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WorksheetsCompTIA Tech Review - 10.15.2025
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 57mins
You're helping a coworker whose laptop just got drenched in coffee. What should you do first?
Plug it in to see if it still works
Power it off and unplug it immediately
Shake it to remove the liquid
Put it in the microwave to dry it
Alex is trying to log into his computer but realizes he forgot his Windows password. What’s the best way for him to reset it?
Reinstall Windows
Call his family's helpdesk
Use password reset disk or admin account
ormat the hard drive
Your manager, Mason, calls you over and says the office printer isn’t working. What’s the first thing you check?
Buy a new printer
Reinstall the printer OS
Replace the toner and or ink drums
Is it turned on and connected?
Jamie is at home and suddenly can’t connect to the Wi-Fi on their laptop. What’s the first troubleshooting step Jamie should try?
Replace the router
Check if airplane mode is on
Reinstall the browser
Format the hard drive
Zoe mentions that her computer has been running very slowly whenever she tries to open programs or browse the internet. What’s a quick first step you should take to help her?
Replace the CPU
Check Task Manager for high usage
Reinstall Windows
Buy a new computer
Replace the PSU
Benjamin is working in his office and urgently needs to find an important email, but he can’t locate it in his inbox. What should you suggest he do?
Restart the computer
Reinstall Outlook app
Call the sender
Use the search function in the email client
Restart the network
Oliver plugs a USB drive into his computer, but it isn’t showing in File Explorer. What’s a good first step?
Format the USB drive
Reinstall Windows
Replace the motherboard
Check Disk Management
Adjust BIOS settings
Charlotte notices that her laptop fan is making a loud noise while she is working. What’s likely the cause?
Broken fan blade
Malware in the fan
Low battery
Overheating due to dust or high CPU usage
Outdated firmware
While Daniel is preparing an important report on his computer, his screen suddenly turns blue and displays an error message. What’s a common cause?
Printer jam
Driver conflict or hardware failure
Wrong password
Low screen brightness
Samuel is working on a project and tries to open an important file on his computer, but he gets a permission denied error. What’s the fix?
Delete the file
Reinstall the OS
Change file permissions or ownership
Format the drive
David is at a coffee shop and notices a Wi-Fi network named “Free Wi-Fi.” He wants to connect to it. What should you advise?
Go ahead, it’s free
Use a VPN and connect
Restart the router
Avoid it—it could be a rogue access point
David has been using his device for a while, and lately, he notices that his apps crash frequently. What’s a common cause?
Too much RAM
Wrong keyboard layout
Brightness too high
Outdated software or OS
While setting up a new computer, Evelyn finds a cable with a rectangular connector and 4 pins. What is it likely used for?
HDMI
Ethernet
VGA
USB 2.0
Firewire
Harper is setting up different devices at home, including a smartphone, a tablet, and a laptop. Harper notices that each device uses different software to manage its hardware and run applications. Which of these are examples of Operating Systems?
iOS
Microsoft Windows
Android
All of these are Operating Systems
Daniel wants to save his school project files. He is considering different options for storage. Which of these is NOT a type of storage?
USB pen drive
file cabinet
memory card
DVD
Aria uses a device at home that helps her store family photos, retrieve important documents, and process her school assignments. What is this electronic device called?
(a)
Isla is organizing her vacation photos into different folders on her computer. How does the OS help her manage these files?
Deals with movement, editing and deletion of data
Colour codes data
Translates data into binary
Maya has saved many school projects, photos, and documents on her computer. She wants to make sure she can easily find and access them later. What does the term file management mean in this context?
How your manager is able to find your file.
The way in which we organize our files and documents on the computer.
How you organize the rough edges of your nails
Benjamin is setting up a new computer and wants to understand how it stores his photos, documents, and music. He wonders: What form of data does a computer store?
Alphanumeric
primary
Binary
High level
Mia needs to keep track of her school assignments and photos. She uses her computer because it can (a) a large amount of information.
After a major server outage at her company, Anika is reviewing the disaster recovery policy. What is the purpose of the disaster recovery policy?
Preventing cybersecurity incidents from occurring.
Ensuring damage is quickly recovered from after an incident.
Performing regular backups of all data.
Analysing the cause of attacks and identifying improvements to procedures.
Grace is editing a report on her computer. Before she saves her changes, where are the modifications temporarily stored?
SSD
CPU
RAM
GPU
Nora is responsible for managing sensitive customer information at her company. What is the primary function of data security in her role?
To ensure data is accurate
To protect data from unauthorized access and corruption
To create backups
To assess risks
Jackson is creating a mobile app for his school project. After writing some code, he notices that the app keeps crashing when he tries to open it. He decides to 'debug' the program. What does the term 'debug' mean in this context?
Identify errors and fix them.
Making a calculation
A set of instructions
Looking at code
Maya is working on her laptop at home and does not connect it to any other devices, such as a printer, another computer, or the internet. Is a network created in this situation .
True
False
1. Arjun is setting up a web server and needs to configure the correct TCP port for HTTP traffic. Which port should he use?
60
90
80
70
Ella tries to access a shared folder on her office network but receives an 'Access Denied' message. What should she check first?
Whether the folder exists
If the monitor is on
If she has the correct permissions
If her computer is plugged in
Lucas is working from home and suddenly notices his computer is not connecting to the internet, even though his phone and tablet are online. What is a logical first step?
Restart his computer
Replace the modem
Call his ISP immediately
Buy a new network card
Priya has important documents and photos on her computer that she doesn't want to lose by accident. What is a recommended practice to help her keep them safe?
Rename files often
Create regular backups
Store everything on the desktop
Delete old files regularly
Jackson wants to save his school project on Google Drive so he can access it from any device. Where does his project get stored?
Cloud
Dr. Galiana's office
CD-ROM
USB Drive
Michael deletes a file from his desktop. Is the file permanently deleted?
Yes, it is gone forever
No, it goes to the recycle bin which empties it
No, it goes to the recycle bin and you have to empty the recycle bin
Maya is responsible for her company's IT infrastructure. She wants to ensure that the business can continue operating even if unexpected events occur. What kind of threats can disaster recovery policies help Maya's company to be protected from?
Natural disasters
Malware
Hardware failure
All of the above.
Olivia is working on her computer and wants to start a new document in her application. Which shortcut key should she use to create a new file?
Ctrl + N
Ctrl + M
Ctrl +O
Ctrl + P
James is cleaning up his computer and accidentally deletes an important document. Where is the deleted file sent to prevent him from accidentally losing it forever?
Trash Can/Recycle Bin
A folder
They are automatically deleted
Aria downloads a file from Google Drive on her computer. Where does the file typically go?
Desktop
Documents
Downloads
This PC
