CompTIA Review Questions
Review Questions, Dont know how many i will put in, put i will be updating almost everyday with new questions added. Part 2 being worked on now.
- 1.
Whic of the following are scsi types that allow for 16 devices, including the adapter, to be connected on a single shared cable? (choose 2)
- A.
Ultra wide scsi
- B.
Fast scsi
- C.
Ultra scsi
- D.
Fast wide scsi
- E.
Ultra 2 scsi
Correct Answer(s)
A. Ultra wide scsi
D. Fast wide scsiExplanation
wide scsi busses support 16 devices, rather than the 8 devices specified in regular scsi.Rate this question:
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- 2.
You have an Apple Macintosh computer. Which permissions will be available to you when an NTFS formatted external hard drive is attached to your computer.
- A.
Read only
- B.
Read/Write
- C.
Read/Write/Execute
- D.
Execute
Correct Answer
A. Read only -
- 3.
What is the term used to refer to the concentric area on a disk that completes one circumference of the disk?
- A.
Sector
- B.
Track
- C.
Cylinder
- D.
Cluster
Correct Answer
B. Track -
- 4.
A FDD connector has how many pins?
- A.
24
- B.
34
- C.
40
- D.
50
Correct Answer
B. 34 -
- 5.
Which of the following components on the motherboard usually house the IDE connectors.
- A.
PCI bus
- B.
North Bridge
- C.
ISA bus
- D.
South Bridge
Correct Answer
D. South BridgeExplanation
The south bridge is generally used for slower devices such as USB ports, IDE drives, and ISA slots.Rate this question:
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- 6.
When a technician upgrades firmware on a motherboard he has to_______?
- A.
Flash the bios
- B.
Replace the CMOS chip
- C.
Replace the Bios
- D.
Reset the CMOS
Correct Answer
A. Flash the biosExplanation
CMOS is a memory chip that is designed to draw very little current. This memory is used to contain system configuration settings, BIOS passwords and time and date. Bios is the Basic Input/Output System that could be referred to as the motherboards firmware. Bios is contained on a chip that usually is soldered to the motherboard and should not be replaced. Flashing a Bios is the term used when upgrading the program (firmware) on the Bios Chip
Use extreme care when updating bios, any disruption of power or reset during flashing or upload will render the computer useless.Rate this question:
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- 7.
What is the most common used to easily install a CPU on a motherboard?
- A.
ZIF (Zero insertion Force)
- B.
Base plate mount
- C.
Thermal grease
- D.
Pin grid array
Correct Answer
A. ZIF (Zero insertion Force)Explanation
ZIF is an acronym for zero insertion force, a concept used in the design of ic sockets, invented to avoid problems caused by applying force upon insertion and extraction.Rate this question:
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- 8.
What is the case and motherboard standard that guarantess compatibility among all adopters of the standard?
- A.
AT form factor
- B.
ATX FORM FACTOR
- C.
MICRO-AT
- D.
LPX AND MINI-LPX
Correct Answer
B. ATX FORM FACTOR -
- 9.
What type of PC card slot can be used to accommodate all the other physical PC card Types
- A.
Type II
- B.
Type III
- C.
PCI-E
- D.
Type I
Correct Answer
B. Type III -
- 10.
Which computer component is capable of holding multiple (I/O) cards?
- A.
A bus slot
- B.
A riser card
- C.
A memory card
- D.
An integrated I/O card.
Correct Answer
B. A riser card -
- 11.
What is the clock speed of a DDR16000 Ram Module?
- A.
233 mhz
- B.
133 mhz
- C.
266 mhz
- D.
200 mhz
Correct Answer
D. 200 mhz -
- 12.
Which technology makes use of Bus Slot Architecture?
- A.
Eide
- B.
Scsi
- C.
Agp
- D.
Sata
Correct Answer
C. Agp -
- 13.
Which accuratly describes the function of the chipset on a Motherboard?
- A.
The chipset is responsible for controlling data transfer to the hard disk only.
- B.
The chipset is responsible for controlling the transfer of data to and from computer peripherals.
- C.
The chipset is responsible for transferring data from the monitor to the CPU
- D.
The chipset allows the computer to select the operating system to use.
Correct Answer
B. The chipset is responsible for controlling the transfer of data to and from computer peripherals. -
- 14.
Power supplies are rated in what?
- A.
Voltage
- B.
Watts
- C.
Hertz
- D.
Ohms
Correct Answer
B. Watts -
- 15.
When connecting the power cable of an at power supply to the motherboard, which two wires on the power connectors (p8/p9) should be together.
- A.
Green wires
- B.
White wires
- C.
Black wires
- D.
Brown wires
Correct Answer
C. Black wires -
- 16.
What is the power supply called that is equipped with a pass-through power connector that transfers power to a monitor.
- A.
Mini Atx
- B.
AT
- C.
Atx
- D.
Micro atx
Correct Answer
B. AT -
- 17.
What is the purpose of the toggle switch that is marked 120/240V found on most system cases?
- A.
It makes allowance for a user to switch between electrical outlets in different countries.
- B.
It prevents certain peripherals from power draining the system.
- C.
