CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1101) Certification Practice Exam

Which data transmission rate is defined by the IEEE 802.11b wireless standard? Answer 2 Mbps 54 Mbps 150 Mbps 11 Mbps 10 Mbps

11 Mbps

A company executive has just bought a new Android mobile device. She wants you to help her make sure that it is protected from malware threats. Which of the following statements are true in regards to protecting Android devices? (Select two.) Any Android antivirus app is about as effective as any other. Antivirus apps are available for purchase from Android app stores. Android operating system updates are sufficient to protect against malware threats. App reviews and ratings help you choose an effective antivirus app. Android mobile devices, like iOS devices, are not susceptible to malware threats.

Antivirus apps are available for purchase from Android app stores. App reviews and ratings help you choose an effective antivirus app.

Which of the following are examples of web server platforms? (Select two.) DNS Apache IIS SMTP DHCP

Apache IIS

A user has configured their mobile device to unlock with facial recognition. Which of the following methods for securing the mobile device is being used? Locator application Antivirus application Trusted source Biometric authentication

Biometric authentication

With a memory module read request, there is a delay between the time of the data request and the time the data is available for output from the memory module. What is this delay called? Capacity CAS latency Clock cycle parity Frequency

CAS latency

Which TCP/IP configuration parameter identifies the router that is used to reach hosts on remote networks? DNS server address Hostname Default gateway Alternate IP address Subnet mask WINS server address

Default gateway

You want to connect your workstation to a large, high-definition screen that is over 30 feet away from the workstation for displaying a video presentation with sound. Which of the following ports will BEST support the transmission distance between the workstation and the display before the signal starts degrading? DVI S/PDIF DisplayPort HDMI

DisplayPort

Which network type uses light pulses to transmit data? Wireless Cable Fiber optic Satellite

Fiber optic

Which of the following MOST accurately describes a touch pen? Does not contain electronics. Works well for high-quality digital drawings. Includes a soft rubber tip at the end. Includes features such as tilt and pressure sensitivity.

Includes features such as tilt and pressure sensitivity.

You have installed a new computer with a quad-core 64-bit processor, 6 GB of memory, and a PCIe video card with 512 MB of memory. After installing the operating system, you see less than 4 GB of memory showing as available in Windows. Which of the following actions would MOST likely correct this issue? Install a 64-bit version of the operating system. Flash the BIOS. Disable the AGP aperture in the BIOS. Update the memory controller driver in Device Manager.

Install a 64-bit version of the operating system.

Which of the following projector issues would MOST likely be caused by poor air flow through dirty vents in the projector? Audio out of sync with video A dim display Fuzzy display images Intermittent shutdowns

Intermittent shutdowns

You have just installed an SSD drive in your older Windows workstation. However, after you start Windows, you do not see the SSD drive listed in Windows Explorer. What should you do FIRST? Configure the jumpers on the SSD drive. Make sure the power connectors on the SSD drive are plugged in all the way. Replace the power supply. Use the voltage switch on the power supply to switch from 110 to 220 volts.

Make sure the power connectors on the SSD drive are plugged in all the way.

Which port on a sound card should you connect a non-amplified microphone to? Line in Line out Speaker out Mic in

Mic in.

Which of the following protocols is non-routable and requires another protocol to enable internetwork communications? AppleTalk over IP NetBIOS IPX IP

NetBIOS

Which of the following thermal solutions might you find on memory modules? Passive heat sink Liquid cooling Surface area dissipation Active heat sink

Passive heat sink

Which pin on the power supply connector connects to the power good wire on the motherboard in order to indicate an appropriate action for the motherboard if the power disappears, quickly reappears, or does not appear at all? Pin 6 Pin 8 Pin 2 Pin 5

Pin 8

Which of the following components converts AC power to DC power? Capacitor Power supply Voltage regulator Surge protector

Power supply

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 eternal network configuration? Make sure that you are using a Type 1 hypervisor. Select a NIC using the virtual switch manager. Configure the virtual machine to use Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). Set the RAM on the virtual machine to match the host.

