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Certification Exam Prep Questions For CompTIA A+ (220-1001)

QuickStartis now offering assessment questions for CompTIA A+ (220-1001). Whether you are deciding which exam to sign up for, or simply want to practice the materials necessary to complete certification for this course, we have provided a practice assessment to better aid in certification. 100% of the questions are real questions; from a recent version of the test you will take for CompTIA A+ (220-1001).

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After a technician installs a Video card, which of the following should the technician conﬁgure NEXT?

A. Resolution: Correct!

B. Colors: Incorrect.

C. Dots per inch: Incorrect.

D. Refresh rate: Incorrect.

A technician would like to connect to a computer using remote desktop. Which of the following ports does remote desktop use by default?

A. 22: Incorrect.

B. 443: Incorrect.

C. 3389: Correct!

D. 8080: Incorrect.

Which of the following should a technician do NEXT after reporting an incident?

A. Delete the content: Incorrect.

B. Conﬁscate the PC: Incorrect.

C. Go back to work: Incorrect.

D. Document the incident: Correct!

Which of the following MUST be conﬁgured when trying to start a machine with a DVD?

A. TPM: Incorrect.

B. Virtualization support: Incorrect.

C. BIOS security: Incorrect.

D. Boot order: Correct!

After setting up a new computer, a user states that the mouse and keyboard will not work. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason?

A. The network cable is disconnected: Incorrect.

B. The PS/Z connectors are switched: Correct!

C. The USB connectors are switched: Incorrect.

D. The hard drive is unplugged: Incorrect.

Which of the following interfaces are used to simultaneously transfer video and audio at high rates?

A. HDMI: Correct!

B. DVl-D: Incorrect.

C. S-Video: Incorrect.

D. DVl-l: Incorrect.

Which of the following expansion cards would MOST likely have the requirements of utilizing a direct auxiliary 6-pin power plug to operate properly?

A. PCI Express RAID card: Incorrect.

B. PCI Express Video card: Correct!

C. PCI Express FireWire card: Incorrect.

D. PCI Express LAN card: Incorrect.

To conﬁgure two drives for MAXIMUM performance, which of the following RAID types should be used?

A. RAID 0: Correct!

B. RAID 1: Incorrect.

C. RAID 5: Incorrect.

D. RAID 10: Incorrect.

Which of the following panel types would allow for the THINNEST possible display monitor?

A. LED: Correct!

B. CRT: Incorrect.

C. DLPE: Incorrect.

D. Plasma: Incorrect.

A technician is tasked with selecting components to build a computer that will be used for computer-aided drafting and computer aided modeling. Which of the following components are the BEST choices? (Select TWO).

A. Triple channel memory: Correct!

B. MIDI sound card: Incorrect.

C. Socket 1156 motherboard: Incorrect.

D. Onboard graphics: Incorrect.

E. Socket 1366 CPU: Correct!

Which of the following devices transmits data to all ports regardless of ﬁnal destination?

A. Firewall: Incorrect.

B. Router: Incorrect.

C. Switch: Incorrect.

D. Hub: Correct!

Which of the following uses a single connector to deliver both video and audio?

A. DVl: Incorrect.

B. Serial: Incorrect.

C. VGA: Incorrect.

D. HDMI: Correct!

Which of the following expansion slots uses a serial connection?

A. PCI: Incorrect.

B. PCl-X: Incorrect.

C. PCle: Correct!

D. AGP: Incorrect.

Which of the following would allow for multiple computers to share a display and input devices?

A. AGP video adapter: Incorrect.

B. KVM switch: Correct!

C. PortableTDR: Incorrect.

D. PCI Video adapter: Incorrect.

Video editing workstations require the fastest hard drive access times with large storage capacity. Which of the following hard disk setups would be MOST ideal for the described computer?

A. Two 500 GB SATAZ hard drives used in a JBOD array: Incorrect.

B. Two 500 GB SATAZ hard drives in a hardware RAID 0: Correct!

C. Two 500 GB SATAZ hard drives in a hardware RAID 1: Incorrect.

D. Two 500 GB SATAZ hard drives in a software RAID 0: Incorrect.

Which of the following types of expansion slots is MOST frequently found in blade servers?

A. PCle: Incorrect.

B. PCI: Incorrect.

C. PCI-X: Correct!

D. miniPCI: Incorrect.

A user wants to extend a PCS capacity by connecting external devices. Which of the following connectors will allow the user to accomplish this? (Select TWO).

A. eSATA: Correct!

B. IEEE 1394: Correct!

C. SATA: Incorrect.

D. EIDE: Incorrect.

Which of the following memory types is primarily used in laptops?

A. SDRAM: Incorrect.

B. DDR2: Incorrect.

C. ECC: Incorrect.

D. SODIMM: Correct!

A small company needs to print several color copies of the same contract to go to various departments and customers. Which of the following printers will be the QUICKEST?

A. 3D printing: Incorrect.

B. Thermal printing: Incorrect.

C. Impact printing: Incorrect.

D. Laser printing: Correct!

A computer technician is responding to a call about a printer that is causing streaks to appear on every printout. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?

A. Duplex unit: Incorrect.

B. Toner cartridge: Incorrect.

C. Imagingdrum: Correct!

D. Pickup rollers: Incorrect.

Which of the following adapters converts an analog signal to a digital signal?

A. S-Video to RCA: Incorrect.

B. HDMI to VGA: Incorrect.

C. VGA to DVl-D: Correct!

D. DVl-D to HDMI: Incorrect.

Which of the following MUST be the same when replacing a hard drive in a laptop?

A. The interface type of the existing drive: Correct!

B. The speed of the new drive: Incorrect.

C. The total data capacity of the PC: Incorrect.

D. The cache size of the new drive: Incorrect.

A technician replaces a defective 250GB hard drive in a desktop with a 2TB hard drive. After installation, the computer detects the new 2TB drive as a 250GB drive. Which of the following should the technician do to ﬁx this issue?