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Total questions: 90
Worksheet time: 49mins
A technician is troubleshooting what appears to be a RAM issue on a PC.
Which of the following symptoms would indicate if this is a RAM issue?
POST code beeps
Distended capacitors
Continuous reboots
Wrong BIOS time
A user accidentally spills liquid on a laptop. The user wants the device to be fixed and would like to know how much it will cost.
Which of the following steps should the technician take NEXT to verify if the device is repairable before committing to a price? (Choose two.)
Remove the case and organize the parts.
Consult colleagues for advice.
Document the screw locations.
Search the Internet for repair tutorials.
Place the device in rice for a few days.
Which of the following peripherals would a company use to take inventory quickly and update price tags for products? (Choose two.)
Barcode scanner
Label printer
Magnetic reader
KVM switch
NFC device
A user wants to print a large job on both the front and back sides of the paper. Which of the following settings should the technician advise the user to change in the printer settings?
Collate
Orientation
Duplex
Transparency
A user is unable to access websites and has reported connectivity issues with pop-ups on the screen. A technician removes malware, and then is able to ping the router and access the websites.
Which of the following NEXT steps should the technician perform in troubleshooting this issue? (Choose two.)
Document findings, actions, and outcomes.
Reboot the device to verify the fix.
Reconnect the device to the network
Verify the settings in IPConfig
Run a virus scan.
A user is no longer able to browse the Internet after returning from vacation. The user is able to log in and navigate to the local intranet, but not to any outside sites. A technician pings a well-known website by name but gets no reply. The technician then pings its IP address and gets a reply.
Which of the following commands will MOST likely resolve the issue?
ipconfig /all
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /setclassid
A technician is determining the specifications for a desktop computer that will be used at trade shows all over the world. The computer will have the maximum amount of RAM. The CPU, GPU, and storage will be typical of a business workstation.
Which of the following system parameters is the MOST important for the technician to consider when choosing a power supply?
Input voltage
Efficiency rating
12V rail amperage
Number of SATA connectors
Ann, an accountant, reports that after turning on her new laptop, she received a message stating her IP address is already in use on the system. She tried going back to her old desktop, which she now only uses for email, but received the same message. The technician checks the account and sees a comment that Ann requires a special network setup to connect to the banking software.
Which of the following should the technician do to resolve the issue?
Remove the static IP configuration from the desktop.
Set the laptop configuration to DHCP to prevent conflicts.
Replace the network card in the laptop, as it may be defective
Bridge the LAN connection between the laptop and the desktop.
A customer wants to purchase a new home computer. The machine will mainly be used for Internet browsing and streaming video, except on weekends when the customer’s son will use it to play games with friends.
Which of the following should the technician focus on to meet these requirements? (Choose two.)
80mm case fans
Four-core processor
RAID 5 array
16GB DDR2 memory
Dual monitors
Which of the following cable types should be used to connect a cable modem to a SOHO router?
Thunderbolt
Coaxial
USB
Ethernet
Which of the following channels would commonly be used on an 802.11 wireless network?
6
17
802
8080
A technician is troubleshooting a Windows CAD workstation that is running slow. The computer uses RAID 10 and has dual GPU cards. The user states that the same application runs faster on an identical workstation.
Which of the following should the technician perform FIRST to troubleshoot the problem?
Replace the write cache battery
Check the event log for any cache issues
Clear the RAID configuration file and restart the PC
Replace the RAID controller write cache module.
A business owner wants to provide security to laptop users with the ability to charge their devices, access corporate LAN resources, and allow for a variety of other removable hardware.
Which of the following devices would BEST meet the owner’s needs?
Docking station
Port replicator
Thunderbolt
USB hub
A technician has noticed that when at company headquarters the laptop connection to the Internet is more responsive than when using the company-provided phone as a hotspot. The technician updated the drivers on the WiFi NIC without resolution and then verified the configuration on the WiFi was correct. Which of the following configurations could cause the decreased performance?
The connection is throttled
There is a low RFID signal.
SSID is not found.
It is out of range.
An associate is seeking advice on which device to purchase for a friend who is a business owner. The friend needs the ability to chart activity while keeping in contact with the home office.
Which of the following would be the BEST recommendation?
Smart watch
Fitness monitor
Global positioning sensor
Portable hotspot
A technician is replacing a broken screen on a new company laptop but does not have repair information from the vendor.
Which of the following is the BEST way to proceed?
Document and label the cable and screw locations.
Replace the screen with a non-OEM.
Update the firmware on the device before repairing it.
Wait for the vendor to provide more information.
Ann, a user, needs to attend several day-long conferences and wants to ensure her mobile device will have enough power for these events. She is concerned about wall outlet availability at the conferences and needs to continuously use her device for important updates.
Which of the following should a technician recommend to BEST accommodate Ann’s needs?
