Ray's CompTIA 1001 - Study Set 2

Which of the following cloud computing concepts allows scalable services to be provided to the client? A. On-demand B. Metered C. Rapid elasticity D. Resource pooling

Answer: C

Ann, a user, reports that after setting up a new WAP in her kitchen she is experiencing intermittent connectivity issues. Which of the following should a technician check FIRST? A. Channels B. Frequency C. Antenna power level D. SSID

Answer: A

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? A. IPS B. IDS C. Proxy server D. Authentication server

Answer: A

A network administrator would like to increase network bandwidth to 1Gbps between two office buildings that are 0.5mi (805m) apart. Which of the following would be the BEST solution? A. Fiber B. Coaxial C. Plenum D. Cat 6

Answer: A

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? A. Document and label the cable and screw locations. B. Replace the screen with a non-OEM. C. Update the firmware on the device before repairing it. D. Wait for the vendor to provide more information.

Answer: A

A technician needs to call a user's cellular provider to troubleshoot a network speed issue with the user's mobile device. Which of the following technologies is the technician troubleshooting? A. Long-term evolution B. Near-field communication C. Radio frequency ID D. Z-wave

Answer: A

A user is connected to a docking station with an optical drive and is trying to back up personal files to removable media, but is encountering write errors. Which of the following is MOST likely cause of the errors? A. The disk has already been finalized. B. The files are encrypted. C. There is a corrupt file on the hard drive. D. The files are not compatible with the type of disk used.

Answer: A

A user's smartphone has been slow recently. A technician sees the phone was purchased two months ago, and it is top of the line. About a month ago, a new OS update was installed. To address the issue, the technician runs a hardware diagnostic on the device, and it reports no problems. Which of the following is MOST likely the cause of the performance issue on the device? A. Too many applications are running updates. B. The device is currently running in airplane mode. C. The internal memory is failing on the device. D. The OS update is too resource intensive for the device.

Answer: A

About one week ago, access to files on a network server became significantly slower. Today, network files are completely unavailable. A technician is able to make a remote connection to the server. Which of the following should the technician check NEXT? A. RAID 5 array B. NIC configuration C. Available storage space D. RAM utilization

Answer: A

An employee's mobile device no longer charges, and the employee believes the battery is bad. A technician tests the mobile device and finds it will charge on a wireless charging pad but not when it is connected to a charging cable. Other devices charge without issue when the cable is used. Which of the following should the technician perform FIRST to resolve the issue? A. Clean out the charging port on the device. B. Replace the mobile device's battery. C. Issue a new charging cable to the employee. D. Send the device for service and give the employee a loaner.

Answer: A

Joe, a user, reports that his new smart wearable device is not synchronizing to his mobile device. Both devices are powered on, but the mobile device fails to read the data from the wearable. Which of the following will MOST likely fix this issue? A. Pair the devices. B. Set the SSID. C. Update the smart wearable device firmware. D. Enable NFC.

Answer: A

Joe, a user, sets up an IMAP connection on his smartphone to connect to webmail. Joe is able to view email, but he receives an error message when trying to send a message. When viewing the mail client's configuration, Joe sees a valid SMTP server and port. Which of the following should Joe check NEXT to resolve the issue? A. Configure the email account as a POP3 connection. B. Ensure the SSL/TLS option is being used. C. Check that the account password is still valid. D. Make sure the smartphone is not in airplane mode.

Answer: A

The graphics department has an issue with printing certain files. The printer does not print the complete image on larger files. A technician verifies the network speed of the printer is set to 1GB and that regular text files print without issue. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this problem? A. The printer needs more RAM. B. The print server is timing out. C. The users are not printing in post-script mode. D. The printer network connection is set to half duplex.

Answer: A

Which of the following devices can be used to connect multiple devices within broadcasting to every network port? A. Unmanaged switch B. Hub C. Firewall D. Cable modern

Answer: A

Which of the following devices can utilize VLANs to secure networks? A. Switch B. Hub C. Repeater D. Bridge

Answer: A

Which of the following technologies can be used for wireless payments? A. NFC B. Bluetooth C. IR D. LTE

Answer: A

A customer contacts the help disk stating a laptop does not remain charged for more than 30 minutes and will not charge more than 15%. Which of the following components are the MOST likely causes the issue? (Choose three.) A. LCD power inverter B. AC adapter C. Battery D. Processor E. VGA card F. Motherboard G. Backlit keyboard H. Wireless antenna

Answer: ABC

A technician wants to block remote logins to a server. Which of the following ports should be blocked? A. 21 B. 23 C. 80 D. 443

Answer: B

A user connects a laptop to a docking station but is unable to see an image on the external monitor. The user tests the docking station USB ports, and they are working fine. Which of the following should be done NEXT? A. Check for firmware updates. B. Configure extended display mode. C. Replace the external monitor. D. Adjust the laptop's BIOS settings.

