Which of the following would typically require the use of a punchdown tool to connect a cable to the network switch?
A. Router
B. Repeater
C. Patch panel
D. PoE injector
CompTIA A+ Question B-23
A technician servicing a user’s computer notices the user has a lot of desktop icons linking to inappropriate websites. Which of the following should the technician do NEXT?
A. Report through proper channels
B. Track the evidence
C. Document all changes to the computer
D. Preserve the data and device
CompTIA A+ Question B-22
A technician is diagnosing a laser printer that is consistently having issues picking up paper from the first tray. Which of the following items would the technician replace FIRST?
A. Toner
B. Transfer belt
C. Rollers
D. Imaging drum
CompTIA A+ Question B-21
A SOHO environment utilizes network hardware address filtering to minimize unauthorized use of its network infrastructure. A technician has been asked to install a shared network printer in the environment. Which of the following MUST the technician know in order to add the printer to the environment?
A. IP address of the printer
B. MAC address of the printer
C. Subnet mask of the network
D. Firmware version of the printer
CompTIA A+ Question B-20
The process of voltage control to limit the volume of liquid delivered is used in:
A. laser printers.
B. thermal printers.
C. impact printers.
D. inkjet printers.
CompTIA A+ Question B-19
A user has installed video editing software and hardware on a Windows PC. The PC met the minimum requirements of the hardware. The editing program loads very slowly and takes a very long time to render large files. Which of the following will MOST likely resolve this issue?
A. More memory and a reformatting of the hard disk are needed.
B. A second hard drive must be added and the Page file should be lowered.
C. More memory is not needed; the Windows Page file should be increased.
D. More memory and available hard disk space are needed.
CompTIA A+ Question B-18
Besides the CPU, which of the following components might have their own heatsink?
A. Audio card
B. RAID controller
C. Graphics card
D. Hard drive
CompTIA A+ Question B-17
Which of the following RAID types writes data identically to multiple drives at the same time?
A. RAID 0
B. RAID 1
C. RAID 5
D. RAID 10
CompTIA A+ Question B-16
A technician observes another technician trying to steal a company laptop. Which of the following should the first technician do NEXT?
A. Confront the technician stealing the laptop
B. Preserve the laptop for evidence
C. Report through proper channels
D. Document the incident
CompTIA A+ Question B-15
Which of the following connector types is associated with a fiber connection?
A. RJ-45
B. RJ-11
C. LC
D. HDMI