Test A Hardware Review

A user's print jobs to a new multifunction printer produce pages of  garbled text, but jobs from other users are printing normally. Which of the following would be the MOST likely reason for this issue?

• Printer driver specifies secured prints

• Faulty network cable

• Print driver is configured for PCL

• Application is not authorized to print

Answer explanation

The page description language configured in a printer driver must matchthe language on the printer. If a device prints to a PostScript printer usingHewlett-Packard's PCL (Printer Command Language), the output willappear garbled and unreadable.

A user has powered on their computer and received the message “Operating system not found.” A check of the system shows that the SATA drive cables are properly connected. Which of the following would be the NEXT best troubleshooting step?

• Boot to Safe Mode

• Replace the boot drive

• Restore from a known good backup

• Check for removable drives

Answer explanation

If a USB (Universal Serial Bus) storage device is connected to a computerand the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is checking USB devicesbefore the primary storage drive, the "Operating system not found" errorcould appear with some USB devices. To avoid this error, the boot order inthe BIOS can be changed, or the USB device can be disconnected duringthe boot process and reconnected after the operating system has started.

A network administrator is troubleshooting a network outage, and she believes the issue is related to a bad switch. The old switch is then replaced with a newer model and the cabling is moved to the new switch. Which of the following should be the NEXT troubleshooting steps? (Choose TWO)

• Test the theory

• Verify full system functionality

• Establish a plan of action

• Identify the problem

• Document the findings

Answer explanation

Once the theory has been tested, a plan of action has been determined,and the plan has been implemented, it's important to verify that fullsystem functionality has been restored. After all of this work, it's useful todocument the problem, the proposed solutions, and the ultimate fix. Thisproblem might occur again, and it would be useful to have documentationon the issue.

A newly installed MFD provides an option to "scan to SMB." Which of the following would BEST describe this feature?

• Print jobs can be sent from mobile devices

• All scans are checked for malware

• Files are stored on a Microsoft share

• Documents are scanned from the cloud

Answer explanation

SMB (Server Message Block) is the protocol used by Microsoft operatingsystems to share files, print jobs, and other information between otherMicrosoft OS devices. Many MFDs (Multifunction Devices) can scan adocument and store the scanned file on a central network shareusing SMB.

What type of device connects multiple computers to the network, but becomes less efficient as network traffic increases?

• Switch

• Hub

• Repeater

• Router

Answer explanation

A hub operates as a multi-port repeater, where incoming traffic isrepeated to every other port in the hub. If more than one device attemptsto communicate at the same time, these conflicting signals are called acollision. Each time a collision occurs, the sending devices have to stoptransmitting, wait a random amount of time, and try sending the trafficagain. If many devices are sending large amounts of data, the overallnetwork efficiency will decrease as the number of collisions increase.

A help desk technician needs to use different Windows versions to study for an industry certification exam. The technician currently uses a Windows desktop computer with 4 GB of RAM and a 750 GB free on the hard drive. Which of the following would be the BEST way to perform this task? (Choose TWO)

• Install a second monitor

• Install an additional hard drive

• Create a Windows Recovery Environment boot drive

• Upgrade the system RAM

• Install Windows guest VMs

Answer explanation

The easiest way to use multiple operating systems on a single machineis to run them as virtual machines. Although 750 GB (Gigabytes) isplenty of storage space for multiple virtual machines, the 4 GB of RAM(Random Access Memory) on the host computer is too small to supportmultiple Windows operating systems at the same time. Once the memoryupgrade is complete, it's a relatively easy process to install the guest virtualmachines on the existing hard drive.

Sam, a user in the accounting department, is migrating from Android to iOS. She would like all of her emails, contact lists, and calendar events to be moved to her new phone. Which of the following would be the BEST way to accomplish this task?

• Use a Windows-based migration tool

• Save the Android phone data as a CSV file

• Connect the new phone to the corporate Microsoft 365 service

• Use a USB-to-Lightning cable

Answer explanation

Microsoft 365 manages email, calendar events, and contact information ina single database. Using this central database, Microsoft 365 can be used tosynchronize all of this information to both iOS and Android smartphones.

A server administrator has been asked to configure the storage requirements for a new database server. The database owner requires the fastest performance and redundancy if a single drive fails. The storage array should support at least 8 TB of available space. Which of the following options would be the BEST choice?

• RAID 10 with 5,400 RPM, 8 TB drives

• RAID 5 with 10,000 RPM, 5 TB drives

• RAID 1 with 7,200 RPM, 8 TB drives

• RAID 0 with 15,000 RPM, 5 TB drives

Answer explanation

The question is focused on three requirements; performance, drive space,and redundancy. This option provides the highest number of RPMs(Revolutions Per Minute), RAID 5 (Redundant Array of IndependentDisks) redundancy, and drives with enough combined storage to supportmore than 8 TB (terabytes) of drive space.

A user would like to access email from their Windows 10 laptop using a smartphone’s Internet connection. Which of these technologies needs to be enabled on the laptop?

• LTE

• 802.11

• NFC

• IR

Answer explanation

802.11 wireless connections can be used to access a smartphone configuredas an Internet hotspot. The laptop will communicate to the smartphoneover 802.11, and the smartphone is used to connect to resources onthe Internet.

Which wireless standard can operate in the 5 GHz band and provides approximately 10 Gbit/sec of throughput?

• 802.11ac

• 802.11g

• 802.11ax

• 802.11n

Answer explanation

The 802.11ax standard, or Wi-Fi 6, can operate in either the 2.4 GHz orthe 5 GHz band, and the maximum theoretical throughput is nearly 10gigabits per second