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Comptia A + Certification
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A menu that opens from the Start button on the taskbar.
DDR RAM
Start menu
local group account
biometric device
2. A type of solid-state storage that is portable - about the size of a flattened thumb - and usually has a USB interface. Also called a flash drive or jump drive.
primary master
DDR3
thumb drive
Quick Launch bar
3. Aka lit pixel.
stuck pixel
digital LCD display
CPU fan
docking station
4. A more advanced and more expensive alternative to a port replicator. In addition to the ports normally found on a port replicator - a docking station may include full-size expansion slots and drives.
IEC-320 connector
docking station
x86-64
default gateway
5. A display device that contains a cathode ray tube and uses an electron gun to activate phosphors behind the screen at the front of the tub.
DVD-ROM
CRIMM
socket
cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor
6. In a CPU - the component that is primarily responsible for directing all the activities of the computer and the interactions of its components.
NAT
WPA2
monitor
control unit
7. A variation of the PGA CPU packaging that was used with Pentium CPUs.
UDF
PGA2
v-hold
capture card
8. In Windows - a security account that contains one or more local user accounts - and when a computer is a member of a Windows domain - may also contain domain user or group accounts.
local group account
mini-notebook
error-correcting code (ECC)
read-only memory (ROM)
9. The first physical sector on a floppy disk or the first sector on a hard drive partition. The boot record contains information about the OS. The boot record on a primary active partition is used to start the operating system. Also called the boot sec
frame relay
rootkit
SGRAM
boot record
10. One of the main protocols of the TCP/IP protocol suite - IP manages logical addressing of network packets so routing protocols can route the packets over the network.
EPP
case
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module (RIMM)
Internet Protocol (IP)
11. Aka routing information protocol.
writing
Speaker Volume Key
Type II
RIP
12. A grouping of wires built into a PC that - based on certain protocols - transfers data - control signals - and power to printed circuit boards (adapter cards) that are plugged into connectors in the expansion bus. Technicians often use the termsexpan
expansion bus
Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE)
CMOS
multifunction printers (MFDs)
13. The signal in a television transmission that contains the brightness of the image.
luminance
encryption
POST
VGA
14. The Microsoft Website from which you can download updates to Windows.
ARP
Windows Update Website
HDMI
TV tuner card
15. A single dot on a display screen. A contraction of "Picture Element."
NLX
pixel
uniqueness database file (UDF)
World Wide Web
16. Aka double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM.
soft power
DDR1
MSCONFIG
color depth
17. Aka Windows Internet Naming Service.
ERD
Integrated Access Device (IAD)
WINS
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module (RIMM)
18. A CPU power-saving mode that allows a CPU to reduce its speed without losing its place so it does not stop working altogether. SMM also allows the CPU to trigger power saving in other components.
customer premises equipment (CPE)
XGA
multimeter
System Management Mode (SMM)
19. A memory error-checking method in which the parity bit is used to ensure that the total number of 1s in the data stream is odd.
mass storage device
odd parity
digitizing tablet
SODIMM
20. A memory error-checking method in which the parity bit is used to ensure that the total number of 1s in the data stream is even.
Type I
SRAM
DisplayPort
even parity
21. A security service in which authentication credentials are encrypted (user name and password) before transmission over a network.
notification area
encrypted authentication
ARP
twisted-pair cable
22. A security account that exists in a local security accounts database.
public switched telephone network (PSTN)
ACPI
extending extractor
local user account
23. 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
domain
DVD-18
x86
TTL
24. A cooling fan mounted directly on the case - as opposed to a power supply fan - which is inside the power supply.
case fan
Advanced Technology (AT)
USB
code signing
25. The original version of the IEEE 1394 standard that supports speeds up to 400 Mbps.
IEEE 1394a
DVD-18
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
sub-mini audio connector
26. In networks - when data can travel in either direction - but only in one direction at a time.
thumb drive
Display Mode Key
half-duplex
Program Compatibility Wizard
27. A protocol that allows routers to update their list of routes dynamically. RIP dates to the 1980s and is considered obsolete; even though - it has been updated a few times and is still supported by most routers.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
miniconnector
soft power
routing information protocol (RIP)
28. Aka Integrated Drive Electronics.
flat panel display (FPD)
IDE
multiplexing
transferring
29. 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.
IPCONFIG
interrupt request line (IRQ)
User State Migration Tool (USMT)
parts grabber
30. Also called mirroring - this RAID array type provides fault tolerance because all the data is written identically to the two drives in the mirrored set.
dialer
RAID 1
internal bus
Start menu
31. In a CPU - special memory that resides within the CPU's core and is used to temporarily store instructions and data in order to increase the processing speed. Also called L1 cache.
basic input/output system (BIOS)
internal cache memory
troubleshooting
MAC
32. A utility in Windows NT for gathering and viewing performance data involving memory - disks - processors - network - and other objectives.
NetBIOS
Performance Monitor
memory address
secondary master
33. Unsolicited messages sent over an instant messaging service - such as Windows Messenger.
striping with distributed parity
EMP
Spam over Instant Messaging (spim)
World Wide Web
34. An Advanced Options choice that will temporarily disable the Automatically Restart option on the Advanced page of System Properties.
SSL
Disable Automatic Restart
metropolitan area network (MAN)
amperes (amps)
35. Aka external cache.
KVM switch
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
thermal paste
Level 2 (L2) cache
36. Aka audio modem riser.
AMR
pixel
nickel-cadmium (NiCD)
attended installation
37. Aka External Serial ATA.
IMAP
eSATA
password
802.11b
38. The practice of forcing a CPU or other computer component to run at a higher clock rate than the manufacturer intended.
Infrared (IR)
overclocking
SLI
mini-audio connector
39. Aka systray.
satellite communications
system tray
base priority level
drive-by download
40. A pen-sized tool that has a plunger at one end. When pressed - the plunger causes small - hooked prongs to extend from the other end of the tool for retrieving dropped objects from inside a computer.
transfer corona wire
NLX
parts grabber
cellular WAN
41. The box that houses the main computer system.
case
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
Basic Service Set (BSS)
client/server-based network
42. Aka front side bus.
FSB
video graphics array (VGA)
virtual file allocation table (VFAT)
arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
43. One of many low-level instructions built into the control unit of a CPU. Also called a microprogram.
TLD
microcode
time to live (TTL)
thumb drive
44. A chip that works with a serial port - converting outgoing data from parallel to serial and incoming data from serial to parallel.
T1
primary corona wire
universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART)
client/server-based network
45. An LCD display characteristic that indicates the amount of time in milliseconds (ms) it takes for a single pixel to go from the active to the inactive state and back again.
Debugging Mode
land-grid array (LGA)
response time
beam-on-blade connector
46. A dedicated computer that stores data and provides print services or other capabilities to network clients.
data migration
dual inline memory module (DIMM)
WPA2
server
47. In a laptop - a compartment that holds a single media device that is switchable with another.
parity
war chalking
accessory bay
APIPA
48. A CRT video setting - also known as vertical hold - that holds the image vertically on the screen.
802.11n
Fast Ethernet
RIMM
v-hold
49. A modulator/demodulator device that allows computers to communicate with one another over existing phone lines.
NIC
multi-monitor
analog modem
thermal printer
50. Aka expansion bus.
system board
system bus
touch screen
local group account