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Comptia A + Computer Repair Practicals

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1. Which of the following is the BEST response upon seeing a STOP error in Windows XP?






2. Which of the following is the BEST solution for repairing a hard drive that results in could not read from selected boot disk display upon booting?






3. A user reports that a newly installed external CD-RW is not working. A technician is called and he notes the user has the CD-RW drive - a flash disk - a rarely used external hard drive and a wireless network adapter plugged into an external USB hub.






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






5. A technician needs to add a hard drive to a PC. The drive needs to support a transaction log requiring up to 3Gbps transfer speed. Which of the following storage types will meet this requirement?






6. A customer reports that the laptop screen turns all red then goes all blue when moving the LCD hinge. Which of the following is the BEST description of the problem?






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






8. A customer wants to ensure that their new drive has the fastest transfer speed. Which of the following technologies should be recommended?






9. Where in Windows XP SP2 Professional can a technician block incoming connections for programs and services?






10. Which of the following is the BEST way to deny unauthorized computers access to a network?






11. Which of the following commands allows a technician to scan protected files and check the files version?






12. A user states that they can use their laptop when attached to AC power - but it will not charge a new battery. Which of the following is the MOST likely problem?






13. A technician has just installed an upgraded graphics card. The computers power turns off before it finishes booting. Which of the following is the cause of the problem?






14. 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?






15. Which of the following Microsoft encryption software provides the HIGHEST level of security for PCs running Windows Vista Enterprise or Ultimate Vista?






16. Which of the following paths is used to view the size of the paging file in Windows XP?






17. A technician is installing a high performance graphics card in a PCI express slot. Which of the following should be done FIRST after inserting the card into the slot?






18. A user reports that VoIP telephone calls have static and a noticeable delay whenever other users are using the home network. Which of the following routing features should be used on the home network to resolve this issue?






19. 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?






20. A client is having wireless network connection problems. The technician has determined that the location has a dead spot due to a concrete wall. Which of the following can the technician do to resolve the issue?






21. A technician is repairing a computer that will not start up. The technician notices the power button does not display any lights and the LED on the motherboard is off. Which of the following is the cause of the problem?






22. A technician gets a call from a customer with a Windows XP computer. The customer has just installed a new program in their computer. When the customer opens a file - it opens in a program that the customer does not want to use. Which of the followin






23. Which of the following BEST explains the purpose of the Windows Recovery Console?






24. 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






25. 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?






26. 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?






27. Which of the following could cause an Inaccessible boot drive error during the boot process?






28. A technician is tracing a cable from a desk back to a patch panel in the wiring closet. The cables are not labeled. Which of the following tools would BEST trace the cable?






29. A computer will not complete POST and a series of beeps is heard.Which of the following is the BEST material for the technician to consult?






30. 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?






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






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






33. The customer wants to upgrade to a newer model computer - but does not want to lose all the digital photos on the old computer. Which of the following is the QUICKEST way for the technician to move the photos?






34. A technician has been asked to replace a hard drive in a laptop. The documentation calls for an IDE hard drive. Upon removal - the drive has an unfamiliar connector.Which of the following types of hard drives is in the laptop?






35. When installing additional memory in a notebook computer - the MOST important point to remember is:






36. When a SMART error is received on a computer - which of the following devices MOST likely has a problem?






37. A user is reporting that the image on their CRT monitor is shaking and giving them eye strain. The technician notices the display is OK at first - then after a minute it begins wavering. Which of the following is the FIRST step the technician should






38. A user has a computer with a 100GB IDE hard drive formatted as a single FAT32 partition. The partition has 50GB of free space but the user receives an error when attempting to save a 5GB video file. Which of the following will resolve this issue?






39. Which of the following operating systems - by default - uses Documents as the name of a user's document folder?






40. A technician is setting up VoIP service for a SOHO customer. Which of the following should the technician enable on the customers home router?






41. 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?






42. 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?






43. Which of the following commands will send signals to the computers network card to see if it responds?






44. A technician suspects that a power supply on a computer may be going bad. Which of the following tools would BEST diagnose the part?






45. Which of the following commands will allow a technician to change a FAT32 file system to an NTFS file system?






46. A technician is troubleshooting a WLAN card in a laptop. The wireless infrastructure is 802.11g. The WLAN card is showing connected at 11Mbps. Which of the following would be the BEST reason why the WLAN card is performing at that speed?






47. 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?






48. A customer reports they are unable to connect to any computers outside of the office and they are unable to connect to the Internet. When the technician runs ipconfig - the customer gets the following output: IP address169.254.2.4 Subnet Mask.255.255






49. An automotive testing application requires a serial device to be added to a Windows XP Professional PC. The application requires the communications settings to be configured in the OS. In which of the following are these settings located?






50. A technician is upgrading memory on a laptop. Upon removing the access door the technician sees only one memory expansion slot. The documentation stated there were two. Which of the following should the technician do?