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Comptia A + Computer Repair Practicals

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1. A manager tells a technician that they cannot access the company's secure financial data stored on the accountants computer. The manager used to be able to access the files. Which of the following should the technician check?






2. A user has downloaded a game from the Internet. Afterwards they notice that links from search sites get redirected to unusual pages. After the problem is corrected - the user asks how the problem can be prevented in the future. The technician should






3. Operating system files for Windows Vista and Windows XP are located in which of the following?






4. A desktop computer will POST and boot to the operating system. After a few minutes the system will suddenly turn itself off. It is unable to power on again for a few minutes. The problem repeats itself. Which of the following is MOST likely the cause






5. A technician has received a BIOS update and wants to install it on a clients computer. Which of the following should be done before the BIOS update is installed?






6. Which of the following is a feature of Windows Vista User Account Control (UAC)?






7. Which of the following commands will allow a technician to disable startup programs?






8. Which of the following is a local host IP address?






9. A customer states they cannot connect to a recently installed access point which is located just around the corner from their office. An elevator and a wiring closet are the only things between the customer and the access point. Which of the followin






10. A user reports that they cannot install a new hard drive they purchased online. After further questioning - the technician finds out that the new hard drive is a solid state disk and the users PC is more than eight years old - currently running Windo






11. Which of the following computer management tools would be used to analyze an application error in Windows XP?






12. A technician discovers that applications are running very slow. Which of the following might solve the problem?






13. A user states that they can use their laptop when attached to AC power - but it will not charge a new battery. Which of the following is the MOST likely problem?






14. Which of the following commands would a technician use to disable startup programs in Windows XP?






15. New software has been installed on a workstation and now the workstation is not functioning properly. The user tried to uninstall the software to return the system back to normal but that did not work. Which of the following would be the BEST method






16. A technician has a PC that does not recognize the USB keyboard immediately after POST. Which of the following could be the cause?






17. A user reports that browser windows keep opening on their own after the user has closed their browser. Which of the following is occurring?






18. After installing multiple hard drives in a computer - the technician finds that some of the drives will intermittently be unavailable. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason that the drives are periodically unavailable?






19. Which of the following commands will display the local routing table?






20. Which of the following would MOST likely indicate the presence of malware on a PC?






21. A user states they cannot eject the CD/DVD tray from their laptop to get a CD out. Which of the following could the user do to effectively remove the CD?






22. Which of the following is true for a 10/100 NIC running at full-duplex?






23. Where in Windows XP would a secondary DNS IP address be entered - that is used when the primary DNS server is unavailable?






24. A customer reports that all printed documents display random characters. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this problem?






25. Which of the following methods will restrict wireless access to specific devices?






26. Which of the following commands shows a graphical display of the drive or paths directory structure?






27. A client is having problems sending their email. If the company uses SMTP - which of the following ports is configured by default on their email client to allow mail out?






28. A Windows XP system locks up after the GUI starts to load. The system will start in Safe Mode. The Event Viewer reports that a driver failed to load. Which of the following methods would help diagnose the problem?






29. A technician is installing a wireless small office home office (SOHO) network and wants to hide the network visibility for security purposes. Which of the following should the technician configure to accomplish this task?






30. Which of the following BEST describes the general meaning of a warning in one of the Event Viewer logs?






31. A user states their laptop will not stay on unless they hold the AC adapter plug in a certain position. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?






32. A client has a program that they want to run everyday at a certain time. Which of the following can a technician use to accomplish this?






33. Which of the following utilities - in Windows - can be configured to perform automatic disk defragmentation?






34. Which of the following tools could be used to test if a serial port on a laptop is functioning correctly?






35. Which of the following 802.11 standards by default uses the 5GHz frequency range and supports speeds up to 54Mbps?






36. A technician is trying to use the nslookup command. Which of the following needs to be installed before this command can be used?






37. Which of the following ping switches would be used to ping continuously until manually stopped?






38. Which of the following should be installed prior to attaching a heatsink to a processor?






39. When setting security permissions on a folder - which of the following properties apply?






40. A technician received a laptop that has a dimly lit display. The technician connects an external monitor and can see a fully functional display. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?






41. In Device Manage - an exclamation point next to a device indicates which of the following?






42. A user reports that their optical drive has power and they can put a disk in it - but it does not access the disk nor does the drive show in My Computer. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason?






43. A user wants to add an optical drive to their computer to archive 100GB of data.Which of the following writable optical drives will allow them to archive this data using the fewest discs?






44. To enhance security on a Windows workstation - the default Guest group should be:






45. A customer reports that the laptop screen turns all red then goes all blue when moving the LCD hinge. Which of the following is the BEST description of the problem?






46. A user reports that when powering on their computer only a black screen with a lone cursor appears. Which of the following is the FIRST step to determine the problem?






47. A technician is setting up VoIP service for a SOHO customer. Which of the following should the technician enable on the customers home router?






48. A three year old laptop fails to keep the accurate time. Which of the following is the MOST likelycause?






49. Which of the following will provide the GREATEST security for a WiFi network on a Windows XP workstation?






50. Which of the following is the name of the Windows Vista application that will display items such as a clock - weather and thumbnails on the desktop at startup?