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Comptia A + Certification
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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.
Windows Easy Transfer (WET)
super video graphics array (SVGA)
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)
media bay
2. A file attribute set by the OS when a file is created or modified. Backup software often removes this attribute when backing up a file in order to mark it as a backed-up file.
Directory Services Restore Mode
POP
super video graphics array (SVGA)
archive attribute
3. Aka emergency repair disk.
IPCONFIG
grounding mat
ERD
mass storage device
4. The practice of applying a digital signature to device driver code.
DVD-18
drive-by download
exception
driver signing
5. Aka denial of service (DoS) attack.
DoS Attack
intranet
special group
permission
6. The third version of the IEEE 1394 standard; it is a departure from the old standards in that it uses Category 5e twisted pair cable with RJ-45 connectors - combining Ethernet and FireWire.
IEEE 1394c-2006
RAID 5
RAID 1
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
7. A category of adapter card that accepts and records video signals to a PC's hard drive. A TV tuner card is a type of capture card.
dial-up
capture card
Trojan horse
TRACERT
8. Things used for authentication - such as something you know - something you have - or something you are. Authentication involves one or more of these factors and can - therefore - be one-factor - two-factor - or three-factor authentication.
boot sequence
Fast Ethernet
authentication factor
Web browser
9. A key on a laptop that is combined with the FN key to toggle the laptop's speaker on and off. The SPEAKER ON/OFF key is usually one of the standard function keys - such as F3 - that displays a speaker symbol.
PCIe (peripheral component interconnect express)
parallel port
fast page mode (FPM)
Speaker On/Off key
10. An assigned channel over which a device can send a signal to the processor to get its attention.
WPA2
Quick Launch bar
interrupt request line (IRQ)
active speaking
11. Aka Small Computer System Interface.
SCSI
ACR
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)
IEEE 1394a
12. A computer display that uses liquid crystal or plasma technology and does not require the bulk of a large picture tube. The screen enclosure can be as thin as one to two inches.
DB-25
case fan
flat panel display (FPD)
DC Controller
13. A Windows utility that allows you to create tasks that run automatically at the times you select.
gadget
Task Scheduler
RIMM
FAT16
14. Aka Post Office Protocol.
POP
floppy disk drive
latency
system area
15. Aka Windows Internet Naming Service.
WINS
WINS Server
cookies
heat sink
16. Aka hard disk drive.
HDD
active KVM switch
capacity
analog LCD display
17. 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.
enhanced capability port (ECP) mode
Windows Explorer
multiplexing
contrast ratio
18. Aka display.
DIN connector
Level 2 (L2) cache
monitor
hub
19. A virtual communication circuit that is created and remains available between two endpoints - which are normally some form of data terminal equipment (DTE). Telecommunications companies provide PVC service to companies requiring a dedicated circuit b
active listening
active speaking
Audit Policy
permanent virtual circuit (PVC)
20. On a circuit board - a small connector that slides down on a pair of pins jutting up from the board. Multiple pins are often side-by-side - and a jumper joins a pair of them.
jumper
display power-management signaling (DPMS)
electromagnetic pulse (EMP)
permission
21. Aka musical instrument digital interface.
swap file
double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM
MIDI
multifunction device (MFD)
22. Aka power supply.
C
Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM)
display power-management signaling (DPMS)
power supply unit (PSU)
23. Aka demilitarized zone.
socket
SATA
NETSTAT
DMZ
24. A technology used by hard drives to speed up data transfers by using DMA channels.
DVD-RAM
cookies
Ultra DMA (UDMA)
fusing
25. On a motherboard - the type and location of components - as well as the size of the board itself.
ultra-portable
IEC-320 connector
power supply
form factor
26. Aka uniqueness database file.
Speaker On/Off key
virtual file allocation table (VFAT)
UDF
VESA
27. A method for supporting up to 8.3 GB capacity hard drives. Both the BIOS and hard drive system must use LBA.
computer platform
solid-state storage
logical block address (LBA)
Post Office Protocol (POP)
28. A CPU containing two CPU cores.
RIP
SMTP
POST card
dual-core CPU
29. The name used by the Windows operating systems to identify the second parallel port.
LPT2
bandwidth
DVD-R
Parallel AT Attachment (PATA)
30. The hardware architecture - including the CPU - BIOS - and chipset.
computer platform
ACL
access control list (ACL)
EPP
31. A technology for LCD displays in which transistors are positioned at each pixel.
local KVM switch
DNS Server
User Account Control (UAC)
thin-film transistor (TFT)
32. Aka Voice over IP (VoIP).
mirrored set
VoIP
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
Emergency Repair Process
33. Aka single inline memory module.
chipset
socket
SIMM
continuity RIMM (CRIMM)
34. A dedicated computer that stores data and provides print services or other capabilities to network clients.
Color Quality
server
tact
transfer corona wire
35. The graphical Internet consisting of a vast array of documents located on millions of specialized servers worldwide. The documents are created using HTML and other specialized languages - and transferred from servers to client computers using HTTP an
computer platform
frame relay
datagram
World Wide Web
36. The smallest laptop type - weighing less than 3 pounds. Aka also netbook and mini-notebook.
multimeter
mini-notebook
Foreign
NIC
37. Aka electromagnetic pulse.
power supply
touchpad
EMP
thermal compound
38. A service that manages Microsoft NetBIOS names for a Windows network. This service is becoming obsolete - as Windows has moved to DNS for naming and name service.
regional settings
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)
RAID 1
case fan
39. The specific requirements for the level of CPU - amount of memory - and size of the hard disk for the computer on which an operating system can be installed.
DVD+R
master file table (MFT)
Wireless LAN (WLAN)
system requirements
40. A type of motherboard used in older PC systems; also refers to the 1984 IBM PC AT model.
password cracker
VoIP
DDR RAM
Advanced Technology (AT)
41. Aka logical block address.
case
SODIMM
video adapter
LBA
42. Aka KVM switch.
display resolution
DVI-D
local KVM switch
LAN
43. Another name for a motherboard in a laptop.
digital signature
ATA Packet Interface (ATAPI)
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
processor board
44. A device required at both ends of a T-carrier system connection.
microcode
dynamic disk
channel service unit (CSU)
miniconnector
45. A type of computer firmware that is responsible for informing the CPU of installed devices and how to communicate with them.
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
system attribute
basic input/output system (BIOS)
background process
46. An operating system recovery tool introduced in Windows Me and improved in later versions of Windows. System Restore creates restore points - which are snapshots of Windows - its configuration - and all installed programs. If your computer has nonfat
System Restore
removable storage
dead pixel
802.11n
47. In the laser printing process - this is the step in which the cover on the printer's toner cartridge is opened and the toner particles are attracted to the relatively less negatively charged areas of the drum.
Start Bar
developing
Preboot eXecution Environment
primary slave
48. The smallest laptop type - weighing less than 3 pounds. Aka also netbook and mini-notebook.
terminal
ultra-portable
extended partition
thermal compound
49. Aka master boot record.
active listening
lit pixel
MBR
edition
50. In power supplies - the amount of wattage the power supply can handle.
Remote Assistance
capacity
compact disc (CD)
top-level domain (TLD)