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Comptia A + Computer Repair Practicals

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1. Which of the following will display a list of hardware components and peripherals installed on a computer and allow a technician to enable - disable - remove or reinstall their drivers?






2. Which of the following commands would be used to display hidden files?






3. A technician installs 8GB of RAM into a computer. The memory is properly detected by the system BIOS; however - the System Properties applet is reporting less than 4GB. Which of the following BEST describes the cause of this discrepancy?






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






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






6. A technician needs to configure a PC with two fixed disk drives for optimal performance. The system is built from a standard image and no data is stored locally. Which of the following RAID settings should be used?






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






8. A technician is configuring a small office home office (SOHO) router to allow FTP access. Which of the following ports will the technician open?






9. A technician suspects a computer has a virus - which of the following BEST describes the FIRST action to take?






10. Which of the following computer management tools would be used to restart the print spooler in Windows XP?






11. 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?






12. 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?






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






14. A technician is replacing the motherboard on a laptop. Which of the following should the technician do as a best practice?






15. A customer wants to purchase a FireWire-based external hard disk drive. Which of the following ports is needed on the machine to be able to utilize such a device?






16. While troubleshooting a network connection issue on a Windows XP workstation - a technician would like to see a list of all available network commands. Which of the following commands should the technician type?






17. A user is unable to receive FTP antivirus updates from the vendor but has network connectivity. Which of the following settings should be checked?






18. A technician is installing a video card on a PC that currently has an onboard video card. The new video card is installed but will not display an image. Which of the following actions is required?






19. Which of the following tools is used to initiate archive procedures in Windows XP Professional?






20. A user reports that when powering on their computer all they see is a black screen with a cursor. Which of the following is the FIRST step to determine the problem?






21. Which of the following tools would be used in order to test the voltage output of a laptop A/C adapter?






22. A customer states they recently updated their system and now it will not boot properly in normal mode. Which of the following could be used from Safe Mode to correct the issue?






23. A clients PC is having problems connecting to a certain website. Which of the following tools would be used to evaluate the hops taken from the clients PC to the website?






24. A technician powers on a user's PC and gets no video or POST. Which of the following is the BEST action to take to determine if this is a bad motherboard and/or CPU?






25. A technician is going to flash the BIOS on a laptop.Which of the following would the technician need to complete this task?






26. A user reports they are unable to access the Internet. The technician attempts to ping 127.0.0.1 - which fails. Which of the following is the MOST likely source of the problem?






27. A technician wants to check the processor speed. Where can the technician find this information?






28. A user notices that the workstation is performing slowly and is populating .eml files after connecting to the network. The user has been disconnected for over two months. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the issue?






29. Which of the following does the ping command do?






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






31. A user reports that their CAD files will display correctly in low resolution but not in high resolution after installing a new graphics card. Which of the following will MOST likely fix this problem?






32. A client has installed an additional 1GB of RAM in a computer to accommodate the requirements of a new application. When the application is run a Low on Virtual Memory warning appears. Which of the following steps needs to be taken?






33. When booting Windows - check disk comes up and runs a scan only on drive E. The PC still boots and shows no signs of any errors or other problems. No installations or other software changes have been made. Which of the following is the MOST likely ca






34. 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?






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. 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






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






38. A printer is suddenly not printing using Windows XP. Which of the following is the BEST procedure to get the printing restarted?






39. Which of the following command will display a list of folders and files?






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






42. Which of the following tools could be used to test the voltage coming from a laptops AC adapter?






43. Which of the following command line utilities can be used to check for open ports?






44. A customer states that they can access all LAN resources but cannot access the Internet.Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?






45. A users laptop is constantly accessing the hard drive. Which of the following is the BEST solution?






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






47. A user wants to ensure that when they connect to a public Wi-Fi network that they are protected against attackers. Which of the following settings will help in preventing intrusion in Windows Vista?






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






49. 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?






50. A system powers on - begins POST - displays the BIOS version information and then hangs with the error message Error loading operating system. Which of the following is MOST likely cause of this issue?