Select a NIC using the virtual switch manager.

You have purchased an LED monitor and connected it to the HDMI port on your computer using an HDMI cable. You configure the screen resolution to 1280 x 768 with 32-bit color. The images displayed on the screen appear to be overly large. What should you do to correct the problem? Decrease the color depth of the video driver to 24-bit color. Use a VGA cable to connect the monitor instead of an HDMI cable. Change the screen resolution to 1280 X 720. Increase the hardware acceleration setting on the video driver. Set the display resolution to the native resolution of the monitor.

Set the display resolution to the native resolution of the monitor.

Which of the following are benefits UEFI provides that BIOS does not? (Select three.) Supports drives larger than 2.2 TB. Provides non-volatile storage of system startup information. Faster startup times. Allows individual bytes to be erased and reprogrammed. Supports 64-bit firmware device drivers. Does not need to be flashed as frequently.

Supports drives larger than 2.2 TB. Faster startup times. Supports 64-bit firmware device drivers.

Which of the following are advantages of using an OEM replacement LCD display? (Select two.) The OEM LCD part is better quality than a non-OEM part. The LCD display is guaranteed to work as a replacement. The price of the LCD display replacement is equal to non-OEM parts. OEM parts are designed to be used as generic replacement parts. The LCD display is the same quality as the screen you are replacing.

The LCD display is guaranteed to work as a replacement. The LCD display is the same quality as the screen you are replacing.

Your laser printer prints a vertical black line on every page. You change the toner cartridge, but the problem does not go away. What is the MOST likely problem? The paper is poor quality. The photosensitive drum is wearing out. The fuser assembly is damaged. The corona wire is dirty.

The corona wire is dirty.

When you try to boot your computer, it hangs after POST. When you access the UEFI setup program, you see that the date is several years behind, and the time is set to 12:01 a.m. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this behavior? The UEFI firmware is outdated. A RAM module has become unseated from its socket. The motherboard battery has failed. The UEFI firmware is corrupt.

The motherboard battery has failed.

You are an IT technician for your company. One of your employees calls and tells you that every time they turn their computer on, they hear three beeps. Which of the following BEST describes the information you should relay to this employee about the beeping? Three repeated beeps indicate that the keyboard has failed and needs to be replaced. Three repeated beeps is a general error. There is no specific information available about what this code means. Three repeated beeps indicate that there is something wrong with the computer's memory. Three repeated beeps may mean different things. They need to reference the motherboard documentation.

Three repeated beeps may mean different things. They need to reference the motherboard documentation.

As the network engineer for a large financial institution, you have been given the responsibility to provide a new financial desktop to the financial advisors in all company branch offices. The requirements for the software desktop include: It must be a virtualization solution. It must be hosted in the cloud by a third party. It must run on a tablet. Which of the following virtualization types BEST meets your desktop software requirements? Type 2 hypervisor Type 1 hypervisor VDI Container virtualization

VDI

Which of the following is another name for the paging file? Virtual memory Upper memory Random access memory Extended memory

Virtual memory

An employee claims that they are unable to connect to the internet and has called the company's help desk for a solution. Having been assigned to this issue, you decide to first test whether or not TCP/IP is working correctly on the local computer. Which of the following is the BEST command to use for this test? ping -a localhost ping 127.0.0.1 netstat nslookup localhost

ping 127.0.0.1

Which of the following terms describes the difference between white and black in an LCD monitor? Brightness Pitch Contrast ratio Resolution Aspect ratio

Contrast ratio

Which of the following protocols do email clients use to download messages from a remote mail server? POP3 FTP SMTP SNMP

POP3

Which peripheral device is best for capturing a customer's signature when they check out at a convenience store or supermarket? Signature pad Card reader NFC device Touchpad

Signature pad

Your laptop's LCD screen is beginning to flicker and dim. You have checked the brightness setting to make sure that it is configured correctly. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of your screen issue? The system is configured to use an external display port. The LCD screen inverter is failing. The video ribbon cable to the screen is disconnected. The LCD screen is failing.

