COMPTIA Study Questions

Question 1

An administrator for a marketing firm receives an email from the company that provides the operating system for most of their computers. The email asks if the administrator will install a new version of their operating system for testing purposes, stating that it is stable with few bugs. Which version of the software are they being asked to use?

Answer 1

Release Candidate

Question 2

What motherboard component can provide system security by performing authentication of the boot device?

Answer 2

TPM

Question 3

What is the number one rule when troubleshooting computers?

Answer 3

Back Up Data!!
You should always create backups when troubleshooting. You can accidentally delete data or cause the computer to be unresponsive. With data backed up, you can repair any issue without worrying about data loss.

Question 4

What is the MOST common power connector found in a desktop computer?

Answer 4

Molex:

The Molex power connection has four circular contacts contained in a plastic housing. It is used to connect to virtually all components that need power in the chassis, such as CD/DVD drives, floppy discs, and older hard drives. SATA hard drives have a specialized connector for which there are Molex adapters.

Question 5

A driver developer has created a driver for a device to run on windows 10. However, the system is having difficulty booting up after installing the driver. From the Startup Settings in the Windows Recovery Environment, which option will pass information to a special application where developers can analyze it?

Answer 5

Enable Debugging:
In Startup Settings, the Enable debugging option will pass information to a debugger. This can be used by developers to learn more about the error.

Question 6

FireWire can BEST be described as a tool used for which of the following?

Answer 6

Universal high-Speed data interface
FireWire is most commonly used for digital camcorder streaming, audio manipulations, and specific types of data transfer. For instance, you can use FireWire to transfer large media recordings to the computer hard drive. FireWire has a lot of competition from USB. FireWire is more akin to a network than to a peripheral connection, as it provides two way communication with the ability to attach more nodes with additional FireWire ports on the external device.

Question 7

Which tool will pry open tablets and smart phones?

Answer 7

a spudger

Question 8

How can you set off an Electronic Magnetic Pulse? (EMP)

Answer 8

With radio frequency interference