Wireless charging pad
Built-in battery case
Extra charging cords
Airplane mode
Which of the following charging and data ports has a non-directional connector?
Micro-USB
Mini-USB
USB-A
USB-C
A user brings in a smartphone for repair. The device is unable to send/receive calls or connect to WiFi. All applications on the device are working unless they require connectivity.
Which of the following is MOST likely causing the problem?
Airplane mode
Tethering
Disabled hotspot
VPN
Which of the following Ethernet cables would BEST support an application that requires a 600Mbps throughput at the lowest price point?
Cat 3
Cat 5
Cat 5e
Cat 6
A client has three locations within city limits that need to be networked. Vendor network requirements for all three locations are a minimum of 1GB.
Which of the following are the types of networks that will MOST likely be used for internal office and office-to-office networking? (Choose two.)
MAN
WAN
LAN
PAN
SAN
Which of the following terminates a coaxial cable?
DB9
RJ45
RG-59
RS-232
A customer asks a technician to help set up a specialized computing system for video editing.
Which of the following should the technician install on the workstation to BEST meet the customer’s specifications? (Choose two.)
SSD
Gigabit NIC
Hypervisor
Dual monitors
Docking station
An end user wants to have a second monitor installed on a laptop. Which of the following would allow a technician to configure the laptop to show both screens once the cable is connected?
Plug an external monitor into the USB port
Use the Fn and function key combination
Adjust the monitor display settings.
Enable DisplayPort.
A customer’s laptop display has suddenly become very dim. The image of the display can only be seen with a bright, external light, as adjusting the brightness/contrast controls does not cause much change.
Which of the following components MOST likely needs to be replaced?
LCD panel
Inverter
Video card
Digitizer
A technician is troubleshooting a laptop/projector combination that is displaying artifacts on the screen. When a different laptop is connected to the projector, the image appears to be correct but is very dim.
Which of the following steps should the technician take to address these issues? (Choose two.)
Update the video drivers on the laptop.
Replace the original laptop
Change the aspect ratio on the projector.
Increase the projector contrast.
Replace the bulb in the projector
Multiple users report that the network printer, which is connected through the print server, is not printing.
Which of the following should a technician do FIRST to remedy this situation?
Replace the USB cable
Reinstall the drivers on users’ PCs
Have users restart their PCs.
Clear the print queue
A user reports that a laptop is not connecting to the corporate wireless network. A technician confirms with a smartphone that the corporate wireless network is available and can be accessed. The technician observes that the Ethernet connection to the corporate network is working. The technician disconnects the Ethernet cable.
Which of the following should the technician do NEXT to troubleshoot this problem?
Confirm that the laptop wireless card is turned on.
Confirm that the laptop is in range for the access point.
Confirm that the correct wireless network is selected.
Confirm the user’s network login ID and password.
Several company users are frequently forgetting passwords for their mobile devices and applications.
Which of the following should the systems administrator do to reduce the number of help desk tickets submitted?
Implement single sign-on.
Enable multifactor authentication.
Configure biometric authentication
Remove complex password requirements.
Which of the following cloud computing concepts allows scalable services to be provided to the client?
On-demand
Metered
Rapid elasticity
Resource pooling
During an inspection, it was found that data racks were not properly grounded. To pass the inspection and address a growing concern to protect data cabling and equipment, a technician must make sure all racks are properly grounded.
Which of the following tools should the technician use to verify this has been completed?
Multimeter
Cable tester
Tone generator
Voltmeter
A technician was called to check an unexpected clicking noise on a desktop that has become more frequent every time a video editing application is loaded. The system fans have been replaced, but the clicking noise remains. Diagnostics have been run on the video card.
Which of the following should the technician do FIRST?
Replace the hard drive
Replace the video card
Do a System Restore.
Perform a full data backup
Scan the system for viruses.
Joe, a user, has purchased a new mobile device that uses a different OS than his previous one. Joe wants to copy his contacts and appointments from his corporate account without entering them manually.
Which of the following would be the BEST way for a technician to assist Joe?
Log into the same email provider on the new device, and restore the contacts and dates
Create a Bluetooth connection between Joe’s devices, and copy his contacts and calendar.
Back up the old mobile device to a PC, and import the contacts and schedule from the PC.
Use NFC to transfer all compatible data from one device to the other.
A user reports that printing on heavy cardstock paper results in the image smearing if touched. When printing on plain paper, the problem does not occur. Which of the following would be the NEXT troubleshooting step to perform?
Increase the fuser temperature.
Change the paper feed rate.
Clean the transfer roller.
Replace the toner cartridge.
A user’s laptop is shutting down unexpectedly. The technician discovers the shutdowns only happen when the laptop is moved from one room to another. The technician reseated the hard drive, memory, battery, and LCD cable, but the laptop continues to shut down.
