Comptia A+ (1)

Question 1

Which device stores data over the long term

Answer 1

Hard drive

Question 2

What type of tech would you install a x16 card

Answer 2

PCIe

Question 3

What process of the computer checks all your components during boot

Answer 3

Post

Question 4

Tim installs a new CPU in a computer. After a few hours, the processor starts to overheat. What will cause it

Answer 4

Thermal compound was not applied

Question 5

What will cause POST to fail

Answer 5

CPU and memory

Question 6

What might you find as part of a tablet

Answer 6

Flash memory and multi touch touch screen

Question 7

What kind of socket incorporates “lands” to ensure connectivity to a CPU

Answer 7

LGA

Question 8

How should you hold RAM when installing it

Answer 8

By the edges

Question 9

You have been tasked with setting up a specialized computer for video editing. What should be included

Answer 9

SSD

Docking station

Question 10

How many pins are inside an SATA 3.0 data connector

Answer 10

7

Question 11

What is the delay in the RAMs response to a request from the memory controller called

Answer 11

Latency

Question 12

What is the minimum number of hard drives necessary to implement RAID 5

Answer 12

Three

Question 13

What is the max number of USB devices you can connect to the computer

Answer 13

127

Question 14

How many disks for RAID 0 striping

Answer 14

Two

Question 15

A user’s time and date resetting to Jan 1 2012. What will cause it

Answer 15

The lithium battery needs to be replaced

Question 16

What type of adapter card is normally plugged into a PCIe x16 adapter card slot

Answer 16

Video

Question 17

What common type of CPU for a smart phone

Answer 17

SoC

Question 18

How many pins does a SATA power connector have

Answer 18

15 pins

Question 19

What component could cause the POST to beep several times and fail during post

Answer 19

RAM

Question 20

What ports you might find on smartphones and tablets

Answer 20

USB-C

Lightning

Question 21

What has the fastest data throughput

Answer 21

RAm

Question 22

What CPU methods is the most common

Answer 22

Heat sink and fan

Question 23

What is not a video port

Answer 23

S/PDIF

Question 24

What is necessary for a CAD/CAM workstation

Answer 24

SSD

High end video

Question 25

What tech allows two mobile devices to transfer data simply by touching them together

Answer 25

NFC

Question 26

What power connector is used for x16 video card

Answer 26

PCIe 6-pin

Question 27

What are output devices

Answer 27

Speakers Printer Display

Question 28

What does the b in 1000 Mbps stand for

Answer 28

Bits

Question 29

When running cable through drop ceilings what cable is needed

Answer 29

Plenum

Question 30

Which device connects multiple computers in a LAN

Answer 30

Switch

Question 31

What is the following default subnet mask for IP address 192.268.1.1

Answer 31

255.255.255.0

Question 32

What is the following is the min cat cable needed for a 1000BASE-T network

Answer 32

Cat 5e

Question 33

What port number is used by HTTPS by default

Answer 33

443

Question 34

What cable types have a cable medium

Answer 34

Twisted pair Coaxial Cat 7

Question 35

What cable types can protect from EMI

Answer 35

STP | Fiber optic

Question 36

You config bob’s computer to access the internet. What is required

Answer 36

DNS server address | Gateway address

Question 37

What port translates a computer name into an IP address

Answer 37

DNS

Question 38

A customer wants access the internet from many different locations in the US. What is the best tech to enable the customer to do so

Answer 38

Cellular WAN

Question 39

You just config the IP address 192.168.0.105 in Windows. When you press the tab key, windows automatically configures the default subnet mask 255.255.255.0. What IP address is a suitable gateway address

Answer 39

192.168.0.1

Question 40

A wireless network is referred to as what

Answer 40

SSID

Question 41

You have tasked with blocking remote logins to a server. What port should you block

Answer 41

23

Question 42

What connector types is used by fiber optic cabling

Answer 42

LC

Question 43

What protocol uses port 53

Answer 43

DNS

Question 44

What internet services are wireless

Answer 44

Satellite | Cellular

Question 45

What terms best describes two more LANS connected over large geographic distance

Answer 45

WAN

Question 46

What connects to the network and has the sole purpose of providing data to clients

Answer 46

NAS

Question 47

You are making your own networking patch cable. You need to attach an RJ 45 plug to the end of a twisted pair cable. What tool should you use

Answer 47

Crimper

Question 48

What port is RDP

Answer 48

3389

Question 49

What key on laptop aids in switching to a external monitor

Answer 49

FN

Question 50

What printer failures can be described as a condition in which the internal feed mechanism stopped working temporarily

Answer 50

Paper jam