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ETA CPP STUDY GUIDE 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
1. GSA Large Transaction - correct answer - A transaction
completed with a purchasing card that is issued to the federal
agencies by an issuer contracted with the General Services
Administration.
2. GSA Large Transaction Interchange Reimbursement Fee -
correct answer - A fee paid to or received by a member for a
GSA large transaction.
3. GSC-IS - correct answer - See Government Smart Card
Interoperability Specification.
4. GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) - correct answer
- International chipbased standard for digital or cellular use.
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5. Guaranteed Funds - correct answer - A Business to Business
(B2B) term indicating that both buyer and seller know funds are
available at the time of payment.
6. Guaranty - correct answer - A promise by one party to honor
the duties or pay the debts of another.
7. Guest Folio - correct answer - The guest file of a lodging or
cruise line merchant.
8. GUI - correct answer - : Abbreviation for graphical user
interface. A computer environment or program that displays, or
facilitates the display of, on‐screen options, usually in the form
of icons (pictorial symbols) or menus (lists of alphanumeric
characters) by means of which users may enter commands.
Pronounced ʺgooey.ʺ (Source: Federal Standard 1037C,
Telecommunications: Glossary of Telecommunication Terms)
9. Hacker - correct answer - 1. A person who breaks into, or
attempts to break into, or use a computer network or system
without authorization, often at random, for personal amusement
or gratification, and not necessarily with malicious intent. 2. An
unauthorized user who gains or attempts to gain access to an
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information system. 3. A technically sophisticated computer
expert who intentionally gains unauthorized access to targeted
protected resources. 4. Loosely, a computer enthusiast. 5. A
person who uses a computer resource in a manner for which it is
not intended or that is in conflict with the terms of an acceptable‐
use policy, but (unlike the work of a cracker) is not necessarily
malicious in intent. (Source: Federal Standard 1037C,
Telecommunications: Glossary of Telecommunication Terms)
10. Hard Copy - correct answer - Data in paper form. In
computer graphics and telecommunications, a permanent
reproduction, on any media suitable for direct use by a person,
of displayed or transmitted data. Examples of hard copy include
teletypewriter pages, continuous printed tapes, facsimile pages,
computer printouts, and radiophoto prints. Magnetic tapes,
diskettes, and nonprinted punched paper tapes are not hard
copy. (Source: Federal Standard 1037C, Telecommunications:
Glossary of Telecommunication Terms)
11. Hardware - correct answer - Physical equipment as opposed
to programs, procedures, rules, and associated documentation.
The generic term dealing with physical items as distinguished
from its capability or function such as equipment, tools,
implements, instruments, devices, sets, fittings, trimmings,
assemblies, subassemblies, components, and parts. (Source:
Federal Standard 1037C, Telecommunications: Glossary of
Telecommunication Terms)
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12. Hardware Security Module (HSM) - correct answer - The
smart card application used to manage the physical security of
hardware.
13. Hash - correct answer - A mathematical calculation that
creates a single number from certain critical fields in each
transaction entry as a check against inadvertent alteration of
data contents due to hardware failure.
14. Hash Total - correct answer - The result obtained by
subjecting a set of data to an algorithm for purposes of checking
the data at the time the algorithm is applied or for use at a later
time, such as after transmission or retrieval from storage. A
value computed on data to detect error or manipulation. (Source:
Federal Standard 1037C, Telecommunications: Glossary of
Telecommunication Terms)
15. HCS - correct answer - Abbreviation for Host Capture
System. See Host‐Based Terminal.
ETA CPP STUDY GUIDE 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
1. GSA Large Transaction - correct answer - A transaction
completed with a purchasing card that is issued to the federal
agencies by an issuer contracted with the General Services
Administration.
2. GSA Large Transaction Interchange Reimbursement Fee -
correct answer - A fee paid to or received by a member for a
GSA large transaction.
3. GSC-IS - correct answer - See Government Smart Card
Interoperability Specification.
4. GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) - correct answer
- International chipbased standard for digital or cellular use.
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5. Guaranteed Funds - correct answer - A Business to Business
(B2B) term indicating that both buyer and seller know funds are
available at the time of payment.
6. Guaranty - correct answer - A promise by one party to honor
the duties or pay the debts of another.
7. Guest Folio - correct answer - The guest file of a lodging or
cruise line merchant.
8. GUI - correct answer - : Abbreviation for graphical user
interface. A computer environment or program that displays, or
facilitates the display of, on‐screen options, usually in the form
of icons (pictorial symbols) or menus (lists of alphanumeric
characters) by means of which users may enter commands.
Pronounced ʺgooey.ʺ (Source: Federal Standard 1037C,
Telecommunications: Glossary of Telecommunication Terms)
9. Hacker - correct answer - 1. A person who breaks into, or
attempts to break into, or use a computer network or system
without authorization, often at random, for personal amusement
or gratification, and not necessarily with malicious intent. 2. An
unauthorized user who gains or attempts to gain access to an
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information system. 3. A technically sophisticated computer
expert who intentionally gains unauthorized access to targeted
protected resources. 4. Loosely, a computer enthusiast. 5. A
person who uses a computer resource in a manner for which it is
not intended or that is in conflict with the terms of an acceptable‐
use policy, but (unlike the work of a cracker) is not necessarily
malicious in intent. (Source: Federal Standard 1037C,
Telecommunications: Glossary of Telecommunication Terms)
10. Hard Copy - correct answer - Data in paper form. In
computer graphics and telecommunications, a permanent
reproduction, on any media suitable for direct use by a person,
of displayed or transmitted data. Examples of hard copy include
teletypewriter pages, continuous printed tapes, facsimile pages,
computer printouts, and radiophoto prints. Magnetic tapes,
diskettes, and nonprinted punched paper tapes are not hard
copy. (Source: Federal Standard 1037C, Telecommunications:
Glossary of Telecommunication Terms)
11. Hardware - correct answer - Physical equipment as opposed
to programs, procedures, rules, and associated documentation.
The generic term dealing with physical items as distinguished
from its capability or function such as equipment, tools,
implements, instruments, devices, sets, fittings, trimmings,
assemblies, subassemblies, components, and parts. (Source:
Federal Standard 1037C, Telecommunications: Glossary of
Telecommunication Terms)
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12. Hardware Security Module (HSM) - correct answer - The
smart card application used to manage the physical security of
hardware.
13. Hash - correct answer - A mathematical calculation that
creates a single number from certain critical fields in each
transaction entry as a check against inadvertent alteration of
data contents due to hardware failure.
14. Hash Total - correct answer - The result obtained by
subjecting a set of data to an algorithm for purposes of checking
the data at the time the algorithm is applied or for use at a later
time, such as after transmission or retrieval from storage. A
value computed on data to detect error or manipulation. (Source:
Federal Standard 1037C, Telecommunications: Glossary of
Telecommunication Terms)
15. HCS - correct answer - Abbreviation for Host Capture
System. See Host‐Based Terminal.
