COMPTIA A+ PRACTICE TEST
QUESTIONS + ANSWERS 2021 & 2022
Which iversion iof iWindows iintroduced ithe iMetro iUI? i- i✔✔Windows i8
What imost iaccurately idescribes ithe irelationship ibetween iBIOS iand ihardware? i-
i✔✔All ihardware ineeds iBIOS
Which iControl iPanel iapplet iwill idisplay ithe iamount iof iRAM iin iyour iPC? i- i✔✔System
You iare iat ia icustomer's iworkstation ito iinstall iseveral isoftware iand ihardware iupdates,
ia iprocess ithat iwill itake ia iwhile iand irequire iseveral ireboots iof ithe icomputer. iWhat
ishould iyou ido iabout ithe ipassword ito ithe iuser's iaccount? i- i✔✔Ask ithe iuser ito
itemporarily ichange itheir ipassword ifor iyou ito iuse.
Into iwhich isocket icould iyou iplace ian iIntel iCore ii5? i- i✔✔LGA i1151 ior iLGA i1150
While imanning ithe ihelp idesk, iyou iget ia icall ifrom ia idistraught iuser iwho isays ishe ihas
ia iblank iscreen.
What iwould ibe ia iuseful ifollow-up iquestion? i- i✔✔Is ithe icomputer iand/or imonitor
iturned ion?
What iwould ibe igood ipractice iafter icompleting ia itroubleshooting icall iat isomeone's
ioffice? i- i✔✔Follow iup iwith ianother icall iwithin ia icouple iof idays ito imake isure
ieverything iis igoing iwell iwith ithe ifixed icomputer.
What isteps ido iyou ineed ito itake ito iinstall ia iCore ii3 iCPU iinto ian iFM2+ imotherboard? i-
i✔✔None, iIntel iand iAMD iprocessors iare inot icompatible.
What iis ithe ibest iway ito idetermine ithe itotal icapacity iand ispecific itype iof iRAM iyour
isystem ican ihandle? i- i✔✔Check ithe imotherboard ibook
Which itool ihelps iyou iavoid iaccidental istatic idischarge iby ikeeping iyou iat ithe isame
ielectrical ipotential ias ithe icomputer ion iwhich iyou're iworking? i- i✔✔Antistatic iwrist
istrap
Which ifeature ienables ia isingle-core iCPU ito ifunction ilike itwo iCPUs? i- i✔✔Hyper-
Threading. iIntel iCPUs iusually ihave ithis ias ilong ias iit's isupported iby ithe iOS.
What iis ithe ifunction iof ithe iaddress ibus iin ithe iPC? i- i✔✔The iaddress ibus ienables ithe
iCPU ito icommunicate iwith ithe imemory icontroller ichip.
, What itwo iterms iare itypically iused ifor imeasuring iCPU ispeed? i- i✔✔Megahertz iand
igigahertz
What ishould iyou ido iafter isuccessfully irepairing ia imachine? i- i✔✔Document iyour
ifindings
Which iCPU ifeature ienables ithe imicroprocessor ito isupport irunning imultiple ioperating
isystems iat ithe isame itime? i- i✔✔Virtualization isupport
What iKDE ifeature iis iessentially ithe iStart ibutton? i- i✔✔Kickoff
When itroubleshooting ia isoftware iproblem ion iPhoebe's icomputer iand ilistening ito iher
idescribe ithe iproblem, iyou iget ia itext ifrom iyour iboss. iWhich iof ithe ifollowing iis ithe
imost iappropriate iaction ifor iyou ito itake? i- i✔✔Wait iuntil iPhoebe ifinishes iher
idescription, irun ithrough iany isimple ifixes, iand ithen iexplain ithat iyou ineed ito icall iyour
iboss ion iyour icell iphone.
