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Comptia A + Computer Repair Practicals

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A customer reports that all printed documents display random characters. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this problem?






2. A user reports not being able to print to a new printer but can print to an old printer. Everyone else in the same workgroup can print to the new printer. Which of the following will MOST likely solve the issue?


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






4. A technician wants to avoid the possibility of mixing and losing screws when working on a laptop. Which of the following is the BEST solution for the technician?






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






6. Which of the following supports the Athlon 64?






7. Which of the following boot.ini switches will allow a technician to install a non-default Windows splash screen?






8. Which of the following tools should a technician use when replacing a motherboard in a PC?






9. A user wants to purchase a new laptop. Which of the following would be compatible with the widest selection of media types?






10. 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?






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






12. 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?






13. Which of the following utilities can be used to determine the current partition information on an attached storage device?






14. Which of the following commands is used to review and repair protected Windows XP files?






15. 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?






16. 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






17. A user reports that they set their homepage to Microsoft.com - but every time they open a browser the homepage goes somewhere else - and never the same place twice. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason?






18. A technician is using msconfig and the OS does not recognize this as a valid command. Which of the following operating systems is the technician troubleshooting?






19. A client reported that the network laser printer was not printing from the third tray. After repairing the issue - which of the following should the technician do NEXT?






20. 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?






21. Which of the following commands will fix the master boot record?






22. 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?






23. Which of the following 802.11 standards by default uses the 5GHz frequency range and supports speeds up to 54Mbps?






24. Which of the following will reset the BIOS settings?






25. In which of the following locations is the Windows Vista local user settings found?






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






27. 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?


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






29. Which of the following will occur if too much thermal paste is used on a processor?






30. 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?






31. A technician has installed a new WAP into a SOHO environment - which of the following will provide the HIGHEST level of security?






32. A user states that they have an invalid boot disk message on the computer after a reboot. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason?






33. 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






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






35. Which of the following is the default loopback address?






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






37. Which of the following can be accessed with the Computer Management MMC snap-in tool?






38. A technician installs a SATA controller card and moves the hard drive cable from the system board o the SATA controller. The system POSTs and the controller BIOS recognizes the hard drive but oes not boot to the hard drive and start Windows. Which of






39. A technician wants to hide the wireless router's ID. Which of the following would accomplish this?






40. A user wants to track websites that certain individuals are going to throughout the day on Windows Vista. Which of the following tools can be used to perform this action?






41. A power outage caused a computer to shut off while the operating system was running. Which of the following would a technician run to make sure the operating system was not damaged?






42. 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?






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






44. 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?






45. A technician has been tasked with setting up mirrored disk storage on a Windows XP computer. Which of the following should be installed FIRST?






46. On a Windows Vista PC - where are the user files located?






47. 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?






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






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






50. Which of the following is the FIRST step after a clean Windows XP Installation?