagnetic interference (EMI)
striping with interleave parity
41. The successor to the Mini PCI. It has a 64-bit data bus and is half the size of a Mini PCI Card.
SCSI
switch
SCSI controller
PCIe Mini Card
42. 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.
land-grid array (LGA)
direct memory access (DMA) channel
prank program
port replicator
43. Slang for motherboard.
primary master
register
mobo
docking station
44. A firewall service that inspects (or filters) each packet that enters or leaves the network - applying a set of security rules defined by a network administrator - and not allowing packets that fail inspection to pass between networks.
IP packet filtering
RIMM
World Wide Web
secondary slave
45. Aka RAID 5.
audio modem riser (AMR)
802.11a
degaussing
striping with distributed parity
46. A raised area on an optical disc that is alternated with depressed areas to be interpreted as data.
World Wide Web
multiplexing
zero insertion force (ZIF) socket
land
47. A word used to describe memory that cannot work without a steady supply of power.
T-carrier system
WRAM
volatile
port triggering
48. A utility for migrating data from many computers - or if you need to perform what Microsoft calls a "wipe-and-load migration" from and to the same computer. Available in Windows XP - Vista - and Windows 7.
spim
ACE
subtree
User State Migration Tool (USMT)
49. 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.
AMD
CSU
reactivate
Advanced Communications Riser (ACR)
50. A device that in its traditional configuration as a local KVM switch connects a single keyboard - video display - and mouse to two or more computer systems - allowing the user to switch control from one computer to another.
subscription channel (SC)
multi-GPU solution
KVM switch
memory address