What iis ithe iterm ifor ithe idelay iin ithe iRAM's iresponse ito ia irequest ifrom ithe iMCC? i-
i✔✔Latency
Which iWindows i8 ifeature idid iMicrosoft inot iinclude iin iWindows i10? i- i✔✔Charms ibar
Once iyou ihave iascertained ithe icomputer's iproblem iand ibacked iup ithe icritical idata,
iwhat ishould iyou ido? i- i✔✔Establish ia itheory iof iprobable icause.
What iWindows iapp iin iWindows i10 icombines imany iutilities iinto ia iunified itool? i-
i✔✔Settings
Silas ihas ian iAMD-based imotherboard iwith itwo isticks iof iDDR3 iRAM iinstalled iin itwo iof
ithe ithree iRAM islots, ifor ia itotal iof i8 iGB iof isystem imemory. iWhen ihe iruns iCPU-Z ito
itest ithe isystem, ihe inotices ithat ithe isoftware iclaims ihe's irunning isingle-channel
imemory. iWhat icould ibe ithe iproblem? i- i✔✔He ineeds ito imove ione iof ithe iinstalled
isticks ito ia idifferent islot ito iactivate idual-channel imemory.
How idoes ian iNMI imanifest ion ia iWindows isystem? i- i✔✔Blue iScreen iof iDeath
Henry ibought ia inew icard ifor icapturing itelevision ion ihis icomputer. iWhen ihe ifinished
igoing ithrough ithe ipackaging, ithough, ihe ifound ino idriver idisc, ionly ian iapplication idisc
ifor isetting iup ithe iTV icapture isoftware. iAfter iinstalling ithe icard iand isoftware, iit iall
iworks iflawlessly. iWhat's ithe imost ilikely iexplanation? i- i✔✔The idevice ihas ian ioption
iROM ithat iloads iBIOS, iso ithere's ino ineed ifor ia idriver idisc.
Which iof ithe ifollowing ipaths iwould iopen iAdministrative iTools iin iWindows i8.1? i-
i✔✔Right-click ithe iStart ibutton iand iselect iAdministrative iTools ifrom ithe icontext imenu.
QUESTIONS + ANSWERS 2021 & 2022
Which iversion iof iWindows iintroduced ithe iMetro iUI? i- i✔✔Windows i8
What imost iaccurately idescribes ithe irelationship ibetween iBIOS iand ihardware? i-
i✔✔All ihardware ineeds iBIOS
Which iControl iPanel iapplet iwill idisplay ithe iamount iof iRAM iin iyour iPC? i- i✔✔System
You iare iat ia icustomer's iworkstation ito iinstall iseveral isoftware iand ihardware iupdates,
ia iprocess ithat iwill itake ia iwhile iand irequire iseveral ireboots iof ithe icomputer. iWhat
ishould iyou ido iabout ithe ipassword ito ithe iuser's iaccount? i- i✔✔Ask ithe iuser ito
itemporarily ichange itheir ipassword ifor iyou ito iuse.
Into iwhich isocket icould iyou iplace ian iIntel iCore ii5? i- i✔✔LGA i1151 ior iLGA i1150
While imanning ithe ihelp idesk, iyou iget ia icall ifrom ia idistraught iuser iwho isays ishe ihas
ia iblank iscreen.
What iwould ibe ia iuseful ifollow-up iquestion? i- i✔✔Is ithe icomputer iand/or imonitor
iturned ion?
What iwould ibe igood ipractice iafter icompleting ia itroubleshooting icall iat isomeone's
ioffice? i- i✔✔Follow iup iwith ianother icall iwithin ia icouple iof idays ito imake isure
ieverything iis igoing iwell iwith ithe ifixed icomputer.
What isteps ido iyou ineed ito itake ito iinstall ia iCore ii3 iCPU iinto ian iFM2+ imotherboard? i-
i✔✔None, iIntel iand iAMD iprocessors iare inot icompatible.
