Comptia A+ Software Final Exam
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A _______________ enables a printer to automatically print on both sides of the paper.
duplex assembly
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
A _______________ enables a printer to automatically print on both sides of the paper. | duplex assembly |
A _______________ enables organizations to implement changes to IT infrastructure in a safe and cost-effective manner | change management process |
A hacker who goes through the garbage looking for information is engaging in _______________. | dumpster diving |
A hardware firewall _______________. | inspects incoming packets individually |
A hot, sluggish device might use _______________ to protect the device's CPU from heat damage. | thermal throttling |
A laser printer creates an image of dots, called a _______________ which is held in memory before printing. | raster image |
A mobile device overheats for seemingly no reason. What is the most likely cause? | Defective battery |
A user has a credit card-sized card used to prove her identity with a PIN. What is this card called? | Smart card |
A(n) ______________ number can be used to unlock a phone. | IMSI |
A(n) _______________ RFID tag uses a battery or external power source to send out and receive signals. | active |
A(n) _______________ provides a map for how everything connects in an organization's network. | network topology diagram |
A(n) _______________ supplies one of the most critical aspects of docking stations, but in a smaller, more portable format: support for connectors that the laptop lacks. | port replicator |
An SSL/TLS-based VPN uses the standard SSL/TLS port, _______________. | TCP 443 |
An intrusion prevention system will _______________. | prevent intrusion and also stop attacks as they are occurring |
Anti-malware programs can passively monitor your computer's activity. What are they called when operating in this mode? | Virus shields |
Assuming a printer is in good working order and online, what should you check next if nothing prints? | Print spooler |
At the end of the laser printing process, what is cleaned? | Imaging drum |
Batteries should be charged to at least how much when in storage? | 70-80 percent |
Because mobile device hardware typically cannot be repaired or replaced by a user or field tech, mobile device troubleshooting focuses on what type of issues? | Software |
Besides the display, what is a very large battery drain for a mobile device? | Wireless communication |
Both wired and wireless networks can use _______________ to enable you to blacklist or whitelist devices. | MAC filtering |
Checking out new and updated applications without putting the systems and data you depend on at risk is known as _______________. | sandbox testing |
Continuous-feed paper with holes on its sides, used by some dot-matrix printers is known as _______________ paper. | tractorfeed |
Developers can create new smartphone apps using a well-standardized _______________. | API |
During the laser printer process, after the erase lamp exposes the entire surface of the imaging drum to light, what happens to the photosensitive coating? | It becomes conductive. |
Factory reset, or reset to factory default, is also known as a _______________. | hard reset |
Generally, mobile devices do not include a(n) _______________ because they do not have a lot of services listening on open ports. | firewall |
Generally, mobile devices have two types of radios: _______________. | 802.11 and Bluetooth |
Having a user logon at a certain time of day, or even within so many seconds or minutes of another event, is known as a(n) _______________ factor. | temporal |
How are dots put onto the surface of paper from a direct thermal printer? | By burning |
How does a computer determine who can or should access it, and once accessed, what that user can do? | Authentication |
How is laser printer resolution measured? | Dots per inch |
IMAP4 uses TCP port _______________. | 143 |
Improper charging of a laptop stems from which component not doing its job? | AC adapter |
In Android, where would you go to force stop an app? | Application manager |
In a laser printer, the _______________ uses friction to separate a single sheet from any others that were picked up. | separation pad |
In a laser printer, the pressure roller and heated roller are used to _______________. | fuse the toner to the paper |
In a laser printer, what component is used to write a positive image on the surface of the drum? | Laser |
In a laser printer, what must be done to the drum to make it receptive to new images? | It must be charged with a uniform negative charge. |
In laser printers, what component applies a positive charge to the paper, drawing the negatively charged toner particles to the paper? | Transfer corona |
In the change management process, what part of the change defines who and what the change will affect? | scope |
In what relative humidity range are most computers designed to operate? | 30-40% |
In what type of social engineering attack does the attacker make a phone call to someone in the organization to scam them into revealing information? | Vishing |
Infrared Data Association (IrDA) requires _______________, meaning that devices have to be directly facing each other, requires very short distances (sometimes inches) between devices, and has very slow data rates. | line of sight |
