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Comptia A + Computer Repair Practicals

Subjects : certifications, comptia-a-+, it-skills

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. During boot - a technician gets the error message Windows could not start because of a computer disk hardware configuration problem. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this message?
Incorrect or corrupt driver
Use System Restore to restore the system to the point before the software was initially installed.
Manufacturer's website
BOOT.INI deleted

2. A technician is installing a new SATA drive into an older computer. Which of the following conditions can prevent the technician from being successful?
The deny was selected on all share permissions
Manually start the service.
D. Power supply does not have the proper connections.
The incorrect WEP is being used.

3. An application is not responding - and the technician wants to end the process. Which of the following methods will allow Task Manager to be accessed?
Pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del and selecting Task Manager - Right clicking on the task bar and selecting Task Manager.
Unplug the CMOS battery - Switch on the reset jumper.
The use of a flash drive to copy the script into all the desktops.
Multimeter

4. Each time a user tries to print a document; the user receives a out of memory error message. Which of the following would BEST solve the issue?
Add additional RAM to the printer.
Reset the page count.
MAC filtering
127.0.0.1

5. Which of the following adapters will offer the HIGHEST data transfer rate?
netstat
802.11n
Solid state
Set the new printer as the default printer. - Add the new printer to users computer.

6. Which of the following should a technician perform to check a hard disk for corruption?
Connects the processor to the main memory - measured in MHz
Run the chkdsk command.
The customers DNS server is unavailable.
Check if the computer manufacturer uses a separate power inverter for the screen.

7. Which of the following will reset the BIOS settings?
The rollers on the printer need to be replaced.
Unplug the CMOS battery - Switch on the reset jumper.
Firewall
User Account Control (UAC).

8. When removing a malware infection from a machine - which of the following modes should be used?
Safe Mode
net help
Call a security technician to report.
Disk Defragmentation

9. Which of the following methods will restrict wireless access to specific devices?
Find the proper manufacturer documentation.
Enable MAC address filtering
The CMOS battery is failing.
MAC filtering

10. 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?
Run Autochk.exe from the Windows Installation Disk.
My Computer>Properties>Remote Tab>Allow Users to connect remotely to this computer>Select Remote Users.
Pop-ups
netstat

11. A user has a wireless network with four PCs and wants to add three more wireless PCs to a location that has poor signal strength. Which of the following devices would the technician add to the network?
net help
Loopback plug
Access Point
Communicates with network devices

12. 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?
Enable Public location
DHCP
Set the jumpers on both hard drives to C/S.
Windows Firewall is blocking the port.

13. 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?
ping -t
heck if user is a local administrator on the computer
DHCP
Access Point

14. Which of the following commands will remove the read only - hidden - archive and system attributes from a file named test.doc?
attrib test.doc -r -a -s -h
Higher wattage power supply
USB
Incorrect or corrupt driver

15. A user reports that after adding several programs and files the computer is running slower. Which of the following can a technician suggest to correct this issue?
IDE but with an adapter
Add additional memory to the laser printer.
RAID controller and two drives
Run defrag

16. Which of the following broadband networking technologies is MOST widely available in isolated areas?
sfc /scannow
Spooler service is running.
Satellite
D. Power supply does not have the proper connections.

17. To enhance security on a Windows workstation - the default Guest group should be:
Dependencies
disabled.
ping localhost
Use recovery console and the fixboot command.

18. 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?
Go to Control Panel> open User Accounts> Click Turn User Account Control On or Off> Click Continue>Clear the check box and click OK.
Cellular card is disabled in the BIOS.
Look around the monitor for items that maybe interfering with the display.
\ALPHAC$

19. Which of the following can be accessed with the Computer Management MMC snap-in tool?
ipconfig /release then ipconfig /renew
Event Viewer Logs - Disk Management - Device Manager
chkdsk
Toner cartridge

20. A Windows computer receives a stop error (e.g. bluescreen) on boot. Which of the following when run from recovery console could correct the issue?
SATA
Windows 2000
C:Documents and SettingsUser1
chkdsk

21. When receiving a Missing NTLDR error - which of the following is the FIRST action that should be taken?
Default User - All Users
Check for a floppy disk in the FDD.
tracert
Loopback plug

22. When converting a dynamic disk to a basic disk in Windows - which of the following will occur?
chkdsk
remove the AC power.
Any data on existing volumes will be permanently lost.
Boot to Safe Mode with Networking and attempt updates - Apply updates manually by downloading the definition files on another machine.

23. 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?
Blu-Ray discs are not compatible with DVD drives
My Computer>Properties>Remote Tab>Allow Users to connect remotely to this computer>Select Remote Users.
the chip has to be seated properly and locked down to be detected.
The memory is failing.

24. Which of the following directory paths is the default profile folder for User1 in Windows Vista?
C:UsersUser1
Plug in an external monitor to see if it is a device driver problem.
System date/time
xcopy

25. How many volts does a power supplys 4-pin Molex connector carry to internal devices?
Read the manufacturers instructions.
remove the CMOS battery.
Windows Defender
5 volts

26. A technician would like to install a new primary SATA drive into a computer. Which of the following scenarios BEST describes the physical setup required for this task?
Mount the SATA drive into an available 3.5 drive bay. Connect one end of a data cable to the drives signal connector - and the other to the SATA 0 connector on the motherboard. Connect an available 15-pin power connector to the drive.
The OS firewall is blocking the application.
\ALPHAC$
TRACERT

27. Which of the following commands will duplicate entire directories from one location to another?
The proxy server has been configured to block the site.
xcopy
tracert
The new drives jumper is set for master.

