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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. Aka Small Outline DIMM.
SODIMM
SCSI ID
fiber-optic cable
bluesnarfing
2. Aka local area network.
twisted-pair cable
LAN
COMx
video adapter
3. A type of printer that uses a matrix of pins striking paper through an ink ribbon to create dots on the paper - forming alphanumeric characters and graphic images.
Standby
dot matrix printer
molex connector
IEEE 1284
4. Aka S-Video.
Super Video
LPT1
socket
COMx
5. A cell phone with Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) functions built in.
smart phone
extended partition
Windows Explorer
front side bus (FSB)
6. A command-line utility installed on a Windows computer with the TCP/IP protocol suite; it's used to view the IP configuration of a network connection and to perform certain administrative tasks.
PGA2
LVDS
IPCONFIG
peripheral component interconnect (PCI)
7. Aka pin grid array.
PGA
FAT16
access control list (ACL)
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
8. Aka second-level domain.
HDD
SLD
CD-RW (CD-rewritable)
External Serial ATA (eSATA)
9. The name used by the Windows operating systems to identify the first parallel port.
CPU
double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM
point-to-point protocol (PPP)
LPT1
10. A power supply and motherboard feature that allows software to turn off a computer rather than only using a physical switch.
S-Video
soft power
file
partition type
11. A DVI mode that supports both analog and digital video signals.
digital video recorder (DVR)
toner cartridge
dotted decimal notation
DVI-I
12. The traditional wired telephone network.
DC Controller
WINS Server
System Information (MSINFO32.EXE)
plain-old telephone service (POTS)
13. Aka accelerated graphics port.
liquid crystal display (LCD)
half-duplex
docking station
AGP
14. Aka Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory.
UXGA
CD-ROM
hacker
Enhanced IDE (EIDE)
15. The high-definition optical disc formatting standard developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association whose members include Sony - 20th Century Fox - Dell - Hewlett-Packard - and many other industry leaders.
system requirements
root folder
Blu-ray disc
network operating system (NOS)
16. The cartridge for a laser printer that contains both the medium (toner) and other printing components.
registration
local group account
toner cartridge
Windows Easy Transfer (WET)
17. The use of a biometric for authentication.
cracker
x86
flash BIOS
biometric logon
18. In an IP configuration - the address of the local router that acts as a gateway from the local network to other IP networks.
RDRAM
Safe Mode With Networking
cleaning blade
default gateway
19. A network connection device at the core of a wireless network.
parallel port
Infrared Data Association (IrDA)
wireless access point (WAP)
WAN connection
20. A drive used for reading from and writing to removable floppy disks. Also called FDD.
floppy disk drive
hot spot
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
cellular WAN
21. The Windows Vista and Windows 7 tool for gathering and viewing performance data involving memory - disks - processors - network - and other objectives.
patch
watts
Reliability and Performance Monitor
parts grabber
22. A file or folder name that breaks the 8.3 file-naming convention used in the FAT file system. This term continues to be used on newer file systems.
password
flashing
long filename (LFN)
power-on self-test (POST)
23. A protocol used with WPA wireless encryption that was broken by hackers.
video adapter
musical instrument digital interface (MIDI)
NiMH
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
24. Aka Windows Internet Naming Service.
WINS
Display Brightness Key
sub-mini audio connector
floppy disk drive
25. A measurement of a body part - such as a fingerprint or retina scan.
remote KVM switch
UPS
root folder
biometric
26. A very old expansion bus standard - seen in the early IBM PC.
industry standard architecture (ISA)
Internet
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
27. A set of behaviors including active listening and active speaking that shows you are fully engaged in the conversation and encourages the other person to also communicate in a positive manner.
power-on self-test (POST)
dotted decimal notation
active communication
laser beam
28. Circuitry in a PC on an adapter card - or directly on the motherboard - that controls the output from the PC to the display device.
FireWire
video adapter card
video adapter
software firewall
29. A non-routable network protocol suite for use only in small networks.
NetBEUI
process priority level
heat sink
Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM)
30. A specialized device for testing a power supply unit that comes with connectors compatible with the output connectors on a standard power supply.
power supply tester
sub-mini audio connector
communication network riser (CNR)
electromagnetic interference (EMI)
31. A command-line tool installed with the TCP/IP protocol suite that is used for testing communications between two hosts.
COMx
PING
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
Blu-ray disc
32. Aka asynchronous transfer mode.
Gigabit Ethernet
ATM
parallel port
emergency repair disk (ERD)
33. The area at the beginning of a disk formatted with the FAT file system. This area contains the boot record - FAT table - and root directory.
PCI Express
sector translation
system area
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
34. A standard for hard drives that attach to the Parallel AT Attachment (PATA) interface.
SIMM
security auditing
Enhanced IDE (EIDE)
keystroke logger
35. Aka external cache.
S/PDIF
Level 3 (L3) cache
discretion
key fob
36. Not revealing information about someone that would be harmful to or embarrass him or her.
denial of service (DoS) attack
T1
motherboard
discretion
37. A subprotocol of TCP/IP used for connectionless communications in which each packet is sent without establishing a connection.
riser card
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
datagram
Distributed File System (DFS)
38. A pixel that is permanently turned on - causing the pixel to show constantly as red - green - or blue. Also called a stuck pixel.
NetBEUI
molex connector
socket
lit pixel
39. A type of rechargeable battery used in laptops and other portable devices.
emergency repair disk (ERD)
lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery
subscription channel (SC)
worm
40. Both the connectors on the RDRAM memory modules and the motherboard sockets (or slots) that match them.
solid-state storage
nonvolatile memory
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module (RIMM)
Windows Explorer
41. A file system in which one of the basic structures is a table used for allocating space. This table is called the file allocation table (FAT).
transfer corona wire
PROM
land-grid array (LGA)
FAT file system
42. Aka digital versatile disc (DVD).
bar code reader
hardware abstraction layer (HAL)
active communication
DVD
43. A Windows folder that contains numerous applets you can use to adjust the configuration of many different aspects of the OS.
channel service unit (CSU)
DDR2 SDRAM
Control Panel
arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
44. Light emitting diode - a tiny bulb light found on many devices - often used to indicate operational status.
graphical user interface (GUI)
security policy
paging file
LED
45. The use by the operating system of a portion of hard disk as memory.
System Management Mode (SMM)
wireless access point (WAP)
graphical user interface (GUI)
virtual memory
46. A memory error-checking method in which the parity bit is used to ensure that the total number of 1s in the data stream is even.
DSL
Automated System Recovery (ASR)
WAP
even parity
47. A mat that provides a path to ground for a static charge and is designed for the desktop or floor of a workspace. One placed on the workbench reduces the risk of electrostatic discharge for components placed on it - while one placed on the floor prov
plain-old telephone service (POTS)
antistatic mat
direct memory access (DMA) channel
Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack (MT-RJ) connector
48. An organization that creates standards for laptop computer peripheral devices.
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA)
permission
track point
stuck pixel
49. An internal bus in a CPU that connects it to memory and video.
Wi-Fi
thumb drive
KVM switch
front side bus (FSB)
50. The PCMCIA standard that succeeds the PC Card.
ATX
CardBus
chrominance
Type II