CompTIA exam questions
After installing a new wireless router in a home office, a user’s remote clients have lost the ability to access the FTP server on the user’s home office LAN. Which of the following features in the router MUST be configured before the clients can regain secure access?
A. QoS
B. Port triggering
C. Port forwarding
D. MAC filtering
A gaming PC has been built from components. The system is getting power but there is no video on the display. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the issue?
A. The display is defective and needs to be replaced.
B. The SATA controller is disabled in the BIOS.
C. The PCIe 6-pin power cable is not connected to the high-end video card.
D. The CPU is not powerful enough to provide adequate speed to the system.
A technician is tasked with finding and labeling where a network connection terminates in a patch panel. Which of the following tools would be BEST for the technician to use?
A. Ethernet cable tester
B. Tone generator and probe
C. RJ-45 loopback plug
D. Patch panel punchdown tool
A technician replaces a computer’s NIC with a wireless card. The user wants to save the NIC. Which of the following should the technician use to preserve the NIC?
A. ESD mat
B. ESD wrist strap
C. Sealable plastic bag
D. Anti-static bag
A user wants to convert their current computer into an audio/video editing workstation by upgrading components. They want to start by upgrading the hard drive. Which of the following hard drives should be chosen to maximize read/write speed?
A. Zip drive
B. 15,000 rpm SATA
C. 7,200 rpm IDE
D. USB flash
Which of the following devices would need to be installed on a computer to allow the user to make video conference calls?
A. Webcam
B. Digitizer
C. LCD display
D. Microphone
After making repairs to a user’s system, which of the following actions should a technician take?
A. Close the case and wait for the customer to call again in the future
B. Leave the case open in the event a similar issue arises
C. Contact the customer a few days later to determine the state of repairs
D. Wait to update service records until the repair is confirmed
When a technician suspects prohibited activity on an organization’s network or computers, which of the following is the FIRST step they should take?
A. Confirm an actual infraction has taken place
B. Confront the suspected person with incident details
C. Notify others so that peers will stop the activity
D. Erase the contents of the user’s computer and disable their account
Which of the following typically cannot be upgraded in a laptop?
A. Video card
B. Hard drive
C. RAM
D. Wireless card
Which of the following resolution modes, by design, provides the BEST possible visual quality on a flat screen LCD monitor?
A. SVGA
B. Digital
C. XGA
D. Native