PassComptia A+ 113-124
D
A network administrator is troubleshooting a notebook that is not loading the local Windows 10 operating system. All the computers inside the company are installed using UEFI mode selected. The message on the screen shows a failed attempt to connect to a PXE server. When requested, the end user reported trying to improve the computer speed by changing some BIOS configurations randomly. Which of the following should the network administrator check FIRST inside BIOS? A. C-states should be configured to 2 B. Secure Boot should be enabled C. Wake-on-LAN should be unchecked D. The PXE server address should be set
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 10 with 5400rpm 6TB drives D. RAID 5 with 7200rpm 5TB drives
B
A technician is ordering a new motherboard and processors for a company email server. When reviewing the vendor licensing agreement, the technician sees that there is a flat per-socket licensing fee. Which of the following motherboard/processor combinations should the technician order get the BEST performance while minimizing licensing fees? A. A dual-processor motherboard with six hyper threaded cores each. B. A single-processor motherboard with ten overclocked cores. C. A dual-processor motherboard with eight overclocked cores each. D. A single-processor motherboard with hyper threaded eight cores.
A
A technician is talking to end users about the specifications for an upgraded application server. The users of the application report that there cannot be any unscheduled downtime or data loss. Additionally, they would like the performance of the application to improve over the previous server in any way possible. The previous server running RAID 5. Which of the following RAID solutions should be implemented in this scenario? A. RAID 10 B. RAID 2 C. RAID 6 D. RAID 0
D
A technician upgraded the memory on a server from two 8GB sticks to eight 32GB. The server memory is now at full capacity per the user guide. When the technician powers on the system, only 128 GB of memory is recognized by the OS and the BIOS. The technician decides to upgrade to the latest version of the firmware on the system, which does not help. Next, the technician installs the memory in sets of 64GB at a time. Each individual set of 64GB is fully recognized by the server. Which of the following will not allow the server to recognize all of the memory installed at the same time? A. The power supply is not supplying enough power for the memory. B. The memory has too many ECC errors and is shutting down C. The server is overheating when all of the memory is installed. D. The server needs DDR4 memory, and DDR3 is installed.
A
A user purchases a wireless printer and sets it up in an office. The user installs all necessary software for the printer on the computer and connects the printer to the guest wireless network. However, when the user attempts to print to the printer, nothing happens. Which of the following will resolve the issue? A. Connect the printer to the company wireless network. B. Configure the printer to use the Internet printing protocol. C. Ensure the user's computer is set to DHCP. D. Set up the user's computer to act as a print server.
C
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. Clear the print queue. D. Have users restart their PCs.
B
Several computers are having network connectivity issues. Two of the computers are wired and are not having any issues. The technician verifies that none of the computers having issues have been assigned a static IP. Which of the following should the technician check NEXT? A. Check the closest AP for the area. B. Check the DHCP server. C. Check the group's network switch. D. Check each wireless adapter switch
D
The touch-screen feature on a Windows device has stopped working. Which of the following should the technician check FIRST? A. Device Manager B. Performance Monitor C. System configuration D. Digitizer settings
B
Which of the following cable types should be used to connect a cable modem to a SOHO router? A. Thunderbolt B. Ethernet C. USB D. Coaxial
D
Which of the following charging and data ports has a non-directional connector? A. USB-A B. Mini-USB C. Micro-USB D. USB-C
D
Which of the following is designed to function BEST in harsh lighting conditions? A. Large tablet B. E-reader C. Smart watch D. Virtual reality headset