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Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 18mins

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Class
Date
1.

You work for the city's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). There are five DMV locations spread out across the city that you have been asked to connect with a network. You have created a list of requirements for this network, including that it must be wired and support at least 1 Gbps of bandwidth. Which of the following types of network would MOST likely be used for the DMV to securely connect their internet networks together across the city?

a)

PAN

b)

LAN

c)

MAN

d)

WAN

e)

WLAN

2.

Your company is currently using a 5 GHz wireless security system, so your boss has asked you to install a 2.4 GHz wireless network to use for the computer's computer network to prevent interference. Which of the following can NOT be installed to provide a 2.4 GHz wireless network?

a)

802.11b

b)

802.11g

c)

802.11n

d)

802.11ac

3.

You have just setup a Minecraft server on a spare computer within your network and want to allow your friends to connect to it over the internet. What do you need to configure in your SOHO router to allow your friends to connect to the new Minecraft server you created?

a)

Update the firmware

b)

Configure port forwarding

c)

Enable DHCP

d)

Configure your Wi-Fi to use Channel 11

4.

Which of the following is a public IP address?

a)

10.3.2.1

b)

192.168.2.1

c)

169.254.2.1

d)

8.4.2.1

5.

Your boss has requested that you replace all of the hubs in the network with switches. What is the MOST likely reason for doing this?

a)

An individual port has gone bad on one of the hubs

b)

There are no more ports available on the hubs

c)

Using hubs causes too many collisions on the network

d)

PoE is not supported by the hubs

6.

A workstation is having intermittent issues and continues to receive system errors or freeze. You believe that the problem is being caused by the workstation's motherboard not getting the proper amount of power to it, and you want to perform a test to confirm your theory. Which of the following tools should you use to determine the if the proper amount of power is being supplied to the motherboard?

a)

Multimeter

b)

POST card

c)

Loopback plug

d)

Cable tester

7.

Which of the following types of cables supports both charging and data transfer with a non-directional connector that can be inserted into a port on the device?

a)

USB-A

b)

USB-C

c)

Mini-USB

d)

Micro-USB

8.

You have been asked to install a network cable in the crawl space between the ceiling in your office and the roof. You need to choose the right type of cable to ensure you are not violating the local fire codes. Which of the following cable types should you choose?

a)

Fiber

b)

Shielded

c)

Plenum

d)

Coaxial

9.

You have been asked to install a network cable to run a television signal between two buildings. Which of the following cable types should you choose?

a)

Fiber

b)

Shielded

c)

Plenum

d)

Coaxial

10.

A user wants to print a spreadsheet horizontally on a piece of paper instead of vertically in order to fit more columns on a single page. What setting should the user enable on the printer for this print job to achieve this result?

a)

Orientation

b)

Duplex

c)

Transparency

d)

Collate

11.

The large multi-function printer in your office is shared between 12 people. Unfortunately, it has stopped working and the technicians have determined it must be replaced. A new printer has been ordered, but it will be 2 weeks until it arrives. The only other printer available in your office is the manager’s printer, but it is connected via USB to their workstation. One of the technicians would like to share the manager’s printer with the other 12 employees for the next 2 weeks as a temporary workaround. Unfortunately, there are no spare wired network jacks available in the office for them to directly connect the printer to the network, but there is a wireless access point nearby. Which of the following is the BEST way for the technician to allow the 12 employees to access the manager’s printer?

a)

Provide a USB thumb drive to each employee so that they can transfer their files to the manager's computer for direct printing

b)

Purchase a portable wireless print server and connect the printer to it using USB

c)

Configure a new printer on each user's workstation and point it to the manager's IP address

d)

Share the printer directly from the manager's computer by creating a share and giving the other employee's access rights to the share

12.

Your company's printer is displaying an error of "Replace cartridge 1. Filament is empty." Based on this error, what kind of printer is your company using?

a)

Thermal

b)

3D

c)

Inkjet

d)

Impact

e)

Laser

13.

What type of connector is most commonly used to terminate an Ethernet cable?

a)

RJ-45

b)

RG-6

c)

DB-9

d)

RG-59

14.

Which of the following types of connectors are used to terminate a household telephone cable?

a)

RG-6

b)

RJ-11

c)

RJ-45

d)

RG-59

15.

Which of the following types of cable or connector is a coaxial cable that is used with your cable modem?

a)

RG-6

b)

RJ-11

c)

RJ-45

d)

DB-9

16.

You are troubleshooting a memory issue on a customer's laptop and have determined that the memory module needs to be replaced. You walk into the storage room to select a memory module to use as a replacement. Which of the following choices would be the MOST LIKELY choice for you to select for use in the laptop?

a)

DDR4

b)

Single Channel

c)

ECC

d)

SODIMM

17.

