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1. What device enables you to enter data using your fingers?
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This A+ Essentials quiz follows the Comptia objectives. You will find approximately the same number of questions for each section. It should helps you to become familiar with some questions that could be found in the A+ exam. Updated April 08

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2. Which laptop input device is a flat surface that you can draw on with your finger to control the mouse pointer?
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3. What is either hardware or software that protects your computer from malicious users?
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4. When a device is able to be replaced while a computer is powered on and running, we are refering to ____
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5. What standard is used by Wireless?

Explanation

There are five protocols 802.11 a/b/g/y/n

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6. Which key you select to access the safe mode start up options?
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7. Which motherboard design style is the most popular?
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8. What type of cabling looks similar to the cable used to connect cable television?
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9. You are printing one page on a laser printer, but you get several pages with strange words. What should you do?
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10. Place the following sequences, in removing expansion cards, in order. 1. Once the board is out, place it in an atistatic bag to help prevent ESD. 2. Grasp the board by the top edge with both hands and rock it front to back. 3. Remove any mounting screws that are holding the board in place and place the screws somewhere where they won't be lost. 4. Remove any internal or external cables or connectors.
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11. Which type of RAM is used in laptops?
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12. In a Laptop what is the function of the Fn key?

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You can see which action will perform, by looking at the blu keys on the keyboard

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13. Which of the following contain Type II and can be inserted on a Laptop port?

Explanation

PCMCIA has Type I , Type II, Type III and Type IV. This one is not yet standardized. Type IV is the thickest

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14. Hibernation feature copies the contents of RAM to the hard drive before the system shut down.
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15. ________ is the most efficient method of cleaning dust from inside a computer.
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16. Your cursor starts skipping as you move it across the screen. What should you do?

Explanation

A ball mouse get dirty

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17. What is the function of Twisted cables?

Explanation

Crosstalk is the noise created from adjacent pairs.

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18. _______contain information about harmful chemicals, their properties and safety information.

Explanation

MSDS stands for Material Safety Data Sheets.

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19. Which of the following is an essential tool for an IT Tech? Select the best answer.
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20. Which is the standard of Firewire?
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21. _________ is an interface that allow you to interact with the computer rather than type commands.

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GUI stand for Graphical User Interface

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22. How do you unlock a computer in a domain?
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23. What is the best method for preventing ESD damage?
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24. Which of the following contains Errors, Warnings, and Information?
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25. What is the function of the Bus mastering?
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26. How do you low-level format and IDE drive?
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27. Grayware is a type of _____

Explanation

Not considered a virus, but can slow down the performance of a computer.

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28. Select the Dos command that check and repair files and bad sector in XP.

Explanation

Without any switch will check in read only mode.

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29. A multimeter measures ______ Select all that apply
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30. Which of the following is not present in the Task Manager of Windows XP?
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31. There are customers that start speaking and never stop. At what point should you interrupt a customer?
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32. Which type of printer can be used with multipart forms?
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33. Which wireless IEEE standard operates on the 2.4GHz radio frequency and transmits data at a maximum of 11 Mbps?

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The 802.11g can transmits data at up to 54 Mbps

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34. Antistatic wrist straps should be connected to which hole in an outlet?

Explanation

Some anti static wrist strap won't fit in the hole. The Ground/eart is usually indicated by a round hole. Another method is to attach the clip on the anti static mat or on the computer chassis.

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35. Which socket type is commonly used on the Pentium IV chip?
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36. Which of the following questions is the most appropriate when troubleshooting?
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37. What is the BIOS-ACPI in a Laptop?

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ACPI is the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

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38. The distance between two pixels in a monitor is indicated by?
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39. When troubleshooting, what is the first step?
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40. Identify the function of a CRIMM.

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It is used with RIMM to close open memory slot.

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41. Which power device would be best to attach to your computer if you were having undervoltage power problems?
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42. You didn't receive the MSDS with your product. Where can you find one? Select all that apply

Explanation

The Nickel Cadmium can withstand 700 charge cycles vs 400 of the others.

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43. If you disable the SSID Broadcast, what happen?
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44. Which of the following tools is used to increase the performance when the computer is slowing down? Select all that apply
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45. What power problem is an overvoltage condition that lasts for up to several seconds?

Explanation

The surge lasts for several seconds, a spike last only for a millisecond or two up to a second.

