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CompTIA 220-1201 - CompTIA A+ Core 1 Exam (2026)

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Total 459 questions

Which of the following RAM characteristics allows for the most data bandwidth?

A.

CAS latency

B.

ECC

C.

High clock speed

D.

Dual channel

Which of the following storage devices is most suitable for quick data access and retrieval speeds on a laptop?

A.

SATA M.2

B.

NVMe SSD

C.

Optical disk

D.

7,200rpm HDD

A technician is attaching additional internal USB ports to a motherboard. In which of the following locations will the technician most likely connect these ports?

A.

TPM

B.

Header pinouts

C.

M.2 connector

D.

Expansion slots

A company ' s directory services server is located on premises. Which of the following best describes the directory services infrastructure?

A.

Hybrid cloud

B.

Private cloud

C.

Public cloud

D.

Community cloud

Which of the following is the best option to maintain a stable, tethered connection between a cell phone and a laptop?

A.

Bluetooth

B.

USB

C.

Hotspot

D.

NFC

A help desk technician investigates a laser printer issue. Smudges are appearing on the printed pages, but they are not present on the document that was sent to the printer. Which of the following should the technician do first to diagnose the issue?

A.

Use a different kind of printing paper.

B.

Inspect the printer drum.

C.

Update the printer firmware.

D.

Replace the toner.

A user reports poor performance on the application server.

INSTRUCTIONS

Click on Server 1 and Server 2 and review the information presented in each chart to

determine which drives need to be replaced.

Select the appropriate replacement drive that should be used, for the least performance degradation to the server.

If at any time you would like to bring back the initial state of the simulation, please click the Reset All button.

A technician is troubleshooting an all-in-one laser printer that prints a vertical line when making copies and scans. When users print or receive faxes, the output from the printer is correct. Which of the following should the technician examine to determine the cause of the issue?

A.

The pickup rollers

B.

The corona wire

C.

The document feeder

D.

The drum assembly

A technician recently updated the firmware on a dual-BIOS motherboard. Following the update, the system has been stuck in a boot loop and cannot start an OS from any internal or external device. The technician cannot access the UEFI menu either. Which of the following should the technician do next?

A.

Enable the secondary configuration.

B.

Downgrade the firmware via USB.

C.

Start a warranty repair of the motherboard.

D.

Reapply thermal paste to the CPU.

Which of the following is an advantage of using the 2.4 GHz wireless frequency?

A.

Communication between devices without external power

B.

Security for connections in close proximity

C.

Minimized structural interference

D.

Increased channel options