CompTIA ITF+ Chapter 1-15 Review Questions

Among OLED, LCD, Plasma, and CRT, Which of these is not a flat-panel display?

(CRT) Cathode Ray Tube

Among PCI, PCIe, VGA, and DVI, Which is an older type of slot that is slower and less desirable for video cards?

(PCI) Peripheral Component Interconnect

A video card on a modern motherboard would run best in which type of slot?

(PCIe) Peripheral Component Interconnect express

Which port is used exclusively for external hard drives?

(eSATA) external Serial Advanced Technology Attachment

Among PS/2, RJ-45, RJ-11, and 3.5-mm connectors, What type of connector is used for audio ports?

3.5-mm

When shopping for a SOHO router, look for the latest available wireless standard, which is:

802.11 ac

Which unit of measurement describes approximately 1 billion bytes of storage?

A Gigabyte (GB)

Which unit of measurement describes approximately 1,000 bytes of storage?

A Kilobyte (KB)

Which unit of measurement describes approximately 1 million bytes of storage?

A Megabyte (MB)

Which unit of measurement describes approximately 1 trillion bytes of storage?

A Terabyte (TB)

CTRL- V is an example of what?

A hot key

What differentiates a router from a switch?

A router provides a path out of the LAN to other networks.

Which key combination closes the active application in Windows?

ALT-F4

Which key combination switches between open applications in Windows and Linux?

ALT-TAB

Which of the following might you want to do to disable to protect your privacy?

Autofill forms

Among DVD-ROM, BD, CD-RW, and BD-R, which type of optical disc is rewriteable only once?

BD-R

Among DVD-ROM, BD, CD-RW, and BD-R, which type of optical disc is rewriteable multiple times?

CD-RW

What kind of drive reads CompactFlash storage?

Card Reader

What manages and controls the speed of a motherboard's buses?

Chipset

Which of the following can prevent people from snooping on a device that you leave unattended for several minutes?

Configuring lock out time

Which type of file tracks your activities on the internet?

Cookie

Which of these is not a feature of a CPU?

DDR is a type of memory.

Among PATA, NAS, RAID, and DIRECTLINK with crossover cable, which of these is an Ad Hoc Network?

DIRECTLINK with crossover cable

What does DDR stand for?

DOUBLE DATA RATE

What does DIMM stand for?

DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULE

Among DVD, CD, USB flash drive, and HDD, Which of the following are optical?

DVD CD

Among DVD-ROM, BD, CD-RW, and BD-R, which type of optical disc is not writeable?

DVD-ROM

Disabling the Bluetooth adapter on a laptop when it is not in use is an example of:

Device hardening

Where in the Control Panel would you go to connect to a network printer on a client PC?

Devices and Printers

A version of Linux packaged with add-ons and utilities for a particular purpose is known as a:

Distro

How can you defend against malware delivered by e-mail?

Don't open attachments from unknown senders.

What is a person doing when searching trash for useful information?

Dumpster diving

What is an advantage of using a Homegroup?

Easier folder and printer sharing

Which key combination opens HELP in Windows?

F1

Among SFTP, FTP, HTTP, and USB, Which of these is not a secure protocol for transferring files?

FTP HTTP

Amongst Firewire, Legacy Parallel, Serial Parallel, and PS/2, Which of these external ports is not obsolete?

FireWire

Among FireWire, USB, eSATA, and PS/2, Which of the following can be used for external hard drives, but they also have other uses?

FireWire USB

What kind of OS enables users to interact with it using a pointer and graphics?

GUI

Which kind of device stores data in patterns of magnetic polarity?

HDD

A Blackberry is a type of smartphone known for what distinctive feature that most other modern smartphones lack?

Hardware keyboard

How do you access a router configuration utility?

IP address in a web browser

How are information and data different?

Information is processed data

Which of these is part of the processing sequence?

Input, Processing, and Output are the three steps in the data processing sequence.

What kind of network is used to connect individual computers in a single physical network?

LAN

Among Windows, Linux, iOS, and macOS, Which of these is an open source OS?

LINUX

In what type of computer is SODIMM memory used?

Laptops

Amongst Firewire, Legacy Parallel, Serial Parallel, and PS/2, Which of these external ports are obsolete?

Legacy Parallel Serial Parallel PS/2

Which of these is not a benefit of SSD over HDD?

Less expensive

What is the main advantage of liquid cooling over air cooling?

Liquid cooling is more effective than air cooling.

Which accessibility option(s) are available for people who have limited visibility?

Magnifier High Contrast color schemes

What is another name for CPU?