What iis ithe ibest iway ito idetermine ithe itotal icapacity iand ispecific itype iof iRAM iyour
isystem ican ihandle? i- i✔✔Check ithe imotherboard ibook
Which itool ihelps iyou iavoid iaccidental istatic idischarge iby ikeeping iyou iat ithe isame
ielectrical ipotential ias ithe icomputer ion iwhich iyou're iworking? i- i✔✔Antistatic iwrist
istrap
Which ifeature ienables ia isingle-core iCPU ito ifunction ilike itwo iCPUs? i- i✔✔Hyper-
Threading. iIntel iCPUs iusually ihave ithis ias ilong ias iit's isupported iby ithe iOS.
What iis ithe ifunction iof ithe iaddress ibus iin ithe iPC? i- i✔✔The iaddress ibus ienables ithe
iCPU ito icommunicate iwith ithe imemory icontroller ichip.
, What itwo iterms iare itypically iused ifor imeasuring iCPU ispeed? i- i✔✔Megahertz iand
igigahertz
What ishould iyou ido iafter isuccessfully irepairing ia imachine? i- i✔✔Document iyour
ifindings
Which iCPU ifeature ienables ithe imicroprocessor ito isupport irunning imultiple ioperating
isystems iat ithe isame itime? i- i✔✔Virtualization isupport
What iKDE ifeature iis iessentially ithe iStart ibutton? i- i✔✔Kickoff
When itroubleshooting ia isoftware iproblem ion iPhoebe's icomputer iand ilistening ito iher
idescribe ithe iproblem, iyou iget ia itext ifrom iyour iboss. iWhich iof ithe ifollowing iis ithe
imost iappropriate iaction ifor iyou ito itake? i- i✔✔Wait iuntil iPhoebe ifinishes iher
idescription, irun ithrough iany isimple ifixes, iand ithen iexplain ithat iyou ineed ito icall iyour
iboss ion iyour icell iphone.
What iis ithe iterm ifor ithe idelay iin ithe iRAM's iresponse ito ia irequest ifrom ithe iMCC? i-
i✔✔Latency
Which iWindows i8 ifeature idid iMicrosoft inot iinclude iin iWindows i10? i- i✔✔Charms ibar
Once iyou ihave iascertained ithe icomputer's iproblem iand ibacked iup ithe icritical idata,
iwhat ishould iyou ido? i- i✔✔Establish ia itheory iof iprobable icause.
What iWindows iapp iin iWindows i10 icombines imany iutilities iinto ia iunified itool? i-
i✔✔Settings
Silas ihas ian iAMD-based imotherboard iwith itwo isticks iof iDDR3 iRAM iinstalled iin itwo iof
ithe ithree iRAM islots, ifor ia itotal iof i8 iGB iof isystem imemory. iWhen ihe iruns iCPU-Z ito
itest ithe isystem, ihe inotices ithat ithe isoftware iclaims ihe's irunning isingle-channel
imemory. iWhat icould ibe ithe iproblem? i- i✔✔He ineeds ito imove ione iof ithe iinstalled
isticks ito ia idifferent islot ito iactivate idual-channel imemory.
How idoes ian iNMI imanifest ion ia iWindows isystem? i- i✔✔Blue iScreen iof iDeath
Henry ibought ia inew icard ifor icapturing itelevision ion ihis icomputer. iWhen ihe ifinished
igoing ithrough ithe ipackaging, ithough, ihe ifound ino idriver idisc, ionly ian iapplication idisc
ifor isetting iup ithe iTV icapture isoftware. iAfter iinstalling ithe icard iand isoftware, iit iall
iworks iflawlessly. iWhat's ithe imost ilikely iexplanation? i- i✔✔The idevice ihas ian ioption
iROM ithat iloads iBIOS, iso ithere's ino ineed ifor ia idriver idisc.
Which iof ithe ifollowing ipaths iwould iopen iAdministrative iTools iin iWindows i8.1? i-
i✔✔Right-click ithe iStart ibutton iand iselect iAdministrative iTools ifrom ithe icontext imenu.
