A+ Practice Questions 17

An executive assistant needs a new computer, and it must have the following features:

Very small footprint and minimal power use

Automatic backup

--->Option to rapidly increase memory and available resources<---

Ability to print and access network and cloud resources

Which of the following computer types would BEST meet these requirements?

• Laptop

• Desktop

• Virtual Desktop

• Mini PC

A technician identifies an incorrectly terminated network cable as the cause of intermittent network drops. Which of the following tools should the technician use to reterminate the network cable?

• A loopback plug

• A crimper

• A cable tester

• A multimeter

A business owner wants to filter objectionable content like java scripts or applets from being accessed with an Internet browser. Which of the following network devices would be BEST suited for this task?

• IPS

• Web server

• Firewall

• Proxy Server

A technician is setting up a Windows 10 laptop as a kiosk at a retail store. Which of the following account types would the technician MOST likely use to configure the machine?

• Local administrative account

• Local standard account

• Corporate standard domain account

• Corporate administrative domain account

A user is configuring a mobile device to retrieve email from an ISP. In the process of verifying the connection, the user receives a message stating the outbound connection cannot be completed. Which of the following BEST describes the user’s connection trouble?

• SMTP port numbers need to be reconfigured.

• An alternate IMAP server needs to be selected.

• POP3 needs the SSL state reconfigured.

• The user needs to connect using SNMP.

A technician received a call that the network printer was printing garbled text. The technician printed a test page from several users’ workstations and received the same result. The technician then ran a diagnostic on the printer, and everything passed. After uninstalling the printer from a user’s workstation and then reinstalling it, the printer is now working properly. Which of the following was the cause of this issue?

• The font was changed by the user in the printing preferences.

• There were several print jobs hung in the queue.

• The toner level in the printer was extremely low.

• Drivers on the users’ workstations were out of date.

• The print server spooler file was corrupt.

Which of the following types of peripheral devices can be used to authenticate users on a computer system and provide access into a building?

• Smart card

• QR scanner

• Number pad

• ADF

A technician is installing an optical drive in an engineering workstation that allows for optical media backups up to 128GB for each project. Which of the following drives should the technician install in the workstation?

• DVR-RW DL

• BD-R

• LTO-2

• CD-RW

A user has a red X in the taskbar on a VM where Internet connectivity is usually located. Which of the following should be checked FIRST if all other operations are working normally on the VM?

• Patch level of the host

• Proxy server

• Virtual switch

• BIOS

A user powers on a laptop and receives a message that it is under power. Which of the following should the user check FIRST?

• The surge protector

• The power cord

• The power adapter

• The power cable length