IT Essentials (ITE v6.0 + v7.0) A+ Cert Practice Exam 1 Test Online

A technician is building a thick client workstation that would be used to run a database and wants to ensure the best protection against errors. What type of memory would be best suited for this?

Which two motherboard components connect to the Northbridge chipset? (Choose two.)

Which two motherboard components are directly managed by the Southbridge chipset? (Choose two.)

Which RAID level allows for extension of a dynamic volume without any redundancy?

Which adapter would a technician install in a desktop computer to enable a video signal to be recorded from a video recorder to the computer hard drive?

What is a characteristic of DDR SDRAM?

A user has just upgraded a gaming system with 8GB of DDR3 800 MHz RAM and still finds that the system lags during gameplay. The system has a high end graphics card, liquid cooling, and a 7,200 rpm EIDE drive. What can the user do to improve system performance?

A user has connected a USB 3.0 device to a computer using a 3 ft (1m) USB 3.0 cable. However, instead of an expected data transfer rate of up to 5 Gb/s, the user notes a data transfer rate of no more than 450 Mb/s. What is the most probable reason for this lower than expected data transfer rate?

A user is connecting a home entertainment system and wants to use one cable to carry all the digital video and audio signals from the source device to the LCD TV. What type of cable should the user use?

A user needs to connect a cable to the PC to deliver digital video signals only. Which type of cable should be used?

Which connector would be used for a laptop external hard drive?

A user wants to purchase a monitor that will be light, consume the least amount of power, and provide deep dark levels in the display. Which display type would best meet these requirements?

Which resolution would provide the best visual quality on a plasma monitor?

A user wants to purchase a monitor with a viewing area that is 44 inches wide by 16 inches high. What aspect ratio is this?

Which design specification criterion is most important when designing a computer that will be a thin client whose applications are accessed from a remote virtual server?

A technician is building a workstation that will be used for virtualization. Which two components would the technician use? (Choose two.)

Which three components would a technician use in building a CAD workstation? (Choose three.)

Which specification would be most important to consider when designing a typical business workstation?

A technician suspects that a power supply is faulty. How can it be checked?

What transfers heat away from the processor first?

Which sequence of steps is required to correctly install a heat sink and fan assembly onto a CPU in a desktop PC?

A PC has an older optical drive and two newer hard disk drives Which two connector types would have to exist on the power supply unit to power on all these devices? (Choose two.)

A technician is required to replace a faulty power supply in a desktop PC. The PC motherboard has a 24-pin ATX socket but the only available replacement power supply is one with a 20-pin connector. Delivery of new power supplies with 24-pin connectors is not expected until the next day, but the user requires the PC to be operational as soon as possible. What can the technician do in these circumstances?

A technician needs to install a new power supply in a PC that has one IDE optical drive, one SATA hard drive, and one PCIe graphics adapter that requires additional power. How many unique power connectors will the power supply require in order to connect to these devices?

Which three PC desktop functions are typically provided on the front panel and must be connected to the motherboard? (Choose three.)

Which two hardware features would a technician monitor within the BIOS if a computer was suspected of overheating? (Choose two.)

A user has a computer with a single hard drive and a RAID adapter installed. Which additional component is necessary to complete the RAID installation?

A computer technician has recommended a data storage system that combines data striping and parity. The user has a limited budget and is prepared to forego performance to implement this system. Which RAID system would meet these requirements?

A technician opens up a PC to work on it, and finds that it is very dusty inside. What should the technician do?

A user replaced a PC CPU with a faster one, but now the PC displays a BSOD on bootup. What is the problem?

A computer locks up frequently, and no error message can be seen on screen. The problem occurs every time the user attempts to restart the computer. What is the most likely reason for this problem?

What are two possible causes of a computer running slowly? (Choose two.)

Which type of network consists of several geographically dispersed networks that cover a large area?

A network technician is checking a computer to see if the DHCP client is working correctly. The technician issues the ipconfig /all command. Which two parameters should the technician review? (Choose two.)

Which protocol automates assignment of IP addresses on a network, and which port number does it use? (Choose two.)

