220-1001: CompTIA A+ Certification Exam: Core 1 Exam
1. A: A user reports that a laptop is not connecting to the corporate wireless network.
A technician
confirms a with a smartphone that the corporate wireless network is available and
can be
accessed. the technician observes that the Ethernet connection to the corporate
network is
working. The technician disconnects the Ethernet cable.
Which of the following should the technician do NEXT to troubleshoot this problem?
A. Confirm that the laptop wireless card is turned on.
B. Confirm that the laptop is in range for the access point.
C. Confirm that the correct wireless network is selected.
D. Confirm the user's network login ID and password.
2. A: Several company users are frequently forgetting passwords for their mobile
devices and
applications. Which of the following should the systems administrator do to reduce
the number of
help desk tickets submitted?
A. Implement single sign-on.
B. Enable multifactor authentication.
C. Configure biometric authentication.
D. Remove complex password requirements.
3. C: Which of the following cloud computing concepts allows scalable services to
be provided to the
client?
A. On-demand
B. Metered
C. Rapid elasticity
D. Resource pooling
4. A: During an inspection, it was found that data racks were not properly grounded.
To pass the
inspection and address a growing concern to protect data cabling and equipment,
a technician
must make sure all racks are properly grounded.
Which of the following tools should the technician use to verify this has been
completed?
A. Multimeter
B. Cable tester
C. Tone generator
D. Voltmeter
, 220-1001: CompTIA A+ Certification Exam: Core 1 Exam
5. D: A technician was called to check an unexpected clicking noise on a desktop
that has become
more frequent every time a video editing application is loaded. The system fans have
been
replaced, but the clicking noise remains. Diagnostics have been run on the video
card. Which of
the following should me the technician do FIRST?
A. Replace the hard drive.
B. Replace the video card.
C. Do a System Restore.
D. Perform a full data backup.
E. Scan the system for viruses.
6. A: Which of the following devices can be used to connect multiple devices within
broadcasting to
every network port?
A. Unmanaged switch
B. Hub
C. Firewall
D. Cable modern
7. A: A technician is setting up a Windows mobile device for a user who had trouble
reading text on a
previous device, especially at night.
Which of the following adjustments would be MOST appropriate?
A. Use the magnifier.
B. Increase the resolution.
C. Use haptic feedback.
D. Utilize text-to-speech.
8. C: A technician is setting up a VM for use in testing software deployments. The
VM is offline, but the
hypervisor is not.
Which of the following settings should the technician change to resolve this issue?
A. Virtual security
B. Virtual storage
C. Virtual CPU
D. Virtual switch
E. Virtual RAM
9. A: A projector's image begins to flicker during a presentation. The laptop display
does not produce
this issue.
, 220-1001: CompTIA A+ Certification Exam: Core 1 Exam
When a technician changes the resolution on the laptop, the issue persists. Which
of the following
is the NEXT step the technician should take?
A. Check the connectivity of the VGA cable.
B. Check the connectivity of the power cable.
C. Change the aspect ratio on the laptop.
D. Change the settings of the projector
10. D: A technician upgraded the memory on a server from two 8GB sticks to eight
32GB. The server
memory is now
at full capacity per the user guide. When the technician powers on the system, only
128 GB of
memory is recognized by the OS and the BIOS. The technician decides to upgrade
to the latest
version of the firmware on the system, which does not help. Next, the technician
installs the
memory in sets of 64GB at a time. Each individual set of 64GB is fully recognized
by the server.
Which of the following will not allow the server to recognize all of the memory
installed at the
same time?
A. The power supply is not supplying enough power for the memory.
B. The memory has too many ECC errors and is shutting down
C. The server is overheating when all of the memory is installed.
D. The server needs DDR4 memory, and DDR3 is installed.
11. D: A technician is talking to end users about the specifications for an upgraded
application server.
The users of the application report that there cannot be any unscheduled downtime
or data loss.
Additionally, they would like the performance of the application to improve over the
previous
server in any way possible. The previous server running RAID 5. Which of the
following RAID
solutions should be implemented in this scenario?
