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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 firewall service that inspects (or filters) each packet that enters or leaves the network - applying a set of security rules defined by a network administrator - and not allowing packets that fail inspection to pass between networks.
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
adware
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
IP packet filtering
2. Aka PCIe.
denial of service (DoS) attack
PCI Express
Distributed File System (DFS)
port triggering
3. Aka nickel metal hydride.
NiMH
root key
switch
gadget
4. Aka liquid crystal display.
IDE
nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries
AMR
LCD
5. A company in the business of providing Internet access to users.
enhanced capability port (ECP) mode
Internet service provider (ISP)
power supply
flash drive
6. The type of connector used in the ExpressCard interface.
file allocation table (FAT)
arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
beam-on-blade connector
intranet
7. Aka double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM.
extension magnet
DDR SDRAM
Safe Mode With Command Prompt
repeater
8. A small program - such as those that can be run from the Windows Sidebar.
mirrored set
registry key
gadget
VESA
9. Aka Video Electronics Standards Organization.
VESA
Speaker On/Off key
security policy
reactivate
10. This attack occurs when someone sends a large number of requests to a server - overwhelming the server so it stops functioning on the network.
Emergency Repair Process
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
denial of service (DoS) attack
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
11. Another name for a motherboard in a laptop.
DB-25
Extended Video Graphics Array (EVGA)
processor board
workgroup
12. A user interface that takes advantage of the video system's graphics capabilities for manipulated graphic elements that represent objects and tasks.
processor board
graphical user interface (GUI)
dynamic RAM (DRAM)
lit pixel
13. One or more chips in a computer's chipset that controls communications between the CPU and RAM on the motherboard.
grayware
Northbridge
developing
fast page mode (FPM)
14. Software that runs on the computers in a network and that receives services from servers.
SATA
ISP
display power-management signaling (DPMS)
network client
15. Aka routing information protocol.
exception
RIP
ISDN
DNS
16. A wireless data encryption standard based on the IEEE 802.11i security standard. It issues keys per-user and per-session and includes encryption key integrity checking. It uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP).
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
SLD
driver signing
bus
17. The process that authenticates a user and verifies the user account's level of access to a resource.
color depth
LBA
authorization
High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP)
18. A string of characters that a user enters - along with an identifier - such as a user name - in order to be authenticated.
password
stylus
AC
DIN connector
19. An improved version of WPA that does not support older network cards and offers both secure authentication and data encryption. It uses EAP for a variety of authentication methods
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)
redundant array of independent disks (RAID)
subtree
electromagnetic interference (EMI)
20. A drive that is mapped to an empty folder on an NTFS volume and is assigned a drive path rather than drive letters.
workgroup
adware
mounted drive
DoS Attack
21. 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.
EFS
SAS
v-hold
local group account
22. Aka virtual file allocation table.
primary corona wire
hardware abstraction layer (HAL)
VFAT
protocol
23. A single-pin RCA phone jack for transferring digital audio from CD and DVD players to amplifiers and speakers.
Automatic Private IP Address (APIPA)
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)
Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF)
Advanced Technology (AT)
24. 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.
digital video interface (DVI)
virtual circuit (VC)
high-voltage power supply (HVPS)
drive-by download
25. In fiber-optics - a single light wave passing down a cable.
peer-to-peer network
mode
permanent virtual circuit (PVC)
active KVM switch
26. A version of Windows XP that includes Windows Media Center - which supports advanced multimedia functions.
Windows Update
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
continuity RIMM (CRIMM)
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center
27. Light waves in the infrared spectrum.
Infrared (IR)
electromagnetic pulse (EMP)
SDRAM
Integrated Access Device (IAD)
28. Aka antistatic mat.
power supply
grounding mat
voltage regulator module (VRM)
service pack
29. A T-1 multiplexer or a special LAN bridge that connects to the telephone company's channel service unit (CSU) - which encodes data for transmission over a T-carrier circuit.
customer premises equipment (CPE)
file signature verification
Scalable Link Interface (SLI)
partition type
30. Aka second-level domain.
Compact Disc File System (CDFS)
boot record
ACT
SLD
31. Aka pointing stick.
DVI-D
EPP
reactivate
point stick
32. In the laser printer - the heated rollers that fuse the toner to the paper.
default gateway
contrast ratio
DDoS Attack
fusing rollers
33. The read-only DVD discs sold at retail stores - containing video or software and having a maximum capacity of 15.9 GB of data. This term also applies to the drives that can only read DVDs.
DVD-ROM
Web browser
form factor
systray
34. Aka central processing unit.
CPU
TV tuner card
cable tester
surge suppressor
35. A RAM standard that replaces the original DDR2 standard and requires far less power - while providing almost twice the bandwidth. A stick of DDR3 SDRAM has 240 pins - but is keyed so it will not fit into a socket designed for DDR2. DDR3 SO-DIMMs have
DVD-ROM
DDR3 SDRAM
partition type
Balanced Technology eXtended
36. A device that records video content to disk.
digital video recorder (DVR)
auto-switching power supply
continuity RIMM (CRIMM)
port replicator
37. A simple type of component video signal that sends three separate signals
domain
RGB video
smart card
media bay
38. Aka Advanced Technology Attachment.
nonvolatile memory
ATA
TLD
material safety data sheet (MSDS)
39. A protocol that transfers e-mail messages between mail servers. Clients also use this protocol to send e-mail to mail servers.
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
nickel-cadmium (NiCD)
APM
VFAT
40. On a cable network - the device used at the customer site for the analog/digital conversion.
Disable Automatic Restart
Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA)
IP router
single-mode fiber (SMF)
41. A drive that can be safely installed and removed while a computer is up and running without damaging the data stored on the drive.
NTLDR
bandwidth
hot-swappable drive
power supply
42. The utility to use when doing a single data and settings transfer to a new Windows Vista computer from one running Windows XP or Windows Vista.
mass storage device
Windows Easy Transfer (WET)
field replaceable unit (FRU)
IP router
43. A 9-pin D-shell connector.
video RAM (VRAM)
DB-9
permission
RIP
44. In a CPU - the speed at which it can potentially execute instructions - measured in millions of cycles per second
process ID
grayware
clock speed
Display Mode Key
45. A handheld device used to measure electrical resistance - voltage - and/or current.
half-duplex
pin grid array (PGA)
multimeter
stand-alone computer
46. Aka Spam over Instant Messaging.
Telnet
spim
surge suppressor
LPT2
47. A part of the NTFS file system used to store a transaction-based database - with all file accesses treated as transactions - and if a transaction is not complete - NTFS will roll back to the last successful transaction.
master file table (MFT)
root key
security policy
extending extractor
48. The difference in value between a display's brightest white and darkest black. Modern LCD displays have a contrast ratio of 500:1 or greater.
contrast ratio
original equipment manufacturer (OEM)
solid-state storage
prank program
49. Aka Balanced Technology eXtended.
form factor
frame relay
BTX
multimode fiber (MMF)
50. The code used to provide multiple language support to Windows.
T1
Multilingual User Interface (MUI)
System Information (MSINFO32.EXE)
cable select