Which of the following connection types is MOST commonly used to connect external hard drives to a PC? (Select TWO).
A. SATA
B. PATA
C. IDE
D. eSATA
E. USB
CompTIA A+ Question J-39
The security team has implemented new guidelines on how to handle sensitive information stored on workstations based on a past incident involving information found on donated workstations. Which of the following should be completed by technicians before donating the workstations?
A. Install a new operating system
B. Delete users’ data before donation
C. Write the drive with 1’s and 0’s three times
D. Delete all partitions of the hard drive
CompTIA A+ Question J-35
A computer technician wants to boot up a computer using a USB flash drive. After inserting the USB drive and powering on the computer, it does not boot to the flash drive and instead boots to the OS on the hard drive. Which of the following is MOST likely the cause?
A. The boot order in the BIOS is incorrect
B. The hard drive is not formatted
C. There is a disc in the optical drive
D. There is insufficient memory
CompTIA A+ Question J-30
Which of the following laptop hardware would be the LEAST likely to be replaced?
A. CPU
B. Display screen
C. RAM
D. Hard drive
CompTIA A+ Question J-20
A docking station differentiates itself from other laptop peripherals in which of the following ways?
A. It allows the connection of external hard drives.
B. It adds additional ports and connections.
C. It allows for an external monitor to be connected.
D. It allows the laptop to be securely locked.
CompTIA A+ Question J-18
A technician needs to physically secure a laptop while it is in the hotel room. Which of the following items would be used for this purpose?
A. Encrypt the hard drive
B. Cable lock
C. Multifactor authentication
D. Docking station
CompTIA A+ Question J-9
Which of the following is the physical width of a laptop hard drive in inches?
A. 2.1
B. 2.5
C. 2.8
D. 3.5
CompTIA A+ Question I-96
Which of the following computer components are located on the Northbridge? (Select TWO).
A. Hard drive
B. CPU
C. Fan
D. RAM
E. Audio
CompTIA A+ Question I-94
A user has a wireless home office and would like to add file storage and print server to the domain. The user has only enough funds to upgrade one feature on the server. Which of the following would be the MOST beneficial upgrade for this PC role?
A. Add a second multi-core processor for faster computations
B. Add a Gigabit Ethernet card for fast file transfers.
C. Replace Windows XP Professional with the newer Windows 7 Home Premium
D. Add an additional hard drive to create a RAID 0
CompTIA A+ Question I-87
Peter, a client, wants to purchase a new hard drive to replace the boot drive in his workstation. Peter wants the fastest performance for the new boot drive. Which of the following drive types should be selected?
A. SCSI Drive
B. 7200 RPM SATA
C. 10K RPM SATA
D. Solid State Drive