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CompTIA 220-1101 - CompTIA A+ Certification Exam: Core 1

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A technician receives a tablet that looks like it has a bulge inside. The bulge is pushing the screen away from the backplate. The tablet still turns on when it is plugged in, but the screen looks damaged and turns off when unplugged. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this issue?

A.

Malfunctioning power supply

B.

Damaged charge port

C.

Swollen battery

D.

Broken screen

A technician is configuring the router for a small business network. Which of the following settings should the technician configure first?

A.

DHCP

B.

UPnP

C.

MAC filtering

D.

VPN

Every time a user submits a print job, the user receives an error from the printer requesting A4 paper. No other users in the office are having printing issues. Which of the following is the best way to address the user’s issue?

A.

Reinstall the printer driver on the user’s computer.

B.

Print to a different printer in the office.

C.

Set the printer defaults in the Control Panel to print to letter-sized paper.

D.

Have the user check the page size on every print job.

A user reports that the printouts from a laser printer have lines and smudges on them. The printer is also intermittently misfeeding the paper. Which of the following components should a technician replace to address this issue?

A.

Fuser

B.

Maintenance kit

C.

Corona wire

D.

Toner cartridge

While troubleshooting a user's smartphone issue, a technician notices that the display is visible but extremely hard to see. Which of the following is the most likely issue?

A.

Inverter

B.

LCD glass

C.

IPS panel

D.

Digitizer

A technician is troubleshooting poor printing quality on an inkjet printer. The pages have white lines running through the text and graphics. Which of the following is the most likely cause?

A.

Worn out rollers

B.

Clogged printhead

C.

Faulty ink cartridges

D.

Poor quality paper

A user's device needs more memory, so a technician installs extra RAM with the following specifications

2 x8Gb DDR3-1066(PC3-S500) 1 x 16Gb DDR3-1333 (PC3-10600)

Which of the following speeds would maximize reliability?

A.

1,066

B.

1 333

C.

8.500

D.

10,600

Which of the following servers is used to collect data and information about events from a network-connected host?

A.

DNS

B.

Mail

C.

Print

D.

Syslog

A recently installed printer is incorrectly aligning printed documents Which of the following should the technician do first to fix this issue?

A.

Run the maintenance application.

B.

Clean the rollers

C.

Upgrade the firmware

D.

Reinstall the drivers

A technician is troubleshooting a laptop that sometimes fails to charge. The technician has already tested the power adapter and determined the connection is good. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the issue?

A.

Defective DC jack

B.

Failing cooling fan

C.

Bad memory

D.

Overheating CPU

A company needs to secure remote user data with minimal interaction. Which of the following should the company do?

A.

Configure self-encryptinghardware.

B.

Update firewall rule sets.

C.

Enable BIOS passwords.

D.

Remove physical ROM drives.

Several storms cause mission-critical servers to go offline unexpectedly A server also goes offline suddenly due to haroNvare failure Upon assessment the company purchases new UPSs to condition power and allow the OSs to shut down gracefully in the event of a power failure However, the UPSs are delayed due to supply chain issues Which of the following can balance a cost-effective solution with uptime requirements?

A.

Purchasing backup generators

B.

Increasing input voltage

C.

Installing redundant PSUs

D.

Activating a hot site

A technician needs to provide a new employee with a phone number for their company mobile phone. Which of the following is the most cost-effective and professional way to complete this task?

A.

Forward a company number to the employee's mobile phone.

B.

Offer a company SIM card to the employee.

C.

Give a company mobile phone to the employee.

D.

Issue a company eSIM to the employee.

A computer with a recently replaced CPU will not pass POST. When inspecting the inside of the computer, the technician sees several shorts on the motherboard near the location of the CPU. Which of the following is most likely the cause of this issue?

A.

The incorrect heat sink was used on the CPU.

B.

Too much thermal paste was applied to the CPU.

C.

The power supply was undersized for the CPU.

D.

The CPU is not receiving any power from the motherboard.

A SOHO user's network printer has been without power for the last few days. After turning the printer back on, the user cannot connect to it. Which of the following is the most probable cause?

A.

The printer has a static IP address.

B.

The printer has a dynamic IP address.

C.

The printer has an APIPA.

D.

The printer has a public IP address.

Which of the following cable types is the most suitable for delivering 10Gb speeds for distances over 328ft (100m) but under 1,312ft (400m)?

A.

Multimode fiber

B.

Single-mode fiber

C.

Cat 6a

D.

Cat 6

Which of the following cable types can be used to transfer data and video?

A.

USB-C

B.

HDMI

C.

DisplayPort

D.

VGA

A laptop is displaying vertical lines in different colors on the screen. Which of the following components should a technician replace to most likely correct this issue?

A.

Inverter

B.

Motherboard

C.

Low-voltage differential signaling cable

D.

Liquid crystal display

A user routinely connects and disconnects multiple devices from a laptop. Which of the following options should a technician recommend to facilitate ease of user mobility?

A.

Serial interfaces

B.

Docking station

C.

Network switch

D.

USB hub

Which of the following devices is designed to monitor and filter incoming and outgoing network traffic?

A.

Switch

B.

Access point

C.

Firewall

D.

Hub