Which of the following is the MOST probable cause of the issue?
Residual energy on the motherboard
System overheating
Distended capacitors
Loose battery connection
CMOS battery failure
An end user has signed up to use a web-based calendar application.
Which of the following solutions has the user purchased?
DaaS
SaaS
PaaS
IaaS
A technician is setting up a WiFi-enabled thermostat for a customer, but the customer is concerned about IoT devices getting hacked.
Which of the following BEST address the customer’s concerns? (Choose two.)
Use the latest encryption standard on the wireless network and set a strong password.
Enable two-factor authentication for the IoT device’s cloud account, if it is available.
Separate the IoT thermostat by segregating it in a DMZ network.
Disable wireless access on the thermostat to make it unshakable.
Upgrade the customer’s router to the latest version to improve network security.
A technician wants to block remote logins to a server.
Which of the following ports should be blocked?
21
53
80
443
A company has very strict rules regarding proprietary information leaving the premises. All computers host proprietary information. A technician is called to repair a computer on-site at the company’s corporate office. The technician identifies the problem and goes through the troubleshooting steps to create a plan of action. The technician determines the computer needs to be taken off-site for repair.
Which of the following should the technician do NEXT?
Get authorization from the manager.
Check corporate policies for guidance
Delete proprietary data before leaving the building.
Remove the HDD and send the device for repair.
A technician is setting up a new wireless network at a branch office that previously had only wired connectivity with statically assigned IP addresses. After setting up the network, the technician configures a server to provide IP addresses to wireless clients. During testing, the technician is unable to access the Internet or named network resources. The technician receives a valid IP address from the DHCP server and can ping the default gateway.
Which of the following should be technician check NEXT to resolve this issue?
Verify the Windows Firewall is turned off.
Configure the wireless network’s SSID to be hidden.
Ensure the options are configured to provide a DNS server.
Enable file and printer sharing in the OS.
A user purchases a wireless printer and sets it up in an office. The user installs all necessary software for the printer on the computer and connects the printer to the guest wireless network. However, when the user attempts to print to the printer, nothing happens.
Which of the following will resolve the issue?
Set up the user’s computer to act as a print server.
Configure the printer to use the Internet printing protocol.
Ensure the user’s computer is set to DHCP.
Connect the printer to the company wireless network.
A user is having a problem with printing a specific document type. The network printer OCP shows that the printer is online with no errors. Other users are not having the same issue. The user sends the document to another printer and the document prints.
Which of the following should a technician do FIRST in troubleshooting the problem?
Stop and restart the PC print spooler service.
Verify the user is sending the document to the correct printer queue.
Have each user send the same document to the correct printer queue
Stop and restart the print server queues, and then have the user resend the document
A server needs a RAM upgrade, and a technician has been tasked with retrieving the RAM from storage and then installing it.
Which of the following is the BEST RAM type for the technician to retrieve?
SoDIMM
DDR4
Single channel
ECC
A customer wants to upgrade a PC’s internal storage to have more room to store backups, photos, and videos. The new storage should be large enough to avoid expanding again next year.
Which of the following BEST meets these needs?
3TB HDD
50GB NAS
500TB SAN
512GB SSD
The feature that allows users to store files in cloud-based storage when necessary, but can be removed when space is freed up, is known as:
on-demand
resource pool
synchronization application
shared resources
Several computers are having network connectivity issues. Two of the computers are wired and are not having any issues. The technician verifies that none of the computers having issues have been assigned a static IP.
Which of the following should the technician check NEXT?
Check the closest AP for the area.
Check each wireless adapter switch.
Check the group’s network switch.
Check the DHCP server.
A customer accidentally drops a laptop while it is charging. The next day, the customer notices the laptop will not turn on and calls a technician to investigate. The technician confirms the laptop will not turn on even though it is connected to the power adapter.
Which of the following components is the MOST likely cause of this behavior?
Power adapter
Battery
DC jack
Hard drive
A systems administrator is configuring a server to host several virtual machines. The administrator configures the server and is ready to begin provisioning the virtual machines.
Which of the following features should the administrator utilize to complete the task?
Hypervisor
Disk management
Terminal services
Device Manager
Virtual LAN
A network administrator must install a device that will proactively stop outside attacks from reaching the LAN.
Which of the following devices would BEST meet the organization’s needs?
IPS
IDS
Proxy server
Authentication server
Which of the following devices can be used to connect multiple devices within a network without broadcasting to every network port?
Unmanaged switch
Hub
Firewall
Cable modem
What is the minimum number of storage drives necessary to implement RAID 5?
Two
Five
Three
Four
Terri finishes installing a printer for a customer. What should she do next?
Verify that the printer prints by using Microsoft Word.
Print a test page.
Restart the spooler.
Set up a separator page.
