CompTia A+ 220-1001 Core 1
Certification Practice Exam
Which of the following is the MOST likely symptom of a dirty drum or roller in a laser printer?
- ANSLines or splotches repeated at regular intervals on the print job.
Your company relocated you to their United Kingdom office in London. You brought your
personal computer with you and are in the process of setting it up. Your computer was
previously configured to receive 110 V AC, but the electricity in London uses 230 V AC.
Which of the following would allow your computer to run on 230 V AC? - ANSToggle the
voltage switch on the power supply to the different voltage.
Which type of network medium is used by an Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
adapter? - ANSCopper telephone wire
Which of the following cloud computing solutions delivers software applications to a client
either over the internet or on a local area network? - ANSSaaS
A technician is unable to install virtualization software on a host computer. The host has
more free disk space than required.
Which of the following is MOST likely to be the cause? - ANSThe motherboard UEFI/BIOS
doesn't support hardware assisted virtualization
You are in a carpeted office lighted by fluorescent bulbs. You are preparing to add memory
modules to a user's computer. The user has already unpacked the memory modules and
stacked them on top of an old, unused CRT monitor.
In this environment, what is the greatest threat to these memory modules? - ANSESD
The marketing department has hired a new employee. Prior to the new employee's first day
at work, you have set up and configured a new laptop computer. The computer and all of the
peripherals were purchased from the same vendor. After the new employee begins work,
you receive a phone call stating that the wireless mouse is not working.
Which of the following is the MOST likely reason the mouse isn't working? - ANSThe USB
mouse receiver is not plugged into the computer
Which of the following will ensure optimal system cooling? (Select THREE). - ANSKeep the
ambient temperature below 80° F.
Bundle cables together and secure unused cables to the case.
Leave space between the case and any walls or obstructions.
, The integrated mouse, the small monitor, and the compact nature of the keyboard are
impeding your work when you use a notebook, but you still need a system that is portable if
necessary. What is your best option? - ANSBuy a docking station for your notebook.
You provide desktop support for a small company. The company has two locations in the
same city, but they are several miles away. You get a call from a user who is having
problems installing a new device. You try to tell the user how to update the driver for the
device over the phone, but he is having a hard time understanding your directions and is
becoming frustrated.
What should you do? - ANSEstablish a Remote Desktop connection and update the driver.
You need to create a virtualization environment on your Windows 10 system using Client
Hyper-V to test potentially rogue applications that end users' downloads from the internet.
Because the applications may be malicious, you need to isolate the virtual machines from
your production network and the host system; however, you need the virtual machines to be
able to communicate with each other.
Which type of virtual network should you implement? - ANSA private virtual network
A technician is replacing a SOHO router and has configured DHCP to assign private IP
addresses to hosts on the local network. These hosts can communicate with each other, but
users can't browse the internet.
Which of the following changes to the SOHO router is MOST likely to restore internet
connectivity? - ANSConfigure the SOHO router for NAT
Which component in a laser printer applies toner to the drum, causing the toner to stick to
the charged areas on the drum? - ANSDeveloping roller
Steve, a computer technician, received a helpdesk ticket for a computer that will not start.
When Steve powered the computer on, there was one long and two short beeps. Which of
the following programs is reporting this error condition? - ANSPOST
A technician is replacing a hard drive in a laptop.
Which of the following is the FIRST action the technician should perform before opening the
laptop case? - ANSReview the laptop manufacturer's documentation.
Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, and Microsoft Azure are some of the most widely
used cloud storage solutions for enterprises. Which of the following factors prompt
companies to take advantage of cloud storage? - ANSGrowing demand for storage
Need to bring costs down
Which connector is used with unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable? - ANSRJ45
A user generates printouts consisting of several pages of seemingly random characters
every time he prints to a network printer. The printer seems to work fine for all other users.
What is the most likely cause of the problem? - ANSThe user is using an incorrect printer
driver.
Certification Practice Exam
Which of the following is the MOST likely symptom of a dirty drum or roller in a laser printer?
- ANSLines or splotches repeated at regular intervals on the print job.
Your company relocated you to their United Kingdom office in London. You brought your
personal computer with you and are in the process of setting it up. Your computer was
previously configured to receive 110 V AC, but the electricity in London uses 230 V AC.
Which of the following would allow your computer to run on 230 V AC? - ANSToggle the
voltage switch on the power supply to the different voltage.
Which type of network medium is used by an Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
adapter? - ANSCopper telephone wire
Which of the following cloud computing solutions delivers software applications to a client
either over the internet or on a local area network? - ANSSaaS
A technician is unable to install virtualization software on a host computer. The host has
more free disk space than required.
Which of the following is MOST likely to be the cause? - ANSThe motherboard UEFI/BIOS
doesn't support hardware assisted virtualization
You are in a carpeted office lighted by fluorescent bulbs. You are preparing to add memory
modules to a user's computer. The user has already unpacked the memory modules and
stacked them on top of an old, unused CRT monitor.
In this environment, what is the greatest threat to these memory modules? - ANSESD
The marketing department has hired a new employee. Prior to the new employee's first day
at work, you have set up and configured a new laptop computer. The computer and all of the
peripherals were purchased from the same vendor. After the new employee begins work,
you receive a phone call stating that the wireless mouse is not working.
Which of the following is the MOST likely reason the mouse isn't working? - ANSThe USB
mouse receiver is not plugged into the computer
Which of the following will ensure optimal system cooling? (Select THREE). - ANSKeep the
ambient temperature below 80° F.
Bundle cables together and secure unused cables to the case.
Leave space between the case and any walls or obstructions.
, The integrated mouse, the small monitor, and the compact nature of the keyboard are
impeding your work when you use a notebook, but you still need a system that is portable if
necessary. What is your best option? - ANSBuy a docking station for your notebook.
You provide desktop support for a small company. The company has two locations in the
same city, but they are several miles away. You get a call from a user who is having
problems installing a new device. You try to tell the user how to update the driver for the
device over the phone, but he is having a hard time understanding your directions and is
becoming frustrated.
What should you do? - ANSEstablish a Remote Desktop connection and update the driver.
You need to create a virtualization environment on your Windows 10 system using Client
Hyper-V to test potentially rogue applications that end users' downloads from the internet.
Because the applications may be malicious, you need to isolate the virtual machines from
your production network and the host system; however, you need the virtual machines to be
able to communicate with each other.
Which type of virtual network should you implement? - ANSA private virtual network
A technician is replacing a SOHO router and has configured DHCP to assign private IP
addresses to hosts on the local network. These hosts can communicate with each other, but
users can't browse the internet.
Which of the following changes to the SOHO router is MOST likely to restore internet
connectivity? - ANSConfigure the SOHO router for NAT
Which component in a laser printer applies toner to the drum, causing the toner to stick to
the charged areas on the drum? - ANSDeveloping roller
Steve, a computer technician, received a helpdesk ticket for a computer that will not start.
When Steve powered the computer on, there was one long and two short beeps. Which of
the following programs is reporting this error condition? - ANSPOST
A technician is replacing a hard drive in a laptop.
Which of the following is the FIRST action the technician should perform before opening the
laptop case? - ANSReview the laptop manufacturer's documentation.
Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, and Microsoft Azure are some of the most widely
used cloud storage solutions for enterprises. Which of the following factors prompt
companies to take advantage of cloud storage? - ANSGrowing demand for storage
Need to bring costs down
Which connector is used with unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable? - ANSRJ45
A user generates printouts consisting of several pages of seemingly random characters
every time he prints to a network printer. The printer seems to work fine for all other users.
What is the most likely cause of the problem? - ANSThe user is using an incorrect printer
driver.
