CompTIA Green IT Exam Practice
Questions with correct Answers (A+
GRADED 100% VERIFIED) 2025/2026
_______ cards are used more efficiently by utilizing operating system settings that
move the card to a state of lower power usage with links to it are idle.
a) Smart
b) Controller
c) Graphics
d) PCI Express - ANSWER: d) PCI Express
"Overwriting" data involves replacing what was there with another value. Usually, the
data is replaced with:
a) A's
b) 0's
c) Z's
d) 1's - ANSWER: b) 0's
A key advantage of PoE is:
a) its use of coaxial cable
b) its ability to run wirelessly
c) a UPS is required only in the main facility
d) its ability to provide data redundancy - ANSWER: c) a UPS is required only in the
main facility
A measure of the amount of greenhouse gasses released not only in the
manufacture of something, but also the delivery, travel by employees, and so on is:
a) ROI
,b) TCO
c) carbon footprint
d) triple bottom line - ANSWER: c) carbon footprint
A report from Gartner shows that what percentage of virtualization initiatives wrongly
exclude security departments during their planning?
a) 15%
b) 25%
c) 40%
d) 80% - ANSWER: c) 40%
A study by D.H. Brown and Associates showed that the typical server uses less than
______ of its full capacity?
a) 80%
b) 50%
c) 20%
d) 10% - ANSWER: c) 20%
A user wants to use video as their desktop background. Which technology will allow
them to implement this?
a) Windows GPU
b) Windows Media Center
c) Windows Media Player
d) Windows DreamScene - ANSWER: d) Windows DreamScene
About how many printer cartridges are still being thrown away annually?
a) 350 million
,b) 200 million
c) 400 million
d) 275 million - ANSWER: a) 350 million
According to HP, energy usage can drop by what percentage by using blade servers
in place of traditional rack mounted servers?
a) 15%
b) 25%
c) 40%
d) 80% - ANSWER: c) 40%
According to studies, when workers are allowed to work remotely - either full or part
time - the change in productivity increased in:
a) 1/3
b) 1/2
c) 2/3
d) all - ANSWER: c) 2/3
Affiliate level membership to the Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI):
a) is available at no cost to businesses that pledge to purchase only IT equipment
that meets or exceeds Energy Star standards
b) is available by invitation only and consists of a balance of representatives from
every NAICS group
c) is limited to Fortune 500 businesses
d) can only be granted on a project-by-project basis - ANSWER: a) is available at no
cost to businesses that pledge to purchase only IT equipment that meets or exceeds
Energy Star standards
Applying a magnetic field to wipe a hard drive is known as:
, a) rescinding
b) degaussing
c) razing
d) eradicating - ANSWER: b) degaussing
Approximately what percentage of all toxic material found in landfills originates from
electronic equipment?
a) 10%
b) 30%
c) 50%
d) 70% - ANSWER: d) 70%
Buildings employing ______ solar techniques have walls, floors, ceilings, and more
that are designed to gather and disperse solar heat to both air and water.
a) active
b) passive
c) reactive
d) static - ANSWER: b) passive
By stripping away many components of traditional servers and collectively relying on
additional functions of the enclosure that houses them, ______ servers are able to
consume significantly less power while completing the same processes.
a) blade
b) reflective
c) converged
d) ensured - ANSWER: a) blade
Cleaning products, and their handling, would be addressed in what type of
documentation?
Questions with correct Answers (A+
GRADED 100% VERIFIED) 2025/2026
_______ cards are used more efficiently by utilizing operating system settings that
move the card to a state of lower power usage with links to it are idle.
a) Smart
b) Controller
c) Graphics
d) PCI Express - ANSWER: d) PCI Express
"Overwriting" data involves replacing what was there with another value. Usually, the
data is replaced with:
a) A's
b) 0's
c) Z's
d) 1's - ANSWER: b) 0's
A key advantage of PoE is:
a) its use of coaxial cable
b) its ability to run wirelessly
c) a UPS is required only in the main facility
d) its ability to provide data redundancy - ANSWER: c) a UPS is required only in the
main facility
A measure of the amount of greenhouse gasses released not only in the
manufacture of something, but also the delivery, travel by employees, and so on is:
a) ROI
,b) TCO
c) carbon footprint
d) triple bottom line - ANSWER: c) carbon footprint
A report from Gartner shows that what percentage of virtualization initiatives wrongly
exclude security departments during their planning?
a) 15%
b) 25%
c) 40%
d) 80% - ANSWER: c) 40%
A study by D.H. Brown and Associates showed that the typical server uses less than
______ of its full capacity?
a) 80%
b) 50%
c) 20%
d) 10% - ANSWER: c) 20%
A user wants to use video as their desktop background. Which technology will allow
them to implement this?
a) Windows GPU
b) Windows Media Center
c) Windows Media Player
d) Windows DreamScene - ANSWER: d) Windows DreamScene
About how many printer cartridges are still being thrown away annually?
a) 350 million
,b) 200 million
c) 400 million
d) 275 million - ANSWER: a) 350 million
According to HP, energy usage can drop by what percentage by using blade servers
in place of traditional rack mounted servers?
a) 15%
b) 25%
c) 40%
d) 80% - ANSWER: c) 40%
According to studies, when workers are allowed to work remotely - either full or part
time - the change in productivity increased in:
a) 1/3
b) 1/2
c) 2/3
d) all - ANSWER: c) 2/3
Affiliate level membership to the Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI):
a) is available at no cost to businesses that pledge to purchase only IT equipment
that meets or exceeds Energy Star standards
b) is available by invitation only and consists of a balance of representatives from
every NAICS group
c) is limited to Fortune 500 businesses
d) can only be granted on a project-by-project basis - ANSWER: a) is available at no
cost to businesses that pledge to purchase only IT equipment that meets or exceeds
Energy Star standards
Applying a magnetic field to wipe a hard drive is known as:
, a) rescinding
b) degaussing
c) razing
d) eradicating - ANSWER: b) degaussing
Approximately what percentage of all toxic material found in landfills originates from
electronic equipment?
a) 10%
b) 30%
c) 50%
d) 70% - ANSWER: d) 70%
Buildings employing ______ solar techniques have walls, floors, ceilings, and more
that are designed to gather and disperse solar heat to both air and water.
a) active
b) passive
c) reactive
d) static - ANSWER: b) passive
By stripping away many components of traditional servers and collectively relying on
additional functions of the enclosure that houses them, ______ servers are able to
consume significantly less power while completing the same processes.
a) blade
b) reflective
c) converged
d) ensured - ANSWER: a) blade
Cleaning products, and their handling, would be addressed in what type of
documentation?
