COMPTIA A+ CERTIFICATION
PRACTICE TEST WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS RATED A+ 2025/2025 SURE
PASS !!!
ThermainrfunctionalityrofrtherBasicrInput/OutputrSystemr(BIOS)risrtorperformrtherinitialrhardwarerc
hecksrafterrthercomputerrisrpoweredronrandrstartruprtheroperatingrsystem.
TruerorrFalser-rCORRECTrANSWERSrTrue
WhichrofrtherfollowingrresourcesrcanrberusedrbyranrOperatingrSystemr(OS)rtorcommunicaterwithrha
rdware?r(Selectr2ranswers)
DevicerManager
SecurerShellr(SSH)
Devicerdrivers
SystemrBIOS
Command-LinerInterfacer(CLI)r-rCORRECTrANSWERSrDevicerdrivers
SystemrBIOS
InrmodernrPCs,rtherprocedurerofrreplacingrBIOSrcontentsrisrsometimesrreferredrtoras:
Hardrboot
Overclocking
FlashingrtherBIOS
Directrmemoryraccessr(DMA)r-rCORRECTrANSWERSrFlashingrtherBIOS
,BIOSrupdatesrarerperformedrinrorderrto:r(Selectrallrthatrapply)
-RepairrdamagedrBIOS
-Fixrphysicalrhardwarerfaultsrfoundrinrreplaceablercomponentsrinsiderthercomputer'srcase
-Providersupportrforrnewrtypesrofrattachedrhardware
-FixrknownrprogrammingrerrorsrdiscoveredrinrthercurrentrBIOSrversionr-rCORRECTrANSWERSr-
RepairrdamagedrBIOS
-Providersupportrforrnewrtypesrofrattachedrhardware
-FixrknownrprogrammingrerrorsrdiscoveredrinrthercurrentrBIOSrversion
WhichrofrtherfollowingrtermsrreferrtorBIOSrtypesrthatrcanrberupdatedrwithoutrremovingrtherBIOSrc
hiprfromrarmotherboard?r(Selectr2ranswers)
EEPROM
ROM
PlugrandrPlayr(PnP)
EPROM
FlashrMemoryr-rCORRECTrANSWERSrEEPROM
FlashrMemory
WhichrMicrosoftrWindowsrOSrutilityrcanrberusedrtorviewrbasicrinformationraboutrcomputer'srBIOS
?
WINVER.EXE
MSINFO32.EXE
ControlrPanel
SERVICES.MSCr-rCORRECTrANSWERSrMSINFO32.EXE
,PowerrfailurerduringrBIOSrupgradercanrberthercauserofrirreversiblerdamagertorthercomputerrsystem
.
TruerorrFalser-rCORRECTrANSWERSrTrue
Afterrarnormalrsystemrshutdown,rwhenrthercomputerrisrturnedroff,rcontentsrofrthermemoryrusedrt
orstorerBIOSrsettingsrare:
Erased
Retained
Storedrinrarpagerfile
Savedronrarhardrdriver-rCORRECTrANSWERSrRetained
Whichrofrtheracronymsrlistedrbelowrrefersrtorarseriesrofrbasicrhardwarerdiagnosticrtestsrperformedr
byrtherstartuprBIOSrafterrthercomputerrisrpoweredron?
IDE
POTS
QoS
POSTr-rCORRECTrANSWERSrPOST
Afterrreplacingrarmodularrhardwarercomponentrinsidercomputerrcase,rtherupdatedrinformationrab
outrspecificrparametersrofrthernewrdevicercanrberstoredrin:r(Selectr2ranswers)
SystemrBIOS
Flashrmemory
, StartuprBIOS
Secondaryrstorage
CMOSrRAMr-rCORRECTrANSWERSrFlashrmemory
CMOSrRAM
Afterrcompletingrtherinitialrdiagnosticsrandrassigningrsystemrresources,rtherstartuprBIOSrprogramrc
hecksrforrinformationraboutrsecondaryrstoragerdevicesrthatrmightrcontainrtherOS.rTherlistrofrdevice
srandrtherorderrinrwhichrtheyrshouldrbercheckedrcanrberfoundrandrarrangedrinrtherCMOSrsetuprutili
ty,randrthisroptionrisrcommonlyrreferredrtoras:
Bootrrecord
MasterrBootrRecordr(MBR)
Partitionrtable
Bootrsequencer-rCORRECTrANSWERSrBootrsequence
Inrorderrtorwork,ranrintegratedrcomponentrsuchrasrNetworkrInterfacerCardr(NIC)ronrarnewlyrassem
bledrcomputerrsystemrmayrneedrtorberfirst:
EnabledrinrWindowsrControlrPanel
UpdatedrwithrtherlatestrdriverrinrDevicerManager
CheckedragainstrtherHardwarerCompatibilityrListr(HCL)
EnabledrinrtheradvancedrBIOSrsettingsrmenur-
rCORRECTrANSWERSrEnabledrinrtheradvancedrBIOSrsettingsrmenu
AfterrlaunchingrWindowsrVirtualrPCrapplicationrartechnicianrreceivesrerrorrmessagerstatingrthatrth
erHardware-
AssistedrVirtualizationr(HAV)rfeaturerisrnotrenabledronrthercomputer.rWhichrofrtherfollowingrstepsr
mightrhelprinrfixingrthisrproblem?
