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A+ 901 Practice Test
Ramzy Blanch
Quiz by Ramzy Blanch, updated more than 1 year ago
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Question 1

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What is the role of the CMOS in a modern computer?
Answer
  • Saves information about system devices
  • Loads the operating system into memory
  • Coordinates the use of system hardware with the operating system
  • Tests hardware during system startup

Question 2

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Which of the following components is an example of firmware?
Answer
  • BIOS
  • Cache
  • RAM
  • CMOS

Question 3

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When you boot the computer, it hangs after asking you for the current date and time. What is the most likely problem?
Answer
  • The BIOS is outdated
  • Daylight Savings Time has started or ended
  • The CMOS battery has failed
  • The computer needs more RAM

Question 4

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When do you need to upgrade the system BIOS?
Answer
  • Whenever a BIOS update provides functionality not currently supported that is required by the operating system or hardware
  • Whenever installing a new hard disk drive
  • Whenever the BIOS settings need to be modified
  • Whenever upgrading a video card's on-board BIOS

Question 5

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What should you do before flashing the BIOS?
Answer
  • Backup CMOS settings
  • Password protect the system
  • Change the CMOS battery
  • Connect the computer to a surge protector

Question 6

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What is the name for the routine that tests the motherboard, memory, disk controllers, video, keyboard and other system hardware?
Answer
  • CMOS
  • CSST
  • BIOS
  • POST

Question 7

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You have just connected a second monitor to your laptop. It is not displaying anything. What would you check?
Answer
  • Cabling between PC and monitor
  • Power to monitor
  • Display settings in software
  • All of these

Question 8

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Your PC displays the message 'Non System Disk or Disk Error'. Which of the following will produce this result?
Answer
  • The CMOS lost the hard drive configuration
  • The system was not shut down properly
  • The hard drive partition was not activated
  • The system files were not transferred to the hard drive

Question 9

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You want to use a wireless keyboard and mouse with your laptop computer. Which method should you use?
Answer
  • Bluetooth
  • USB
  • 802.11g Wireless
  • IEEE 1394
  • PS/2

Question 10

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Which of the following terms describes a PC card that you can insert and remove without rebooting the computer?
Answer
  • Plug-and-play
  • At Attachment
  • Hot-swappable
  • Hot-play

Question 11

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Where is Disk Management located within Windows 7?
Answer
  • Administrative tools
  • Control Panel
  • Computer Management
  • Device Manager

Question 12

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Which disk types does Windows Support?
Answer
  • Primary
  • Static
  • Basic
  • Extended

Question 13

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Which of the following is a characteristic of extended partitions?
Answer
  • They can be set to active
  • They are subdivided into logical drives
  • There can be multiple extended partitions per drive
  • They are bootable

Question 14

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Which tool would you to create and delete partitions on hard drives?
Answer
  • Disk Management
  • Services
  • Explorer
  • Device Manager

Question 15

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Which of the following answers lists examples of storage media types that can be read, but not written upon?
Answer
  • BD-R
  • CD-ROM
  • DVD-RW
  • BD-RE

Question 16

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Platters of a magnetic hard drive spin at a rate measured in:
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  • Revolutions per second
  • Iterations per minute
  • Revolutions per minute
  • Iterations per second

Question 17

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What is the name of a cloud-based data storage service provided by Microsoft?
Answer
  • iDrive
  • Cloud Drive
  • Dropbox
  • OneDrive

Question 18

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On a SCSI bus, each device is assigned a number from 0 to 15 known as:
Answer
  • SCSI ID
  • Device ID
  • OUI
  • Bus ID

Question 19

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Which of the memory types listed below allows for permanent storage of data?
Answer
  • VRAM
  • DVD-RAM
  • SRAM
  • Buffered Memory
  • DRAM

Question 20

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What is the HDD form factor used in laptops?
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  • 3.5 inch
  • 5.25 inch
  • 1.8 inch
  • 2.5 inch

Question 21

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A 3.5 inch floppy disk can sore up to:
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  • 360 KB
  • 1.44 MB
  • 360 MB
  • 1.2 MB

Question 22

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A single sided, double layer DVD can store up to:
Answer
  • 8.5 GB of data
  • 15.6 GB of data
  • 4.7 GB of data
  • 7.8 GB of data

Question 23

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A single layer, mini Blu-ray disc can store up to:
Answer
  • 8.44 GB of data
  • 4.7 GB of data
  • 7.8 GB of data
  • 15.6 GB of data

Question 24

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A storage technology that combines multiple disk drive components into a single logical unit to increase logical boume size, improve performance, or reliability is called:
Answer
  • Serial ATA (SATA)
  • Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
  • Single Large Expensive Disk (SLED)
  • Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID)
  • Parallel ATA (PATA)

