CompTIA exam questions
A network technician is in the process of setting up a university lab. The lab requires 23 workstations; the workstations will need to be segregated from the rest of the network, with no wireless access, while limiting collisions. Which of the following will satisfy these requirements while being the LEAST expensive?
A. Bridge
B. Switch
C. Router
D. Hub
A technician has been asked to install a printer on a Windows 7 machine. Through which of the following Control Panel utilities will the technician install the printer?
A. Printers and Devices
B. Devices and Printers
C. Printers and Faxes
D. Devices
A technician is asked to repair a broken Ethernet jack in a conference room. Which of the following tools would the technician use when repairing the wall jack?
A. Crimper
B. Toner probe
C. Punchdown tool
D. Multimeter
Which of the following will send all received packets out all of its ports except the port it was received on?
A. Switch
B. Router
C. WAP
D. Hub
A network consisting of numerous geographically dispersed networks that cover a large physical distance is referred to as a:
A. WLAN.
B. LAN.
C. WAN.
D. MAN.
A network technician is in charge of creating the network cut sheet for an existing building. Some of the ports have been labeled, but some of the labels are unreadable. Which of the following tools would be BEST used to identify termination location?
A. Tone generator and probe
B. Loopback plug
C. Cable tester and certifier
D. Punchdown tool
A user is requesting assistance in building a custom made PC for home theater use to connect to their existing large LCD screen. Which of the following components should MOST likely be recommended? (Select TWO).
A. Large IDE hard drive
B. HDMI output
C. Dual monitors
D. RAID array
E. TV tuner
The helpdesk technician has been tasked to reinstall the OS on a desktop and has already inserted the OS install disk in the CD-ROM. Which of the following would MOST likely need to be configured within the BIOS to continue reinstalling the OS?
A. BIOS password
B. Flash BIOS for firmware upgrade
C. Boot sequence
D. Clock speeds
Which of the following would be the MOST common use for a cable with a DE-15 connector?
A. SCSI
B. Printer
C. RS-232 Serial
D. VGA Video
A technician has installed a new motherboard in a workstation, but after hardware tests, the motherboard has failed. Which of the following should the technician do FIRST before replacing the motherboard?
A. Reseat all power connections.
B. Remove the CMOS battery.
C. Install the graphics card.
D. Ground to the case.