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Comptia A + Computer Repair Practicals

Subjects : certifications, comptia-a-+, it-skills

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1. Which of the following command syntax releases and renews an IP address in a Windows XP machine?
ipconfig /release then ipconfig /renew
Default Gateway
msconfig
Print a test page from all the trays.

2. Which of the following allows IP addresses to be assigned automatically?
System file corruption
Task Scheduler
DHCP
Tuner card

3. Which of the following directory paths is the default profile folder for User1 in Windows XP?
SSH
Install the correct drivers.
Access Point
C:Documents and SettingsUser1

4. Which of the following procedures in a laptop would be needed to determine the type of RAM installed?
Open the computers RAM compartment and inspect the labels.
Socket 754
Prevents unauthorized programs from being installed
Disk Management

5. A system has been infected with a virus. The customer does not have a system backup. Which of the following is an effective method to remove the virus and preserve the customers data?
Run a scan in Safe Mode.
Use a network firewall.
Disable services at startup - Disable start up programs.
TCP/IP

6. A technician replaces two 1GB DIMMs with two 2GB DIMMs. When the installed RAM amount is verified in Windows Vista - only 3GB appears. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?
Multimeter
Windows Vista 32-bit can only address up to 3GB of memory.
RAM
The file is too large for the printer.

7. Which of the following GUI utilities would be used to determine the MAC address of a network card?
Update the virus signatures.
Disk Defragmenter
System Information
Corrupt MBR

8. A technician is installing a new SATA drive into an older computer. Which of the following conditions can prevent the technician from being successful?
Application
D. Power supply does not have the proper connections.
Read the manufacturers instructions.
The pass phrase is not correct.

9. An application is not responding - and the technician wants to end the process. Which of the following methods will allow Task Manager to be accessed?
Copy the photos to a USB drive and copy to the new computer.
Enable port forwarding on the router for port 3389 to the IP address.
Pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del and selecting Task Manager - Right clicking on the task bar and selecting Task Manager.
Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)

10. Which of the following paths is used to view the size of the paging file in Windows XP?
System Properties - Advanced - Performance
The BIOS needs to be updated.
BOOT.INI deleted
System Properties>Advanced Tab>Performance Options>Advanced Tab

11. The technician has to format a new hard drive as a FAT32 file system. The hard drive capacity is 80GB. How many partitions will the technician have to create to use all of the hard drive capacity?
Disable SSID broadcast
Three
Thermal compound is not on the processor
Go to Control Panel (User Accounts and Family Safety) - User Accounts -Turn User Account Control on or off.

12. A users laptop PC fails to boot and gives a message of invalid boot device on the screen. Each successive reboot gives the same message. The technician finds that the user has no floppy drive connected to the PC; however - they have a USB flash drive
The laptop is configured to boot from the flash drive; the user should be instructed to remove the flash drive and reboot the laptop.
Disable SSID broadcast
A local administrator must install the application.
Replace the power supply.

13. Which of the following should a technician perform to check a hard disk for corruption?
ping -t PC1
Run the chkdsk command.
Update the virus signatures.
Run Autochk.exe from the Windows Installation Disk.

14. A technician installed an internal modem on a PC.Which of the following connector types will plug into the phone jack?
RJ-11
In the Control Panel - select Administrative Tools - select Services -click on the Print Spooler service and select start.
Replace the power supply.
One hard drive must be configured as master - and one as slave.

15. A user asked to have a second IDE hard drive installed on their computer. Which of the following should be done FIRST?
Wireless access point
Configure one of the HDD as master - and one as slave.
the chip has to be seated properly and locked down to be detected.
Exclude the printers IP addresses from the DHCP scope.

16. In NTFS file permissions - which of the following permissions is an option?
The antivirus service is disabled.
Convert the partition to NTFS.
md
Modify

17. A user reports they keep getting the error message missing or corrupt dll when logging into Windows. Which of the following can the technician do to resolve this issue?
Boot in Safe Mode to remove.
diskmgmt.msc
Start>Run>typesfc /scannow>ok
WindowsVista

18. A technician is installing an OS onto a new hard drive. The OS media is in the optical drive. Upon booting the system displays the message no operating system found. Which of the following should the technician check FIRST?
Press F8 and select Disable Automatic Restart on System Failure.
Boot order in the BIOS
Windows Firewall
Call a security technician to report.

19. A technician is implementing a small office home office (SOHO) wireless network. The technician would like to have a static network. Which of the following should the technician disable on the router?
DHCP
The new drives jumper is set for master.
Check Event Viewer to determine which service did not start - Run services.msc to see the state of each service listed.
7

20. 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?
Use recovery console and the bootcfg /rebuild command.
PCIe graphics card
Incorrect proxy settings
Implement and install a drive encryption program on all company assets.

21. The memory in a notebook computer has been upgraded. The notebook will not power on. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this problem?
NTBACKUP.EXE
Call a security technician to report.
20
The power button is not working.

22. A user reports that an important file has been quarantined by the antivirus program. The technician should advise them the file has been:
copied to a safe location and can be recovered using the antivirus program.
Power Users
There are too many devices plugged into the USB hub.
The power supply must have enough wattage to run all system hardware simultaneously.

23. Which of the following commands will fix the master boot record?
Check the DNS server addresses and verify they are current.
Drive light is always on even when no programs are running. - Cannot perform any anti-virus updates.
Windows Vista 32-bit can only address up to 3GB of memory.
fixmbr

24. Which of the following is the BEST solution for repairing a hard drive that results in the NTLDR is missing display upon booting?
Manufacturer's website
Use recovery console and the fixboot command.
Task Manager
Check the DNS server addresses and verify they are current.

