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Comptia A + Computer Repair Practicals

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1. A user wants to prevent certain individuals from using the Internet throughout the day in Windows Vista. Which of the following tools can be used to perform this action?






2. 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






3. AWindows XP machine will only boot up and display the command prompt. The technician needs to modify the boot.ini file. Which of the following commands would be used?






4. A technician has installed a new wireless access point on an existing small office home office (SOHO) network with WPA security. All wireless computers connect to the new network except one computer that repeatedly asks for the key. Which of the foll






5. A customer needs help as the application log is full. They want to leave it the same size but maintain existing entries for future reference. Which of the following is the BEST course of action?






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






8. A PCs system time is always incorrect until logging in to the PC. Which of the following is the MOST likely problem?






9. A hard drive is experiencing poor performance. Which of the following would be the BEST option to help improve read/write speeds?






10. 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?






11. 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?






12. 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?






13. 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?






14. A user receives an Access is Denied error when trying to install an application on their computer. Which of the following should the technician check FIRST?






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






16. When combining NTFS and Share permissions - which of the following is true?






17. Which of the following is the BEST utility to use when mounting a hard disk as a folder in a Windows XP Professional machine?






18. Which of the following are possible solutions to the error message 'NTLDR not found'?






19. A technician is updating a computer for a customer by removing their IDE drives and replacing them with SATA drives. The technician notes that these drives have a SATA power connection and a Molex connection. Which of the following is the BEST way to






20. A technician is installing a video card on a PC that currently has an onboard video card. The new video card is installed but will not display an image. Which of the following actions is required?






21. A customer requires the installation of a 10MB script on 2000 desktops in one building and it is to be completed by twenty technicians. The customer does not want the installation downloaded from their network. Which of the following methods will be






22. A client has a program that they want to run everyday at a certain time. Which of the following can a technician use to accomplish this?






23. Which of the following BEST describes the general meaning of a warning in one of the Event Viewer logs?






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






25. A technician replaces two 1GB DIMMs with two 2GB DIMMs. When the installed RAM amount is verified in Windows Vista - only 3GB appears. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?






26. A user reports that their computer will no longer boot and is displaying a non-system disk or disk error message. While troubleshooting the problem - the technician notices a scraping noise within the PC when it is powered on. Which of the following






27. Which of the following will disable the UAC in Windows Vista?






28. 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?






29. A user wants to add an optical drive to their computer to archive 100GB of data.Which of the following writable optical drives will allow them to archive this data using the fewest discs?






30. Operating system files for Windows Vista and Windows XP are located in which of the following?






31. When using FTP to transfer files which of the following is used to retrieve a file from a remote server?






32. Which of the following commands can be executed from the run line in Windows XP?






33. Which of the following is true when setting default security permissions on a folder?






34. Which of the following features can be identically configured on a wireless access point and in the wireless network OS settings?






35. 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?






36. Which of the following can determine the type of RAM installed in a computer?






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






38. Upon trying to print - a computer gives the error that the printer spooler service is not started. Which of the following tools could be used to restart the printer spooler service?






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






40. A customer is experiencing problems with the display after their computer is fully booted but reports seeing the BIOS splash screen during boot. Which of the following would MOST likely be the cause?






41. A technician would like to create a spanned volume on two basic disks. Which of the following steps must be completed?






42. When printing a document an out of memory error is displayed on the printer. Which of the following is MOST likely the issue?






43. 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?






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






45. 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






46. 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?






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






48. 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






49. Which of the following broadband networking technologies is MOST widely available in isolated areas?






50. 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?