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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. The plug at the end of a cable or the port or connection point on a computer or device.
recently used programs list
Infrared (IR)
connector
primary master
2. A software fix for a single problem.
secure attention sequence (SAS)
802.11n
patch
registry key
3. Aka thumb drive.
inkjet
nonvolatile memory
jump drive
Integrated Access Device (IAD)
4. The original version of the IEEE 1394 standard that supports speeds up to 400 Mbps.
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
simultaneous multithreading (SMT)
degaussing
IEEE 1394a
5. The PCMCIA standard that succeeds the PC Card.
Rambus Dynamic RAM (RDRAM)
8-bit high color
CardBus
coaxial cable
6. Aka software firewall.
personal firewall
802.11n
basic disk
Integrated Service Digital Network (ISDN)
7. A shared folder on a distribution server containing the source files for a remote installation.
cache controller
local KVM switch
active communication
distribution share
8. Aka floating-point unit.
digital LCD display
pixel
FPU
Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi)
9. A version of the FAT file system used by hard drives and some flash drives (thumb drives - etc.) - using a 32-bit file allocation table.
digital linear tape (DLT)
local area network (LAN)
boot sequence
FAT32
10. The smallest laptop type - weighing less than 3 pounds. Aka also netbook and mini-notebook.
mini-notebook
gadget
public switched telephone network (PSTN)
sidebar
11. A rectangular connector with a locking clip on one side and a number designation that refers to the size rather than the number of wires.
registered jack (RJ)
TRACERT
graphics tablet
tact
12. In a laser printer - the lamp that heats the fusing rollers.
heat sink compound
fusing lamp
digital video discs
case fan
13. Aka Serial Attached SCSI.
SAS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer (HTTPS)
master file table (MFT)
FAT16
14. A type of computer firmware that is responsible for informing the CPU of installed devices and how to communicate with them.
VC
basic input/output system (BIOS)
letterbox
internal bus
15. Aka front side bus.
NetBEUI
EVGA
Advanced Technology (AT)
FSB
16. A RAM standard that replaces the original DDR standard. Using far less power than DDR1 - a stick of DDR2 SDRAM has 240 pins.
digital versatile disc (DVD)
DLT
DDR2 SDRAM
eSATA
17. A hardware device or a program that monitors and records a user's every keystroke - usually without the user's knowledge.
keystroke logger
DMA controller
video adapter card
HD-DVD
18. A Windows service designed to allow a user to invite someone to help troubleshoot a problem.
wireless access point (WAP)
terminating resistor
Remote Assistance
IRQ
19. An exact duplicate of an entire hard drive's contents - including the OS and all installed software.
unattended installation
drive image
multifunction printers (MFDs)
IEEE 1284
20. Aka Universal Serial Bus.
WPA
USB
double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM
floppy disk
21. A multi-GPU solution developed by ATI.
system area
CrossFire
video RAM (VRAM)
icon
22. Aka local area network.
smart card reader
active partition
Southbridge
LAN
23. Aka Sony/Philips Digital Interface.
volts
port
S/PDIF
file allocation table (FAT)
24. A remote KVM switch that captures the keyboard - video - and mouse signals - encodes them into IP packets - and sends them over an IP network.
master drive
system tray
KVM over IP
DXDIAG
25. Aka electromagnetic pulse.
top-level domain (TLD)
DB-9
EMP
v-hold
26. In Windows - an Advanced Options menu choice that starts Windows without several drivers and components and loads only very basic - non-vendor-specific drivers for mouse - video - keyboard - mass storage - and system services. Safe Mode also displays
System Monitor
Safe Mode
PCI
archive attribute
27. The circuit board in a computer to which all other components directly or indirectly connect. Also called a mainboard - system board - mobo - or planar board.
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
thread of execution
motherboard
troubleshooting
28. Aka paging file.
phishing
multimode fiber (MMF)
PAGEFILE.SYS
CrossFire
29. A name used by the Windows operating systems to identify any parallel port.
ICMP
intranet
LPT
toner cartridge
30. The cellular network standards used by AT&T and T-Mobile.
prank program
Directory Services Restore Mode
Global System for Mobile communications (GSM)
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
31. A fiber-optic connector that has a snap coupling and - at 1.25 mm - is half the size of the SC connector. Also called a local connector.
Lucent connector (LC)
ATX
parity
analog modem
32. Threats that are not truly malicious code - but can have indirect negative effects - such as decreasing performance or using up bandwidth. Grayware includes spyware - adware - spam - and spim.
grayware
power supply tester
miniconnector
Speaker Volume Key
33. A diagram showing the purpose of each wire in a connector.
DVI
LVD
Speaker Volume Key
pin-out
34. A device that sits at the connection between networks and routes packets based on their logical destination addresses.
router
Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
flat panel display (FPD)
registration
35. In a laptop - a compartment that holds a single media device that is switchable with another.
keystroke logger
accessory bay
EPP
high-voltage power supply (HVPS)
36. In a computer - pathways that power - data - and control signals travel from one component to another within the system.
random access memory (RAM)
display resolution
bus
mirroring
37. The memory space - program code - data - and system resources required by a running program.
TWAIN
ARP
process
DVD-ROM drive
38. A WAN connection that uses an analog modem rather than a network card and uses standard phone cables rather than network cables.
Debugging Mode
inverter
dial-up
RJ-45
39. A component of the Windows operating system that resides in a file and is loaded into memory during the kernel loading phase of the Windows startup.
power management
UDF
hardware abstraction layer (HAL)
CRIMM
40. A password that locks your hard drive and is often stored in a TPM chip.
drive lock password
NIC
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA)
FireWire
41. A type of arithmetic logic unit (ALU) that is used to perform specialized functions - such as division and large decimal number operations. Also called a math coprocessor.
floating-point unit (FPU)
TRACERT
address bus
LVD
42. A metal strip used to cover an empty slot in order to preserve the correct air flow and keep dust out.
slot cover
Integrated Access Device (IAD)
TCP/IP
SVGA
43. A magnetic mass storage device primarily used for backing up data from computers.
data migration
DVD-R
peer-to-peer network
tape drive
44. The role of the second EIDE drive on a PATA channel.
Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
slave drive
grounding mat
dot matrix printer
45. The cellular network standards used by Verizon and Sprint-Nextel.
datagram
strong password
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
mass storage device
46. The oldest of the Wi-Fi encryption standards. It uses 64- or 128-bit encryption that is easily broken. It does not encrypt the actual data in a packet - and it does not perform user authentication on a packet.
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
hot-swappable drive
LAN
strong password
47. In reference to computers - the pathways or methods for what goes into a computer in the form of data and instructions and similarly what comes out of the computer in many forms - including an onscreen display - a printout sent to a printer - or data
BNC
permission
input/out (I/O)
parity
48. In Windows 2000 and Windows XP - an Advanced Options menu choice that starts Windows normally - except that video mode is changed to the lowest resolution - using the currently installed video driver. This option does not switch to the basic Windows
Enable VGA Mode
LPT
NIC
magnetic mass storage
49. Aka uninterruptible power supply.
read-only memory (ROM)
overclocking
Centronics
UPS
50. Aka Ethernet.
UXGA
frame relay
10Base-T
IEEE 1394c-2006