PRACTICE TEST WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS RATED A+ 2025/2025 SURE
PASS !!!
ThermainrfunctionalityrofrtherBasicrInput/OutputrSystemr(BIOS)risrtorperformrtherinitialrhardwarerc
hecksrafterrthercomputerrisrpoweredronrandrstartruprtheroperatingrsystem.
TruerorrFalser-rCORRECTrANSWERSrTrue
WhichrofrtherfollowingrresourcesrcanrberusedrbyranrOperatingrSystemr(OS)rtorcommunicaterwithrha
rdware?r(Selectr2ranswers)
DevicerManager
SecurerShellr(SSH)
Devicerdrivers
SystemrBIOS
Command-LinerInterfacer(CLI)r-rCORRECTrANSWERSrDevicerdrivers
SystemrBIOS
InrmodernrPCs,rtherprocedurerofrreplacingrBIOSrcontentsrisrsometimesrreferredrtoras:
Hardrboot
Overclocking
FlashingrtherBIOS
Directrmemoryraccessr(DMA)r-rCORRECTrANSWERSrFlashingrtherBIOS
,BIOSrupdatesrarerperformedrinrorderrto:r(Selectrallrthatrapply)
-RepairrdamagedrBIOS
-Fixrphysicalrhardwarerfaultsrfoundrinrreplaceablercomponentsrinsiderthercomputer'srcase
-Providersupportrforrnewrtypesrofrattachedrhardware
-FixrknownrprogrammingrerrorsrdiscoveredrinrthercurrentrBIOSrversionr-rCORRECTrANSWERSr-
RepairrdamagedrBIOS
-Providersupportrforrnewrtypesrofrattachedrhardware
-FixrknownrprogrammingrerrorsrdiscoveredrinrthercurrentrBIOSrversion
WhichrofrtherfollowingrtermsrreferrtorBIOSrtypesrthatrcanrberupdatedrwithoutrremovingrtherBIOSrc
hiprfromrarmotherboard?r(Selectr2ranswers)
EEPROM
ROM
PlugrandrPlayr(PnP)
EPROM
FlashrMemoryr-rCORRECTrANSWERSrEEPROM
FlashrMemory
WhichrMicrosoftrWindowsrOSrutilityrcanrberusedrtorviewrbasicrinformationraboutrcomputer'srBIOS
?
WINVER.EXE
MSINFO32.EXE
ControlrPanel
SERVICES.MSCr-rCORRECTrANSWERSrMSINFO32.EXE
,PowerrfailurerduringrBIOSrupgradercanrberthercauserofrirreversiblerdamagertorthercomputerrsystem
.
TruerorrFalser-rCORRECTrANSWERSrTrue
Afterrarnormalrsystemrshutdown,rwhenrthercomputerrisrturnedroff,rcontentsrofrthermemoryrusedrt
orstorerBIOSrsettingsrare:
Erased
Retained
Storedrinrarpagerfile
Savedronrarhardrdriver-rCORRECTrANSWERSrRetained
Whichrofrtheracronymsrlistedrbelowrrefersrtorarseriesrofrbasicrhardwarerdiagnosticrtestsrperformedr
byrtherstartuprBIOSrafterrthercomputerrisrpoweredron?
IDE
POTS
QoS
POSTr-rCORRECTrANSWERSrPOST
Afterrreplacingrarmodularrhardwarercomponentrinsidercomputerrcase,rtherupdatedrinformationrab
outrspecificrparametersrofrthernewrdevicercanrberstoredrin:r(Selectr2ranswers)
SystemrBIOS
Flashrmemory
, StartuprBIOS
Secondaryrstorage
CMOSrRAMr-rCORRECTrANSWERSrFlashrmemory
CMOSrRAM
Afterrcompletingrtherinitialrdiagnosticsrandrassigningrsystemrresources,rtherstartuprBIOSrprogramrc
hecksrforrinformationraboutrsecondaryrstoragerdevicesrthatrmightrcontainrtherOS.rTherlistrofrdevice
srandrtherorderrinrwhichrtheyrshouldrbercheckedrcanrberfoundrandrarrangedrinrtherCMOSrsetuprutili
ty,randrthisroptionrisrcommonlyrreferredrtoras:
Bootrrecord
MasterrBootrRecordr(MBR)
Partitionrtable
Bootrsequencer-rCORRECTrANSWERSrBootrsequence
Inrorderrtorwork,ranrintegratedrcomponentrsuchrasrNetworkrInterfacerCardr(NIC)ronrarnewlyrassem
bledrcomputerrsystemrmayrneedrtorberfirst:
EnabledrinrWindowsrControlrPanel
UpdatedrwithrtherlatestrdriverrinrDevicerManager
CheckedragainstrtherHardwarerCompatibilityrListr(HCL)
EnabledrinrtheradvancedrBIOSrsettingsrmenur-
rCORRECTrANSWERSrEnabledrinrtheradvancedrBIOSrsettingsrmenu
AfterrlaunchingrWindowsrVirtualrPCrapplicationrartechnicianrreceivesrerrorrmessagerstatingrthatrth
erHardware-
AssistedrVirtualizationr(HAV)rfeaturerisrnotrenabledronrthercomputer.rWhichrofrtherfollowingrstepsr
mightrhelprinrfixingrthisrproblem?