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Comptia A + Computer Repair Practicals

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1. A user reports that they are unable to print to a shared network printer. Other users are able to print to the same printer with no problems. Which of the following is the MOST likely solution?






2. Which of the following commands will make a new directory?






3. Which of the following commands will duplicate entire directories from one location to another?






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






5. Which of the following permissions can be assigned when giving shared folder permissions but not when assigning NTFS permissions?






6. A technician is given a computer that is very slow but has a fast processor and plenty of memory. Which of the following commands could be used for troubleshooting start-up services?






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






8. A user states that their laser printer jams constantly. The unit is a little over seven years old and has had no maintenance. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this issue?






9. 1/2 Which of the following actions should a technician take when the Service Control Manager reports - one or more services failed to start?






10. 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?






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






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






13. A user reports that email is working but they are unable to access the Internet. Which of the following is the NEXT step in solving the issue?






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






15. Which of the following will restore the BIOS after a failed update?






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






17. A technician is sent to configure a wireless small office home office (SOHO) network in an urban area. Which of the following utilities can the technician disable to help prevent unauthorized users on the network?






18. A customer wants to guard against Spyware on a Windows Vista workstation. Which of the following default programs is installed for this purpose?






19. 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?






20. Which of the following tools can a technician use to determine whether changes should be made to increase security?






21. A travel agency operates as a small home business. They would like to allow wireless access for two new laptops within their existing secured wired network.Which of the following additional equipment will the owner need to purchase to have connectivi






22. Which of the following cable types should a technician use to support a 1Gbps SOHO LAN?






23. A user reports they have forgotten their BIOS password and is unable to boot their system. Which of the following describes the BEST method to correct this problem?






24. 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?






25. A customer reports that they are unable to access any network resources. To test the functionality of the customers NIC - the technician should use which of the following?






26. Which of the following profiles are automatically created by Windows XP during installation?






27. Which of the following is the proper order for powering off and on network components?






28. A client has noticed a grinding sound along with a vibration when they use their PC. Which of the following will solve the clients problem?






29. Shortly after the Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete to login screen appears in Windows XP - a user gets the error One or more services failed to start. Which of the following locations could be accessed to identify the service that did not start and attempt to s






30. A computer is redeployed after sitting in storage for a year and is now displaying the wrong date. Which of the following is the cause?






31. Which of the following commands would provide a list of all local active TCP/IP connections?






32. When setting security permissions on a folder - which of the following properties apply?






33. 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?






34. The Accounting Department reports that their new program runs on all computers except two. Which of the following logs will have the MOST information about this problem?






35. Users are reporting their machines are losing connection to a central server during off hours - causing some processes that run after hours to stop. Which of the following commands would BEST confirm the problem?






36. A customer has asked a technician to configure a RAID array that will provide data protection using the fewest number of disks. The computer has room for two additional drives. Which of the following RAID levels should be configured?






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






38. Which of the following wireless encryption standards would provide the HIGHEST level of security?






39. 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?






40. 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?






41. A user has downloaded a game from the Internet. Afterwards they notice that links from search sites get redirected to unusual pages. After the problem is corrected - the user asks how the problem can be prevented in the future. The technician should






42. Which of the following malware types sits quietly in the background to collect and transmit sensitive information from a users computer?






43. 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






44. The technician backed-up users data for use on a new workstation. The user has reported that the workstation only allows a save as on this data. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?






45. Which of the following components could MOST likely cause a Non-system disk or disk error to occur after POST?






46. 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?






47. Which of the following utilities - in Windows - can be configured to perform automatic disk defragmentation?






48. The customer brings their mini-tower and a new DVD/RW drive they want installed. The technician finds a second hard drive in an empty 5.25 bay connected to the secondary bus and jumpered as a slave. The ribbon cable will not stretch from the primary






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






50. Which of the following can be accomplished from the System Configuration utility?






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