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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 Static RAM.
SRAM
New Low-profile eXtended (NLX)
edition
Audit Policy
2. A key on a laptop that - when pressed along with the FN key - changes the laptop display brightness at the hardware level. On some laptops - when this key combination is pressed - a small brightness control panel will display on the screen. Use the u
Display Brightness Key
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
enhanced capability port (ECP) mode
display resolution
3. A type of arithmetic logic unit (ALU) that is used to perform specialized functions - such as division and large decimal number operations. Also called a math coprocessor.
error-correcting code (ECC)
SCSI host adapter
Advanced Communications Riser (ACR)
floating-point unit (FPU)
4. In an IP packet - a value field that shows how many routers the packet can cross before being discarded.
hibernate
DisplayPort
Wireless LAN (WLAN)
time to live (TTL)
5. A type of solid-state storage that is commonly used in a variety of devices - such as digital cameras.
CompactFlash
Type I
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
archive attribute
6. A new level of an operating system with major changes to the core components.
biometric device
version
pixel
power state
7. A command-line utility - installed with the TCP/IP protocol suite - that is used to troubleshoot DNS problems by querying DNS name servers and displaying the results of the queries.
NSLOOKUP
active speaking
switch
Start Windows Normally
8. Aka lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery.
Li-ion
Task Scheduler
socket
basic storage
9. A multi-GPU solution developed by ATI.
twisted-pair cable
satellite communications
CrossFire
ATAPI
10. A double-sided - single-layer digital versatile disc (DVD) that stores 9.4 GB of data - or over four hours of video.
DVD-10
10Base-T
IDE
digital video discs
11. A data encryption technology used for securing data transmitted over the Internet. TLS succeeded SSL.
pop-up download
beam-on-blade connector
transport layer security (TLS)
plug and play (PnP)
12. In reference to computers - the pathways or methods for what goes into a computer in the form of data and instructions and similarly what comes out of the computer in many forms - including an onscreen display - a printout sent to a printer - or data
FPU
BTX
serial ATA (SATA)
input/out (I/O)
13. A shared folder on a distribution server containing the source files for a remote installation.
DDR SDRAM
distribution share
root directory
cookies
14. A Windows service that allows a user to connect remotely to a computer and run the Windows desktop on the remote computer - but have the same access as if logged on to the computer and its local network.
power-on self-test (POST)
liquid crystal display (LCD)
Remote Desktop
EVGA
15. Aka low-voltage differential.
low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS)
LAN
auto-switching power supply
identity theft
16. The circuit board in a computer to which all other components directly or indirectly connect. Also called a mainboard - system board - mobo - or planar board.
Southbridge
motherboard
edition
SDRAM
17. Aka double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM.
datagram
NiCD
FAT table
DDR RAM
18. In a CPU - the speed at which it can potentially execute instructions - measured in millions of cycles per second
ISP
Trojan horse
clock speed
L1 cache
19. A handheld device used to measure electrical resistance - voltage - and/or current.
multimeter
Telnet
copy
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
20. Aka motherboard.
External Serial ATA (eSATA)
RS-232 port
Global System for Mobile communications (GSM)
system board
21. A utility for migrating data from many computers - or if you need to perform what Microsoft calls a "wipe-and-load migration" from and to the same computer. Available in Windows XP - Vista - and Windows 7.
gadget
User State Migration Tool (USMT)
ExpressCard
MIDI
22. To renew a product activation - required when the activation program discovers significant changes in a computer or the activated product has been installed on a second computer.
reactivate
enhanced parallel port (EPP) mode
touchpad
NTFS permissions
23. Aka routing information protocol.
cache controller
RIP
Voice over IP (VoIP)
process ID
24. Aka distributed denial of service attack.
Windows Update Website
DDoS Attack
extension magnet
BDD Workbench
25. An installation of Windows that is not automated - where the user is required to pay attention throughout the entire process to provide information and to respond to messages. Also called a manual installation.
World Wide Web
attended installation
power management
pop-up blocker
26. A technology for LCD displays in which transistors are positioned at each pixel.
software firewall
thin-film transistor (TFT)
driver signing
Rambus Dynamic RAM (RDRAM)
27. Aka nickel metal hydride.
NiMH
half-duplex
primary corona wire
Bubble Jet
28. The name used by the Windows operating systems to identify the first parallel port.
WPA2
DIN connector
CRIMM
LPT1
29. A power supply that only accepts one input power voltage.
PPTP
switch
fixed input power supply
DDR RAM
30. In reference to IDE PATA drives - the slave drive on the second channel.
L1 cache
secondary slave
adapter card
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
31. A service implemented on Windows Servers that hides the complexity of the network from end users in that it makes files that are distributed across multiple servers appear as if they are in one place.
asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)
smart card
Distributed File System (DFS)
Northbridge
32. A specialized type of memory used only with video adapters.
video RAM (VRAM)
C
math coprocessor
CD
33. A CPU power-saving mode that allows a CPU to reduce its speed without losing its place so it does not stop working altogether. SMM also allows the CPU to trigger power saving in other components.
local remote KVM switch
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
ATM
System Management Mode (SMM)
34. Information organized as a unit into a container. The author (creator) of a file controls how much information the file contains.
file
universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART)
bus
Directory Services Restore Mode
35. The Microsoft Website from which you can download updates to Windows.
worm
Windows Update Website
smart phone
address bus
36. A more advanced and more expensive alternative to a port replicator. In addition to the ports normally found on a port replicator - a docking station may include full-size expansion slots and drives.
docking station
time to live (TTL)
mass storage device
POST
37. The term used for dynamic space allocation that can be formatted with a file system.
ATA
watts
capacity
volume
38. Introduced in Windows 2000 - a user interface for Windows administration tools that is flexible and configurable.
Remote Desktop
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
DMZ
extending extractor
39. 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.
channel service unit (CSU)
molex connector
master file table (MFT)
PPP
40. Aka System Information.
DVD-RW
address bus
registry
MSINFO32.EXE
41. Aka double-data rate (DDR) SDRAM.
planar board
DDR1
volatile
coaxial cable
42. Light waves in the infrared spectrum.
full-duplex
External Serial ATA (eSATA)
media bay
Infrared (IR)
43. A software fix for a single problem.
Southbridge
patch
modding
Tablet PC
44. In power supplies - the amount of wattage the power supply can handle.
erasure lamp
analog modem
capacity
keystroke logger
45. A device that converts DC current to AC. An inverter is required in a laptop to provide the AC current required by the display.
Domain Name Service (DNS)
PCI
thin-film transistor (TFT)
inverter
46. Local area networking using radio waves - with the most common based on the IEEE 802.11 group of standards (802.11a - 802.11b - 802.11g - and 802.11n).
System File Checker (SFC)
Intel x86 Specification
Wireless LAN (WLAN)
volts
47. Aka enhanced parallel port (EPP) mode.
802.11a
DIN connector
EPP
10Base-T
48. 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.
ATAPI
optical character recognition (OCR)
FPU
DVD-ROM
49. Aka Wi-Fi Protected Access 2.
SLI
WPA2
RS-232 port
single inline memory module (SIMM)
50. Aka Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).
DDR SDRAM
HTML
form factor
MIDI