28. 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?
Look for another expansion slot elsewhere on the unit.
Higher wattage power supply
The user plugged the headphones into the microphone jack.
WPA2

29. A user reports that a device is not working. Within the Device Manager - a yellow ! on the icon of a device indicates which of the following?
Parental Controls
ping localhost
The device driver is not loaded.
The CPU is overheating.

30. Which of the following utilities can be run on a Windows XP Professional computer - if it is suspected that the file system structure has become damaged?
QoS
Connects the processor to the main memory - measured in MHz
chkdsk
The fuser unit for damage

31. A user reports that an important file has been quarantined by the antivirus program. The technician should advise them the file has been:
Manufacturer's website
copied to a safe location and can be recovered using the antivirus program.
A deny permission overrides an allow permission.
A

32. A technician has installed a faster CPU into a machine. When they boot the machine the POST shows that the new CPU is not running faster. Which of the following should be configured?
Wireless access point
Clock multiplier
Device driver issues
Update the BIOS.

33. A technician would like to create a spanned volume on two basic disks. Which of the following steps must be completed?
Socket 754
Disable System Restore -update virus definitions - restart in Safe Mode - run full scan.
Create a striped set.
The use of a flash drive to copy the script into all the desktops.

34. Which of the following operating systems uses BitLocker to encrypt files on the hard drive?
Microsoft WindowsVista Enterprise
Enable Public location
Convert both drives to a dynamic disk.
Format from the command line - Disk Management MMC Snap-In

35. A technician is installing a wireless small office home office (SOHO) network and wants to hide the network visibility for security purposes. Which of the following should the technician configure to accomplish this task?
Turn off SSID broadcast.
Reseat and check all cables.
Default Gateway
The front USB ports were not connected to the system board header.

36. A user states that they could connect to their home wireless network with their laptop and now they cannot. Which of the following is the MOST likely issue?
format
The user disabled theWiFi adapter with the hardware or software switch.
sfc
Try paper from a different package of paper.

37. A user is trying to boot a desktop PC from their A: drive. Which of the following devices is the user describing?
The CPU is overheating.
/bootlogo /noguiboot
The floppy drive
chkdsk

38. A new firewall was installed on a system and since then a remote user has been unable to reach the file server. Which of the following should the technician verify is setup on the new firewall?
Port forwarding
during a time of low activity
Using Disk Manager - the new drive must be partitioned - Using Disk Manager - the new drive must be formatted.
A. The host computer is a portable computer - USB devices cannot be converted to a dynamic disk.

39. Which of the following utilities would a technician use to verify that a sound card is correctly installed on a PC?
Loop back plug
C:windowssystem - C:windows
Device Manager
There is no operating system on the hard drive.

40. 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?
Three
The small space is causing overheating.
Install the Chipset Drivers
The user has a USB drive in the system.

41. A technician is installing a NIC into a users computer. The technician knows the MAC address but does not have the driver. Which of the following will BEST help the technician identify the manufacturer of the NIC card?
System Information
Device conflict
Computer Management - Services MMC Plug-in
The first three octets of the MAC address.

42. Which of the following permissions can be assigned when giving shared folder permissions but not when assigning NTFS permissions?
Change
IEEE 1394 card
Problem with the developing drum
Permissions on the folder containing the financial data.

43. A hard drive is experiencing poor performance. Which of the following would be the BEST option to help improve read/write speeds?
RAID 0
Update firmware.
Disk Defragmentation
SMTP

44. A user has discovered that even though they are using the latest version of the anti-virus software - the computer is still being infected by a virus. Which of the following is the BEST solution for this problem?
Update the virus signatures.
Corrupt MBR
The new drives jumper is set for master.
Boot to Safe Mode with Networking and attempt updates - Apply updates manually by downloading the definition files on another machine.

45. When combining NTFS and Share permissions - which of the following is true?
The most restrictive permission overrides
Check the DNS server.
The paging file size settings need to be adjusted.
MAC filtering - Disable SSID broadcast

46. A customer cannot print certain PDF documents on their laser printer. The print job is a multi- page large PDF with multiple colors. Which of the following is the MOST likely solution?
System Information
Add additional memory to the laser printer.
The proxy server has been configured to block the site.
Have the LCD screen replaced.

47. A technician has a PC that does not recognize the USB keyboard immediately after POST. Which of the following could be the cause?
The DHCP client is unable to obtain an IP address from the DHCP server.
chkdsk /f
Look for another expansion slot elsewhere on the unit.
The USB plug is not seated properly. - The BIOS is not configured for USB support.

48. In which of the following locations does Windows Vista create the user profiles?
%systemdrive%Users
Loopback test
The device is disabled.
Port forwarding

49. A user notices that the workstation is performing slowly and is populating .eml files after connecting to the network. The user has been disconnected for over two months. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the issue?
Update the virus signatures.
The DHCP client is unable to obtain an IP address from the DHCP server.
TRACERT
Outdated signature files allowed a virus attack

50. A workgroup user reports not being able to print to the new printer. Everyone else in the workgroup can print to the new printer and the user can still automatically send print jobs to the old printer. Which of the following will solve the issue?
Set the new printer as the default printer. - Add the new printer to users computer.
nslookup
chkdsk /f
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