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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.
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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. A laptop is a small - easily transported computer - generally weighing less than 7 pounds and with roughly the same dimensions as a 1- to 2-inch-thick stack of magazines. Laptops computers have an all-in-one layout in which the keyboard - and often t
laptop
microcode
TRACERT
basic input/output system (BIOS)
2. A Windows service designed to allow a user to invite someone to help troubleshoot a problem.
Remote Assistance
Advanced Power Management (APM)
local KVM switch
Domain Name Service (DNS)
3. A file operation in which the file or folder remains in the source location - and a duplicate is created in the target (destination) location.
copy
ALU
High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP)
x86-64
4. A remote KVM switch that captures the keyboard - video - and mouse signals - encodes them into IP packets - and sends them over an IP network.
KVM over IP
DVD+R
802.11a
Bubble Jet
5. Aka taskbar.
AMR
solid-state drive (SSD)
Start Bar
Internet
6. In a laser printer - the lamp that heats the fusing rollers.
fusing lamp
DMZ
Tablet PC
NetBIOS
7. Laser discs sold at retail stores that contain music (audio CDs) or software (data CDs).
Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM)
Video Electronics Standards Organization (VESA)
System Restore
striping with interleave parity
8. A wireless mode requiring a wireless access point (WAP).
land-grid array (LGA)
distribution share
chipset
infrastructure mode
9. A device used with a laptop. The port replicator remains on the desktop with external devices connected to ports on it. A laptop then needs only one connection to the port replicator to have access to the peripherals.
Ultra DMA (UDMA)
answer file
port replicator
RIP
10. A hard drive interface that transfers data in parallel. EIDE and ATAPI drives attach to the PATA interface.
Parallel AT Attachment (PATA)
miniconnector
bidirectional mode
local group account
11. 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.
device driver
WEP
customer premises equipment (CPE)
CMOS settings
12. Aka fast page mode.
FPM
transferring
Remote Desktop
security policy
13. In a laptop - a compartment that holds a single media device that is switchable with another.
audio modem riser (AMR)
WEP
accessory bay
odd parity
14. Aka Ethernet.
thin-film transistor (TFT)
10Base-T
RAID 0
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
15. Introduced in Windows 2000 - a user interface for Windows administration tools that is flexible and configurable.
Voice over IP (VoIP)
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
drive path
terminal
16. 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.
internal cache memory
digital subscriber line (DSL)
Last Known Good Configuration
charging
17. Microsoft's product activation program.
Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE)
SAS
FAT file system
Microsoft Product Activation (MPA)
18. 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.
pop-up download
network address translation (NAT)
NiMH
system board
19. The bus within a CPU that connects the CPU to external components.
ROM
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
DB-9
internal bus
20. A tool for migrating user data and settings from one Windows computer to a computer running Windows XP.
Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
RJ-11
lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery
touch screen
21. A portion of system memory used by a video adapter built into a motherboard.
Enhanced IDE (EIDE)
Domain Name Service (DNS)
shared video memory
spim
22. A server that manages DNS names.
DNS Server
war chalking
low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS)
P412V
23. A 36-pin connector mounted to a device's parallel interface.
IEEE 1394b
Centronics
stylus
Internet Protocol (IP)
24. Erasable programmable read-only memory. A ROM chip that is erasable and reprogrammable through the use of specialized software.
EPROM
New Low-profile eXtended (NLX)
permanent virtual circuit (PVC)
plug and play (PnP)
25. An identifier assigned to a process when it starts.
process ID
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
Windows Explorer
auditing
26. An area of a physical hard disk that defines space that will be used for logical drives.. (v.) To define the space to be used for logical drives using a special program - such as the Windows Setup program.
partition
digital signature
contrast ratio
ERD
27. A string of characters that a user enters - along with an identifier - such as a user name - in order to be authenticated.
pit
heat sink
port triggering
password
28. A specialized type of memory used only with video adapters.
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
video RAM (VRAM)
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
EPROM
29. An Intel specification for the PC 32-bit architecture defining CPUs - motherboards - and other components.
local area network (LAN)
Intel x86 Specification
primary slave
Automatic Private IP Address (APIPA)
30. Any type of computer that you can easily transport and that contains an all-in-one component layout.
peripheral component interconnect (PCI)
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
portable computer
Ethernet
31. A wireless network standard that uses the 2.4 GHz band at a speed of up to 10 Mbps.
multimeter
ATA Packet Interface (ATAPI)
802.11b
network address translation (NAT)
32. A screen device for video output. Also called a monitor.
display
Start menu
LBA
FAT
33. The conversion of data into a special format that cannot be read by anyone unless they have a software key to convert it back into its usable form.
NIC
encryption
spim
solid ink
34. A standards organization - of which the T10 SCSI committee maintains the SCSI standard.
POTS
InterNational Committee on Information Technology Standards (INCITS)
flash ROM
local KVM switch
35. The filename for the System Configuration Utility - which allows you to test various scenarios for Windows startup for troubleshooting purposes.
Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA)
voltage regulator module (VRM)
MSCONFIG
nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries
36. A file format for movie DVDs.
encrypted authentication
network interface card (NIC)
100Base-T
universal data format (UDF)
37. Aka demilitarized zone.
VGA
DMZ
capture card
field replaceable unit (FRU)
38. A system by which the computer BIOS and operating system recognizes a device and the operating system automatically installs and configures a device driver.
amperes (amps)
plug and play (PnP)
personal area network (PAN)
Compact Disc File System (CDFS)
39. A Windows sleep mode that uses hard drive space to save all the programs and data that are in memory at the time you choose this mode. The computer then completely shuts down and requires no power while it is hibernating.
hibernate
Media Access Control (MAC) address
LPT1
New Low-profile eXtended (NLX)
40. A version of Windows Vista that includes Windows Media Center - which supports advanced multimedia functions.
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
math coprocessor
ERD
CNR
41. Aka digitizing tablet.
digitizer
hot-swappable drive
WINS Server
computer platform
42. A CRT video setting - also known at horizontal hold - that holds the image horizontally on the screen.
IPCONFIG
System Management Mode (SMM)
DRAM
h-hold
43. Aka Digital Light Processing.
v-hold
DLP
memory address
ANSI
44. 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
Advanced Technology eXtended (ATX)
slot cover
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
45. An encryption technology introduced in Windows Vista Enterprise and Ultimate editions - Windows Server 2008 - and also in Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise editions. It encrypts the entire boot volume.
SSL
keystroke logger
BitLocker drive encryption
LBA
46. In a CPU - the speed at which it can potentially execute instructions - measured in millions of cycles per second
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
clock speed
Display Brightness Key
uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
47. Aka Gigabit Ethernet.
ACR
1000Base-T
WAP
soft power
48. Aka Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).
peripheral component interconnect (PCI)
HTML
subscriber connector (SC)
parallel port
49. Aka Automatic Private IP Address.
Southbridge
APIPA
security policy
CNR
50. The generic term for a pointing stick.
RIMM
Post Office Protocol (POP)
System Management Mode (SMM)
track point