CompTIA exam questions
A customer calls and states that when they have been using their computer for a long time the computer reboots itself with no error. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the issue?
A. BIOS settings
B. Faulty RAM
C. Faulty processor
D. Overheating
Two new PCs will have a DVD-RW drive for support use. The PCs will be used for Point of Sales transactions and everything will be password protected or disabled. Which of the following is the BEST way to disable the DVD-RW drives?
A. The Registry
B. Device Manager
C. Disk Management
D. The BIOS
A technician installs a secondary hard drive on a PC. The new drive does not show up in the operating system or the BIOS; only the primary is listed. The technician verified that the drive has been connected properly. Which of the following should the technician do to make the drive available to the system?
A. Remove the CMOS battery to clear the BIOS settings
B. Move the cable on the motherboard to a different port
C. Move the jumper on the secondary drive off of master
D. Enable the S.M.A.R.T. setting in the BIOS
When adding an additional internal SATA hard drive to a system, which of the following BIOS settings should be confirmed?
A. TPM status
B. Clock speed
C. Port status
D. Bus speed
A technician arrives in Germany and discovers that when their PC is plugged into the outlet, no power is received. Which of the following actions should the technician take to get the PC to operate?
A. Change the BIOS settings to the local time
B. Adjust the voltage selector switch
C. Attach a 220 volt power strip from the current region to the PC
D. Attach a 120 volt battery backup power supply to the PC
An example of built-in system diagnostics includes which of the following?
A. POST cards
B. Indicator lights
C. TPM
D. BIOS settings