A technician is setting up a network in a new room. What is the best device to use to connect the PCs to each other and to the rest of the LAN?

Which device converts digital signals to analog signals and vice versa?

Which networking device transmits data to all ports regardless of the destination address?

Which device will prevent data from flooding out of every port with the exception of broadcast traffic and traffic to unknown destination addresses?

Which two types of connector are used for fiber optic cable? (Choose two.)

What are plenum rated cables used for?

Which tool is more commonly used to check the wire mapping on a Category 5e UTP cable once it is terminated on both ends?

Which security mode supports robust encryption, and can be enabled with password authentication (personal) or server authentication (enterprise)?

What is the expected behavior of an ADSL service?

A customer who travels frequently wants to know which technology is the most suitable for being connected to the corporate network at all times at low cost. Which network technology would a network administrator recommend?

A technician is troubleshooting a PC unable to connect to the network. What command should be issued to check the IP address of the device?

Because of limited space on a laptop keyboard, some keys have a dual-purpose. What are these keys called?

On a laptop keyboard, which three functions can typically be accessed through the use of special function keys? (Choose three.)

Which three components can a docking station make available to a laptop that a port replicator does not? (Choose three.)

A technician attempts to increase the brightness of a laptop screen by using the function keys but the attempt fails. What could be the problem?

Where is the integrated Wi-Fi antenna typically located in a laptop?

A technician wants to use Remote Desktop to configure another PC. Which firewall port on the remote PC should be open in order for Remote Desktop to work?

What are the two widths of internal hard drives in laptops? (Choose two.)

Which laptop component is required to be replaced or upgraded by a technician rather than by a computer user?

Which two components of a laptop can be replaced by the user? (Choose two.)

Which type of storage would be best in a tablet computer that belongs to a small child?

A technician is troubleshooting a network connectivity problem. Pings to the local wireless router are successful but pings to a server on the Internet are unsuccessful. Which CLI command could assist the technician to find the location of the networking problem?

A technician troubleshooting a network problem has used CLI commands to determine that a computer has not been allocated a correct IP address from the DHCP server. Which command can the technician use to solve this problem?

What process takes place in a laser printer after the drum is conditioned for the new latent image?

What type of printer requires the ribbon to be changed when producing faded and light characters?

Which two methods are used to directly connect mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones to a data network? (Choose two.)

For mobile devices, what are two advantages of using flash memory storage technology that is the equivalent of solid state drives? (Choose two.)

Which two mobile device components are field replaceable? (Choose two.)

Which setting must be turned on in order to share a printer in Windows 7?

What is an advantage of using a printer that is connected to a hardware print server compared with a computer-shared printer?

A technician wants to allow many computers to print to the same printer, but does not want to affect the performance of the computers. What will the technician do to achieve this?

A user is reporting that an inkjet printer is printing colors different from what the printer should be printing. The printer has separate cartridges for each color and the user changed the cyan cartridge recently. What is the action that could fix the problem?

Which two field replaceable units could be found in a laser printer maintenance kit? (Choose two.)

What is best used to clean the heating element on a thermal printer?

A user notices that there is intermittent wireless connectivity on a laptop that is running a wireless PCI Express Micro card using the wireless 802.11n standard. What should the user do to fix the problem?

A technician connects a new LCD monitor for the first time and finds the display very pixilated. What is a possible solution to this problem?

Which wireless encryption method is the least secure?

What kind of tool or substance is better to use to remove spilled toner on a laser printer?

Which feature will assign a computer an IP address even if there is no working DHCP server in the network?

A user reports that a laser printer is printing shadow images and letters. Which part should the technician replace to correct this problem?

Match the power connector to the device. (Not all options are used.)

Refer to the exhibit. Match the type of expansion slot to the letter shown in the graphic. (Not all options are used.)

Refer to the exhibit. Match the letter found in the exhibit with the description. (Not all options are used.)

Match the connector type to its use. (Not all options are used.)

Math the port number or numbers to the protocol. (Not all options are used.)