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Comptia A + Computer Repair Practicals

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1. Which of the following utilities is used to perform a selective startup procedure?






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






3. 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?






4. Which of the following command line tools in Windows Vista is used for disk management?






5. Which of the following allows IP addresses to be assigned automatically?






6. 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?






7. 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?






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






9. Which of the following are methods to automatically update the antivirus application?






10. 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






11. A user running Windows XP experiences a power outage without first properly closing Windows. After rebooting - which of the following utilities can the user run to scan the hard drive and automatically fix errors?






12. On laptops - the internal wireless adapter is known by which of the following form factors?






13. 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?






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






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






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






17. A technician follows the manufacturers safety procedures and upgrades the RAM in a notebook computer from 512MB to 2GB. Upon starting the notebook - a pattern of beeping sounds occurs and there is no display. The new and old SODIMM modules are the sa






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






19. If a technician wants to evaluate a computers detailed statistics - which of the following is the BEST utility to view this information?






20. 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?






21. A client is having problems retrieving their email. If their company uses IMAP - which of the following ports should be open by default on their email client?






22. A technician is attempting to get into the BIOS and they are being prompted for a password. Which of the following can clear the BIOS password?






23. 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?






24. While powering up a desktop PC - the unit will repeat three short beeps and will not POST. Which of the following is MOST likely the problem?






25. Which of the following would a technician perform to cancel a print job?






26. A technician attempts to run chkdsk - but the system cannot locate it in the WinntSystem32 or WindowsSystem32 folders. Which of the following should the technician do to perform the chkdsk function?






27. A client states that their Internet browser is running slow and there are multiple windows popping up onto the desktop. Which of the following is the BEST procedure to perform to resolve these issues?






28. A users system is locking up after the Windows logo screen on boot-up. Which of the following is the BEST reason for this?






29. Which of the following tools would be used to format a partition but not the hard drive?






30. Which of the following BEST describes why a technician should avoid touching the copper piping on heat sinks?






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






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






33. Users in an office are having problems connecting to certain resources outside of their network. The technician suspects that a router on the network has failed. Which of the following tools can be used to determine the point of failure on the networ






34. 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?






35. A technician is installing an OS onto a new hard drive. The OS media is in the optical drive. Upon booting the system displays the message no operating system found. Which of the following should the technician check FIRST?






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






37. Users are reporting that a Vista feature asks them for confirmation before running most applications or making system changes. Which of the following is the name of this Vista feature and where should the technician direct users to turn the functiona






38. Which of the following BEST explains the purpose of safe mode?






39. 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?






40. 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?






41. 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?






42. A technician is adding a secondary IDE hard drive to an older system. After installation and the first boot - the drive is not showing in Disk Management. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the issue?






43. A technician needs to access the files stored on the primary partition of a networked computer named ALPHA. The user of that computer has not setup any shared files or folders. Which of the following is an administrative share?






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






45. A user reports that their Windows XP PC booted to a desktop which is presented with very rough colors and poor detail on all images displayed.Which of the following is the MOST likely cause and solution of the problem?






46. A department of users is reporting there are lines across their printouts. They have already changed the toner cartridge but the issue remains. Which of the following is the BEST item to inspect?






47. A remote user is attempting to install a new external storage device on their computer. The user reports they only have one port open on the back of the device and the port is similar to the USB port their mouse is connected to. The port has a bevel






48. 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






49. When replacing a laptop keyboard - the FIRST thing to do is:






50. When using Device Manager - a yellow QUESTION NO: mark indicates which of the following?