A+ 220-1001: Practice Questions - Set 4

You are troubleshooting a printer. Which of the following are common symptoms of printer failure or other printer issues? (Select the two best answers.)

• Vertical lines on the page

• Num lock indicator lights are on

• Unable to install the printer to the OS

• Failure to document cable and screw locations

• Failure to organize parts

Which of the following cable types would most likely experience degraded video signal quality over long distances?

• VGA

• HDMI

• DVI

• DisplayPort

Which of the following is the best option for storing 6153 MB of data on one disc?

• DVD-9 DL

• CD-R 48x

• DVD-5 SL

• RAID 5

You are tasked with fixing a client's PC that hasn't booted after the latest test of the building's backup generator. As you analyze the computer, you notice that once it is powered on there is no display or beep codes. After 15 seconds, the fans inside the computer start spinning faster and making more noise. The computer was working fine before the test, and you verify that no one has opened the computer. Which of the following is most likely the problem?

• The RAM was damaged by ESD

• The motherboard was damaged by the power test

• The hard drive was erased due to the power test

• The power supply was damaged and is nonfunctional

Which of the following memory technologies enables protection against random inconsistencies when storing data.

• Quad-channel

• Parity

• Dual-channel

• ECC

• RAID 5

A PC's network adapter has a link light that is lit, but the PC can't access internal network resources. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the issue?

• IP address conflict

• Incorrect gateway

• Packet collisions

• Slow transfer speed

A workstation fails to boot. The post found an error, and the computer beeps twice. This happens again and again. Which of the following is the most likely issue?

• Power supply failure

• Video adapter failure

• Memory failure

• CPU failure

You are attempting to install Hyper-V on a Windows computer. However, you receive an error that the software cannot be installed. Which of the following CPU characteristics should be checked?

• Number of cores

• Virtualization support

• Hyper-Threading

• Cache size

Which of the following best describes why you might hear a loud clicking noise coming from a faulty hard drive?

• The hard drive has a bad spindle motor bearing

• The solid-state read/write head is scratching the platter surface

• The coil reversing the polarity is in an endless loop

• The noise is created by the repeated motion of the read/write head arm located parallel to the platter

You are troubleshooting a laptop that has a problem with the cursor. When working on Word documents, the cursor jumps around the display. Which of the following is the most likely cause?

• Improper screen calibration

• Faulty software

• Touchpad settings

• Unsigned device drivers