Which of the following can provide several networking transmission methodologies to be utilized in a single device?
A. Switch
B. Bridge
C. Hub
D. Router
CompTIA A+ Question G-63
An end user reports that their computer is making noise constantly. The technician notes that the hard drive activity light is on frequently. The technician finds plenty of free space on the drive. Which of the following BEST explains why the drive light is continuously active?
A. The system has a fragmented hard drive.
B. The drive interface needs to be changed.
C. The user has too many documents on the hard drive.
D. The system page file has an issue.
CompTIA A+ Question G-62
A technician is building a custom gaming computer. Which of the following is the FASTEST memory the technician can use?
A. DDR2 CAS7
B. DDR3 CAS9
C. DDR3 CAS10
D. DDR3 CAS11
CompTIA A+ Question G-61
Which of the following types of RAM can be used in a dual channel configuration?
A. SDRAM
B. RAMBUS
C. DDR
D. DIMM
CompTIA A+ Question G-60
In older laptop screens, the backlight is powered by which of the following?
A. A CCFL lamp
B. A gas
C. LEDs
D. OLED
CompTIA A+ Question G-59
A technician is advised that a laptop battery is no longer charging. Which of the following is the BEST way to begin diagnostic testing for a battery?
A. Unplug the power supply from the laptop.
B. Reboot into the BIOS.
C. Test the battery with a multimeter.
D. Remove the battery and run on AC power.
CompTIA A+ Question G-58
An administrator wants to prevent people outside of the building from accessing a new wireless router. Which of the following is the LEAST labor intensive method to use while setting up new workstations?
A. Turn SSID broadcast off
B. Use wireless encryption
C. Institute MAC filtering
D. Setup static IP addresses
CompTIA A+ Question G-57
Which of the following protocols is used by a server to assign IP addresses?
A. DNS
B. SMTP
C. LDAP
D. DHCP
CompTIA A+ Question G-56
On a Windows 7 machine, which of the following settings should be configured to allow dragging of files without holding the mouse button?
A. ScrollLock
B. StickyKeys
C. MouseKeys
D. ClickLock
CompTIA A+ Question G-55
A technician has upgraded the BIOS of a system that is running with multiple hard drives. Afterward, the system will not boot and displays an error message “Operating system not found”. Which of the following is the FIRST thing the technician should inspect?
A. The hard drive type settings in the BIOS
B. The power supply connections to the hard drives
C. The boot sequence settings in the BIOS
D. The motherboard SATA connectors