IT Fundamentals CompTIA Midterm Exam Questions And Already Verified Answers.
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4G LTE (Long‐Term Evolution) - Answer The current standard for cellphone communication.
Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) - Answer An expansion slot designed to meet the need for
increased graphics performance. Now outdated.
access control list (ACL) - Answer A set of rules that det...
IT Fundamentals CompTIA Midterm
Exam Questions And Already Verified
Answers.
4G LTE (Long‐Term Evolution) - Answer The current standard for cellphone communication.
Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) - Answer An expansion slot designed to meet the need for
increased graphics performance. Now outdated.
access control list (ACL) - Answer A set of rules that determines access, such as which traffic gets
through a firewall and which traffic is blocked or who gets to access files or folders.
Accessibility options - Answer Features built into most operating systems to make them easier to use
for those who have physical disabilities.
activation - Answer Enabling a software application to function by locking it to a specific computer.
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) - Answer The Advanced Encryption Standard is currently the most
secure encryption available.
adware - Answer Malware that records activities for the purpose of targeting pop ‐up ads.
Airplane mode - Answer A mode on a mobile device that disables all wireless connections
Android - Answer Mobile operating system created by Google; the most popular smartphone OS in the
world.
antistatic wrist strap - Answer A specially designed device used to bleed electrical charges
,away safely. It uses a 1‐megaohm resistor to bleed the charge away slowly. Attaching this device to a
grounding mat protects the computer system's components from accidental damage.
archive bit - Answer File attribute that determines if the file has changed since the last backup or not. If
the bit is on, that means the file has changed.
authentication - Answer A process by which a computer system verifies that a user has proper
credentials.
autofill - Answer A feature that automatically populates fields in a form on a web page for you, such as
your name, address, or credit card information.
Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) - Answer A TCP/IP standard used to automatically
configure IP‐based hosts that are unable to reach a DHCP server using the 169.254.x.x IP
address range with a subnet mask of 255.255.0.0.
automatic update - Answer A process by which the operating system searches its
manufacturer's website for software updates and downloads (and possibly installs) them automatically.
backdoor - Answer A method used to log into a system and avoid normal security methods.
backside bus - Answer The optional communications pathway between the Northbridge and the cache
controller. When the backside bus is absent, the cache controller communicates with the Northbridge
over the frontside bus.
backup - Answer The process of making a copy of files and folders on a computer.
baseline - Answer A measure of the "normal" performance of your system or a component in the
system.
Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) - Answer The basic input/output system for an IBM ‐based PC.
, It is the firmware that allows the computer to boot.
BD‐ROM - Answer A Blu‐ray disc; it's a newer optical disc format that holds more information than a
standard DVD.
biometric devices - Answer Devices that authenticate users by scanning for one or more physical traits.
Some common types include fingerprint recognition, facial recognition, and retina
scanning.
BlackBerry OS - Answer A mobile operating system created by RIM and used on BlackBerry devices.
blackout - Answer Another term for a complete loss of power.
Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) - Answer Also called a STOP error, it's an error generated by
Windows when a fatal system error occurs. It features a blue screen with the word STOP followed by an
error message that can help in troubleshooting.
Bluetooth - Answer A popular standard for wireless communication.
Bluetooth pairing - Answer The process of connecting two Bluetooth ‐based devices together for
communication.
brownout - Answer A drop in the power supply, but not a total loss of power.
burner - Answer An optical drive so named because it employs a laser capable of intensities stronger
than what are used to read discs. It uses the laser to write, or "burn," content to the disc.
bus - Answer A set of signal pathways that allows information and signals to travel between
components inside or outside a computer. A computer contains three types of buses: the external bus,
the address bus, and the data bus.
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