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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. Aka Gigabit Ethernet.
RAID 0
1000Base-T
magnetic mass storage
IEEE 1394b
2. Cabling that contains a single copper wire surrounded by several layers of insulating plastic and a woven wire sheath that provides protection.
100Base-T
service pack
mainboard
coaxial cable
3. Aka lit pixel.
stuck pixel
thermal wax transfer printer
Internet
wide area network (WAN)
4. A RAID array in which every time data is written to disk - a portion (block) is written to each disk in turn - creating a "stripe" of data across the member disks. RAID 0 uses the total disk space in the array for storage - without protecting the dat
Safe Mode With Command Prompt
bus
RAID 0
ATA Packet Interface (ATAPI)
5. An early technology for increasing the performance of DRAM.
fast page mode (FPM)
developing
RAID 5
workgroup
6. A subprotocol of IP that detects and reports problems that can cause errors.
notification area
parallel port
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
NetBIOS
7. A virus that downloads to a user's computer through a pop-up window that appears in a Web browser. It requires an action on the part of a user - such as clicking a button that implies acceptance of something like free information.
VGA Mode
writing
horizontal position
pop-up download
8. Aka Extended Video Graphics Array.
EVGA
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
intranet
ATV12V
9. A device required at both ends of a T-carrier system connection.
digitizer
secure attention sequence (SAS)
WPA
channel service unit (CSU)
10. A set of behaviors for the workplace that includes how you interact with people and how you treat property.
professionalism
internal cache memory
partition
Advanced Technology eXtended (ATX)
11. A special substance - also called thermal paste or heat sink compound - that increases the heat conductivity between a fan or heat sink and a chip.
Small Outline RIMM (SORIMM)
thermal compound
TrackPoint
Fn key
12. Aka double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM.
LPT1
ATV12V
basic input/output system (BIOS)
DDR1
13. A drive on a computer that can play music CDs and read data CDs - but cannot write to CDs.
denial of service (DoS) attack
digital subscriber line (DSL)
CD-ROM drive
biometric logon
14. Aka Windows Internet Naming Service.
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
attended installation
64-bit
WINS
15. An obsolete memory module standard that was produced in 30-pin and 72-pin sizes. Thirty-pin SIMMs are 8-bit - and 72-pin SIMMs are 32-bit.
single inline memory module (SIMM)
partition
Li-ion
thermal printer
16. An exact duplicate of an entire hard drive's contents - including the OS and all installed software.
Enable VGA Mode
drive image
POST card
mass storage device
17. An area of the Windows taskbar used by programs and some hardware devices to display status icons. Also called thenotification area or system tray.
CD-RW (CD-rewritable)
NAT
systray
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center
18. A firewall consisting of software that you can install on any computer - as opposed to the software built into a hardware firewall. Also called personal firewalls because they are designed to be installed on individual desktop computers.
software firewall
case
DisplayPort
active speaking
19. A network connection device at the core of a wireless network.
New Low-profile eXtended (NLX)
fusing
wireless access point (WAP)
file signature verification
20. A feature of HDMI that prevents people from illegally copying HD DVDs. Aka also High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI).
fraud
High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP)
case
VGA
21. A table on each file and folder in the NTFS file system that contains one or more access control entries.
volatile
digital subscriber line (DSL)
access control list (ACL)
NLX
22. A plug designed for testing a specific port type (e.g. - serial - parallel - or USB). The plug does not connect to a cable but reroutes the sending pins to the receiving pins. Using special software on the computer - a loopback test is performed in w
datagram
PROM
loopback plug
boot sector
23. A service on a laptop that configures a card after socket services has recognized it.
card services
power-on self-test (POST)
Trojan horse
Integrated Access Device (IAD)
24. A computer circuit board that attaches to and controls SCSI devices.
client/server-based network
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
AMR
SCSI host adapter
25. A utility that provides remote terminal emulation for connecting to computers and network devices running server software that can respond - without needing to be concerned with the actual operating system running on either system.
