Jason Dion - CompTIA A+ 1001 Exam Prep #06 Flashcards
Which of the following DC voltages are not found within a printer when the laser printer converts AC power into DC power for use?
A. +24 VDC
B. -24 VDC
C. -5 VDC
D. +5 VDC
B. -24 VDC
Which of the following is a digital circuit-switched technology that combines voice, video, and data over one connection?
A. ISDN
B. Cable
C. Dial-up
D. DSL
A. ISDN
A car dealer recently set up an impact printer in their automotive repair shop. Unfortunately, the printer’s output is now starting to crease the paper as it is printed which can lead to a paper jam during feeding. Which of the following might be causing these issues? (Choose TWO)
A. Incorrect paper size
B. Excess paper in the feed path
C. Incorrect tension setting
D. The print head needs to be replaced
A. Incorrect paper size
B. Excess paper in the feed path
You are setting up a cable television in a customer’s home. Which connector type should be used to connect the TV tuner to the wall jack when using a coaxial cable?
A. F type
B. ST
C. RJ-45
D. DB-9
A. F type
You are troubleshooting an issue with an impact printer in an automotive service department. The printer has begun to print unevenly. As the print head goes from left to right across the page, the printout goes from darker to lighter. What is the MOST likely cause of this issue?
A. Worn out printer ribbon
B. Defective ribbon advance mechanism
C. Clogged print head
D. Broken feed assembly
B. Defective ribbon advance mechanism
You are working as a technician for a college. One of the professors has submitted a trouble ticket stating that the projector connected to the workstation in his classroom is too dim. You look at the image being projected on the wall and notice it is dim, but the image appears to be displayed clearly and correctly. What is the FIRST thing you should do to make the image brighter?
A. Increase the contrast on the projector
B. Replace the bulb in the projector
C. Modify the workstation’s video resolution
D. Update the video driver on the workstation
A. Increase the contrast on the projector
A computer technician is configuring a NAS for a company to store their corporate data. The technician has only two hard drives available for use and needs to ensure that the data’s fault tolerance and redundancy. Which of the following would be is the best configuration to implement?
A. RAID 5
B. RAID 0
C. RAID 1
D. RAID 10
C. RAID 1
A client reports that their workstation is continually crashing when using certain applications on their Windows system. The system will stop working and display a BSOD error on the screen. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this BSOD error?
A. Failure of the graphics card
B. Failure of the power supply
C. Failure of the processor
D. Failure or corruption of the memory
D. Failure or corruption of the memory
(This is a simulated PBQ. If you had this question on the real exam, you would be asked to drag-and-drop a label with the component’s name onto the proper location on the port cluster.)
Image of the back of a motherboard and its ports.
Using the image above, which of the following correctly indicates the port labeled as D?
A. IBM PS/2 Keyboard Port ([purple)
B. USB 2.0
C. S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface)
D. HDMI
E. VGA
F. DVI-D
G. USB 3.0
H. IEEE 1394 Port/Firewire
I. GbE (Gigabit Ethernet) LAN/RJ-45/Ethernet
J. DisplayPort
K. Analog 7.1 Surround (Blue) Line-in, (Green) Front speakers / Headphones, (Pink) Mic
(Orange) Center/Sub, (Black) Rear Speakers, (White/Grey) Side Speakers)
E. VGA
(This is a simulated PBQ. If you had this question on the real exam, you would be asked to drag-and-drop a label with the component’s name onto the proper location on the motherboard.)
A. Audio connector B. PATA connector C. Front (panel) connector D. USB connector E. CPU Slot F. Memory Slot G. PCIe x1 H. PCIe x4 I. Port Cluster J. Mini PCIe K. Mainboard Power L. CPU Power M. PCI N. CMOS Battery O. SATA connection P. PCIe x16 Q. Fan Power R. PCIe x8 S. Reset Jumper T. AGP
Using the image of the motherboard above, which of the following correctly indicates the circled area?
O. SATA connection
An employee’s laptop has become warm to the touch and does not sit evenly on the table during use. You turn the laptop over and see the case bulging into a slightly rounded shape. What is the MOST likely cause of this issue?