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46. What advantage does FAT have over FAT32?
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47. Which topology uses the least amount of cabling, but also covers the shortest distance?
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48. How many IDE controller can be attached to a motherboard?
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49. The IP 192.100.20.1 is part of class______

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Class C start at 192.0.1.1 to 223.255.254.254

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50. What is the process of storing additional data on the HDD and treating it as additional memory.
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51. A ____ error at system startup means bad memory

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2xx errors indicate memory errors.

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52. A customer complains that he can't get his computer to work. When he turn it on, he gets no video and hear one long beep, followed by two short beeps. Upon further examination you are able to reproduce the problem. What is your next step?
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53. A user is getting a 301 error when she turns on the computer. What is the possible cause?

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3xx errors have to do with the keyboard.

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54. In Windows 2000 the start up process begin with the Post and finish with the log on. Select the correct sequence of the process.
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55. What's the difference between ADSL and DSL?
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56. Which universal command is used to access a computer's CMOS settings?
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57. Thin Film Transistor is used in ....
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58. What is the primary purpose of the transfer corona in a laser printer?
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59. Select the true statements about smart cards. All that apply.
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60. Mini PC Slot is
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61. Which of the following options offer the slowest transfer speed between a printer and a computer?
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62. You suspect that a device driver is not loading properly. Which DOS configuration file would you check?
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63. Which of the following is the new encryption type for wireless?
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64. Your computer has Windows 2000, and you want to change the resources assigned to a printer port. How can you do that?
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65. Which System files are needed to create a boot disk?
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66. Which motherboard type uses a riser card?
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67. In a Laptop the________ is a PCMCIA type III.

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The type III is 10.5 mm thick and one example is the HDD card

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68. What does Windows use to encrypt the user authentication process over a LAN?
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69. If you are using even parity, on the 8-bit binary number 11010010, what will the parity bit be?
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70. Which components inside the CPU holds data before and after processing?
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71. Which of the following memory system can detect single bit and multibit errors and can slow down your computer performance of 2%?

Explanation

The error correcting code can detect single and multi bit errors but can correct only single errors.

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72. Which of the following is a fiber optic connector type? T~he form is similar to the RJ-45 and supports full duplex.

Explanation

Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack is the acronym of MT-RJ

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73. Which Bus feature allows devices to bypass the processor and write their information directly to the main memory?

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While the Bus mastering allow devices to write directly to each other.

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74. Which of the following statements about flashing the BIOS is false?
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75. A user want to create a bootable disk using the command line. What is the command used to accomplish this?
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76. Which voltage is used to transfer the toner to the paper in an EP process laser printer?

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Because the toner on the drum has a slight negative charge -100VDC, it require a positive charge to transfer it to the paper.

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77. Which of the following are page-description languages? Select all that apply.
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78. UDP is part of the..
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79. PCI has a bus width of____ bits. Select all that apply.
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80. Select the System Utility used in Windows XP to check System Files.

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sfc.exe is System File Checker.

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81. How data is transferred in parallel communication? Select all that apply.
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82. In Windows Backup tool, when you click on advanced mode which options do you have?
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83. What is the process that involves skipping sectors to write the data, instead of writing sequentially to every sector

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Interleaving is given in ratios. For example 2:1 the disk writes to one sector, skip one sector and write to the next sector following.

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84. The IEEE_____ specification is responsible for defining fiber optic standards.
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85. You want to perform an upgrade of your client workstation. Which of the following Operating Systems support an upgrade to XP Professional?
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86. Select the true statement about Plenum cable. Select all that apply.

Explanation

Plenum cable run through plenum space, the hidden place over the ceiling or a raised floor.

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87. You smell smoke and notice that a fire has started inside your computer. The fire extinguisher you reach for should have what rating? Select all that apply.

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Class C fire hazards are those included in live electrical equipment.

