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CompTIA A+ 220-1001 Core 1 Practice Test with Verified Answers 2023\2024.
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What kinds of hard drives are used by laptops? (select all that apply) A. SSD B. M. C. Magnetic disk D. DVD-ROM - Correct Answer A. SSD B. M. C: Magnetic disk What is the module format for a stick of SODIMM DDR4 RAM? A. 200- pin B. 204- pin C. 260- pin D. 1.8- inch - Correct Answer C. 260- pin
You just added a second memory module to a laptop. However, after rebooting the system, the OS reports the same amount of money as before. What should you do next? A. Replace both memory modules B. Run Windows Update C. Replace the motherboard D. Reseat the laptop memory - Correct Answer D. Reseat the laptop memory Which of the following are ways that a laptop can communicate with other computers? (select all that apply) A. Bluetooth B. WLAN C. DC jack D. Cellular WAN - Correct Answer A. Bluetooth B. WLAN
D. Cellular WAN Which of the following are possible reasons that a laptop's keyboard might fail completely? (Select the two best Correct Answer s.) A.A key is stuck B. A ribbon cable is disconnected C. The user spilled coffee on the laptop D. The Keyboard was disabled in the Device Manager. - Correct Answer B. A ribbon cable is disconnected C. The user spilled coffee on the laptop A user doesn't see anything on his laptop's screen. He tries to use AC power and thinks that the laptop is not receiving any. Which of the following are two possible reasons for this? (Select the two best Correct Answer s.) A. He is using an innocent AC adapter
B. The AC adapter is not connected to the laptop. C. Windows won't boot. D. The battery is dead - Correct Answer A. He is using an incorrect AC adapter. B. The Ac adapter is not connected to the laptop. One of your customers reports that she walked away from her laptop for 30 minutes. When she returned, the display was very dim. She increased the brightness setting and moved the mouse but to no effect. What should you do first? A. Replace the LCD screen B. Check the operating system for corruption C. Connect an external monitor to verify that the video card works. D. Check whether the laptop is now on battery power. - Correct Answer D. Check whether the laptop is now on battery power Which are the most common laptop hard drive form factors? (select two)
D. 1.8 - Correct Answer B. 2. D. 1. You are helping a customer with a laptop issue. The customer said that two days ago the laptop was accidentally dropped while it was charging. You observe that the laptop will not turn on and that it is connected to the correct power adapter. Which of the following is the most likely cause? A. The battery B. The power adapter C. The hard drive D. The DC jack E. The BIOS/UEFI - Correct Answer E. The BIOS/UEFI
Which kind of video technology do most laptop LCDs use? A. TFT active matrix B. Passive matrix' C. OLED D. MAC ID - Correct Answer A. TFT active matrix Which of the following uses an organic compound that emits light? A. TFT active matrix B. IPS C. OLED D. LCD E. LED - Correct Answer C. OLED
Which of the following are two possible reasons why a laptop's LCD suddenly went blank with no user intervention? (select the two best Correct Answer s.) A. Damage inverter B. Damaged LCD C. Burned-out backlight D. Incorrect resolution setting - Correct Answer A. Damaged inverter C. Burned-out backlight Which of the following allows us to access a WLAN? A. LED B. Webcam' C. Digitizer D. Stylus E. Wi-Fi card - Correct Answer E. Wi-Fi card
Which of the following keys should you press to enable a secondary display on a laptop? (Select the two best Correct Answer s) A. Fn key B. Caps Lock key C. Num Lock key D. Special function key E. Insert key - Correct Answer Fn Key and Special function key When a user types, a laptop's screen displays letters ands numbers instead of only letters. What should you check first? A. Fn key B. LCD cutoff switch C. Num Lock key
D. Scroll Lock key - Correct Answer Num Lock key You are required to install an anti-theft solution for a customer's laptop. Which of the following should you perform? A. Install a docking station B. Install a cable lock C. Install Windows D. Configure a password in the BIOS/UEFI E. Use a port replicator - Correct Answer B. Install a cable lock You are helping a project manager with a presentation using a laptop which feeds video to a projector. During your tests, the projector's image begins to flicker. The laptop's display does not have any problems. You attempt to change the resolution on the laptop, but the issue continues. which of the following should you do next?
A. Change the projector settings B. Check the connectivity of the video cable C. Change the aspect ratio of the laptop D. Check the connectivity of the power cable - Correct Answer B. Check the connectivity of the video cable Which of the following is not a mobile device? A. Tablet B. Smartphone C. Desktop PC D. E-reader - Correct Answer C. Desktop PC Which type of memory do most mobile devices store long-term data to? A. LPDDR
B. SATA magnetic disk C. SATA SSD D. Solid-state flash memory - Correct Answer D. Solid-state flash memory You have been tasked with connecting a wireless earpiece to a smartphone. Which technology would you most likely use? A. Wi-Fi B. NFC C. 3.5 mm D. Bluetooth - Correct Answer D. Bluetooth You have been tasked with setting up a device for a salesperson's vehicle. It should be able to display maps and give directions to the person while driving. Which of the following devices would perform these tasks? (Select the two best Correct Answer s.)
