CompTIA A+ hardware practice questions part 1

While running a graphics editing program on your Windows workstation, a screen suddenly pops up with an error message warning. You note the error message, but the only way to continue working is to reboot your system. What is this type of error screen called?

• HVAC

• BSoD

• SPoD

• POST

Which of the following are the MOST likely signs that your computer might need more memory? (Select two.)

• You receive an exception error when running a software program.

• Your system boots, but the memory count is incorrect.

• Your hard drive is constantly operating as you work.

• You system boots, but the display remains blank.

• Your hard drive light on the system case is on for long periods of time.

You have just installed a new hard drive in your desktop computer. Which of the following power supply connectors is designed to provide power to your new hard drive? (Select the correct connector.)

Which of the following is the most common method for removing RAM from a motherboard?

• Pull the RAM module up from one corner and then twist to release the other corner.

• Tip the RAM module at a 45-degree angle while pulling on it.

• Move the tabs holding the RAM out of the way; then pull straight up to remove the RAM.

• Remove the screw from the one side; then pull straight up to remove the RAM.

You want to configure your computer so that a password is required before the operating system will load. What should you do?

• Configure chassis instruction detection.

• Require complex passwords in the Local Security Policy.

• Configure an administrator password in the BIOS/UEFI.

• Configure a user password in the BIOS/UEFI.

You have just upgraded the memory in one of your network servers by adding two 4-GB ECC memory cards. Before purchasing the new memory, you made sure that the modules fit in the memory slots (packaging) and the speed (memory frequency) was supported by the memory controller. What did you forget to check that would significantly impact the memory checking of your new ECC memory cards?

• Whether or not the existing memory modules support parity RAM.

• Whether or not the existing memory modules support ECC.

• Whether or not the new memory modules are single- or double-sided.

• Whether or not the new memory modules are buffered.

You have been using the same computer for several years. To improve performance, you decide to upgrade the processor. You check the motherboard documentation and purchase the fastest processor that is supported by the motherboard. However, when you try to start the computer, it beeps regularly, and nothing is displayed on the screen. Which of the following actions will MOST likely resolve this issue? (Select two.)

• Reinstall the old processor in the motherboard.

• Press F8 while booting the computer.

• Replace the motherboard.

• Replace the CPU with a new one.

• Flash the UEFI firmware.

You are in the process of installing a motherboard in a system case. Which of the following objects should you place between the motherboard and the system case?

• Passive heat sink

• Fans

• Standoffs

• Support manual

• Heat spreaders

You have just finished replacing the motherboard in your friend Ethan's computer with the same type of motherboard that the computer had originally. You tested the motherboard by powering it on and by verifying that the operating system started and that the applications work. Now Ethan is complaining that his computer no longer recognizes his external hard drive, which he had connected to the previous motherboard. Which of the following is MOST likely causing the external hard drive not to function?

• The computer's power supply was not connected properly.

• The hard drive has failed.

• The USB front panel connector was not properly connected.

• The replacement motherboard does not support external hard drives.

After installing a new RAM module, you boot your 64-bit system, but the display remains blank. What is the MOST likely cause of this issue?

• The Registry is configured to write to faulty sections of RAM.

• You have installed a 32-bit memory module.

• The POST failed to recognize the new memory.

• You have installed a non-parity RAM on an ECC system.