Microprocessor

Among Type-B, Type-A, Mini-B, and Micro-B connectors, which connect to smaller devices?

Mini-B Micro-B

In which way is a cellular internet connection superior to wired and WIFI?

Mobility

How can a single DVD hold more than 4.7 GB of data?

Multiple sides Multiple layers

What is the routers SSID?

Network name

What is the defining feature of a commercial operating system?

Not free.

Amongst the following, P2P, Client-Server, WAN, LAN, which best describes a SOHO network?

P2P and LAN.

Among ePATA, eSATA, PATA, and SATA, Which of these is are internal storage connection?

PATA SATA

Among PS/2, RJ-45, RJ-11, and 3.5-mm connectors, What type of connector is an old port used for keyboards and mice?

PS/2

Why is passive cooling not usually used for a CPU?

Passive cooling is not effective enough to cool most CPU's. Passive cooling draws no power, has no moving parts and uses no RAM.

Among MB, GB, PB, and TB, which storage unit or measurement refers to millions of Gigabytes?

Petabyte (PB)

After you have recognized that there is a virus on your PC, what is the next step to removing the virus?

Quarantine

Among PS/2, RJ-45, RJ-11, and 3.5-mm connectors, What type of connector does a modem use?

RJ-11

Among PS/2, RJ-45, RJ-11, and 3.5-mm connectors, What type of connector is used for wired Ethernet networking?

RJ-45

What kind of ports are on the back of a SOHO router for making wired connections?

RJ-45

What type of malware tries to get you to pay a fee to decrypt your files?

Ransomware

Among SFTP, FTP, HTTP, and USB, Which of these is a secure protocol for transferring files?

SFTP

Among DVD, SSD, BD-R, CD-RW, Which of the following is not an optical disc?

SSD

What is the purpose of a wheel on a mouse?

Scrolling the display

Edward loiters at the cafe, taking notes on what people type on their computers, especially at the login screens. What kind of theft does he practice?

Shoulder surfing

Which accessibility option for people who have limited mobility can help someone who has trouble typing or using a mouse?

Speech Recognition

What are the two functions of a desktop PC's power supply?

Steps down the voltage Converts AC to DC

Listening to music using an online service like Spotify is an example of what?

Streaming media

What would be an appropriate use for a supercomputer?

Tallying census results

What indicates that you've browsed to a secure web page? Choose two)

The web address starts with https:// A small lock appears in the browser.

A receipt printer on a cash register is likely to be what kind of printer?

Thermal

Which factor distinguishes IoT devices from standard computing devices such as laptops and smartphones?

They are specialized devices.

Which of the these ports are physically identical?

Thunderbolt Mini DisplayPort

You are running virtual machines on a single physical server. The server operating system does not run any other applications and is dedicated to virtualization. What type of Hypervisor is this?

Type 1

The USB connector that is the standard full-size USB connector on a PC is:

Type-A

The USB connector that plugs into a full size printer is:

Type-B

Among DVD, CD, USB flash drive, and HDD, Which of the following are Solid State?

USB flash Drive

In what two ways are DDR3 DIMMs better than DDR2 DIMMs?

Uses less power Faster

Among PCI, PCIe, VGA, and DVI, Which two are not slot types?

VGA DVI

You are reconfiguring a cloud virtual machine with additional vCPU's and additional RAM. Which term best describes your actions?

Vertical scaling means increasing or decreasing underlying virtual machine compute power.

Which key combination takes a screen capture in Windows?

WINDOWS-PRINT SCREEN

Among Windows, Linux, iOS, and macOS, Which of these are commercial OS?

WIndows iOS MacOS

Which wireless encryption standard is the most secure?

WPA2

A video camera that works only when connected to a computer is a:

Webcam

Which of these is a workstation operating system?

Windows

A hot key is also called what?

a shortcut

What does DDR do?

can send or receive data twice for each clock tick on the motherboard.

Among ePATA, eSATA, PATA, and SATA, Which of these is non existent?

ePATA

Among ePATA, eSATA, PATA, and SATA, Which of these is an external storage connection?

eSATA

What is the reason for different color wires on a power supply?

each wire color is for different voltage

What operating system is used on an ipad?

iOS

Which of these operating systems cannot run on a desktop PC with an Intel processor?

iOS

What are functions keys?

keys across the top of the keyboard that begin with F as an F1, F2, F3, up to F12.

What type of computer, also called a notebook, has a monitor that folds down to cover the keyboard for transport?

laptop

What does DIMM do?

thin circuit boards slotted perpendicular to the mainboard of the motherboard.