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CompTIA A+ Domain 4

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 3hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the minimum number of storage drives necessary to implement RAID 5?

a)

Two

b)

Five

c)

Three

d)

Four

2.

Terri finishes installing a printer for a customer. What should she do next?

a)

Verify that the printer prints by using Microsoft Word.

b)

Print a test page.

c)

Restart the spooler.

d)

Set up a separator page.

3.

A customer can barely hear sound from a laptop’s speakers. What should you do first?

a)

Install a new sound driver.

b)

Tap the speakers.

c)

Search for a volume key.

d)

Reinstall Windows.

4.

Special paper is needed to print on which type of printer?

a)

Impact

b)

Thermal

c)

Laser

d)

Inkjet

e)

3D

5.

Which of the following provides for a data plane and a control plane?

a)

SDN

b)

NIC

c)

ONT

d)

MAM

6.

Which of the following should not be connected to a UPS?

a)

PCs

b)

Monitors

c)

Laser Printers

d)

Speakers

7.

Which computer process checks all your components during boot?

a)

CMOS

b)

POST

c)

BIOS

d)

Lithium Battery

8.

Which of the following are ports you might find on smartphones and tablets? (Select the two best answers.)

a)

eSATA

b)

USB-C

c)

Lightning

d)

DVI

9.

One of your customers purchased a device that can perform firewall duties, routing tasks, packet inspection, and antivirus scanning. Which of the following devices was purchased?

a)

UTM appliance

b)

DHCP server

c)

Proxy server

d)

IDS appliance

10.

Which of the following cable types have a copper medium?

(Select the three best answers.)

a)

Twisted pair

b)

Coaxial

c)

Fiber Optic

d)

Cat 6a

e)

Multimode

11.

Beep codes are generated by which of the following?

a)

CMOS

b)

RTC

c)

POST

d)

Windows

12.

Which of the following CPU cooling methods is the most common?

a)

Heat sink

b)

Heat sink and fan

c)

Liquid cooling

d)

Liquid nitrogen

13.

For which type of PC component are 80 mm and 120 mm common sizes?

a)

Case fans

b)

CPUs

c)

Heat sinks

d)

Memory modules

14.

Which of the following has the fastest data throughput?

a)

Optical drive

b)

Hard disk drive

c)

Solid-state drive

d)

RAM

e)

USB

15.

A laptop cannot access the wireless network. Which of the following statements best describe the most likely causes of this?

(Select the two best answers.)

a)

The function key for wireless was pressed by accident.

b)

The user installed a new web browser.

c)

The wireless network was forgotten in Windows.

d)

The computer is obtaining an IP address automatically.

16.

You are configuring Bob’s computer to access the Internet. Which of the following are required?

(Select TWO.)

a)

DNS server address

b)

Gateway address

c)

Email server name

d)

DHCP server address

e)

Domain name

17.

Which of the following connectors can allow for video, audio, and data?

a)

HDMI

b)

DVI

c)

DisplayPort

d)

USB-C

18.

You just configured the IP address 192.168.0.105 in Windows. When you press the Tab key, Windows automatically configures the default subnet mask 255.255.255.0. Which of the following IP addresses is a suitable gateway address?

a)

192.168.1.100

b)

192.168.1.1

c)

192.168.10.1

d)

192.168.0.1

19.

You are attempting to make a connection to the Internet with a laptop, but there is no Wi-Fi availability. Your smartphone currently has access to the Internet. Which of the following will allow the laptop to connect to the Internet?

a)

PRL

b)

Hotspot

c)

GPS

d)

PoE injector

20.

Which of the following best describes printing in duplex?

a)

Printing on both sides of the paper

b)

Printer collation

c)

Full-duplex printer communication

d)

Printing to file

e)

1200 DPI

21.

Which device retains data over the long term?

a)

CPU

b)

RAM

c)

Storage drive

d)

Video card

22.

Which of the following are output devices?

(Select the two best answers.)

a)

Speakers

b)

Keyboard

c)

Mouse

d)

Display

e)

Touchpad

23.

You are planning to use an older PC for trade shows in several different countries. The PC only needs to work as a basic kiosk with an Internet browser. Which of the following is the most important factor for you to consider?

a)

Maximum wattage

b)

Input voltage

c)

Number of SATA connectors

d)

TDP

e)

Number of network connections

24.

A color laser printer produces images that are tinted blue. Which of the following steps should be performed to address this problem?

a)

Clean the toner cartridge

b)

Calibrate the printer

c)

Change the fusing assembly

d)

Clean the primary corona

25.

Which of the following cloud concepts can allow for scalable services to clients?

a)

Metered utilization

b)

Shared resources

c)

Rapid elasticity

d)

High availability

e)

SaaS

26.

Which of the following is the minimum cable category needed for a 1000BASE-T network?

a)

802.11 ax

b)

Cat 5

c)

Cat 5e

d)

Cat 6

27.

You configure a mobile device to connect to a Wi-Fi network on channel 165. Which of the following frequencies is the wireless connection using?

a)

2.4 GHz

b)

40 MHz

c)

5 GHz

d)

13.56 MHz

28.