Answer: B

After upgrading a smartphone's OS, Joe, a user, reports the smartphone no longer connects to his automobile automatically when near it, Joe, restarts the smartphone, but the problem persists. Which of the following should a technician do NEXT to restore the previous functionality? A. Connect the smartphone to the automobile via USB. B. Reenable the smartphone's Bluetooth radio. C. Perform a rollback of the smartphone's OS. D. Pair the smartphone with the automobile.

Answer: B

An end user has signed up to use a web-based calendar application. Which of the following solutions has the user purchased? A. DaaS B. SaaS C. PaaS D. laaS

Answer: B

Joe, a user, recently purchased a new multifunction printer and attempted to install it himself. He informed a technician that the printer is on his list of printers, but he is unable to print. The technician sees that the printer is listed as a generic printer under Devices and Printers. Which of the following should the technician do NEXT? A. Reboot the computer into safe mode and try to print a test page. B. Download the correct drivers from the manufacturer's website and install them. C. Unplug the USB cable from the printer and try another USB slot on the PC. D. Set the printer as the default within the device properties.

Answer: B

Which of the following cloud computing concepts facilities automated server deployment? A. NaaS B. IaaS C. PaaS D. SaaS

Answer: B

Which of the following connector types can be plugged into a device both right-side up and upside down? A. USB B. USB-C C. Mini-USB D. Micro-USB

Answer: B

Which of the following connects a PC to its default gateway? A. NIC B. Switch C. Router D. Cable modem

Answer: B

Which of the following resources in the MOST critical when using cloud file-storage synchronization applications? A. Disk speed B. I/O bandwidth C. RAM utilization D. CPU utilization

Answer: B

A technician is troubleshooting a WiFi issues with a laptop user in a corporate office. The user can connect to web pages without trouble; however, the user cannot connect to the email server or print a locally stored document to the network printer. The technician cannot ping the mail server or the network printer. No other users are experiencing this issue. Which of the following is MOST likely causing the issue? A. The laptop has an APIPA address. B. The laptop is configured to the wrong default gateway. C. The laptop is connected to the guest WiFi. D. The laptop is configured with a static IP.

Answer: C

A user has reported application connectivity problems to the network administrator. The network administrator knows there have been firewall configuration changes recently by a security vendor and believes the issue could be related to a port being closed on the firewall. Which of the following should the network administrator do NEXT? A. See if the same application fails on another workstation. B. Go into the firewall and open the port. C. Verify system functionality on the user's workstation. D. Document the issue for future reference.

Answer: C

An end user is unable to connect to the network, and a technician has visually verified the lights on the back of the PC are active and there is no physical damage to the Ethernet jack. Which of the following tools should the technician use to continue troubleshooting the connection? A. Punchdown tool B. Tone generator and probe C. Cable tester D. Crimper

Answer: C

An office has a network that has all computers connected to two switches. The switches are connected with a fiber cable. The computers and switches are all located in the same building. Which of the following network types does this describe? A. WAN B. PAN C. LAN D. MAN

Answer: C

A technician is configuring a new web server and must have over 10TB of fault-tolerant storage, while minimizing the number of failure points. The applications on the server also require the highest performance available. Which of the following configurations would the technician MOST likely select? A. RAID 0 with 1500rpm 15TB drives B. RAID 1 with 1000rpm 8TB drives C. RAID 5 with 7200rpm 5TB drives D. RAID 10 with 5400rpm 6TB drives

Answer: D

A user is experiencing issues synchronizing a smartphone. The user is able to connect to individual services, but each requires a different password. Which of the following needs to be configured to allow the user to access web services securely with a unique password? A. SIM B. SMB C. SSL D. SSO

Answer: D

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? A. Replace the USB cable. B. Reinstall the drivers on users' PCs. C. have users restart their PCs. D. Clear the print queue.

Answer: D

Which of the following cable types should be used to connect a cable modem to a SOHO router? A. Thunderbolt B. Coaxial C. USB D. Ethernet

Answer: D

Which of the following charging and data ports has a non-directional connector? A. Micro-USB B. Mini-USB C. USB-A D. USB-C

Answer: D

Which of the following features will save the battery life of a laptop significantly if they are disabled? (Choose two.) A. Touchpad B. Volume C. Screen orientation D. Cellular E. Bluetooth F. Fingerprint reader

Answer: DE