Question 25

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The disadvantage from using this device results from a fact that any incoming signal on any of its ports is re-created and sent out on any connected ports, which in turn forces all the connected devices to share the total amount of available bandwidth.
Answer
  • Hub
  • Switch
  • Access Point
  • Bridge

Question 26

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Which of the following answers refers to a data link layer (Layer2) device designed to forward data packets between Local Area Network (LAN) segments?
Answer
  • Router
  • Hub
  • Switch
  • Firewall

Question 27

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A device designed to filter and transfer IP packets between dissimilar types of computer networks is called:
Answer
  • Hub
  • Router
  • Switch
  • Load Balancer

Question 28

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What types of device would be the most convenient for interconnecting two or more physically separated network segments?
Answer
  • Wireless bridge
  • Layer 3 switch
  • Wireless Access Point (WAP)
  • Cable modem

Question 29

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A software for hardware that checks information coming from the internet and depending on the applied configuration settings either blocks it or allows it to pass through is called:
Answer
  • Antivirus
  • Firewall
  • Anti-spyware
  • Malware

Question 30

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A type of network device that amplifies received signal so it can be transmitted over greater distance without loss in a quality is called:
Answer
  • Patch panel
  • Multiplexer
  • Repeater
  • Passive hub

Question 31

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Which of the following tools would be used for attaching RJ-45 connectors to a twisted-pair Ethernet cable?
Answer
  • Cable tester
  • Needle-nose pliers
  • Crimper
  • Punch down tool

Question 32

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What is the name of a tool used for removing electrical insulation cover from electric wires?
Answer
  • Cable Crimper
  • Wire Stripper
  • Snips
  • Punch Down Tool

Question 33

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A type of tool used for verifying correct electrical connections of wires in a cable is known as:
Answer
  • Cable Tester
  • Loopback Plug
  • Tone Generator
  • Multimeter

Question 34

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Which of the following networking tools would be of help in determining the optimal placement off a WAP?
Answer
  • Wi-Fi Analyzer
  • Pentest
  • Vulnerability Scanner
  • Proximity Reader

Question 35

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What is the bit length of an IPv4 address?
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  • 32 bits
  • 48 bits
  • 64 bits
  • 128 bits

Question 36

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An IPv6 address consist of :
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  • 32 bits
  • 48 bits
  • 64 bits
  • 128 bits

Question 37

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The FTP Protocol is designed for:
Answer
  • Sending email messages between servers
  • File exchange
  • Serving web pages
  • Translating domain names into IP addresses

Question 38

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What is the function of SMTP?
Answer
  • File exchange
  • Translating domain names into IP addresses
  • Sending email messages between mail servers
  • Serving web pages

Question 39

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A protocol used for retrieving contents of an Internet page from a web server is called:
Answer
  • SNMP
  • HTTP
  • SMTP
  • IMAP

Question 40

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What is the function of POP3?
Answer
  • Sending email messages between mail servers
  • Retrieving email messages from a mail server
  • Translating domain names into IP addresses
  • File exchange

Question 41

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Which of the following would be in use when a WINS server tries to resolve a host name into an IP address on a Windows-based LAN?
Answer
  • TCP/IP
  • NETBIOS
  • Telnet
  • DNS

Question 42

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The term Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) refers to a suite of protocols providing authentication and encryption features in order to ensure secure exchange of IP packets.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 43

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What is the common term for a group of protocols used to carry voice data over a packet-switched network?
Answer
  • VoIP
  • PSTN
  • PBX
  • POTS

Question 44

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Which of the answers listed below refers to a suite of protocols used to enable internet access on mobile devices?
Answer
  • WPA
  • WAP
  • WEP
  • WPS

Question 45

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Which of the following acronyms refers to a series of basic hardware diagnostic tests performed by the startup BIOS after the computer is powered on?
Answer
  • EIDE
  • POTS
  • ACPI
  • POST

Question 46

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Possible cause of continuous system reboot loops includes:
Answer
  • Overheating
  • Hardware failure
  • Corrupted OS installation
  • Misconfigured OS
  • All of the above

Question 47

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Which of the following could cause slow performance of a hard drive?
Answer
  • Disk Striping
  • File Fragmentation
  • Disk Mirroring
  • Disk Duplexing

Question 48

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For a newly added hard drive, this command allows to configure the drive with a file system so that Windows can store information on the disk:
Answer
  • FORMAT
  • NBSTAT
  • MSTS
  • DEFRAG

Question 49

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When a computer monitor is unable to display image on the screen, the most common causes (and the earliest ones to fix) for this problem include:
Answer
  • Inverter failure
  • Loose cable connections
  • Bad LCD display
  • Backlight failure

Question 50

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Which of the following command-line utilities allows to test the reachability of a host across an IP network?
Answer
  • NETSTAT
  • PING
  • IFCONFIG
  • TRACERT

