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Comptia A + Computer Repair Practicals

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






2. A user has installed a second hard drive into a computer and receives a message stating Invalid Boot Volume. Which of the following should a technician recommend to solve this problem?






3. A customer needs help as the application log is full. They want to leave it the same size but maintain existing entries for future reference. Which of the following is the BEST course of action?






4. Which of the following directory paths is the default profile folder for User1 in Windows XP?






5. A client calls after connecting the keyboard and mouse to a new computer. The client indicates that neither the keyboard nor the mouse works. The technician has determined these devices are connected through the PS/2 ports. Which of the following rec






6. 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?






7. 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






8. When troubleshooting a network connectivity issue - which of the following commands can BEST determine the IP address of the remote device that is causing the problem?






9. A computer is failing to boot. Which of the following tools would be used FIRST in troubleshooting?






10. Which of the following protocols uses port 443 by default?






11. A technician wants domain group policy changes on a Windows XP computer to immediately propagate. Which of the following commands should the technician use?






12. 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?






13. A user reports that their new pair of headphones is not working properly. The technician asks where the headphone cable is plugged into on the PC - and the user responds by merely saying it was a round pink jack. Which of the following is the MOST li






14. 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?






15. A user reports that a program in Windows XP is not responding. A technician remotes into the user's computer to end the process. Which of the following is used to force the program to shutdown?






16. 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?






17. A user asked to have a second IDE hard drive installed on their computer. Which of the following should be done FIRST?






18. Which of the following system utilities will run when a technician types mstsc in the command prompt?






19. A user reports that a device is not working. Within the device manager - a red X through the icon of a device indicates which of the following?






20. In Windows XP - where is setuplog.txt located?






21. A user is running defrag on a computer and the power goes out. When power is restored - which of the following is the BEST action to perform?






22. A technician has installed a maintenance kit on a laser printer and replaced all consumables. Which of the following should the technician do NEXT?






23. After replacing the RAM on a clients system - a technician gets a loud beeping noise and the computer will not successfully POST. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the problem?






24. After installing a single new RIMM memory module the system fails to start properly or recognize the new memory. Which of the following is MOST likely the problem?






25. A technician is adding a new device to a system and is unable to find the driver disk. Which of the following is he BEST place to retrieve the latest drivers?

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26. A client has returned a computer with a hard drive that has failed twice. Which of the following should the technician check in the computer?






27. After receiving a service has failed to start message - which of the following commands would be helpful in troubleshooting the issue?






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






29. A customer reports their system will not boot up. A technician determines the problem is a corrupt master boot record. Which of the following must be done to run the repair?






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






31. A client reports that the cursor on their laptop moves to one corner of the screen and stays there when they try to use the keyboard joystick. Which of the following components will MOST likely need to be replaced to resolve the issue?






32. A technician needs to add a second processor to the empty socket on a computers motherboard. Which of the following should be used?






33. A hard drive set as a dynamic disk is moved from oneWindows computer to another. None of the disks are seen in My Computer. Which of the following tools would be BEST to start troubleshooting?






34. Unauthorized changes are being made to the customers router. Which of the following would MOST likely be the cause?






35. A user is unable to connect a digital video camera up to a PC to transfer photos.Which of the following expansion cards should MOST likely be installed to resolve this?






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






37. 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?






38. A user has installed a new firewall and wants to allow only web traffic. They have allowed port 80 on the firewall. When they test the connection they are unable to get to the secure websites. Which of the following should they configure to enable br






39. When using FTP to transfer files which of the following is used to retrieve a file from a remote server?






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






41. In Windows Vista - where would a technician find User1 desktop files?






42. Which of the following should a technician check FIRST if a Windows XP user is trying to print a document and is getting the error message Print sub-system not available?






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






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






45. After installing a new processor - the system reports the CPU is not running at the correct speed. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?






46. How many volts does a power supplys 4-pin Molex connector carry to internal devices?






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






48. 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?






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






50. When booting a Windows XP computer - two screens pop-up that offer a choice between two operating systems to boot to. Dual boot configuration is not installed on this computer. Which of the following files needs to be changed?







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