The LCD screen inverter is failing.

Which of the following load balancer algorithms takes each server's active connections and processing power into consideration? Round robin Least connections Weighted round robin Weighted least connections

Weighted least connections

Which type of authentication would require a user fingerprint or facial recognition for a user to get past the screen lock on a mobile device and gain access?

biometric

A user is configuring an email client application and decides to use a TCP/IP suite protocol that stores all messages on the email server so that they can be synchronized across a laptop, a smartphone, and a web email client. In addition, this protocol stores the email messages on the email server until the user explicitly deletes them. Which of the following TCP/IP port numbers will the client application typically access while using this protocol to contact the email server? 21 80 110 143

143

Which of the following are technologies that Bluetooth utilizes? (Select two.) Line-of-sight transmission 5.75 GHz radio wireless 2.4 GHz radio wireless Personal area network (PAN) Red spectrum light waves

2.4 GHz radio wireless Personal area network (PAN)

You need to replace the hard disk in your laptop computer. Which of the following hard drive sizes should you choose for the laptop? 5.25" 2.5" 1.25" 3.5"

2.5"

Which of the following voltages are provided by an ATX power supply? (Select three.) 3.3 5 7 9 15 24 12

3.3 5 12

Which of the following statements about Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) are true? (Select two.) It cannot be configured to assign the same IP address to the same host each time it boots. The DHCP server detects workstations when they attach to the network and automatically delivers IP addressing information to them. A workstation must request addressing information from a DHCP server. It can only deliver IP addresses to hosts. It can deliver a DNS server address in addition to the host IP address.

A workstation must request addressing information from a DHCP server. It can deliver a DNS server address in addition to the host IP address.

Inkjet printers are popular for small businesses because they provide good quality printouts. However, fuzzy lines can appear in artwork, or colored areas in images can sometimes start and stop before they should. Which of the following should you do when this happens? Clear the paper jam Replace the ink supply Calibrate the printer Clean the printhead

Calibrate the printer

You've just installed a new USB card reader on your Windows computer. Every time you perform a certain action using the card reader, you get an error message that you've never seen before. Which of the following actions should you perform FIRST? Check the manufacturer's website for information about the error. Uninstall the device and then reinstall it. Install the device on another computer. Replace the card reader with a new device.

Check the manufacturer's website for information about the error.

You are currently running a video editing application on your Windows 11 laptop. The laptop includes both an SSD drive and a traditional hard drive. You run the video application on the hard drive, but you would like to install and run the app from the SSD drive to enhance performance speed. Which of the following should you do to protect the video application and associated data files from drive failure when you move them to the SSD drive? Defragment the SSD drive on a regular basis. Configure an automatic backup to the hard disk drive. Enable the TRIM functionality. Encrypt the data on the SSD drive.

Configure an automatic backup to the hard disk drive.

You suspect that the power supply in your desktop PC is failing. You want to use a multimeter to test the power supply. Which multimeter setting should you use? Ohms AC volts DC volts Watts

DC volts

Rachel, an employee in the support department, wants to run a virtual machine on her computer to troubleshoot customer issues. Which of the following must she complete before virtualization will work on her computer? Enable virtualization support in the BIOS settings. Install additional memory. Install an extra hard disk that the new virtual machine will run on. Flash the computer's BIOS to add virtualization support.

Enable virtualization support in the BIOS settings.

What is the recommended size of the paging file under normal circumstances on a Windows 11 system with 16 GB of RAM installed? Equal to the amount of physical RAM. As large as possible. Twice the amount of physical RAM. No paging file is required. No more than three times the amount of physical RAM.

Equal to the amount of physical RAM.

The following is an example of an IPv6 address: FEC0:1319:7700:F631:446A:5511:CC40:25AB Which part of the example IPv6 address is the prefix? Which quartet in the example IPv6 prefix is used to identify the subnet? Which part of the example IPv6 address is the interface ID?

