Jason Dion - CompTIA A+ 1101 Exam Prep #04 Flashcards
Jason’s cellphone company allows him to use his smartphone as a wireless hotspot with his laptop when traveling. Jason notices that if he runs a speed test from his smartphone, the cellular connection is 8761 kbps. If he runs the same speed test connection from his laptop connected to his cellphone over its wireless hotspot, the speed drops to 243 kbps. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause for the drop in the speed test results?
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Which of the following wireless standards should you implement if the existing wireless network only allows for three non-overlapping channels, and you need additional non-overlapping channels to prevent interference with neighboring businesses in your office building?
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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?
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The video editor at Dion Training has submitted a trouble ticket stating her editing workstation makes a loud clicking noise whenever she is editing videos for an upcoming course. You initially thought the system fans were causing the noise. You have replaced the fans, but the noise continues to be heard when applications are loaded or the videos are being edited. Which of the following actions should you perform NEXT?
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Susan, an executive at Dion Training, will be traveling to Italy for a conference next week. She is worried about remaining connected to the internet while overseas and plans to use the WiFi in her hotel room and the local coffee shop with her laptop. Which of the following should she purchase and configure before leaving for Italy to ensure her communications remain secure regardless of where she is connecting from?
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What type of cable should be used to connect a laptop directly to another laptop to form an Ethernet network?
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What is the first step of the CompTIA troubleshooting methodology?
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You have just set up an FTP server to allow users to download the new open-source application your company is releasing. Which port should be opened to allow users to connect to this server?
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Which of the following statements about the 5.0 GHz wireless frequency used by Wi-Fi is correct?
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Dion Training just installed a new webserver within a screened subnet. You have been asked to open up the port for secure web browsing on the firewall. Which port should you set as open to allow users to access this new server?
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Which of the following technologies is often used indoors by companies to locate a shopper’s position in a store and provide them time-sensitive offers or discounts
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Which of the following network devices is used to put each connected network host to its own collision domain?
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Dion Training’s file server is using a RAID 5 with four disk drives as its data store. One of the drives in the array has just failed. The RAID 5 is still operating and no data loss has been experienced, but the array is no longer providing any resiliency or redundancy. Which of the following actions should you take to restore this drive to normal operations?
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What does VDI stand for?
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Your company has decided to move all of its data into the cloud. Your company is concerned about the privacy of its data due to some recent data breaches that have been in the news. Therefore, they have decided to purchase cloud storage resources that will be dedicated solely for their use. Which of the following types of clouds is your company using?
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Susan has a 3-year-old iPad. The iPad used to get 8 hours or more of usage before running out of battery, but now it only lasts 30-60 minutes between charges. Which of the following actions should be taken to repair this device?
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A network technician needs to connect two switches. The technician needs a link between them that is capable of handling 10 Gbps of throughput. Which of the following media would BEST meet this requirement?
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A client is attempting to power on their computer, but it keeps booting to the incorrect hard drive. Which of the following actions should you perform to attempt to fix this problem?
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Which of the following types of networks would be created if a wireless access point, a microwave link, and a satellite link were combined in a mesh?
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You are troubleshooting an older wireless network that is running Wireless G (802.11g). This network appears to have a lot of collisions and interference. You look up the configuration on two of the three access points in the areas and see they are using Channel 1 and Channel 11. To prevent interference and ensure non-overlapping of the channels, what channel should the third access point utilize?
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(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?
Which of the following is used to connect Cat 5e or above networks in an MDF or IDF?
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Which of the following types of memory relies on temporary storage space on the hard drive that is used when there is insufficient physical memory available to perform a given task?
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Which of the following network performance metrics is used to represent the round-trip time it takes for a packet to be sent by a device to a server and then a response received from that destination server?
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What is the lowest layer (bottom layer) of a bare-metal virtualization environment?
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(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 F?
A. IBM PS/2 Keyboard Port ([purple)
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G. USB 3.0
H. IEEE 1394 Port/Firewire
I. GbE (Gigabit Ethernet) LAN/RJ-45/Ethernet
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K. Analog 7.1 Surround (Blue) Line-in, (Green) Front speakers / Headphones, (Pink) Mic
(Orange) Center/Sub, (Black) Rear Speakers, (White/Grey) Side Speakers)
You have just finished installing a virtual machine on a workstation. Your boss asks you to install a second virtual machine with the same settings. To save time, which of the following functions should you use?
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Rick, a computer technician, was contacted by a customer who wants to reduce his office computer’s footprint to save space. Which of the following cases is the smallest form factor?
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(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?
Linda wants to reduce the number of monitors, keyboards, and mice required to control the multiple servers she manages in the data center. Which of the following devices should she install to allow a single keyboard or mouse to control multiple systems?
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Your company has two office buildings which are connected via a copper network cable that is buried underground. There is some construction being performed near the buildings. Now, the second building discovers they have suffered a network outage that doesn’t appear to be temporary. What is the MOST likely cause of the outage?
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A penetration tester wants to build a workstation that will be used to brute force hash digests. Which of the following is the BEST option to ensure sufficient power and speed to crack them?
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A technician at Dion Training is troubleshooting an issue with a workstation. The technician believes that the CMOS battery needs to be replaced based on the symptoms they observed. Which of the following symptoms did the technician likely observe to lead them to this conclusion?
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Samantha works in the human resource department in an open floorplan office. She is concerned about the possibility of someone conducting shoulder surfing to read sensitive information from employee files while accessing them on her computer. Which of the following physical security measures should she implement to protect against this threat?
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You are working as a customer service technician at a smartphone repair center. A customer calls your help desk and states that the device feels warm to the touch even when not used. You ask them to conduct a visual inspection of the smartphone and describe what they are seeing. The customer says, “The battery appears to be swollen’ and bulging outward beyond its normally rectangular shape.” Which of the following is the BEST statement for you to provide to the customer?
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You are trying to install Hyper-V on a new laptop, but you keep receiving an error during installation that the software cannot be installed. Which of the following characteristics of the laptop’s processor should you investigate as the MOST likely issue?
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