CompTIA A+ Question K-34

When installing an express card in a laptop, a technician should be aware that the difference between ExpressCard/34 and ExpressCard/54 is which of the following?

A. The width in millimeters of the card
B. The memory on the card
C. The power required to run the card
D. The number of pins on the card

Correct Answer: A

CompTIA A+ Question K-33

A user wants to install a new game and needs to make sure the proper version of DirectX is installed. Which of the following is the BEST way to check for the DirectX version?

A. REGEDIT
B. services.msc
C. Dxdiag
D. msconfig

Correct Answer: C

CompTIA A+ Question K-32

A technician has an A/V cable with red, white, and yellow connectors. Which of the following is the MOST likely use for the cable?

A. Component video
B. Composite video
C. RCA video
D. S-video

Correct Answer: C

CompTIA A+ Question K-30

A user reports that a workstation fails to complete boot up and repeats a series of two beeps over and over. The user states that the workstation had been displaying BSOD errors after running multiple applications. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?

A. Video adapter failure
B. Memory failure
C. Power supply failure
D. CPU failure

Correct Answer: B

CompTIA A+ Question K-29

A laptop running a Windows operating system has a key that is supposed to launch Internet Explorer, but is not functioning. Which of the following will resolve this?

A. Installing Bluetooth drivers from a manufacturer’s website
B. Installing ACPI drivers from a manufacturer’s website
C. Installing Hotkey drivers from a manufacturer’s website
D. Installing AHCI drivers from a manufacturer’s website

CompTIA A+ Question K-26

By default, which of the following ports is used for DNS?

A. 21
B. 25
C. 50
D. 53

Correct Answer: D