Secure Digital (SD) Card
CD-RW (CD-rewritable)
Telnet
watts
26. A type of RIMM memory module used in laptops.
serial ATA (SATA)
pin-out
sub-mini audio connector
Small Outline RIMM (SORIMM)
27. Data storage technology with no moving mechanical parts that uses large-capacity - nonvolatile memory - commonly calledflash memory or solid-state drives.
NSLOOKUP
Remote Assistance
P1 power connector
solid-state storage
28. The act of safely installing/uninstalling or attaching/removing a device while a computer is up and running.
bridge
KVM over IP
hot swapping
Fn key
29. A digital video interface that has several modes - including one that offers downward compatibility with analog displays. It requires a special connector - which comes in several variations to support the DVI modes.
authentication factor
digital video interface (DVI)
DB-9
protocol
30. Aka accelerated graphics port.
low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS)
AGP
demilitarized zone (DMZ)
malware
31. A special terminating stick that must be inserted into the open RIMM sockets.
pop-up download
continuity RIMM (CRIMM)
DVD-Video
System Information (MSINFO32.EXE)
32. A now-obsolete type of rechargeable battery used in laptops and other portable devices - replaced by lithium-ion batteries.
Basic Service Set (BSS)
ATM
TV tuner card
nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries
33. In Windows - an Advanced Option that is only available in Windows Servers in the role of domain controllers - although it appears on the menu in non-domain controllers.
RDRAM
distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack
Basic Service Set (BSS)
Directory Services Restore Mode
34. Aka customer premises equipment.
ALU
CPE
DDR3 SDRAM
Start Windows Normally
35. The chunks into which the TCP protocol packages data. In addition to the data - each datagram contains information - stored in a header - which is used by the TCP protocol on the receiving end to reassemble the chunks of data into the original messag
twisted-pair cable
virtual private network (VPN)
datagram
process priority level
36. A drive that can write either to CD-R discs or to specially designed CD-RW discs. In the case of the CD-RW discs - the drive can write more than once to the same portion of disc - overwriting old data.
SD Card
DVD-18
miniconnector
CD-RW (CD-rewritable)
37. Small text files a Web browser saves on the local hard drive at the request of a Website. Cookies can contain information that will be used the next time the user connects to the Website.
Disable Automatic Restart
cookies
thermal printer
COMx
38. A word used to describe memory that cannot work without a steady supply of power.
Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
volatile
RAM
39. One of many low-level instructions built into the control unit of a CPU. Also called a microprogram.
microcode
math coprocessor
input/out (I/O)
regional settings
40. A network that covers a metropolitan area - usually using high-speed fiber-optic cable (operating in the gigabits-per-second range).
Disable Automatic Restart
metropolitan area network (MAN)
NSLOOKUP
firmware
41. Aka v-hold.
DDR3
vertical hold
WRAM
NTFS permissions
42. An underlying protocol that supports Microsoft Remote Desktop.
customer premises equipment (CPE)
real-time clock (RTC)
Scalable Link Interface (SLI)
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
43. 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.
primary slave
RAID 1
erasure lamp
multiplexing
44. Memory locations within a CPU that is used as a scratch pad for calculations. Modern CPUs have dedicated registers for specific functions and general-purpose registers for multiple purposes.
Super Video
register
Blu-ray disc
continuity RIMM (CRIMM)
45. Software created to perform malicious acts. Also called malicious software.
LPT2
malware
system requirements
time to live (TTL)
46. A type of printer that uses a film coated with colored wax that melts onto paper. These printers are similar to dye-sublimation printers but differ in two major ways: the film contains wax rather than dye - and these printers do not require special p
line printer
special group
phishing
thermal wax transfer printer
47. An interface standard for use with DVD players - digital television (DTV) players - set-top cable or satellite service boxes - and other devices. It combines audio and video signals into an uncompressed signal and has a bandwidth of up to 5 GB/second
power supply unit (PSU)
hard disk drive
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
dotted decimal notation
48. Aka motherboard.
edition
microprogram
mainboard
Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi)
49. Aka World Wide Web.
DVD-ROM
SPGA (staggered pin grid array)
32-bit
WWW
50. The portion of the chipset that controls communications between the CPU and system RAM.
direct memory access (DMA) channel
system resources
developing
memory controller chip (MCC)