COMPTIA A+ Exam 1 WGU Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Which command-line tool displays all the files and folders in a specific directory? - Answer✔Dir
What action is always recommended before making any major changes to a critical system? -
Answer✔Make backups
What should you avoid learning at all costs? - Answer✔Customer passwords
In ________________, the cores in multicore CPUs to divide up work independently in the OS -
Answer✔multicore processing
An essential tool in Linux for technicians is the command line, called - Answer✔Terminal
What is an important difference between desktops and mobile devices in terms of CPU needs? -
Answer✔Mobile devices need to consume less electricity
Which technology effectively turns the CPU into two CPUs on one chip? - Answer✔Multi
threading
Which component requires a constant electrical charge and a periodic refresh of the circuits? -
Answer✔DRAM
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What type of RAM is used in the CPU's cache? - Answer✔SDRAM
What term defines the first cache that the CPU uses? - Answer✔L1 cache
A ______________ is made up of 64 bits - Answer✔quad word
What is the biggest and slowest cache? - Answer✔L3
Which phrase best describes the process of asking questions once a person has described a
situation - Answer✔Getting answers (eliciting answers)
The first release of Windows 8 had no visible _______________ button on the Desktop (except
in the Charms bar) - Answer✔Start
All of the machine language commands that the CPU understands make up its _____________.
- Answer✔instruction set
Which tool is generally included in a typical technician toolkit? - Answer✔Parts retriever
What is an important item to a technician that usually contains a Torx wrench, a Phillips-head
screwdriver, a pair of plastic tweezers, and a hemostat? - Answer✔Tech toolkit
In Windows 8, which tool enables you to set up hard drives, manage devices, test system
performance, and much more? - Answer✔Administrative Tools
In Windows 8/8.1, the ______________ is the go-to source for tech tools - Answer✔Control
panel
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