A customer can barely hear sound from a laptop’s speakers. What should you do first?
Install a new sound driver.
Tap the speakers.
Search for a volume key.
Reinstall Windows.
Special paper is needed to print on which type of printer?
Impact
Thermal
Laser
Inkjet
Which of the following provides for a data plane and a control plane?
SDN
NIC
ONT
MAM
Regular paper can be used on all the listed printers except for thermal printers, which use specially coated paper that is heated to create the image.
Dot-matrix printer
Laser printer
Inkjet printer
3D printer
Thermal printer
Which of the following should not be connected to a UPS?
PCs
Monitors
Laser Printers
Speakers
Which computer process checks all your components during boot?
CMOS
POST
BIOS
Lithium Battery
Which of the following are ports you might find on smartphones and tablets? (Select the two best answers.)
eSATA
USB-C
Lightning
DVI
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?
UTM appliance
DHCP server
Proxy server
IDS appliance
Which of the following cable types have a copper medium? (Select three.)
Twisted pair
Coaxial
Fiber Optic
Cat 6a
Multimode
Which of the following cable types have a copper medium? (Select three.)
Twisted pair
Coaxial
Fiber Optic
Cat 6a
Multimode
Beep codes are generated by which of the following?
CMOS
RTC
POST
Windows
Which of the following CPU cooling methods is the most common?
Heat sink
Heat sink and fan
Liquid cooling
Liquid nitrogen
For which type of PC component are 80 mm and 120 mm common sizes?
Case fans
CPUs
Heat sinks
Memory modules
Which of the following is the fastest in terms of data transfer rate?
Hard disk drive
Solid-state drive
RAM
USB
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.)
The function key for wireless was pressed by accident.
The user installed a new web browser.
The wireless network was forgotten in Windows.
The computer is obtaining an IP address automatically.
You are configuring Bob’s computer to access the Internet. Which of the following are required? (Select TWO.)
DNS server address
Gateway address
Email server name
DHCP server address
Domain name
To get on the Internet, the DNS server address is required so that the computer can get the resolved IP addresses from the domain names that are typed in. The gateway address is necessary to get outside the network. Incorrect answers: Email server information is not necessary if the person is just looking to get on the Internet. A DHCP server address is not necessary either; however, using one is an easier method. The beauty of DHCP is that you don’t need to know the DHCP server’s address to acquire an IP address. The domain name for your network is normally not needed, either; it is necessary only if you want to add the computer to the organization’s domain.
DNS server address is required
Gateway address is necessary
Email server information is necessary
DHCP server address is necessary
Domain name for your network is necessary
Which of the following connectors can allow for video, audio, and data?
HDMI
DVI
DisplayPort
USB-C
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?
192.168.1.100
192.168.1.1
192.168.10.1
192.168.0.1
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?
PRL
Hotspot
GPS
PoE injector
Which device retains data over the long term?
CPU
RAM
Storage drive
Video card
Which device retains data over the long term?
CPU
RAM
Storage drive
Video card
Which of the following are output devices?
Speakers
Keyboard
Mouse
Display
Touchpad
Which of the following is the most important thing to consider when setting up an older PC for basic purposes?
Input voltage
Number of SATA connectors
TDP
Number of network connections
A color laser printer produces images that are tinted blue. Which of the following steps should be performed to address this problem?
Clean the toner cartridge
Calibrate the printer
Change the fusing assembly
Clean the primary corona
Which of the following cloud concepts can allow for scalable services to clients?
Metered utilization
Shared resources
Rapid elasticity
High availability
SaaS
What is the minimum cable needed for 1000BASE-T networks?
Cat 5
Cat 5e
Cat 6
Cat 3
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?
2.4 GHz
40 MHz
5 GHz
13.56 MHz
How should you hold RAM when installing it?
By the edges
By the front and back
With tweezers
With a punchdown tool
Which type of adapter card is normally plugged into a PCIe x16 adapter card slot?
Modem
Video
NIC
Sound
The PCI Express (PCIe) x16 expansion slot is used primarily for video. Incorrect answers: Modems, network interface cards (NICs), and sound cards usually connect to PCIe x1 slots. Some cards require a minimum of PCIe x4.
Modems
Network interface cards (NICs)
Sound cards
Video
Which of the following steps enables you to take control of a network printer from a remote computer?
Installing the printer locally and accessing the Sharing tab
Installing the printer locally and accessing the spool settings
Installing the printer locally and accessing the Ports tab
Connecting to the printer via FTP
Which of the following is the default subnet mask for IP address 192.168.1.1?
255.0.0.0
255.255.0.0
255.255.255.0
255.255.255.255
Which of the following is the best practice to prevent laptop overheating?
Put the laptop in the freezer when not in use
Direct a fan at the laptop
Keep the laptop turned off whenever possible
Take the battery out when not in use
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