CompTIA exam questions
A new user in a corporate HR department must print to a network printer. This printer is only used by the HR department for confidential documents. Which of the following is the FASTEST way to allow the user access to the printer?
A. Add the group Print Users to the HR group.
B. Add the new user to the Everyone group and give the group Print rights to the printer.
C. Add the group Everyone group to the HR group.
D. Add the new user to the HR group.
A customer wants to transfer data from the DVR to a DVD. Which of the following should be used on a workstation in order to extract the data for archiving?
A. Optical drive
B. Capture card
C. Thunderbolt
D. External storage
Which of the following is used to detect and correct a single bit error in a memory DIMM?
A. RIMM
B. ECC
C. Parity
D. 8b10b encode/decode
A user’s laptop screen is extremely dim. A technician attempts to alter the brightness using function keys and the BIOS, but the screen never changes in brightness. Which of the following is MOST likely the cause?
A. Battery failure
B. Bulb failure
C. Display driver is corrupted
D. Backlight failure
Which type of connector is required for a coaxial network cable?
A. RJ-11
B. Token ring
C. BNC
D. RJ-45
A printer is having constant paper jams at both input trays. The printer was operating normally this morning. Which of the following is the FIRST thing that should be performed to troubleshoot the problem?
A. Clean all of the printer rollers with alcohol.
B. Replace the rollers in the printer.
C. Replace the paper with new stock.
D. Remove and clean the print heads.
In a laser printer, which of the following components uses heat to apply the toner onto the page?
A. Fuser assembly
B. Pickup roller
C. Transfer roller
D. Imaging drum
A technician is connecting an old dot matrix printer to a computer. The printer’s cable has a non- rectangular connector that connects to a pink port in the back of the computer. This type of connection is MOST likely which of the following?
A. USB
B. Ethernet
C. Parallel
D. Bluetooth
A technician is responsible for setting up laptops in a room for a small conference. The laptops need to communicate with each other as well as a workstation in the room. The workstation has a wireless expansion card. A switch is not available for the laptops and they cannot access the corporate network. Which of the following does the technician need to implement?
A. Adhoc network
B. Bluetooth network
C. Serial network
D. USB network
A user, Peter, is watching a training education video and notices dark pin-sized dots in the same location on his laptop LCD screen. Which of the following is the cause of this issue?
A. Distorted image
B. Dead pixels
C. Pixelation
D. Incorrect color palette