Your laptop currently has a 128 GB SSD installed and currently running out of internal storage space. You want to upgrade the workstation with more internal storage in order to store additional videos, photos, and backups, but you don't want to sacrifice data access speed for increased storage. Which of the following is the BEST storage solution to meet your need to store more data while maintaining fast data access speeds?

a)

1 TB SSD

b)

50 TB SAN

c)

3 TB HDD

d)

5 TB NAS

18.

You are building a Gaming PC in order to support a high-end virtual realty headset. The computer needs a high-end processor, lots of RAM, and a dedicated high-end graphics card. This graphics card will be installed in one of your expansion slots on your motherboard. Which of the following motherboard connections will most likely be used to connect the graphics card?

a)

AGP

b)

PCIe

c)

PCI

d)

USB

19.

Which of the following devices is MOST commonly used by a user to provide input to their workstation?

a)

Monitor

b)

CD-ROM drive

c)

Keyboard

d)

Webcam

20.

Which of the following devices would allow you to control and provide input commands to multiple servers within the same server rack using a single set of input devices?

a)

Touchpad

b)

KVM

c)

Mouse

d)

Keyboard

21.

You have been asked by Dion Training to build a specialized computer that will be used exclusively for video editing. Which of the following should you install to BEST meet the company's needs? (Select three)

a)

Specialized video card

b)

1 TB HDD (5400 RPM)

c)

Dual Monitors

d)

4 TB HDD (10,000 RPM)

e)

Docking Station

22.

You have been asked by Dion Training to build a specialized computer that will be used exclusively as a gaming machine for beta testing some new video games they are developing. Which of the following should you install to BEST meet the company's needs? (Select 3)

a)

1TB HDD

b)

Dedicated video card

c)

Liquid cooling

d)

CPU with integrated GPU

e)

512 GB SSD

23.

You are working at a Managed Service Provider for a large chain of doctor's offices. The company is opening a new office downtown and needs 2 computers to be installed at the front desk to allow customers to self-check-in for their appointments and view/edit their personal contact information. Which of the following type of computers would BEST meet the needs of this doctor's office?

a)

Touch screen kiosk

b)

Thin Client

c)

Thick client

d)

CAD workstation

24.

You want to buy a new computer that will allow you to run at least 3 virtual machines (VMs) at the same time in order to practice for your CompTIA A+ exam. You know in the future you would like to setup a virtual ethical hacking lab with numerous VMs in order to study for the CompTIA PenTest+ exam. Which TWO of the following components are the MOST important to upgrade if you want to run numerous VMs simultaneously?

a)

CPU

b)

SSD

c)

RAM

d)

HDD

e)

NIC

25.

You are building a new server and want to ensure that its memory can allow the server to continue working even if there is an issue that corrupts data held within the memory modules. Which of the following types of memory should you select for the server?

a)

Non-parity

b)

Single channel

c)

ECC

d)

Dual channel

26.

You are installing some new hard drives in a legacy Novell NetWare server in a closed IPX network. The hard drive has a 4-bit set of jumpers that must be configured to represent the ID number (0-15) of the device in the storage device chain. Which of the following types of connectors would you use for data transfer with these hard drives?

a)

SCSI

b)

SATA

c)

USB

d)

PATA

27.

You are building a BitCoin mining workstation that will have multiple graphics cards, lots of memory, and an octo-core processor. This computer is expected to generate a lot of heat during its operations. Which of the following solutions would MOST efficiently dissapate all of the heat produced?

a)

Liquid cooling system

b)

Passive heat sink

c)

High RPM drive

d)

High RPM fans

e)

Replace the power supply with a more efficient model

28.

You are a bit worried that your old computer's power supply may not be able to support all of these new expansion cards. Which of the following cards is MOST likely to consume the most power during operations and require you to purchase a new power supply to support it?

a)

USB 3.0

b)

Sound card

c)

NIC

d)

Graphics card

29.

You are working for a logistics company that needs to get a device that will let them automatically enter information about a package when it is read using light and a lens. Which of the following devices should you install to BEST support this requirement?

a)

Digitizer

b)

Barcode reader

c)

Touch screen

d)

Webcam

30.

You are attempting to build a new gaming workstation and have just finished installing the motherboard and the processor. You are about to begin installing the memory and notice that there are 4 DIMM sockets on the motherboard labeled 0, 1, 2, and 3. Two of these are colored red and two are colored blue. Which of the following should you do FIRST?

a)

Install 2 DDR4 memory modules into the red slots

b)

Install 2 DDR4 memory modules into the blue slots

c)

Install 2 DDR4 memory modules into slots 0 and 1

d)

Consult the motherboard's manual

31.

You are working as part of the server team for an online retail store. Due to the upcoming holidays, your boss is worried that the current servers may not be able to handle the increased demand during a big sale. Which of the following cloud computing concepts can quickly allow services to scale upward during busy periods and scale downward during slower periods based on the changing user demand?

a)

Resource pooling

b)

On-demand

c)

Rapid elasticity

d)

Metered services