Which of the following displays uses gas to display the image?
A. OLED
B. LED
C. CRT
D. Plasma
CompTIA A+ Question E-53
A desktop computer is exhibiting artifacts on the screen after prolonged use. A technician has already updated the video drivers and ran all operating system updates. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause for this?
A. Defective cabling
B. Outdated system BIOS
C. Incorrect GPU firmware
D. Overheating GPU
CompTIA A+ Question E-52
A laptop’s wireless card shows up in the Device Manager, but the signal strength is always one bar. This is caused by which of the following?
A. The signal is disabled in the wireless utility
B. Disconnected or broken antenna
C. Disconnected or broken inverter
D. The wireless switch is turned off
CompTIA A+ Question E-51
A user calls the help desk to inform the technician that the desktop laser printer has bad memory and needs to be replaced. After some inquiry, the technician discovers that the user is receiving an “insufficient memory” error when trying to print photos. After verifying that print spooling has been enabled, which of the following is the BEST course of action for the technician? (Select TWO).
A. Clear all temp files from the printer’s spool folder on the user’s PC
B. Replace the desktop laser printer due to faulty onboard RAM
C. Remove and reload the laser printer driver from the user’s PC
D. Recommend that the user print the photos using an inkjet printer
E. Suggest that the user lower the size or resolution of the photos
CompTIA A+ Question E-50
A user has purchased a laptop that has no means to charge the battery. Which of the following would the user MOST likely purchase?
A. USB cable
B. AC adapter
C. PCMCIA card
D. Replacement battery
CompTIA A+ Question E-49
When unable to get an IP address from a server, which of the following represents an APIPA address that a PC might receive?
A. 10.0.1.111
B. 65.71.1.111
C. 169.254.1.111
D. 192.168.1.111
CompTIA A+ Question E-48
Peter, a technician, is attempting to install a new printer on a Windows 7 Enterprise x86 machine. Upon inspection, Peter finds that he only has access to a 64-bit driver for the printer. Which of the following scenarios BEST describes the outcome of this situation?
A. As long as the driver is signed, it should work with this version of Windows.
B. As long as the driver is IA-64 compatible, it should work with this Windows version.
C. Peter should install the driver using Windows Vista compatibility mode.
D. A 32-bit driver will have to be found in order to install the printer.
CompTIA A+ Question E-47
Which of the following represents fan connector sizes on a motherboard?
A. 1-pin and 2-pin
B. 1-pin and 3-pin
C. 2-pin and 3-pin
D. 2-pin and 5-pin
CompTIA A+ Question E-46
Which of the following would BEST segment a LAN while providing additional network ports?
A. Access point
B. Modem
C. Switch
D. Hub
CompTIA A+ Question E-45
A technician has installed a digital display. Which of the following is TRUE about the native resolution of a digital display?
A. It has the slowest refresh rate.
B. It causes the display to use pixel interpolation.
C. It is the lowest resolution.
D. It provides the best quality display.