Which of the following devices would need to be configured to block specific ports and protocols from entering the network?
A. Bridge
B. Firewall
C. Port replicator
D. Gateway
CompTIA A+ Question D-83
A technician is installing a new laser printer on a workstation that has Windows 7 Professional x86 installed. Which type of printer driver is needed to complete the installation?
A. 16-bit
B. 32-bit
C. 64-bit
D. 86-bit
CompTIA A+ Question D-82
Emily, a business traveler, calls her company’s help desk reporting that she cannot connect to the hotel’s Internet. Which of the following is the FIRST troubleshooting step the help desk technician should advise?
A. Verify WiFi is enabled
B. Check the proxy settings
C. Contact the hotel’s front desk
D. Boot into Safe Mode
CompTIA A+ Question D-81
Which of the following expansion slots uses a serial connection?
A. PCI
B. PCI-X
C. PCIe
D. AGP
CompTIA A+ Question D-80
Which of the following cables can transmit Gigabit speeds? (Select TWO).
A. CAT3
B. CAT4
C. CAT5
D. CAT5e
E. CAT6
CompTIA A+ Question D-79
Which of the following external ports would a technician use to connect a keyboard? (Select TWO).
A. eSATA
B. IEEE 1394
C. USB
D. PS/2
E. VGA
CompTIA A+ Question D-78
A technician installs three hard drives into a computer. The user would like the drives configured such that the RAID array has the best write performance and if one of the drives were to fail the user would still have a fully operational PC. Which of the following RAID types should the technician configure?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 5
D. 10
CompTIA A+ Question D-77
Replacing which of the following laptop components may also replace the power inverter board?
A. PCMCIA slot
B. LCD screen
C. Hard drive
D. WLAN card
CompTIA A+ Question D-76
Emily, a technician, is asked to immediately fix a CEO’s tablet that is not connecting to the network, and she realizes it is missing its static IP settings. When she returns to her desk with the tablet to research the correct settings, the CEO comes over and berates her for walking away with the equipment. Which of the following is the BEST way to handle this situation?
A. Hand the tablet back unfixed so the CEO is immediately appeased.
B. Politely explain the reason for removing the tablet and return it after inputting the settings.
C. Complete the settings fix before handing the tablet to the CEO, then immediately inform her Manager.
D. Calmly explain why she was correct for taking the tablet.
CompTIA A+ Question D-75
Which of the following is a clear characteristic of an IPv6 Internet address?
A. 32 bit length
B. APIPA compatibility
C. 128 bit length
D. 64 bit length