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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 scaled-down laptop in the ultra-portable category - designed for Internet access. Aka also ultra-portable and mini-notebook.
DNS Server
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
L1 cache
netbook
2. Aka thumb drive.
BitLocker drive encryption
system tray
New Low-profile eXtended (NLX)
jump drive
3. In regard to Windows operating systems - a version of Windows that is designed to work with a certain manufacturer's equipment.
Video Electronics Standards Organization (VESA)
original equipment manufacturer (OEM)
Super Video
RAID 5
4. An LCD technology based on thin-film transistor (TFT) technology. An active matrix display has a transistor at every pixel - which enables much quicker display changes than passive matrix displays and produces a display quality comparable to a CRT.
BIOS settings
active matrix display
System Monitor
thermal compound
5. A network name used to identify a wireless network. Consisting of up to 32 characters - the SSID travels with the messages on the wireless network. All of the wireless devices on a WLAN must use the same SSID in order to communicate.
LPT
interrupt request line (IRQ)
striping with interleave parity
Service Set ID (SSID)
6. A device required at both ends of a T-carrier system connection.
channel service unit (CSU)
liquid cooling system
magnetic mass storage
keystroke logger
7. Aka PCIe.
PVC
PCI Express
ATAPI
Audit Policy
8. A version of Windows Vista that includes Windows Media Center - which supports advanced multimedia functions.
AC adapter
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Remote Assistance
charging
9. A Windows folder that contains numerous applets you can use to adjust the configuration of many different aspects of the OS.
Control Panel
solid-state drive (SSD)
file allocation table (FAT)
User Account Control (UAC)
10. The practice of forcing a CPU or other computer component to run at a higher clock rate than the manufacturer intended.
overclocking
SPGA (staggered pin grid array)
PGA
DLP
11. Aka MSCONFIG.
primary partition
BIOS settings
special group
System Configuration Utility
12. A virus that gains access to a computer by masquerading as a harmless program that a user innocently installs on the computer.
cracker
Trojan horse
ATM
adapter card
13. The logical structure on disk that allows the operating system to save and retrieve files. Examples of file systems are FAT and NTFS. Both of these file system have different versions - such as FAT12 - FAT16 - FAT32 - and NTFS 4.0 and NTFS 5.0.
System Monitor
digital LCD display
file system
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
14. An extension of the SATA standard for external SATA devices - with speeds triple that of USB 2.0.
mobo
External Serial ATA (eSATA)
pointing stick
HDD
15. A user interface that takes advantage of the video system's graphics capabilities for manipulated graphic elements that represent objects and tasks.
firewall
graphical user interface (GUI)
ACE
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center
16. Any writable mass storage device - removable or fixed in place.
MAC
backup media
PCI Express
uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
17. A tool for migrating user data and settings from one Windows computer to a computer running Windows XP.
power state
authentication factor
Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
second-level domain (SLD)
18. This occurs when someone collects personal information belonging to another person and uses that information to fraudulently make purchases - open new credit accounts - and even obtain new driver's licenses and other forms of identification in the vi
virus encyclopedia
PC Card
NTLDR
identity theft
19. Aka enhanced capabilities port (ECP) mode.
S/PDIF
System Management Mode (SMM)
system area
ECP
20. A metal plate behind the front of a CRT monitor that focuses the electron beams from the gun.
User State Migration Tool (USMT)
dial-up modem
shadow mask
floppy disk drive
21. Aka compact disc.
CD
DVD-Data discs
field replaceable unit (FRU)
registry
22. A cell phone with Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) functions built in.
mobo
single inline memory module (SIMM)
smart phone
NetBIOS
23. A program used to discover a password.
EPP
password cracker
dual layer (DL)
System File Checker (SFC)
24. A generic term for a collection of information on known malware (not just viruses).
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
ECP
virus encyclopedia
DVD-Video
25. To renew a product activation - required when the activation program discovers significant changes in a computer or the activated product has been installed on a second computer.
Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE)
access control entry (ACE)
reactivate
FPM
26. 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
PVC
multifunction printers (MFDs)
file system
Integrated Service Digital Network (ISDN)
27. Aka complementary metal-oxide semiconductor.
dual-core CPU
dead pixel
DLT
CMOS
28. An input device that uses a stylus. Available as an external device - it uses touch screen technology and is usually at least the size of a sheet of paper. Also called a digitizer.
digitizing tablet
S-Video
metropolitan area network (MAN)
SXGA
29. A file format for movie DVDs.
universal data format (UDF)
SATA
volatile
DB-9
30. The generic term for a pointing stick.
track point
ISP
digitizing tablet
plain-old telephone service (POTS)
31. A type of rechargeable battery used in laptops and other portable devices.
DDR2
recently used programs list
lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery
double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM
32. A magnetic mass storage device primarily used for backing up data from computers.
Performance Monitor
tape drive
Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
33. In a laptop - a compartment that holds a single media device that is switchable with another.
transferring
DLP
IRQ
accessory bay
34. In the laser printing process - the step in which the toner on the drum is transferred to the paper.
transferring
phishing
hot-swappable drive
discretion
35. A set of behaviors for the workplace that includes how you interact with people and how you treat property.
professionalism
inactive KVM switch
multiplexing
DIN connector
36. Aka Wireless Fidelity.
removable storage
tact
Wi-Fi
accessory bay
37. A circuit card in a PC that controls the output to the display device(s).
video adapter card
Speaker On/Off key
Telnet
cookies
38. The box that houses the main computer system.
Microsoft Product Activation (MPA)
case
IRQ
socket services
39. In reference to IDE PATA drives - the slave drive on the second channel.
secondary slave
Extended Video Graphics Array (EVGA)
arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
case
40. In a laser printer - a high-intensity lamp that - when shone on a portion of the electro-photosensitive drum - removes any remaining charge on that portion of the drum.
erasure lamp
SD Card
grounding mat
driver signing
41. A heat dissipation device - usually a passive metal object with a flat surface attached to a component - such as a chip.
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
Post Office Protocol (POP)
heat sink
LPT2
42. Aka file allocation table.
FAT table
AT
computer platform
NLX
43. A multi-GPU solution developed by ATI.
point stick
nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries
CrossFire
developing
44. An underlying protocol that supports Microsoft Remote Desktop.
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
system bus
WEP
PS/2
45. An external bus that connects into the PC's PCI bus. With USB - you can theoretically connect up to 127 devices to your computer.
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
industry standard architecture (ISA)
emergency repair disk (ERD)
mass storage device
46. A 20- or 24- pin connector that supplies power from a PC's power supply to the motherboard.
attended installation
solid ink
DHCP
P1 power connector
47. Aka virtual circuit.
VC
IEEE 1394a
dual inline memory module (DIMM)
flat panel display (FPD)
48. A small cassette containing an ink reservoir used to provide the medium for certain printers. An ink cartridge will only fit a certain model printer.
ink cartridge
Service Set ID (SSID)
EMP
NAT
49. A Windows sleep mode that uses hard drive space to save all the programs and data that are in memory at the time you choose this mode. The computer then completely shuts down and requires no power while it is hibernating.
update
lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery
hibernate
RJ-45
50. 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.
war chalking
molex connector
ECC
luminance