A. RAM is defective
B. Keyboard is defective
C. Wireless card is defective
D. Battery is defective
D. Battery is defective
Your child’s school issues an Office 365 account to each student to use for their school projects. Your child needs to install the proper software on their Windows 10 laptop for their school work folder to remain synced between the laptop and the cloud service. Which software should you install?
A. AWS S3
B. Google Drive
C. OneDrive
D. DropBox
C. OneDrive
What type of expansion bus technology uses lanes with point-to-point communication paths between two components on the motherboard?
A. PCI-X
B. AGP
C. PCIe
D. PCI
C. PCIe
Tom is running some new Cat 5e cabling in an office building to connect a few offices. The ceiling is constructed as a drop ceiling with fluorescent lights and does not have any cable trays. Due to the proximity of the fluorescent lights to the cable being run, what type of CAT 5e cable should be run?
A. UTP
B. Coaxial
C. Fiber
D. STP
D. STP
You are attempting to build a new gaming workstation and have just finished installing the motherboard and the processor. You are about to begin installing two memory modules, and notice 4 DIMM sockets on the motherboard labeled 0, 1, 2, and 3. Two of these are colored red, and two are colored blue. Which of the following should you do FIRST?
A. Consult the motherboard’s manual
B. Install 2 DDR4 memory modules into slots 0 and 1
C. Install 2 DDR4 memory modules into the red slots
D. Install 2 DDR4 memory modules into slots 2 and 3
E. Install 2 DDR4 memory modules into the blue slots
A. Consult the motherboard’s manual
Which of the following DC voltages are not found within a printer when the laser printer converts AC power into DC power for use?
A. +24 VDC
B. -24 VDC
C. -5 VDC
D. +5 VDC
B. -24 VDC
Dion Training has asked you to verify that a server rack has been properly installed and grounded. Which tool should you utilize to verify that the server rack is properly grounded?
A. Toner probe
B. Multimeter
C. Loopback plug
D. Voltmeter
B. Multimeter
Which of the following security features would allow a user to track their laptop’s location if it was stolen?
A. LoJack
B. Full disk encryption
C. Kensington lock
D. TPM
A. LoJack
What is the third step of the CompTIA troubleshooting methodology?
A. Test the theory to determine the cause
B. Document findings, actions, and outcomes
C. Verify full system functionality and, if applicable, implement preventative measures
D. Establish a plan of action to resolve the problem and implement the solution
A. Test the theory to determine the cause
A customer wants to build a home server that would allow their family to stream locally stored video files on a home network. The home server should also have fault tolerance to ensure the server’s data is not inadvertently lost in the event of a hard disk drive failure. Which of the following configurations would BEST meet these requirements? (Select TWO)
A. Gigabit NIC B. RAID C. 32 GB of RAM D. Dedicated GPU E. Dual-core CPU
A. Gigabit NIC
B. RAID
An employee is complaining that their workstation is not booting into Windows when they reboot their machine. You noticed that during the reboot, the system is loading into a PXE-based OS. What should you do next?
A. Reboot PC to determine if it will boot from the HDD
B. Boot into recovery mode to fix the boot order
C. Press F12 to boot into boot mode and select the correct device
D. Boot to BIOS and select the HDD from the boot order
D. Boot to BIOS and select the HDD from the boot order
Your friend just gave you his old laptop. Whenever you turn on the laptop, though, a blank screen appears and asks you to enter an administrative password before the computer attempts to boot up. Unfortunately, your friend never gave you the password for this laptop. Which of the following actions should you take to resolve this issue and get past this password screen?
A. Disconnect the hard drive from the motherboard for a few minutes, reconnect it, and then power on the laptop
B. Remove the CMOS battery, wait a few minutes, reinsert the battery, then power on the laptop
C. Press and hold the power button down for a few minutes, then attempt to power on the laptop
D. Remove the laptop’s battery, wait a few minutes, reinsert the battery, and then power on the laptop
B. Remove the CMOS battery, wait a few minutes, reinsert the battery, then power on the laptop
Due to the lack of fiber optic cabling near the Dion Training offices, the company has decided to purchase a ground-based microwave service for their primary internet connection. This provides the company with a 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps connection based on the service plan chosen. The technician installed a small directional antenna on the office roof and pointed it at an antenna on another building 5 miles away. Which technology is being used?