Inkjet printers are also called ink-_______________ printers. | dispersion |
Laser printers are particularly effective for printing _______________. | spot color |
Laser printers usually use a laser as the light source because of their _______________. | precision |
Microsoft's encryption method of choice for a WAN is _______________. | IPsec |
Mobile devices connect to the outside world through the cellular networks or through various _______________ Wi-Fi standards. | 802.11 |
Modern mobile devices use what type of battery? | Li-Ion |
Most Web sites today use _______________ to encrypt connections. | TLS |
Most computer attacks are accomplished through what type of attack? | Social engineering |
Most mobile devices allow the user to set a(n) _______________ by using a password, PIN, pattern, fingerprint, and/or facial recognition to block strangers from accessing the device. | screen lock |
Most mobile devices have a few _______________ stickers that change color when exposed to water. | liquid contact indicator |
Most printers, scanner, and multifunction devices connect to a computer via a(n) _______________. | USB port |
PGP and S/MIME are examples of _______________. | encryption standards |
POP3 uses TCP port _______________. | 110 |
Physical security, authentication, users and groups, and security policies are all aspects of _______________. | access control |
Port forwarding enables you to open a port in a firewall and direct incoming traffic on that port to a(n) _____________. | specific IP address on your LAN |
Removing OS restrictions on an Android device is known as _________________. | rooting |
SMTP uses TCP port _______________. | 25 |
Sally is a member of multiple groups. A file has been granted different permissions to these different groups. What is Sally's effective permission? | Combined permissions of all groups |
Secure IMAP4 uses TCP port _______________. | 993 |
Secure SMTP uses TCP port _______________ or 587. | 465 |
Swiping and pinching are graphical user interface (GUI) _____________. | gestures |
Tablets generally lack _______________. | cellular data connection |
Techs help organizations institute _______________ practices to protect company assets. These include inventory lists, database systems, and barcodes, among other things. | asset management |
The _______________ consists of techs and representatives from management, IT security, and administration who review the change documentation and either approve or deny the change. | change board |
The _______________ feature enables smartphones to receive broadcasts from national emergency broadcast systems, such as the Emergency Alert System (EAS) in the United States. | emergency notification |
The _______________ is a priority-ordered list of the other carrier networks and frequencies it should search for when it cannot locate its home carrier's network. | Preferred Roaming List (PRL) |
The most common way to connect to a Wi-Fi network is through the _______________ app. | Settings |
The primary input method for a smartphone is through a(n) _______________ interface. | multi-touch |
The process involved in buying assets that your project needs is known as the _______________. | procurement life cycle |
To determine if a device is a portable computing device or a mobile device, look at its _______________. | operating system |
To lock down security settings on an individual system on a network, what would you use? | Local Security Policy |
Together, what are viruses, Trojans, and worms called? | Malware |
Users rely on _______________ to conveniently find things near them, such as stores and restaurants, or to determine when your Uber driver will show up. | cellular location services |
What activity involves simply observing someone's screen or keyboard to get information, often passwords? | Shoulder surfing |
What allows a user to log into a computer with a card and PIN number? | Smart card reader |
What are the two most common aspect ratios for laptops today? | 16:9 and 16:10 |
What command line command in Windows can be used to update group policy for a specific computer immediately? | gpupdate/force |
What digital ports support a second monitor on many laptops? | HDMI, DisplayPort, and DVI |
What do laptops often come with to indicate that the webcam is on? | Light |
What documents the assets that an organization has deployed and holds in reserve, including the who, what, and where of each asset? | Inventory lists |
What does a multitouch touchpad allow a user to do? | Gesture |
What has occurred when a user accesses resources without permission? | Unauthorized access |
What is a Microsoft protocol used to synchronize Microsoft Exchange e-mail, contacts, and calendars that has become widely used across a range of mobile OS platforms and hardware vendors, including Apple and Android devices? | Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) |
What is a feature of the 2-in-1 laptop? | Touchscreen |
What is a piece of malicious software that attaches itself to an executable program, makes copies of itself and does malicious things like corrupt data or steal private information? | Virus |
What is gradually replacing portable-specific expansion slots? | USB |