FEC0:1319:7700:F631 F631 446A:5511:CC40:25AB

Lately, you hear a clicking noise when reading or writing data from the hard disk. What is the MOST likely cause of the clicking? Bad memory Overheated CPU Failing hard drive Failed UPS

Failing hard drive

One of the employees in your company calls and complains that text printed on the laser printer smudges easily and is staining hands and cloths. Which of the following printer components (if adjusted or replaced) would BEST fix the printer? Toner hopper Laser Photoreceptor drum Fuser unit OPC drum

Fuser unit

You were recently hired by a small startup company. The company is in a small office and has several remote employees. You have been asked to find a business service that would accommodate the company's current size but would also be able to scale as the company grows. The service needs to provide adequate storage as well as additional computing power. Which cloud service model would BEST fit these requirements? PaaS IaaS SaaS DaaS

IaaS

You have a notebook computer with a built-in wireless network card. One day, the network card stops working. Because the network card is integrated onto the motherboard, you do not want to replace the entire motherboard. What can you use to connect to the wireless network? (Select two.) Install a PCI wireless network card. Insert a wireless USB network card. Enable the Bluetooth adapter on the notebook. Enable the infrared port on the notebook. Insert an ExpressCard wireless network card.

Insert a wireless USB network card. Insert an ExpressCard wireless network card.

Which of the following actions would allow you to access the internet on your laptop via a cellular network? Connect the laptop to the RJ11 jack in your office. Connect your wireless access point to the cellular network with a USB dongle and then connect the laptop to the access point using an 802.11b/g/n connection. Connect the cell phone to the PHONE port on the dial-up modem in your office and connect the laptop to the LINE port on the modem. Install a cellular USB adapter in a open port on your laptop.

Install a cellular USB adapter in a open port on your laptop.

A technician must press a cable connector's locking tab to remove a faulty fiber optic network cable. The cable connector is designed with two connector ends. Which of the following fiber connector types is the cable using? RJ-11 RJ-45 ST LC

LC

Which of the following battery types is the MOST expensive? Lead-Acid Nickel Cadmium (NiCad) Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) Lithium Ion (Li-Ion)

Lithium Ion (Li-Ion)

A computer was brought into your help desk center for repair. You have been told that it randomly locks up. Which of the following is MOST likely causing this issue? Overheated processor Failing network adapter Loose monitor cable Faulty mouse or keyboard

Overheated processor

An employee has sustained damage to the tendons and ligaments in his wrist and forearm due to the pronation caused by typing on his straight keyboard. His doctor has recommended that he use an ergonomic keyboard to allow his body to heal. After purchasing the new ergonomic keyboard, you find that this employee's computer only has a round, purple keyboard port (see image 1), which does not match the new keyboard's connector type (see image 2). Which of the following adapters MUST you use to connect the new keyboard to the old legacy computer port? RCA-to-USB AUX-to-USB USB-A-to-USB-B PS/2-to-USB

PS/2-to-USB

A company has subscribed to a cloud service that offers cloud applications and storage space. Through acquisition, the number of company employees quickly doubled. The cloud service vendor was able to add cloud services for these additional employees without requiring hardware changes. Which of the following cloud concepts does this represent? Resource pooling Rapid elasticity Measured service On-demand

Rapid elasticity

While servicing your laptop, you notice that your Lithium Ion battery is swelling. What is the BEST action you can take to resolve the situation? Check the battery's voltage. Remove the battery and cool it down. Replace the battery. Check the battery again in a few days.

Replace the battery.

You are testing a second CPU in your workstation. You remove the terminating resistor from the second CPU slot, insert the CPU, and perform your testing. Upon concluding the test, you remove the second CPU and find that your system no longer boots properly. Which of the following steps can correct this issue? Replace the terminating resistor in the slot that was occupied by the second CPU. Replace the second CPU with a cooling unit. Enable the first CPU in the BIOS setup program. Disable the second CPU in the BIOS.

Replace the terminating resistor in the slot that was occupied by the second CPU.

