CompTIA exam questions
A user reports that they accidentally unplugged their CMOS battery. The unit was reinstalled, but all subsequent boot attempts have resulted in a BSOD. Which of the following should be the FIRST item checked by the technician?
A. Whether the boot order now has the optical drive in position one
B. If the BIOS can detect the hard drive at all
C. Whether the SATA power cable was unplugged
D. AHCI IDE setting under SATA options in the BIOS
A user has asked for a recommendation for a strong password. Which of the following passwords is the STRONGEST?
A. password!
B. Pa$sw0rd
C. pa$4w0rd
D. thisismypsswrd1
Which of the following file system types is used for optical media?
A. FAT32
B. FAT
C. CDFS
D. NTFS
A user states that their workstation is showing limited or no connectivity and they are unable to access any network shares. The technician verifies that the workstation is configured correctly. They also replace the Ethernet cable from the workstation to the wall port. Which of the following tools should the technician use NEXT in order to continue troubleshooting this issue?
A. Toner probe
B. Multimeter
C. Time domain reflectometer
D. Loopback plug
A technician enabled remote management on the small office WAP to manage this device from another location. Users are reporting that the WAP has changed its SSID without anyones knowledge. Which of the following would prevent this from occurring?
A. Change to user MAC filtering
B. Change default usernames and passwords
C. Disable the SSID from broadcasting
D. Enable static IP addresses
By default, what is Driver Signing set to in Windows XP?
A. Ignore
B. Warn
C. Block
D. Not installed
A technician is having boot issues with a newly built PC, and notices the following jumper configurations for each PATA device: HARD DRIVE. MASTER OPTICAL DRIVE. CABLE SELECT. Which of the following jumper configurations should be used instead?
A. HDD. Cable Select; Optical Drive. Master
B. HDD. Cable Select; Optical Drive. Cable Select
C. HDD. Slave; Optical Drive. Slave
D. HDD. Master; Optical Drive. Master
A technician has installed the hardware for a SOHO wired network. Which of the following is the FIRST step to securing the network?
A. Enable MAC filtering
B. Change default usernames and passwords
C. Disable unused ports
D. Assign static IP addresses
Which of the following tools would be used to connect CAT5e cabling to a patch panel?
A. Punch down
B. Wire strippers
C. Loopback plugs
D. Crimper
A user has just installed an old CRT monitor on their home PC, and is connected to the onboard VGA port. The user notes that the display has a green tint at all times. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the issue?
A. Old video card drivers
B. Loose video cable
C. Monitor
D. Video card