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Comptia A + Computer Repair Practicals

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1. 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?






2. A technician has completed a computer repair by editing the registry. Which of the following should the technician do NEXT?






3. Additional RAM has been added to a PC. When the RAM amount is checked within Windows the additional memory is not reflected. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?






4. 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?






5. After replacing a processor - which of the following would be the NEXT step in reassembly?






6. Which of the following commands can prepare a new disk for use?






7. A user reports that a computer reboots several times a day unexpectedly. Configuration management shows that the machine recently had a second hard drive and a DVDROM burner installed. Which of the following BEST describes the troubleshooting steps?






8. Which of the following is the name of the Windows Vista application that will display items such as a clock - weather and thumbnails on the desktop at startup?






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






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






11. 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?






12. A user has bought a faster CPU and the manufacturer says it is compatible with their system. The PC does not boot up after installing the new CPU. Which of the following actions should the technician have performed prior to installing the new CPU?






13. 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






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






15. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the system losing the date and time after every reboot?






16. Which of the following is the MOST important reason to select the proper wattage power supply for a computer?






17. A technician is sent out to troubleshoot a Windows XP Media Center PC being used in acustomers enclosed home theatre. The customer describes symptoms of random system shutdowns - especially when the PC is being used to record media or watch lengthy h






18. A technician is troubleshooting software that was supposed to startup when the PC powered on. The software failed to start. Which of the following should the technician use to investigate the issue?






19. 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






20. Which of the following tools would a technician use to reassign a drive letter?






21. 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?






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






24. A user reports that they can hear downloaded music and sounds through their computer speakers. Music CDs cannot be heard when played in the local CD-ROM drive except by plugging headphones into the jack on the front of the drive. Which of the followi






25. 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?






26. When getting an Inaccessible boot drive error - the FIRST step to solve the issue should be to:






27. A technician is replacing an LCD for a tablet PC but the touch screen functionality is not working. Which of the following is MOST likely the cause?






28. A user cannot access the Internet via a proxy server. Which of the following ports needs to be set on the web browser proxy to allow HTTP traffic?






29. In NTFS file permissions - which of the following permissions is an option?






30. 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?






31. Which of the following protocols must be enabled in a wireless router if it is to automatically assign host IP addresse






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






33. When using Device Manager - a red X indicates which of the following?






34. A technician changed the system date and time to display military time on a PC. Which of the following did the technician use to change this feature?






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






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






37. A user receives a message on a Windows Vista machine stating that there is an error with the boot configuration data. Which of the following is MOST likely corrupted - stopping the boot process?






38. A technician would like to have a program start automatically during a specific time. Which of the following utilities would the technician use?






39. 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?






40. When removing a malware infection from a machine - which of the following modes should be used?






41. A user reports that their optical drive has power and they can put a disk in it - but it does not access the disk nor does the drive show in My Computer. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason?






42. A Windows XP system stops booting with the error message NTLDR is missing.Which of the following is the BEST resolution for this problem?






43. A customer using a laptop states several letters and numbers (e.g. W -E -S -D -X -C -2 -3) are not properly working on the keyboard. Which of the following is the NEXT step to resolve the issue?






44. A customer reports that a home wireless network is slow after the completion of the new apartment building nearby. Which of the following is the MOST secure solution for the problem?






45. After installing multiple hard drives in a computer - the technician finds that some of the drives will intermittently be unavailable. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason that the drives are periodically unavailable?






46. Which of the following Windows XP commands can be used to repair the BOOT.INI file?






47. A customer states that their laptop battery is not charging and it will not power on with the AC adapter. Which of the following would the technician use to check the AC adapter?






48. It is a companys policy to shut down all workstations at the end of the day. However - the majority of employees are leaving disks in their workstations and upon start up the next morning they are receiving a NTLDR is missing error. Which of the foll






49. Which of the following would have to be disabled on a PC if a user wants to assign a static IP address on that PC?






50. Which of the following encryption methods requires a 10-digit network key?






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