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Test Your A+ Skills - Practice Test

Although no specific requirements are necessary, you will find it helpful to have an understanding of Windows Operating System (95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 or XP) as a general user and a basic understanding of the inside of the computer.
Take this Practice Test to see if you have the necessary skills for A+ Certification Training.

Directions

On a sheet of paper, write the numbers 1-20 going down the length of the page. Write your answer to each of the following questions by its corresponding number:

1. What type of Protocol is used to contact a WWW Server?

    A. HTTP
    B. FTP
    C. Gopher
    D. SLIP

2. What device converts AC to DC, provides cooling and provides DC power to peripheral devices and motherboard?

    A. CPU
    B. Power Supply
    C. Fan
    D. Modem

3. What capacities are associated with 3.5" floppy drives?(Select two answers)

    A. 360KB
    B. 720 KB
    C. 1.2MB
    D. 1.44 MB
    E. 2.44 MB

4. Printers normally connect to a ________ port.

    A. Serial
    B. SCSI
    C. Parallel
    D. IDE

5. A Microprocessor's speed is rated in________.

    A. Gigabytes
    B. Megahertz
    C. Milliseconds
    D. Nanoseconds

6. What is another name for microprocessor?

    A. Math co-processor
    B. Chassis
    C. CPU
    D. Synchronous multiprocessor

7. Which of the following is not a common type of hard drive? (Select all that apply)

    A. IDE
    B. SCSI
    C. ECP
    D. TCP/IP

8. What command is used to partition the hard drive?

    A. FDisk
    B. Format
    C. Part
    D. Divide

9. What are directories called in Windows 95?

    A. Folders
    B. Files
    C. Executable
    D. Sectors

10. Which is not a filing system used by a Windows Operating System?

    A. FAT16
    B. FAT32
    C. NTFS
    D. WindowsFAT

11. What does ISP stand for?

    A. Internet Standard Protocol
    B. Internet Service Protocol
    C. Internet Service Provider
    D. Improved System Performance

12. The term associated with transferring messages across the Internet is known
as ______________________. (Select the best answer)

    A. FTP
    B. E-mail
    C. HTTP
    D. HTML

13. To prevent overheating, a heat sink and a cooling fan are mounted on the CPU? 

    True or False

14. In order for Plug and Play to work, both the computer and device must support it.

    True or False

15. Zipped files can be opened by any program on your computer?

    True or False

16.When a program does not respond, you need to press Ctrl(+)Alt(+) Del once for the computer to reboot?

    True or False

17. Files you delete from a floppy drive or a network drive go into the Recyle Bin until you permantely delete them?

    True or False

18. When you create a new folder, you can change the defaults folder's name?

    True or False

19. DVD uses a compact disk to store audio, video and computer data, but is faster and has much greater capacity than CD-ROM?

    True or False

20. Which best explains Virtual Memory?

    A. Uses hard disk space in place of physical RAM
    B. Stores information when the computer's power is turned off
    C. Provides alot of low cost memory
    D. The type of memory used in most video games

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