B. Smart camera' C. Smartphone' D. E-reader E. VR headset - Correct Answer A. GPS C. Smartphone Which type of charging connector would you find on an iPad? A. Micro-USB B. Lightning C. Thunderbolt D. IP68 - Correct Answer B. Lightning You are required to add long-term storage to a smartphone. which type would you most likely add?
B. microSD C. LPDDR D. SSD E. SIM - Correct Answer B. microSD The organization you work for allow employees to work from their own mobile devices in a BYOD manner. You have been tasked with setting up the devices so that they can 'beam' information back and forth between each other. What is this known as? A. Mobile hotspot B. IoT C. CYOD D. IR E. NFC - Correct Answer E. NFC
Which of the following can be useful in areas where a smartphone has cellular access but the PC(or laptop) cannot connect to the Internet? A. Proprietary vendor-specific connector B. Accessories C. IP codes D. Tethering - Correct Answer D. Tethering Which of the following connections require a username, password, and SMTP server? (Select two Correct Answer s) A. Bluetooth B. Wi-Fi connection C. POP3 connection D. Exchange connection E. IMAP connection - Correct Answer C. POP3 connection
E. IMAP connection When manually configuring a Wi-Fi connection, which step occurs after successfully entering the SSID? A. Select POP B. Check whether the device is within range of the WAP. C. Enter a passcode for the network. D. Scan for networks - Correct Answer C. Enter a passcode for the network. Which of the following allows other mobile devices to wirelessly share your mobile device's Internet connection? A. NFC B. Airplane mode C. IMAP
D. Mobile Hotspot - Correct Answer D. Mobile Hotspot Which of the following identifies the user of the device? A: IMSI ID B. IMEI ID C. S/MIME D. VPN - Correct Answer A. IMSI ID Which of the following is the most common connection method when synchronizing data from a mobile device to a PC? A. Wi-Fi B. Bluetooth C. USB D. Lightning - Correct Answer C. USB
Which of the following is used to synchronize contacts from an iPad to a PC? A. Gmail B. Google Play C. iTunes D. Sync Center - Correct Answer C. iTunes What is it known as when a user connects to several services using several apps but with only one username and password? A. Android Auto B. SSO C. iTunes D. BT E. Exchange ActiveSync - Correct Answer B. SSO
Which protocol uses port 22? A. FTP B. Telnet C. SSH D. HTTPS - Correct Answer C. SSH Which of these would be used for streaming media? A. TCP B. RDP C. UDP D. DHCP - Correct Answer C. UDP Which ports are used by IMAP protocol?
A. 53 and 68 B. 80 and 443 C. 110 and 995 D. 143 and 993 - Correct Answer D. 143 and 993 A user can receive e-mail but cannot send any. Which protocol is not configured properly? A. POP B. FTP C. SMTP D. SNMP - Correct Answer C. SMTP Which of the following is most often used to connect a group of computers in a LAN? (select all that apply)
A. Router B. Switch C. Bridge D. WAP - Correct Answer B. Switch D. WAP What device protects a network from unwanted intrusion? A. Switch B. Router C. Access point D. Firewall - Correct Answer D. Firewall Which of the following network devices moves frames of data between a source and destination based on their MAC addresses?
A. Hub B. Switch C. Router D. Modem - Correct Answer B. Switch Which of the following network devices allows a remote device to obtain Ethernet data as well as electrical power? A. PD B. PoE injector C. Repeater D. Router - Correct Answer B. PoE injector Which of the following devices can be configured when accessed from a browser or SSH or similar configuration tool?
A. Managed switch B. Unmanaged switch C. Patch panel D. Network interface card - Correct Answer A. Managed switch Which of the following allows for network throttling of individual computers or applications? A. QoS B. Port forwarding C. DMZ D. DHCP - Correct Answer A. QoS Which of the following forwards an external network port to an internal IP address port on a computer on the LAN?
B. Port forwarding C. DMZ D. DHCP - Correct Answer B. Port forwarding Which of the following is described as the simultaneous sending and receiving of network data? A. Half-Duplex B. Latency C. PoE' D. Full-Duplex - Correct Answer D. Full-Duplex Which of the following would a company most likely use for authentication to a server room? A. 802.11ac
D. Z-Wave E. MIMO - Correct Answer C. RFID Which standard can attain a data transfer rate of 1 Gbps over a wireless connection? A. 802.11a B. 802.11b C. 802.11g D. 802.11ac E. 802.3ab - Correct Answer D. 802.11ac Which of the following is often broken down into groups of channels including 1-5, 6-10, and 11?
A. 802.11ac B. 2.4 GHz C. 5 GHz D. 802.11a - Correct Answer B. 2.4 GHz While looking at the details of a server in your provider's control panel, you notice that it says "Apache" in the HTTP summary. What kind of server is this? A. File server B. Web server C. E-mail server D. Authentication server - Correct Answer B. Web server Which type of server acts as a go-between for clients and websites?