CompTIA exam questions
A technician is troubleshooting a desktop that is having intermittent issues with locking up and system errors. The technician suspects that the problem might be that not enough power is getting to the motherboard. Which of the following tools would a technician use to determine if the hypothesis is correct?
A. POST card
B. Loopback plug
C. Multimeter
D. Cable tester
A contractor has removed a wall jack and thrown it away. There is no longer a line number on the network cable. A technician attaches a far end connector and proceeds to several wiring closets to find the patch panel location of the cable. Which of the following tools will the technician need for this job?
A. Toner probe
B. Loopback plug
C. Cable tester
D. Multimeter
The computer keeps rebooting, losing power, and shutting down intermittently. After verifying that there are no issues with overheating the technician suggests that PSU possibly needs to be replaced. Which of the following tools will technician use to determine if the PSU is the cause?
A. Cable tester
B. Toner probe
C. Multimeter
D. Loopback plug
After making a long CAT5 cable, the technician fears that the cable may have been damaged during the pull, but does not have a cable tester. Which of the following would be the BEST alternative tool to determine whether there are any breaks or shorts in the cable?
A. Multimeter
B. Voltmeter
C. Loopback plug
D. Punchdown tool
A technician is told that a networked computer will PING the loopback address, but cannot connect to the Internet, nor connect to any file shares. The same computer, when plugged into the network at a different location, works fine. Which of the following tools should the technician use to help determine the cause of the problem?
A. Toner probe
B. Cable tester
C. Multimeter
D. Crimper
A user, Emily, is moving to a new cubicle and needs to have her analog desk phone switched to a new location. Which of the following tools are required for a technician to make this switch in the network closet?
A. Multimeter
B. Punchdown
C. Cable tester
D. Crimper
A technician needs to make several patch cables. Which of the following tools would the technician use to attach the RJ-45 ends to the cables?
A. Loopback plug
B. Punch down
C. Crimpers
D. Cable tester
A technician is tasked with finding and labeling where a network connection terminates in a patch panel. Which of the following tools would be BEST for the technician to use?
A. Ethernet cable tester
B. Tone generator and probe
C. RJ-45 loopback plug
D. Patch panel punchdown tool
A technician completing a server room build out encounters a bundle of un-terminated network cables that are not labeled. Which of the following tools would be the BEST to determine which devices the cables are run to?
A. Toner probe
B. Multimeter
C. Cable tester
D. Loopback plug
A technician is given a task of terminating a bundle of CAT5 cables that have not been labeled. Which of the following tools will be the BEST to perform this job task?
A. Crimper, multimeter
B. Crimper, cable tester, toner probe
C. Crimper, cable tester
D. Crimper, toner probe, multimeter