Which of the following connects the internal laptop keyboard to the laptop's system board? USB connector Ribbon cable Mini-molex connector PS/2 port

Ribbon cable.

You are building a new computer and want to purchase a motherboard that has integrated sound with digital audio output. Which of the following ports would you MOST likely find on a motherboard faceplate that indicates digital audio support? Mini-TRS F-type DB-15 S/PDIF Mini-DIN

S/PDIF

Which protocol is used to send email messages from a mail client to a mail server? IMAP POP3 SMTP FTP SNMP

SMTP

Which of the following cloud computing solutions delivers software applications to a client either over the internet or on a local area network? DaaS SaaS IaaS PaaS

SaaS

Your company cloud service currently provides data storage, processing, and network connectivity that hosts several services and applications used by your employees. You want to transition to a cloud service that provides many of these services and applications natively without the IT department needing to constantly maintain and update the services and applications. In addition, the IT department wants to make sure that the cloud service provides employees with resources that are segregated from other employees. Which of the following cloud service solutions meets these requirements? PaaS with a fine-grain multi-tenancy implementation. SaaS with a fine-grain multi-tenancy implementation. SaaS with a simple multi-tenancy implementation. PaaS with a simple multi-tenancy implementation.

SaaS with a simple multi-tenancy implementation.

Which of the following BEST describes the overall purpose of virtualization? The ability to run an application with a different operation system than the host machine. The ability to run legacy software on an updated operating system. The ability to run tests on new software before moving it into production. The ability to install and run multiple operating systems on a single physical machine.

The ability to install and run multiple operating systems on a single physical machine.

Which of the following describes the part of the IPv6 address that identifies the subnet address? The last quartet in the IPv6 address interface ID. The last quartet in the IPv6 address prefix. The first quartet in the IPv6 address prefix. The first quartet in the IPv6 address interface ID.

The last quartet in the IPv6 address prefix.

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 management settings in the BIOS are not configured properly. The power meter is incorrectly reporting the available battery power. The battery is failing and needs to be replaced. The power management settings in Windows are not configured properly.

The power meter is incorrectly reporting the available battery power.

A user generates printouts consisting of several pages of seemingly random characters every time he prints to a network printer. The printer seems to work fine for all other users. What is the MOST likely cause of the problem? The user is using an incorrect printer driver. The user's network settings are incorrect. The printer was shared with insufficient network privileges. The network cable to the printer is defective.

The user is using an incorrect printer driver.

When a presenter at a conference connects a laptop to a projector, the projector mirrors the laptop's display. The presenter wants to extend the laptop's desktop instead. Which of the following options is the QUICKEST way to make the change? Change the dual display settings in the operating system's Control Panel. Toggle the dual display function key on the laptop. Disconnect and reconnect the laptop to the projector. Select the proper video source from the projector's settings menu.

Toggle the dual display function key on the laptop.

You are an IT technician for your company. One of the employees has a computer that continually reboots when it's powered on. He has asked you to fix it. You suspect that the power supply may be failing. Which of the following is the BEST way to determine whether the power supply is causing the reboots? Replace the power supply. Use a multimeter to test the power supply. Listen for POST code beeps to determine the error's cause. Verify that the fan on the power supply is spinning.

Use a multimeter to test the power supply.

Which of the following processor sizes consumes the least amount of power, assuming that all other processor specifications are the same? 65 nm 90 nm 45 nm 32 nm

32 nm

While making an online bank transaction, a customer checks to see that the web browser is displaying a lock icon that indicates that an encrypted TCP/IP suite protocol is being used. Which of the following TCP/IP port numbers does this protocol typically use when the browser encrypts its communications with the bank's web server? 25 80 143 443

443.

