CompTIA a+ Study
While running a graphics editing program on your Windows workstation, a screen suddenly pops up with an error message warning. You note the error message, but the only way to continue working is to reboot your system. What is this type of error screen called?
BSoD
BSoD
Blue Screen of Death
Are installed in an expansion slot on the motherboard.
Dedicated video cards
Are more powerful and more expensive.
Dedicated video cards
Have a GPU and a dedicated high-speed video memory bank.
Dedicated video cards
Memory is not properly seated, is missing, or the motherboard is defective.
First boot of a new computer
As a network administrator for your company, you want to set up a network device that manages traffic leaving and entering your network from the outside. Which of the following would BEST meet your requirements?
Forward proxy server
Incompletely or improperly doing this can cause errors that appear to be memory-related.
Hardware installation or removal
An older technology where the cable connects to the motherboard and two devices.
IDE
integrated development environment
IDE
Are much cheaper and less powerful.
Integrated video cards
GPU is integrated with another hardware component, such as a motherboard or CPU.
Integrated video cards
Share system memory for graphic processing.
Integrated video cards
Which of the following mobile device display components provides the required power for a mobile device's screen?
Inverter
A network in a small geographic area that typically uses wires to connect systems together.
LAN
A set of subnets connected to each other, typically by wires, using at least one router.
LAN
You are putting together a system for a graphic artist and need to make sure that you find a display that meets their needs. The display needs to have very good color reproduction quality and viewing angles. The display also needs to have proper cooling and be power-efficient. Which of the following display types will MOST likely meet these needs?
LCD display with IPS panel
Which of the following is true of modern LCD monitors in regards to backlighting?
LEDs are used to backlight the screen.
A network that covers an area as small as a few city blocks to as large as an entire city.
MAN
A network that is typically owned and managed by a city as a public utility.
MAN
The memory is incompatible and was not installed and configured properly.
Memory upgrade
A common type of connector used to power internal computer components.
Molex
Correct Answer: A small network used for connecting devices, such as a notebook computer, a wireless headset, a wireless printer, and a smartphone.
PAN
Which of the following DHCP scope options will assign a static IP configuration to a device using the device's MAC address?
Reservation
Which of the following is the feed assembly on a thermal printer that is used to move the paper through the printer?
Rubber platen
A point-to-point interface typically found in enterprise-level storage systems, like RAID and tape drives.
SAS
Frequently used in modern computers to connect hard drives to the motherboard.
SATA
Usually found only in high-end servers, mainframe computers, and RAID storage devices.
SCSI
Which of the following is a specialized controller that you can use to remotely manage all your network devices?
SDN
While creating a virtual machine, you decide to set it up to use an external network. What else do you need to do to enable the external network configuration?
Select a NIC using the virtual switch manager.
This event can require more memory and can cause problems if there is not enough memory when it occurs
Software installation
SDN
Software-defined networking
While presenting a high-definition video through a projector, you find that the audio is not in sync with the video. What is the MOST likely cause of this issue?
The audio file is being processed faster than the video file.
One of your employees has called to complain about their laptop computer. The employee reports that their laptop keeps turning off automatically before the level reaches 5%. Which of the following is MOST likely causing this issue?
The power meter is incorrectly reporting the available battery power.
In preparation to use your laptop on an airplane as you travel to a conference, you disconnected the external USB mouse. However, you notice that the cursor drifts consistently to the left side of the screen while using the built-in trackpad and mouse buttons on the notebook. Which of the following actions will MOST likely stop the mouse from drifting?
Update the trackpad drivers.
A group of networks that are geographically isolated, but are connected to form a large internetwork.
WAN
Similar to a standard LAN, but uses radio signals instead of wires to connect systems together.
WLAN
