CompTIA exam questions
A technician needs to attach a network cable to a wall jack in the conference room. After running the cable through the conduit to the conference room, which of the following tools would BEST be used to connect the cable to the wall jack?
A. Punchdown
B. Loopback plug
C. Multimeter
D. Crimper
A user has a PoE device that does not power on. The technician believes that the switch may not be outputting the appropriate amount of power to the device. Which of the following could be used to test this hypothesis?
A. Multimeter
B. Toner probe
C. Lineman’s handset
D. Loopback plug
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 required to connect a new cable to an open port on the patch panel. Which of the following would the technician MOST likely use in this situation?
A. Loopback tool
B. Multimeter
C. Punchdown tool
D. Toner probe
A technician is advised that a laptop battery is no longer charging. Which of the following is the BEST way to begin diagnostic testing for a battery?
A. Unplug the power supply from the laptop.
B. Reboot into the BIOS.
C. Test the battery with a multimeter.
D. Remove the battery and run on AC power.
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
When troubleshooting a motherboard that has no power, which of the following steps would the technician do FIRST?
A. Use a multimeter tester.
B. Use a post card tester.
C. Replace the motherboard with a new one.
D. Make sure the computer is plugged in.
A brownout has occurred within a building. A technician is repairing a workstation which has a power light, but is not displaying anything on the screen and is not making any sounds during boot up. Which of the following should be used to further troubleshoot the workstation?
A. Loop back plug
B. POST card
C. Power supply tester
D. Multimeter
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
The technician is troubleshooting a connection issue between the switch and the wall jack. The user is plugged into the jack; however, there is no connection. The technician goes into the switch room to see if the cable is plugged into the switch, but none of the cables are labeled. Which of the following tools would the technician MOST likely use to find this cable?
A. WiFi analyzer
B. Loopback plug
C. Multimeter
D. Tone generator