A. Line of Sight
B. Cable modem
C. Satellite
D. HFC (hybrid fiber-coaxial)
A. Line of Sight
Which type of internet connection is the slowest and has the least bandwidth?
A. Cable
B. DSL
C. Dial-up
D. Satellite
C. Dial-up
Which of the following is a public IP address?
A. 172.18.2.68
B. 68.24.91.15
C. 192.168.1.45
D. 10.0.1.45
B. 68.24.91.15
What type of wiring standard is used with POTS?
A. RJ-11
B. ST
C. RJ-45
D. F type
A. RJ-11
Dion Training recently hired a new graphic designer. You have been asked to install a new, high-end PCIe x16 graphics card into one of the standard corporate workstations so the new designer can get to work. After installing the card, you attempt to power on the computer. The computer makes some odd noises when you press the power button, but the monitor displays the words, ‘no source.’ What is MOST likely the issue?
A. The workstation’s power supply isn’t powerful enough to support the card
B. The graphics card installed in the workstation was defective
C. The processor in the workstation isn’t powerful enough to support the card
D. The workstation is overheating due to the graphics card
A. The workstation’s power supply isn’t powerful enough to support the card
How many volts of electrical charge is applied to the drum of a laser printer?
A. -9000 volts
B. -600 volts
C. -300 volts
D. -1200 volts
B. -600 volts
To ensure the positively charged toner is attracted to the laser printer’s negatively charged drum during printing, a uniform negative charge of approximately 600 volts is applied to print the image on the paper.
(This is a simulated PBQ. If you had this question on the real exam, you would be asked to drag-and-drop a label with the component’s name onto the proper location on the motherboard.)
A. Audio connector B. PATA connector C. Front (panel) connector D. USB connector E. CPU Slot F. Memory Slot G. PCIe x1 H. PCIe x4 I. Port Cluster J. Mini PCIe K. Mainboard Power L. CPU Power M. PCI N. CMOS Battery O. SATA connection P. PCIe x16 Q. Fan Power R. PCIe x8 S. Reset Jumper T. AGP
Using the image of the motherboard above, which of the following correctly indicates the circled area?
L. CPU Power
You have been asked to develop a solution for one of your customers. The customer is a software development company, and they need to be able to test a wide variety of operating systems to test the software applications their company is developing internally. The company doesn’t want to buy a bunch of computers to install all of these operating systems for testing. Which of the following solutions would BEST meet the company’s requirements?
A. Purchase multiple workstations, install a VM on each one, then install one operating system that will be used to test the applications being developed in each VM
B. Purchase a high-end computer, that has a lot of CPU cores and RAM, install a hypervisor, and configure a virtual machine for each operating system that will be used to test the applications being developed
C. Purchase multiple inexpensive workstations, and install one operating system that will be used to test the applications being developed on each workstation
D. Purchase one computer, install an operating system on it, create an image of the system, then reformat it, install the next operating system, create another image, and reimage the machine each time you need to test a different application
B. Purchase a high-end computer, that has a lot of CPU cores and RAM, install a hypervisor, and configure a virtual machine for each operating system that will be used to test the applications being developed
The customer service manager at Dion Training would like to conduct a two-way video conference with an employee in a remote office using Zoom. Which of the following devices should be installed on both of their computers to allow this to occur?
A. Microphone
B. Scanner
C. Webcam
D. Second monitor
C. Webcam
Which of the following synchronization methods does NOT work with Android devices?
A. Office 365
B. Google Workspace
C. iTunes
D. Flickr
C. iTunes
Your boss is looking for a recommendation for a cloud solution that will only allow for both onsite systems and cloud services to work together seamlessly. What type of cloud model should you recommend?
A. Hybrid Cloud
B. Public Cloud
C. Community Cloud
D. Private Cloud
A. Hybrid Cloud
Which of the following types of connectors are used to terminate a household telephone cable?
A. RJ-11
B. RJ-45
C. LC
D. F type
A. RJ-11