A. RAID 0
B. RAID 2
C. RAID 6
D. RAID 10
1. A: A user reports that a laptop is not connecting to the corporate wireless network.
A technician
confirms a with a smartphone that the corporate wireless network is available and
can be
accessed. the technician observes that the Ethernet connection to the corporate
network is
working. The technician disconnects the Ethernet cable.
Which of the following should the technician do NEXT to troubleshoot this problem?
A. Confirm that the laptop wireless card is turned on.
B. Confirm that the laptop is in range for the access point.
C. Confirm that the correct wireless network is selected.
D. Confirm the user's network login ID and password.
2. A: Several company users are frequently forgetting passwords for their mobile
devices and
applications. Which of the following should the systems administrator do to reduce
the number of
help desk tickets submitted?
A. Implement single sign-on.
B. Enable multifactor authentication.
C. Configure biometric authentication.
D. Remove complex password requirements.
3. C: Which of the following cloud computing concepts allows scalable services to
be provided to the
client?
A. On-demand
B. Metered
C. Rapid elasticity
D. Resource pooling
4. A: During an inspection, it was found that data racks were not properly grounded.
To pass the
inspection and address a growing concern to protect data cabling and equipment,
a technician
must make sure all racks are properly grounded.
Which of the following tools should the technician use to verify this has been
completed?
A. Multimeter
B. Cable tester
C. Tone generator
D. Voltmeter
, 220-1001: CompTIA A+ Certification Exam: Core 1 Exam
5. D: A technician was called to check an unexpected clicking noise on a desktop
that has become
more frequent every time a video editing application is loaded. The system fans have
been
replaced, but the clicking noise remains. Diagnostics have been run on the video
card. Which of
the following should me the technician do FIRST?
A. Replace the hard drive.
B. Replace the video card.
C. Do a System Restore.
D. Perform a full data backup.
E. Scan the system for viruses.
6. A: Which of the following devices can be used to connect multiple devices within
broadcasting to
every network port?
A. Unmanaged switch
B. Hub
C. Firewall
D. Cable modern
7. A: A technician is setting up a Windows mobile device for a user who had trouble
reading text on a
previous device, especially at night.
Which of the following adjustments would be MOST appropriate?
A. Use the magnifier.
B. Increase the resolution.
C. Use haptic feedback.
D. Utilize text-to-speech.
8. C: A technician is setting up a VM for use in testing software deployments. The
VM is offline, but the
hypervisor is not.
Which of the following settings should the technician change to resolve this issue?
A. Virtual security
B. Virtual storage
C. Virtual CPU
D. Virtual switch
E. Virtual RAM
9. A: A projector's image begins to flicker during a presentation. The laptop display
does not produce
this issue.
, 220-1001: CompTIA A+ Certification Exam: Core 1 Exam
When a technician changes the resolution on the laptop, the issue persists. Which
of the following
is the NEXT step the technician should take?
A. Check the connectivity of the VGA cable.
B. Check the connectivity of the power cable.
C. Change the aspect ratio on the laptop.
D. Change the settings of the projector
10. D: A technician upgraded the memory on a server from two 8GB sticks to eight
32GB. The server
memory is now
at full capacity per the user guide. When the technician powers on the system, only
128 GB of
memory is recognized by the OS and the BIOS. The technician decides to upgrade
to the latest
version of the firmware on the system, which does not help. Next, the technician
installs the
memory in sets of 64GB at a time. Each individual set of 64GB is fully recognized
by the server.
Which of the following will not allow the server to recognize all of the memory
installed at the
same time?
A. The power supply is not supplying enough power for the memory.
B. The memory has too many ECC errors and is shutting down
C. The server is overheating when all of the memory is installed.
D. The server needs DDR4 memory, and DDR3 is installed.
11. D: A technician is talking to end users about the specifications for an upgraded
application server.
The users of the application report that there cannot be any unscheduled downtime
or data loss.
Additionally, they would like the performance of the application to improve over the
previous
server in any way possible. The previous server running RAID 5. Which of the
following RAID
solutions should be implemented in this scenario?
A. RAID 0
B. RAID 2
C. RAID 6
D. RAID 10