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88. What layer also describes the unique physical address for each NIC (MAC)?
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89. Which of the following file systems can you select, when you want to install XP Professional?
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90. Windows 2000 was made available in the following editions ___ Select all that apply.
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91. A Molex connector supply electricity to which of the following devices?
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92. Select the true statement/s about the Express Card.
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93. You get a blank page from your laser printer. What would you check? Select all that apply
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94. Select the true statement about the registry files in Windows 2000 or XP. All that apply
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What device enables you to enter data using your fingers?
Which laptop input device is a flat surface that you can draw on with...
What is either hardware or software that protects your computer from...
When a device is able to be replaced while a computer is powered on...
What standard is used by Wireless?
Which key you select to access the safe mode start up options?
Which motherboard design style is the most popular?
What type of cabling looks similar to the cable used to connect cable...
You are printing one page on a laser printer, but you get several...
Place the following sequences, in removing expansion cards, in order. ...
Which type of RAM is used in laptops?
In a Laptop what is the function of the Fn key?
Which of the following contain Type II and can be inserted on a Laptop...
Hibernation feature copies the contents of RAM to the hard drive...
________ is the most efficient method of cleaning dust from inside a...
Your cursor starts skipping as you move it across the screen. ...
What is the function of Twisted cables?
_______contain information about harmful chemicals, their properties...
Which of the following is an essential tool for an IT Tech? ...
Which is the standard of Firewire?
_________ is an interface that allow you to interact with the computer...
How do you unlock a computer in a domain?
What is the best method for preventing ESD damage?
Which of the following contains Errors, Warnings, and Information?
What is the function of the Bus mastering?
How do you low-level format and IDE drive?
Grayware is a type of _____
Select the Dos command that check and repair files and bad sector in...
A multimeter measures ______ Select all that apply
Which of the following is not present in the Task Manager of Windows...
There are customers that start speaking and never stop. ...
Which type of printer can be used with multipart forms?
Which wireless IEEE standard operates on the 2.4GHz radio frequency...
Antistatic wrist straps should be connected to which hole in an...
Which socket type is commonly used on the Pentium IV chip?
Which of the following questions is the most appropriate when...
What is the BIOS-ACPI in a Laptop?
The distance between two pixels in a monitor is indicated by?
When troubleshooting, what is the first step?
Identify the function of a CRIMM.
Which power device would be best to attach to your computer if you...
You didn't receive the MSDS with your product. Where can you find one?...
If you disable the SSID Broadcast, what happen?
Which of the following tools is used to increase the performance when...
What power problem is an overvoltage condition that lasts for up to...
What advantage does FAT have over FAT32?
Which topology uses the least amount of cabling, but also covers the...
How many IDE controller can be attached to a motherboard?
The IP 192.100.20.1 is part of class______
What is the process of storing additional data on the HDD and treating...
A ____ error at system startup means bad memory
A customer complains that he can't get his computer to work. ...
A user is getting a 301 error when she turns on the computer. ...
In Windows 2000 the start up process begin with the Post and finish...
What's the difference between ADSL and DSL?
Which universal command is used to access a computer's CMOS settings?
Thin Film Transistor is used in ....
What is the primary purpose of the transfer corona in a laser printer?
Select the true statements about smart cards. All that apply.
Mini PC Slot is
Which of the following options offer the slowest transfer speed...
You suspect that a device driver is not loading properly. ...
Which of the following is the new encryption type for wireless?
Your computer has Windows 2000, and you want to change the resources...
Which System files are needed to create a boot disk?
Which motherboard type uses a riser card?
In a Laptop the________ is a PCMCIA type III.
What does Windows use to encrypt the user authentication process over...
If you are using even parity, on the 8-bit binary number 11010010,...
Which components inside the CPU holds data before and after...
Which of the following memory system can detect single bit and...
Which of the following is a fiber optic connector type? ...
Which Bus feature allows devices to bypass the processor and write...
Which of the following statements about flashing the BIOS is false?
A user want to create a bootable disk using the command line. ...
Which voltage is used to transfer the toner to the paper in an EP...
Which of the following are page-description languages? ...
UDP is part of the..
PCI has a bus width of____ bits. Select all that apply.
Select the System Utility used in Windows XP to check System Files.
How data is transferred in parallel communication? ...
In Windows Backup tool, when you click on advanced mode which options...
What is the process that involves skipping sectors to write the data,...
The IEEE_____ specification is responsible for defining fiber optic...
You want to perform an upgrade of your client workstation. ...
Select the true statement about Plenum cable. Select all that apply.
You smell smoke and notice that a fire has started inside your...
What layer also describes the unique physical address for each NIC...
Which of the following file systems can you select, when you want to...
Windows 2000 was made available in the following editions ___ ...
A Molex connector supply electricity to which of the following...
Select the true statement/s about the Express Card.
You get a blank page from your laser printer. ...
Select the true statement about the registry files in Windows 2000 or...
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