Context Quiz Flashcards
General A+ terms
the type of electricity where the current flow goes back and forth
1: AC
2: DC
3: RC
4: BC
1: AC
Alternating Current
An open standard that the operating systems can use for computer hardware discovery, configuration, power management, and monitoring.
1: APCI
2: CPAI
3: ACPI
4: IACP
3: ACPI
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
The light on the router or NIC that indicates network traffic.
1: ACK
2: ACT
3: LINK
4: TRAF
2: ACT
A telecommunication protocol used for resolution of network layer addresses into link layer address.
1: CNR
2: NETBIOS
3: ARP
4: NETBUI
3: ARP
Address Resolution Protocol - telecommunication protocol used for resolution of network layer addresses into link layer addresses, a critical function in computer networks.
An interface standard for the connection of storage devices such as hard disk drives, floppy disk drives, and optical disc drives in computers.
1: CMOS
2: ATAPI
3: PXE
4: COM
2: ATAPI
AT Attachment Packet Interface - is an interface between your computer and attached CD-ROM drives and tape backup drives.
A motherboard configuration specification developed by Intel in 1995.
1: ATX
2: CMOS
3: RISC
4: PXE
1: ATX
A type of challenge-response test used in computing to determine whether or not he user is human.
1: MD5
2: KERBEROS
3: SQL
4: CAPTCHA
4: CAPTCHA
A digital optical disc storage format that can be written, read arbitrarily many times, erased and written again.
1: CD-RW
2: CD-ROM
3: DVD
4: CD-R
1: CD-RW
This runs a series of checks (POST) to make sure the system is functioning properly when the computer is first turned on.
1: BIOS
2: CMOS
3: NTLDR
4: BETA
2: CMOS
The part of the computer that performs all calculations.
1: RAM
2: IDE
3: DIMM
4: CPU
4: CPU
Central Processing Unit
A form of remote computer attack that comes from many computers all attacking one server at the same time.
1: DOS
2: DMZ
3: DDOS
4: PPP
3: DDOS
Distributed Denial of Service
A server with this automatically assigns IP addresses to devices and computers on the network.
1: DNS
2: PPTP
3: DCHP
4: ARP
3: DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Web servers are typically placed in this part of the network so they can be accessed by the Internet.
1: SCTP
2: DMZ
3: DNS
4: HTTP
2: DMZ
Demilitarized Zone - a physical or logical subnetwork that contains and exposes an organization’s external-facing services to a usually larger and untrusted network, usually the Internet.
What is P.I.I?
Personally Identifiable Information
What is P.H.I?
Personal Health Information