Question 51

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Which of the actions listed below should be of help while troubleshooting non-responsive touch screen of a mobile device?
Answer
  • Reseating the device's battery
  • Erasing all content / settings and restoring the device to factory defaults
  • Pressing a specific key combination / button to perform system restart
  • Removing screen protector and cleaning the screen
  • All of the above

Question 52

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What is a common use for a flash card slot in a notebook?
Answer
  • Data Storage
  • Increasing processor speed
  • Network connections
  • Graphics acceleration

Question 53

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When disconnecting the keyboard ribbon cables from the notebook, which is the best method to use?
Answer
  • Gently pull up on the connectors retaining latch
  • Never disconnect these. Simply fold them back out and out of your way.
  • Gently pull cable straight out without kinking it
  • Remove the small screw that hold the ZIF lock down

Question 54

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Three short beeps during POST indicates which of the following?
Answer
  • Clock doubler is operative
  • Broken speaker
  • Normal POST - system is OK
  • POST error - error code

Question 55

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The power cord for the laptop has a block on it (sometimes called a brick). What does this block do?
Answer
  • Converts AC power to DC power
  • Provides a hub for peripheral USB devices
  • Provides direct power for CCFL-backlit LCD monitors
  • Converts DC power to AC power

Question 56

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Which of the following input devices uses a stylus?
Answer
  • Digitizer
  • Touch Screen
  • Touch Pad
  • Track Point

Question 57

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Which of the following is an extra button or knob on a laptop keyboard that moves the mouse cursor?
Answer
  • Express Card
  • Digitizer
  • Touch Pad
  • Point Stick

Question 58

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Which type of interface is most commonly used for internal hard disks in notebook systems?
Answer
  • Mini-PCI
  • USB
  • IDE
  • PCIe
  • SATA

Question 59

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You have a system that has been overheating. Which of the following actions will not help to keep the system cool?
Answer
  • Installing a water cooling system
  • Adding thermal paste or a thermal pad between the CPU and the heat sink
  • Cleaning off the inside of the computer case
  • Installing heat spreaders and heat sinks on internal components
  • Removing the case side panel

Question 60

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Which of the following units is used to measure the speed of a modern CPU?
Answer
  • GHz
  • RPM
  • GBPS
  • MHz

Question 61

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A set of Intel CPU hardware enhancements improving support for virtualization is known as:
Answer
  • EPV
  • VT-x
  • Catalyst
  • Hyper-V

Question 62

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A 64-bit CPU can be used either with a 32-bit or 64-bit version of the Microsoft Windows operating system.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 63

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Which of the answers listed below refers to the area of implementation of No-eXecute bit (NX bit)?
Answer
  • Parity checks
  • Malware protection
  • Biometric authentication
  • Data backup

Question 64

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A software that temporarily stores print jobs on the computer hard disk or in memory until the printer is ready to print them is called:
Answer
  • Task Scheduler
  • Feed Assembly
  • Task Manager
  • Print Spooler

Question 65

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Which of the following tools would be the most appropriate to clean the inside of a laser printer?
Answer
  • Toner Vacuum
  • Regular House Vacuum
  • Cleaning Brush
  • Pipe Cleaners

Question 66

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Which of the answers listed below refers to a standard unit of measuring print resolution?
Answer
  • Aspect Ratio
  • Pixels Per Inch
  • Dots Per Inch
  • Candelas per square metre

Question 67

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Imaging drum is a printer component used in:
Answer
  • Inkjet Printers
  • Thermal Printers
  • Laser Printers
  • Impact Printers

Question 68

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A set of printer replacement parts is commonly referred to as:
Answer
  • Spare kit
  • Maintenance kit
  • Field replaceable unit
  • Standard technician toolkit

Question 69

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Which of the following Windows 7/8/8.1 Control Panel applets allows for adding, removing and managing printers?
Answer
  • Printers
  • Devices and Printers
  • Action Center
  • Printers and Faxes

Question 70

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In laser printing, toner falling off of the printed copy indicates a problem with:
Answer
  • Fusing Unit
  • Toner Cartridge
  • Print Head
  • Cleaning Blade

Question 71

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A single sheet or roll of printing paper with holes punched along each side is designed for use with:
Answer
  • Laser Printers
  • Dot-Matrix Printers
  • Inkjet Printers
  • Thermal Printers

Question 72

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Which of the symptoms listed below would indicate a depleted toner cartridge as the source of a printing problem?
Answer
  • Faded Prints
  • Garbled Characters on Paper
  • Ghost Images
  • Vertical streaks on each output page

Question 73

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The process of moving the toner to the drum is known as which of the following?
Answer
  • Processing
  • Exposing
  • Transferring
  • Developing
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