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Comptia A + Computer Repair Practicals

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1. Which of the following commands will show print and file shares on a PC?






2. A technician follows the manufacturers safety procedures and upgrades the RAM in a notebook computer from 512MB to 2GB. Upon starting the notebook - a pattern of beeping sounds occurs and there is no display. The new and old SODIMM modules are the sa






3. If a technician wants to evaluate a computers detailed statistics - which of the following is the BEST utility to view this information?






4. The customer wants to upgrade to a newer model computer - but does not want to lose all the digital photos on the old computer. Which of the following is the QUICKEST way for the technician to move the photos?






5. A technician is trying to load a device driver directly from the manufacturers CD for a PCI NIC. The operating system is Windows Vista. Windows refuses to accept the driver. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this problem?






6. Where in Windows XP SP2 Professional can a technician block incoming connections for programs and services?






7. In which of the following is the default location of user files (e.g. My Documents - Favorites - Desktop) in Windows Vista?






8. Which of the following commands would provide a list of all local active TCP/IP connections?






9. A client is having problems with creating file shares on the network. Which of the following groups MUST the client be a member of to create shares?






10. If indexing is enabled on a local PC - which of the following will be directly affected?






11. A technician needs to edit the default path in Windows XP. In which of the following can they accomplish this task?






12. A technician is adding a secondary IDE hard drive to an older system. After installation and the first boot - the drive is not showing in Disk Management. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the issue?






13. Which of the following information will be displayed with the command ipconfig /all?






14. Which of the following supports the Athlon 64?






15. Which of the following command line utilities could be used to verify basic connectivity between two network devices?






16. A technician has recovered a system from a virus infection but some of the system files were compromised. Which of the following tools can be run from the run dialog box to replace or repair system files?






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






18. A technician is installing Windows XP on a new SATA hard drive. The installation halts with a no bootable media found. Which of the following missing steps resulted in this error message?






19. Users in an office are having problems connecting to certain resources outside of their network. The technician suspects that a router on the network has failed. Which of the following tools can be used to determine the point of failure on the networ






20. When printing a document an out of memory error is displayed on the printer. Which of the following is MOST likely the issue?






21. An end user reports that they are unable to access any websites or network resources by the fully qualified domain name (FQDN); however - the technician is able to access these resources by IP address. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause






22. A user notices that when installing a program - the OS displays a dialog box stating that Windows needs your permission to continue. Which of the following options is turned on?






23. Which of the following should a technician perform to check a hard disk for corruption?






24. A client has a problem with one of the workstations serial ports. Which of the following tools will diagnose the problem?






25. A customer requests that a technician setup a secure small office home office (SOHO) wirelessnetwork. Which of the following adds security to the network?






26. A technician wants to avoid the possibility of mixing and losing screws when working on a laptop. Which of the following is the BEST solution for the technician?






27. Which of the following BEST controls the amount of virtual memory in a Windows XP system?






28. Which of the following would a technician perform to cancel a print job?






29. A user is experiencing system instability since upgrading to Windows XP Professional. After troubleshooting - the technician states it is a driver incompatibility issue. Which of the following Windows utilities allows a technician to monitor and trou






30. A user is trying to boot a desktop PC from their A: drive. Which of the following devices is the user describing?






31. Which of the following can be accessed with the Computer Management MMC snap-in tool?






32. A technician is troubleshooting a WLAN card in a laptop. The wireless infrastructure is 802.11g. The WLAN card is showing connected at 11Mbps. Which of the following would be the BEST reason why the WLAN card is performing at that speed?






33. A user has a computer with a 100GB IDE hard drive formatted as a single FAT32 partition. This drive is only used to store data. The user adds a second 100GB hard drive and wants to mirror the two drives. When the user goes to disk management there is






34. Which of the following utilities would the technician use to disable a service?






35. A user reports they are unable to access network resources. The users IP address is currently 169.254.0.1. On a network with DHCP configured - the user should be instructed to:






36. Which of the following will resolve the NTLDR is missing error during the boot process?






37. A user is reporting that the image on their CRT monitor is shaking and giving them eye strain. The technician notices the display is OK at first - then after a minute it begins wavering. Which of the following is the FIRST step the technician should






38. A USB cable has a mini-USB connector on one end and two standard size connectors on the other. Which of the following is the purpose of the second connector?






39. A user states they receive a message Boot device not found half of the time they boot theirsystem. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?






40. Which of the following is the default loopback address?






41. Which of the following ports must be open for FTP?






42. A technician is installing a high performance graphics card in a PCI express slot. Which of the following should be done FIRST after inserting the card into the slot?






43. A customer cannot print certain PDF documents on their laser printer. The print job is a multi- page large PDF with multiple colors. Which of the following is the MOST likely solution?






44. A user reports a problem when trying to access any network resource. The ipconfig utility reports an address of 169.254.0.10 - and there is no default gateway. Which of the following is the MOST likely problem?






45. A user reports they can no longer change the web browser home page. Which of the following is MOST likely the problem?






46. A user is having printing issues and receives an error message that the print spooler is not running. Which of the following methods can be used to start the print spooler?






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






48. A client is reporting that their system is operating slowly. The client has a 2GHz processor - 256MB of RAM - and a motherboard designed for gaming. Which of the following components would MOST likely need to be upgraded to increase performance?






49. A technician determines a laser printer is jamming at the fusing unit. They have checked the paper path in the printer and it is clear of anything that could cause a paper jam. Which of the following is the BEST solution?






50. 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?