How should you hold RAM when installing it?

a)

By the edges

b)

By the front and back

c)

With tweezers

d)

With a punchdown tool

29.

Which type of adapter card is normally plugged into a PCIe x16 adapter card slot?

a)

Modem

b)

Video

c)

NIC

d)

Sound

30.

Which of the following steps enables you to take control of a network printer from a remote computer?

a)

Installing the printer locally and accessing the Sharing tab

b)

Installing the printer locally and accessing the spool settings

c)

Installing the printer locally and accessing the Ports tab

d)

Connecting to the printer via FTP

31.

You use your laptop often. Which of the following is a simple, free way to keep your laptop running cool?

a)

Keep the laptop on a flat surface

b)

Put the laptop in the freezer when not in use

c)

Direct a fan at the laptop

d)

Keep the laptop turned off whenever possible

32.

Which of the following is the default subnet mask for IP address 192.168.1.1?

a)

255.0.0.0

b)

255.255.0.0

c)

255.255.255.0

d)

255.255.255.255

33.

A customer wants to access the Internet from many different locations in the United States. Which of the following is the best technology to enable the customer to do so?

a)

Infrared

b)

Cellular WAN

c)

Bluetooth

d)

802.11ac

34.

Which of the following terms best describes two or more LANs connected over a large geographic distance?

a)

PAN

b)

WAN

c)

WLAN

d)

MAN

e)

SAN

35.

Which of the following channels should you select for an 802.11 wireless network?

a)

6

b)

21

c)

802

d)

8080

36.

Which port number is used by an HTTPS web server by default?

a)

21

b)

25

c)

80

d)

443

37.

Which protocol uses port 53?

a)

FTP

b)

SMTP

c)

DNS

d)

HTTPS

38.

To which type of technology would you install a x16 card?

a)

Thunderbolt

b)

PCIe

c)

USB

d)

DisplayPort

39.

You are tasked with fixing a problem with a video editing workstation. An unexpected clicking noise occurs every time the video editing program is started. The case fans have been replaced, but the noise remains. Diagnostics have also been run on the video card, and it appears to be operating normally. What action should you take first?

a)

Perform a system restore

b)

Replace the video card

c)

Replace the hard disk drive

d)

Perform a full data backup

e)

Scan for malware

40.

After you replace a motherboard in a PC, the system overheats and fails to boot. Which of the following is the most likely cause?

a)

The GPU is not compatible with the CPU

b)

The new motherboard's firmware is out of date

c)

Thermal paste was not applied between the heat sink and the CPU

d)

The case fan failed

41.

Which of the following cable types can protect against electromagnetic interference (EMI)?

(Select the two best answers.)

a)

UTP

b)

STP

c)

Fiber Optic

d)

Cat 6

42.

Which of the following cable types should you use to connect a cable modem to a SOHO router?

a)

RG-6

b)

USB

c)

Ethernet

d)

HDMI

e)

SATA

43.

With which of the following technologies can you have two mobile devices transfer data simply by touching them together?

a)

USB

b)

NFC

c)

Bluetooth

d)

Wi-Fi

44.

What does the b in 1000 Mbps stand for?

a)

megabytes

b)

bits

c)

bytes

d)

bandwidth

45.

What type of power connector is used for a x16 video card?

a)

Molex 4-pin

b)

SATA 15-pin

c)

PCIe 8-pin

d)

P1 24-pin

46.

How many pins are inside an SATA 3.0 data connector?

a)

15

b)

7

c)

24

d)

127

47.

Which of the following is the most important piece of information needed to connect to a specific wireless network?

a)

Channel

b)

MAC address

c)

SSID

d)

Administrator password

48.

Which of the following might you find as part of a tablet computer?

(Select the two best answers.)

a)

Flash memory

b)

SATA storage drive

c)

Multi-touch touchscreen

d)

24-inch display

49.

You are considering a cloud-based service for file storage and synchronization. Which of the following resources is the most critical to your design?

a)

Disk speed

b)

RAM utilization

c)

CPU utilization

d)

I/O bandwidth

50.

A desktop computer does not have a lit link light on the back of the computer. Which of the following is the most likely reason for this?

a)

Wi-Fi was disabled

b)

USB is malfunctioning

c)

The system did not POST correctly

d)

The network cable is disconnected

51.

Which type of printer uses impact to transfer ink from a ribbon to the paper?

a)

Laser

b)

Inkjet

c)

Impact

d)

Thermal

52.

When running cable through drop ceilings, which type of cable do you need?

a)

PVC

b)

Cat 5e

c)

Direct burial

d)

Plenum

53.

Which environmental issue affects a thermal printer the most?

a)

Moisture

b)

ESD

c)

Dirt

d)

Heat

54.

You have been tasked with setting up a specialized computer for video editing. Which of the following should you include with the computer?

(Select the two best answers.)

a)

Gigabit NIC

b)

SSD

c)

Docking station

d)

Dual monitors

e)

NAS

55.