25. Which of the following will disable the UAC in Windows Vista?
Cable tester
Manufacturer's website
Go to Control Panel (User Accounts and Family Safety) - User Accounts -Turn User Account Control on or off.
Hard disk

26. A technician has configured all computers on the LAN - and the computers can communicate with each other - but they cannot access the Internet. Which of the following needs to be configured?
The power supply is not supplying enough power.
Unplug the CMOS battery - Switch on the reset jumper.
Default Gateway
The username and password are set to default.

27. AWindows XP machine will only boot up and display the command prompt. The technician needs to modify the boot.ini file. Which of the following commands would be used?
edit boot.ini
IEEE 1394
Diskpart
\ALPHAC$

28. A user reports the dot matrix printer does not print clearly on part 4 and 5 of the multi-part form. Which of the following should be preformed FIRST?
Corrupt MBR
Install the correct drivers.
The driver CD is for Windows XP only.
The print head needs to be adjusted.

29. A technician notices that the computer locks up at times and maintains a high commit charge. Which of the following is the BEST solution to resolve this problem?
ipconfig /release then ipconfig /renew
Adware
Install more RAM.
Higher wattage power supply

30. 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?
Drive light is always on even when no programs are running. - Cannot perform any anti-virus updates.
A Blue I on a white field
The computer case was opened.
UAC

31. 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?
tracert - ping
Incorrect or corrupt driver
Inverter board
Read the manufacturers instructions.

32. A customer is experiencing screen issues on their aging laptop. The technician discovers that the laptop has a tendency to decrease/increase screen brightness without user intervention - and sometimes it completely loses screen brightness. There is h
LCD power inverter.
Listen for beep codes to determine if the video card needs reseated.
Check the DNS server.
QoS

33. A customer would like to assign the My Documents folder to a separate volume within
nslookup
The jumper is set to clear the BIOS settings
Use a mounted folder.
Ntldr - boot.ini and ntdetect.com - or - IO.sys - boot.ini and ntboot.sys

34. A Windows XP system stops booting with the error message NTLDR is missing.Which of the following is the BEST resolution for this problem?
Install the correct drivers.
Windows Vista 32-bit can only address up to 3GB of memory.
sfc
fixboot

35. Which of the following actions creates a mount point?
Map a new drive to an NTFS folder hosted by a different volume.
The computers CMOS battery has lost its charge.
Loose DC jack
Parental Controls

36. A customer wants to ensure that their new drive has the fastest transfer speed. Which of the following technologies should be recommended?
Enable port forwarding on the router for port 3389 to the IP address.
Modify
Check for the correct print driver.
SATA

37. Which of the following commands would be used to fix errors on the system disk?
chkdsk /f
diskmgmt.msc
Drive light is always on even when no programs are running. - Cannot perform any anti-virus updates.
The deny was selected on all share permissions

38. A client has been unable to fix corruption of system files and does not have a backup or an Automated System Recovery (ASR) disk. Which of the following is the BEST action to take next?
C:users
Format the drive and reload the system.
The power supply is not supplying enough power.
Execute a Windows repair from the Windows setup media.

39. Which of the following 802.11 standards by default uses the 2.4GHz frequency range and supports speeds up to 11Mbps?
B
Two
They have been infected with malware.
A. Use the built-in Guest account and set personal files to private.

40. A customer is experiencing problems with the display after their computer is fully booted but reports seeing the BIOS splash screen during boot. Which of the following would MOST likely be the cause?
CMOS battery
A
A corrupted or incorrect video driver is installed.
The device driver is not loaded.

41. 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?
The permissions are inherited by all files and folders within that folder.
25
The new drives jumper is set for master.
The system is not providing enough power to the USB port.

42. A technician is replacing a hard drive with a new 30GB drive formatted with FAT32. While transferring a 5GB file an error appears indicating that the new drive has insufficient space for the transfer. Which of the following is the cause of the proble
Unplug the CMOS battery - Switch on the reset jumper.
FAT32 cannot handle single files larger than 4GB.
TRACERT
BOOT.INI

43. In a Windows Vista workstation - a user reports that after installing a well-known Internet application certain network features do not function. Which of the following is MOST likely the issue?
C:UsersUser1Desktop
The power supply must have enough wattage to run all system hardware simultaneously.
Windows Firewall is blocking the port.
Update the video card drivers to the latest version.

44. After receiving a service has failed to start message - which of the following commands would be helpful in troubleshooting the issue?
Update the virus signatures.
System Properties>Advanced Tab>Performance Options>Advanced Tab
services.msc
Convert both drives to a dynamic disk.

45. A user is getting ready to upgrade the graphics card in their computer with a performance PCIe graphics card. The user has verified that they have a 16x PCIe slot on their motherboard. Which of the following may also need to be upgraded?
Power supply
Read the manufacturers instructions.
sfc
Performance Monitor

46. Which of the following BEST explains the error message Check boot path and disk hardware?
diskmgmt.msc
QoS
BOOT.INI file is corrupt
System Properties>Advanced>Environment variables>System variables

47. A technician is trying to use the nslookup command. Which of the following needs to be installed before this command can be used?
An issue that will not prevent the basic function of the computer.
Boot in Safe Mode to remove.
TCP/IP
25

48. A stop error message Unable to locate component is on a users machine. The message displays right after POST. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this issue?
Netstat
System file corruption
Turn on and configure BitLocker.
%systemdrive%Users

49. When turning on a PC a series of beeps is heard but no display is seen.Which of the following could be the issue?
RAM failure
The LCD cable is pinched
The memory is not installed correctly.
D. IP address - Subnet mask - Gateway - MAC address - DNS - Lease obtained/expiration.

50. When using FTP to transfer files which of the following is used to retrieve a file from a remote server?
get
Use the Automatic Update feature built into the application - Use scripts.
format
Enable MAC filtering