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Comptia A + Computer Repair Practicals

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1. Which of the following is the proper order of user group rights - starting with the group having the most rights?






2. A technician has installed a new wireless access point on an existing small office home office (SOHO) network with WPA security. All wireless computers connect to the new network except one computer that repeatedly asks for the key. Which of the foll






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






4. A user reports that their system is starting to run slower - especially when opening large local files. The system has sufficient RAM for the users applications - but the hard drive seems to have higher than normal activity when opening large files.






5. When receiving a Missing NTLDR error - which of the following is the FIRST action that should be taken?






6. On which of the following hard drive types must a technician change the jumper setting to match the motherboard/cabling combination?






7. Which of the following commands would be used to invoke the Disk Manager utility?






8. If a drives file system becomes corrupt - which of the following commands would the technician use to repair the file system?






9. After removing several obsolete programs from a PC - a user is experiencing slower than usuallyprocessing times. Which of the following would be the BEST way to speed up the processing?






10. A technician needs to add a second processor to a computers motherboard. In which of the following sockets must the processor be installed?






11. Which of the following is the minimum number of drive partitions required to run the BitLocker Drive Preparation tool?






12. Windows XP Professional was remotely installed on a workstation overnight. The next day - the customer states the workstation is attempting to reinstall the OS again. Which of the following actions should be taken to use the installed OS?






13. Which of the following is true when setting default security permissions on a folder?






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






15. 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?






16. A notebook user states that lately the keyboard beeps when certain character keys are pressed.The user wants their input to be silent. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this situation?






17. Which of the following adapter cards is MOST likely to require an additional power connector to operate properly?






18. A user reports that after installing a PCIe video card into a system - the onboard video no longer displays. Which of the following is MOST likely the cause?






19. A technician is performing a DSL and telephone installation at the same time. In order to use the DSL connection and the phones at the same time - without interference - which of the following does the technician need to install?






20. A technician is repeatedly called to a users desk because the user is being prompted during all installation of software and during the launching of certain programs. Which of the following features is causing this prompting to occur?






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






22. When the power supply of a PC is performing erratically - which of the following can be used to determine output voltage?






23. A technician is installing a new SATA drive into an older computer. Which of the following conditions can prevent the technician from being successful?






24. Which of the following is the only guaranteed way to get rid of a virus or malware?






25. A technician is called for a computer that is not connecting to the network. Which of the following would be the MOST common tool used to identify the issue?






26. A company has had a high number of laptops stolen in the past three months.Which of the following is the BEST solution for the company to implement to protect the data on their laptops?






27. If a technician is traveling outside of the US - which of the following should be checked before setting up a workstation?






28. By default - which of the following are needed to edit the boot.ini file directly if Show hidden files and folders is enabled in folder options?






29. How many hard drives are necessary to create a RAID 5 array?






30. 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:






31. Which of the following commands would a technician use to view the active application connections on a local PC to the network?






32. A technician is troubleshooting a PC that will not turn on. The technician has determined that the PC is on a known good power outlet. Which of the following should the technician check NEXT?






33. In a 64-bitWindows operating system - which of the following directories is created twice - once for 32-bit applications and once for 64-bit applications?






34. Which of the following is a reason why case fans should be installed in the front of a case?






35. 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?






36. A computer has the below network configuration: IP Address: 192.168.1.5 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0. Which of the following is the default gateway for the computer?






37. Shortly after a technician installed additional RAM in a users Windows 2000 workstation - the computer became stuck in a reboot loop. Which of the following will MOST likely restore the computers normal operation?






38. A user on a home network would like to be able to use Windows Remote Desktop to connect to the Windows XP Pro desktop from the road. If there are multiple PCs on the home network - which of the following will BEST enable the user to connect using Rem






39. Which of the following is the FIRST step a technician should take when installing a wireless network card?






40. When installing an external USB hard drive - which of the following is the maximum speed that can be expected when connecting to a USB 2.0 port?






41. 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?






42. A user has discovered that even though they are using the latest version of the anti-virus software - the computer is still being infected by a virus. Which of the following is the BEST solution for this problem?






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






44. After a technician installs a new CMOS battery on a motherboard - which of the following will the technician have to change?






45. Which of the following operating systems uses Sync Center for offline file control?






46. A device driver is not loading properly. If Boot Logging has been turned on - which of the following files will list the drivers that load on startup?






47. A technician is changing permissions on a folder. Which of the following is true regarding permissions?






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






49. A computer takes a long time to boot to the operating system because it tries to load from the optical drive first. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?






50. Which of the following protocols should be allowed through the firewall for a mail application?







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