Which of the following printer failures can be described as a condition in which the internal feed mechanism stopped working temporarily?

a)

No connectivity

b)

Corrupt driver

c)

Paper jam

d)

Power cycle

56.

Which of the following occurs last in the laser printing process?

a)

Charging

b)

Exposing

c)

Developing

d)

Fusing

e)

Cleaning

57.

You just turned off a printer to perform maintenance on it. Which of the following should you be careful of when removing the fuser?

a)

The fuser being hot

b)

The fuser being wet

c)

The fuser being fragile

d)

The fuser releasing toner

58.

Which device connects multiple computers in a LAN?

a)

Modem

b)

Router

c)

Switch

d)

Firewall

59.

Which device connects to the network and has the sole purpose of providing data to clients?

a)

NAS

b)

NAT

c)

NAC

d)

IaaS

60.

An exclamation point next to a device in Device Manager indicates which of the following?

a)

A driver is not properly installed on the device

b)

The device is disabled

c)

The driver is not digitally signed

d)

The device driver needs to be upgraded

61.

Which port is used by RDP?

a)

80

b)

110

c)

443

d)

3389

62.

Which of the following are components you might find inside a PC?

(Select the three best answers.)

a)

CPU

b)

Motherboard

c)

Keyboard

d)

RAM

e)

Cable modem

63.

A user’s time and date keep resetting to January 1, 2015. Which of the following is the most likely cause?

a)

The BIOS/UEFI need to be updated

b)

Windows needs to be updated

c)

The Windows Date and Time Properties window needs to be modified

d)

The lithium battery needs to be replaced

64.

Which of the following IP addresses does a technician see if a computer running Windows is connected to a multifunction network device and is attempting to obtain an IP address automatically but is not receiving an IP address from the DHCP server?

a)

172.16.10.10

b)

192.168.0.10

c)

169.254.10.10

d)

192.168.10.10

65.

Which of the following IP addresses can be routed across the Internet?

a)

127.0.0.1

b)

192.168.1.1

c)

129.52.50.13

d)

10.52.50.13

66.

Which of the following is the name for a wireless network?

a)

SSID

b)

WPA

c)

Screened subnet

d)

DHCP

67.

Which of the following could cause the POST to fail?

(Select the two best answers.)

a)

CPU

b)

Power supply

c)

Memory

d)

Storage drive

68.

What is the term for the delay in the RAM’s response to a request from the memory controller?

a)

Latency

b)

Standard deviation

c)

Fetch interval

d)

Lag

69.

Which of the following components could cause the POST to beep several times and fail during boot?

a)

Sound card

b)

Power supply

c)

Storage drive

d)

RAM

e)

LPDDR

70.

Which of the following statements describes why the display on a laptop gets dimmer when the power supply from the AC outlet is disconnected?

a)

The laptop cannot use full brightness when on battery power

b)

Power management settings on the laptop are configured for power saving

c)

To operate properly, laptop displays require an alternating current power source

d)

Security settings on the laptop are configured to dim the display

71.

Which of the following indicates that a printer is network ready?

a)

An RJ11 jack

b)

A USB connector

c)

An RJ45 jack

d)

A SCSI connector

72.

Which of the following connector types is used by fiber-optic cabling?

a)

LC

b)

RJ45

c)

RG-6

d)

RJ11

73.

Which of the following is a common type of CPU for a smartphone?

a)

LGA 1700

b)

SoC

c)

Core i9

d)

SODIMM

74.

You are making your own networking patch cable. You need to attach an RJ45 plug to the end of a twisted-pair cable. Which tool should you use?

a)

Tone and probe kit

b)

Cable tester

c)

Crimper

d)

Multimeter

75.

Which of the following translates a computer name into an IP address?

a)

TCP

b)

UDP

c)

DNS

d)

FTP

76.

Which type of printer uses a toner cartridge?

a)

Inkjet

b)

Laser

c)

Impact

d)

Thermal

e)

3D printer

77.

Which of the following are important factors when purchasing a replacement laptop AC adapter?

(Select the two best answers.)

a)

Current and voltage

b)

Connector size and shape

c)

Battery type

d)

Inverter type

78.

Which of the following Internet services are wireless?

(Select the two best answers.)

a)

Cable internet

b)

Satellite

c)

DSL

d)

Cellular

e)

Fiber optic

79.

You are in the process of upgrading a lab’s systems from wireless-equipped laptops to thin clients. To support the VDI that you plan to implement, each client needs a 1 Gbps connection. Previously, the laptops connected to the organization’s 802.11n wireless network. Which of the following is needed for the thin clients to communicate with each other?

a)

UPS

b)

External storage drives

c)

KVM

d)

Network cables

80.

Eric uses an external monitor with his laptop. He tells you that his laptop will boot, but the system won’t display anything on the external screen. Which of the following solutions enables the display?

a)

Connect the laptop to another external monitor

b)

Press Fn and Screen keys one or more times until an image appears on the screen

c)

Press the Enter and Esc keys while the laptop is booting

d)

Press the Fn key while the laptop is booting

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