You are a junior network technician for a small consulting firm. You have recently learned about IP addressing and run the ipconfig command on your local computer. The output from the command is: IPv4 Address..... 192.168.0.52 Subnet Mask..255.255.255.0 Default Gateway..192.168.0.1 Which of the following is the host ID? 255.255.255 192.168.0 192.168.0.1 52

52

After working without problems for a couple of years, your computer has begun to lock up. You suspect that it is a thermal issue, but you can't find any component that is not functioning correctly. You have not replaced the CPU or installed any new devices. The CPU cooling fan and the power supply fan are working properly. The lock-ups are happening with increasing frequency. Which of the following is the MOST common condition that explains these symptoms? The BIOS has never been flashed and has gotten more and more out of date. The internal temperature sensor is beginning to malfunction intermittently. The power supply has been switched to the wrong voltage setting. An accumulation of dust has gradually built up.

An accumulation of dust has gradually built up.

The stapler cartridge in your printer is jammed. After removing the cartridge, what is the NEXT step to resolve the issue? Reinsert the current stapler cartridge in the slot and try printing again. Carefully remove any staples lodged in the opening. Replace the stapler cartridge with a new cartridge. Pry or bend the staples lodged in the opening to remove them.

Carefully remove any staples lodged in the opening.

You have been tasked with designing a workstation to run over 20 applications virtually that all use the same operating system. You want to: Minimize the amount of space required for each virtual application. Make sure each application starts quickly (within a few seconds). What virtualization type will BEST meet your application computing requirements? Container virtualization Virtual desktop interface (VDI) Type 1 hypervisor Type 2 hypervisor

Container virtualization

What are the advantages of DDR3 over DDR2, assuming the same operating frequency? (Select two.) DDR3 accepts four consecutive 64-bit words per bus clock cycle. DDR3 includes a buffer between the data bus and the memory. DDR3 operates at 1.8 volts. DDR3 doubles the data transfer rate of DDR2. DDR3 uses less power than DDR2.

DDR3 doubles the data transfer rate of DDR2. DDR3 uses less power than DDR2.

You would like to control internet access based on user, time of day, and websites visited. Which of the following actions would BEST meet your criteria? Configure internet zones using Internet Options. Install a proxy server. Allow internet access only through the proxy server. Configure each system's Local Security Policy to add access restrictions based on time of day and content. Configure a packet-filtering firewall. Add rules to allow or deny access based on time of day and content. Enable Windows Firewall on each system. Add or remove exceptions to control access based on time of day and content.

Install a proxy server. Allow internet access only through the proxy server.

A new laptop was delivered to your home and left on the porch while you were at work. It is very cold outside, and you don't know how long it has been there. You unpack the laptop. You would like to know if it is working properly. Which of the following is the BEST action to take? Visually inspect the LCD screen for cracks before turning the laptop on. Turn on the laptop and run self-diagnostic tests. Blow compressed air into the cooling ports before turning the laptop on. Place the laptop next to a heater set to High. Let the laptop warm up to room temperature before turning it on.

Let the laptop warm up to room temperature before turning it on.

An employee submits a support ticket stating that their computer will not turn on. Which of the following troubleshooting steps should you take first? (Select two.) Use a multimeter to test the power supply. Make sure that the surge protector is turned on. Make sure that the power cord is plugged in to the wall. Open the computer and replace the power supply. Make sure that the keyboard and mouse are plugged in.

Make sure that the surge protector is turned on. Make sure that the power cord is plugged in to the wall.

A user reports that her system is running slowly when saving files. You determine that you'll need to upgrade her hard disk. You identify the components that are required and schedule the repair for later that afternoon. Which of the following steps have you forgotten in your troubleshooting process? Create an action plan. Implement the solution . Verify system functionality. Perform a backup.

Perform a backup.

You are planning on taking your laptop with you on a business trip. You currently have an ExpressCard card installed in the laptop. Which of the following are precautions you should take when transporting your laptop? (Select two.) Place an ice pack in the laptop case to keep the laptop from overheating. Place the laptop in a properly padded case. Remove the ExpressCard from the laptop slot. Place extra padding around the exposed part of the ExpressCard. Configure the laptop Power Options properly.

Place the laptop in a properly padded case. Remove the ExpressCard from the laptop slot.

