A+ 1101 Q02

A technician is setting up a new desktop computer and will be installing the hard drive directly on the motherboard without using cables to connect it. Which of the following will the technician be installing?

• A. Thunderbolt

• B. eSATA

• C. M.2

• D. SCSI

An organization has some computers running macOS and some computers running Windows. The computers running macOS also need to run a piece of software that is only available on Windows.

Which of the following BEST describes the solution for running Windows software on a computer running macOS?

• A. Operating system spoofing

• B. Remote software provisioning

• C. Indirect software implementation

• D. Cross-platform virtualization

A technician replaced a motherboard on a server, and now the 64-bit hypervisor is not loading correctly. Which of the following needs to be enabled for the hypervisor to run?

• A. Hardware prefetcher

• B. Hyperthreading

• C. vPro

• D. VT-d

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Explanation/Reference:

https://techlibrary.hpe.com/docs/iss/proliant-gen10-uefi/s_enabling_VT-d.html

A Microsoft Windows user is preparing to work in another country and needs to comply with corporate policy for data protection when copying files to portable medi a. Which of the following solutions would MOST likely satisfy this

requirement?

• A. A USB 3.1 flash drive with BitLocker to Go installed

• B. An SD memory card with NTFS

• C. An xD memory card with ext3

• D. A portable hard drive with FAT32

A technician installed a Cat 5 UTP cable approximately 275ft (84m) from a network switch in an office to a workstation located on a factory floor The technician sees both a flashing green LED and a flashing orange LED on the workstation's

NIC. Which of the following should the technician do FIRST?

• A. Check for loose connections, pinched bends, and physical damage.

• B. Install a powered hub as close as possible to the halfway point in the Cat 5 UTP cable run.

• C. Replace the entire run of Cat 5 UTP cable with Cat 5 STP cable.

• D. Upgrade the entire cable run to multimode fiber.

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A user acquired a new workstation and is attempting to open multiple large Excel files simultaneously. The user is not experiencing the expected performance when executing such large requests. Which of the following should a technician

do FIRST?

• A. Increase the swap partition.

• B. Upgrade the CPU in the workstation.

• C. Upgrade the power supply in the workstation.

• D. Upgrade the RAM in the workstation.

An engineer is experiencing unexpected reboots on a graphics workstation when rendering complex 3-D models. The workstation is configured with a 115V power supply that is rated at 200W and connected to a UPS. The central processing

unit contains 16 hyperthreaded cores, and a discrete graphics solution utilizing an 8-pin power connector is installed in a PCI Express x16 slot. Which of the following indicates where the technician should begin troubleshooting?

• A. The UPS, as 115V is insufficient for the configuration and should be increased to 220V

• B. The power supply, as 200W is insufficient when the GPU is heavily tasked

• C. The graphics card, as it is the component that triggers the unexpected reboots

• C. The graphics card, as it is the component that triggers the unexpected reboots

A user submitted a ticket to report an issue with a new printer that is no longer accepting new print jobs. The technician verifies the printer is on and notices the printer LCD screen has the following error message:

Paper Jam, Jam in fuser.

Which of the following is the MOST efficient next step the technician should complete?

• A. Apply a maintenance kit to the printer

• B. Check the printer paper path to locate any obstructions.

• C. Turn the printer on and off to see if the error clears.

• D. Replace the fuser.

A technician needs to fix a Cat 5 cable issue. The cable, which is connected to a network jack, fails when it is moved around. Which of the following items must the technician use to fix the issue? (Select TWO).

• A. Scissors

• B. Network tap

• C. Crimper

• D. Tone generator

• E. RJ45 connector

A remote user called the help desk to report a notification indicating there is limited or no connectivity. The user can access local file folders and other local machines but none of the organization's servers or network items. Web pages do

not appear to function either. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the issue?

• A. The user's internet connection is down.

• B. The user's domain account is locked out.

• C. The user's switch has stopped working.

• D. The user's IP address needs to be renewed.