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Comptia A + Certification
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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 single-sided - single-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 4.7 GB of data - or over two hours of video.
icon
DVD-5
data migration
stand-alone computer
2. 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.
PCIe Mini Card
reactivate
CD-R (CD-Record)
dotted decimal notation
3. A communications system now used for data communications via satellite that usually uses microwave radio frequencies and requires a dish antenna - receiver - and transmitter.
satellite communications
DisplayPort
L1 cache
coaxial cable
4. A type of DSL service in which the download speed is higher than the upload speed.
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
BitLocker drive encryption
asymmetrical digital subscriber line (ADSL)
connector
5. A DVD drive that cannot write to but can read DVD discs.
secure socket layer (SSL)
DVD-ROM drive
network operating system (NOS)
DVD-9
6. Aka asynchronous transfer mode.
form factor
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
exception
ATM
7. Also called 1000Base-T - this networking standard supports speeds up to 1 Gbps.
RIP
pinned items list
CSU
Gigabit Ethernet
8. An Advanced Options menu choice that simply causes Windows to restart normally (if it can).
Start Windows Normally
Microsoft Product Activation (MPA)
electronic KVM switch
Gigabit Ethernet
9. 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.
parts grabber
digital signature
laptop
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
10. A file system used by operating systems for organizing - reading - and writing optical discs.
VGA
Compact Disc File System (CDFS)
Advanced Communications Riser (ACR)
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
11. Aka single inline memory module.
SIMM
Extended Video Graphics Array (EVGA)
MIDI
802.11g
12. A device found in laptops that monitors and regulates power usage. The features vary by manufacturer - but typically - they provide short-circuit protection - give "low battery" warnings - and can be configured to shut down the computer automatically
External Serial ATA (eSATA)
hot-swappable drive
Multilingual User Interface (MUI)
DC Controller
13. Memory chips that provide much slower access than SRAM chips but that can store several megabytes of data on a single chip (or hundreds of megabytes - or even gigabytes - when they are packaged together on a "stick").
PGA
dynamic RAM (DRAM)
dial-up
access control entry (ACE)
14. An underlying protocol that supports Microsoft Remote Desktop.
BIOS
voltage regulator module (VRM)
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
dial-up modem
15. The term used for dynamic space allocation that can be formatted with a file system.
DVD-RAM
bluesnarfing
dynamic storage
volume
16. An enhanced version of PPP - which adds the ability to secure the point-to-point connection with encryption.
SAS
gadget
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)
version
17. A service on a laptop that configures a card after socket services has recognized it.
power supply tester
card services
public switched telephone network (PSTN)
DVD+RW
18. A method for allocating disk space on hard disks in which configuration information for each dynamic disk is located on the disk space beyond the first physical sector. This configuration information is stored outside of any volume on the hard disk.
PCIe (peripheral component interconnect express)
dynamic storage
Microsoft Product Activation (MPA)
personal firewall
19. 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.
Service Set ID (SSID)
optical drive
DB-25
NTFS permissions
20. A Windows 2000 recovery tool requiring an up-to-date emergency repair disk (ERD) or recent emergency repair information stored on the local hard disk.
Emergency Repair Process
authorization
power supply tester
ACL
21. Aka IEEE 1394.
MIMO (multiple input/multiple output)
line printer
FireWire
nickel-cadmium (NiCD)
22. A physical area where a Wi-Fi network connects to the Internet.
DDR1
hot spot
local remote KVM switch
External Serial ATA (eSATA)
23. Both the connectors on the RDRAM memory modules and the motherboard sockets (or slots) that match them.
hot-swappable drive
fast page mode (FPM)
WAN connection
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module (RIMM)
24. In networking - the authorization to access a computer or resource on a computer. Specific permission levels include read - change - modify - etc.
permission
nonvolatile memory
routing information protocol (RIP)
HTML
25. A security feature of many Windows versions that allows it to encrypt files on an NTFS volume.
DSL
serial ATA (SATA)
Encrypting File System (EFS)
contrast ratio
26. Ultra extended graphics array - a video graphics mode with a maximum resolution of 1600
troubleshooting
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
UXGA
root key
27. The redirection of incoming traffic to the requesting internal hosts that initiated the communication with an external host.
Display Brightness Key
data migration
port triggering
slave drive
28. In a laser printer - the lamp that heats the fusing rollers.
Integrated Access Device (IAD)
graphical processing unit (GPU)
fusing lamp
Southbridge
29. A password that meets certain criteria in order to be difficult to crack. One definition of a strong password is one that contains at least eight characters - includes a combination of letters - numbers - and other symbols ( _ - - - $ - and so on) an
DSL
primary corona wire
strong password
biometric logon
30. Aka virtual file allocation table.
daughter card
VFAT
UPS
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)
31. Aka Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol.
DVD-RW
PPTP
war driving
cookies
32. A type of rechargeable battery used in laptops and other portable devices.
lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery
parts grabber
random access memory (RAM)
VESA
33. A cooling fan located on a CPU.
CPU fan
ZIF
SONET
Fast Ethernet
34. The first type of RAM available. It is very fast - compared to DRAM - but also very expensive.
digital subscriber line (DSL)
FAT12
DLT
Static RAM (SRAM)
35. An exact duplicate of an entire hard drive's contents - including the OS and all installed software.
parts grabber
drive image
virtual circuit (VC)
security auditing
36. An adapter used to connect a computer or other device to a network medium.
network interface card (NIC)
System Configuration Utility
back door
hard disk drive
37. The "activity" status light on a NIC that indicates data is being transmitted.
ACT
biometric
ECP
analog modem
38. In Windows - one or more settings found in the Local Security Settings console.
Audit Policy
DDR1
update
Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer (HTTPS)
39. Client software for browsing and accessing the content on the World Wide Web. Examples include Internet Explorer and Firefox.
Web browser
analog modem
IEEE 1394
ACL
40. Aka network address translation.
CMOS
surge suppressor
Program Compatibility Wizard
NAT
41. A diagram showing the purpose of each wire in a connector.
System Configuration Utility
material safety data sheet (MSDS)
System Restore
pin-out
42. Encrypted data placed in a file to guard against tampering.
parallel port
processor bus
digital signature
NTFS
43. Cabling that contains a single copper wire surrounded by several layers of insulating plastic and a woven wire sheath that provides protection.
LPT2
Directory Services Restore Mode
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
coaxial cable
44. Light emitting diode - a tiny bulb light found on many devices - often used to indicate operational status.
LED
Enhanced IDE (EIDE)
UDF
value entry
45. The high-definition optical disc formatting standard - promoted by Toshiba - that was defeated by the Blu-ray Disc standard as the widely accepted high-definition standard.
password
planar board
HD-DVD
local area network (LAN)
46. A chip that retains system settings such as the time - keyboard settings - and boot sequence.
MAC
primary slave
transport layer security (TLS)
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)
47. Software installed on a computer without permission that collects information about a user in order to display targeted advertisements - in the form of either inline banners or pop-ups. Inline banners are advertisements that run within the context of
adware
metropolitan area network (MAN)
transfer corona wire
SONET
48. An assigned channel over which a device can send a signal to the processor to get its attention.
registry
floppy disk drive
interrupt request line (IRQ)
motherboard
49. Aka Gigabit Ethernet.
1000Base-T
AC
CRIMM
system resources
50. Aka error-correcting code.
answer file
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
ECC
port replicator