Jessica is concerned about losing data due to a hard disk failure. Her computer will only support a maximum of three disks. To protect her data, she has decided to use RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks). Which of the following RAID types would give Jessica the BEST mirrored data protection? RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10

RAID 1

Which of the following identifies the interface ID component of an IPv6 address? (Select two.) The last four quartets of an IPv6 address. The first four quartets of an IPv6 address. The last 64 bits of an IPv6 address. The last quartet of an IPv6 address. The first quartet of an IPv6 address. The fourth quartet of an IPv6 address.

The last four quartets of an IPv6 address. The last 64 bits of an IPv6 address.

Which of the following factors significantly determine the number of virtual machines that a host can accommodate? (Select two.) The VHD file you want to use. What has been allocated by the network manager. The number of software applications installed on the host machine. The components installed on host machine. Installation of integration services (IS) on the virtual machine.

What has been allocated by the network manager. The components installed on host machine.

How do switches and bridges learn where devices are located on a network? When a data packet enters a port, the destination MAC address is copied from the data packet header. When a data packet enters a port, the source IP address is copied from the data packet header. When a data packet enters a port, the destination IP address is copied from the data packet header. When a data packet enters a port, the source MAC address is copied from the data packet header.

When a data packet enters a port, the source MAC address is copied from the data packet header.

When do you need to upgrade the system BIOS? Whenever you install a new hard disk drive. Whenever a BIOS update provides functionality that is not currently supported, but is required by the operating system or hardware. Whenever the BIOS settings need to be modified. Whenever you add a new peripheral device, such as a keyboard, mouse, or printer.

Whenever a BIOS update provides functionality that is not currently supported, but is required by the operating system or hardware.

You just purchased an iPad tablet device. You want to synchronize your photos, music, email, and contacts from your Windows 11 PC to the device. Which of the following can you use to connect the device to your PC? (Select two.) Serial cable Wi-Fi wireless connection Ethernet wired connection USB cable FireWire cable

Wi-Fi wireless connection. USB cable.

Which action is recommended to minimize the effect of scratches when wiping a disc to clean it? Wipe the disc in straight lines from the center to the edge. Use canned air specifically designed for electronics. Wipe the disc in a circular motion on the surface. Use a damp paper towel instead of a microfiber cloth.

Wipe the disc in straight lines from the center to the edge.

A customer who uses a Windows computer purchased an Inkjet printer from your store. He recently called to complain that the colors in the photos he prints on his new printer do not match the colors in the original photos. Which of the following actions will MOST likely resolve the issue? (Select two.) Run the Windows FIXCOLR utility to automatically calibrate the driver's color settings. Educate the customer on the limitations of Inkjet printers. Instruct the customer to upgrade to a color laser printer. Download and install the latest printer drivers. Use Driver Rollback to restore an earlier version of the printer driver. Use the Color Management tab of the printer driver to calibrate the driver's color settings.

Download and install the latest printer drivers. Use the Color Management tab of the printer driver to calibrate the driver's color settings.

You have purchased a refurbished Windows laptop and have just plugged the power adapter into the wall socket to begin charging the battery. However, after several hours of charging, the laptop does not turn on. What is the MOST likely cause of the power issue? The hard drive needs to be replaced. You have been given the incorrect adapter. The Windows operating system is faulty and needs to be re-installed. One of the memory modules needs to be replaced.

You have been given the incorrect adapter.

You have just installed a video card in a PCIe expansion slot in your Windows workstation. You have made sure that the card is connected to the power supply using an 8-pin connector. You also have your monitor connected to the video card. However, when you boot your workstation, it displays a blank screen instead of the Windows system. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the problem? You inserted the video card into the wrong PCIe slot. You have disabled the integrated video adapter. You have not configured the motherboard in BIOS/UEFI to utilize the new video card. You forgot to link the bridge clip from the integrated video adapter to the video card.

You have not configured the motherboard in BIOS/UEFI to utilize the new video card.