It assists in power supply failure troubleshooting.
- D.
It allows for overclocking of systems.
Correct Answer
A. It makes allowance for a user to switch between electrical outlets in different countries. -
- 18.
Which of the following sockets are used for a 3.4 ghz p4 processor.
- A.
423
- B.
462
- C.
478
- D.
754
- E.
A
Correct Answer
C. 478Explanation
Socket 478 is a type of cpu that was used for Intels Pentium 4 and celeron series CPUs.Rate this question:
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- 19.
How can hyperthreading be disabled on a 2800mhz pentium 4 system.
- A.
Disable Hyperthreading in the system bios
- B.
Disable Hyperthreading in the Device manager
- C.
Disable hyperthreading on the motherboard
- D.
A pentium 4 2800mhz CPU does not support Hyperthreading.
Correct Answer
A. Disable Hyperthreading in the system bios -
- 20.
Which of the following terms are used to refer to CPU technology?
- A.
Dual Channel
- B.
Hyperthreading
- C.
Rambus
- D.
NorthBridge
Correct Answer
B. Hyperthreading -
- 21.
Which of the following is the scsi id number generally recommended for the cd-rom?
- A.
0
- B.
5
- C.
2
- D.
3
Correct Answer
D. 3Explanation
Every other device can be set to any number as long as its not in used. It is a recommended practice in IT community to set the scsi id number for cd-rom drives to 3.Rate this question:
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- 22.
What do you call the part of a cd-rom drives head assembly that moves across the disk to read it?
- A.
Read/write actuator
- B.
Mechanical frame
- C.
Head actuator
- D.
Disk spindle
Correct Answer
C. Head actuatorExplanation
The head actuator is the device that physically positions the read/write heads over the correct track on the surface of the disk. It is called the same for cd-roms, hard drives and floppy disks.Rate this question:
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- 23.
What is the term used to refer to the concentric area on a disk that completes one circumference of the disk?
- A.
Sector
- B.
Track
- C.
Cylinder
- D.
Cluster
Correct Answer
B. Track -
- 24.
A FDD connector has how many pins?
- A.
24
- B.
34
- C.
40
- D.
50
Correct Answer
B. 34 -
- 25.
When a technician upgrades firmware on a motherboard he has to_______?
- A.
Flash the bios
- B.
Replace the CMOS chip
- C.
Replace the Bios
- D.
Reset the CMOS
Correct Answer
A. Flash the biosExplanation
CMOS is a memory chip that is designed to draw very little current. This memory is used to contain system configuration settings, BIOS passwords and time and date. Bios is the Basic Input/Output System that could be referred to as the motherboards firmware. Bios is contained on a chip that usually is soldered to the motherboard and should not be replaced. Flashing a Bios is the term used when upgrading the program (firmware) on the Bios Chip
Use extreme care when updating bios, any disruption of power or reset during flashing or upload will render the computer useless.Rate this question:
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- 26.
What is the most common used to easily install a CPU on a motherboard?
- A.
ZIF (Zero insertion Force)
- B.
Base plate mount
- C.
Thermal grease
- D.
Pin grid array
Correct Answer
A. ZIF (Zero insertion Force)Explanation
ZIF is an acronym for zero insertion force, a concept used in the design of ic sockets, invented to avoid problems caused by applying force upon insertion and extraction.Rate this question:
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- 27.
What is the case and motherboard standard that guarantess compatibility among all adopters of the standard?
- A.
AT form factor
- B.
ATX FORM FACTOR
- C.
MICRO-AT
- D.
LPX AND MINI-LPX
Correct Answer
B. ATX FORM FACTOR -
- 28.
What type of PC card slot can be used to accommodate all the other physical PC card Types
- A.
Type II
- B.
Type III
- C.
PCI-E
- D.
Type I
Correct Answer
B. Type III -
- 29.
Which computer component is capable of holding multiple (I/O) cards?
- A.
A bus slot
- B.
A riser card
- C.
A memory card
- D.
An integrated I/O card.
Correct Answer
B. A riser card -
- 30.
What is the clock speed of a DDR16000 Ram Module?
- A.
233 mhz
- B.
133 mhz
- C.
266 mhz
- D.
200 mhz
Correct Answer
D. 200 mhz -
- 31.
Which technology makes use of Bus Slot Architecture?
- A.
Eide
- B.
Scsi
- C.
Agp
- D.
Sata
Correct Answer
C. Agp -
- 32.
Which accuratly describes the function of the chipset on a Motherboard?
- A.
The chipset is responsible for controlling data transfer to the hard disk only.
- B.
The chipset is responsible for controlling the transfer of data to and from computer peripherals.
- C.
The chipset is responsible for transferring data from the monitor to the CPU
- D.
The chipset allows the computer to select the operating system to use.
Correct Answer
B. The chipset is responsible for controlling the transfer of data to and from computer peripherals. -
- 33.
When connecting the power cable of an at power supply to the motherboard, which two wires on the power connectors (p8/p9) should be together.
- A.
Green wires
- B.
White wires
- C.
Black wires
- D.
Brown wires
Correct Answer
C. Black wires -
- 34.
What is the power supply called that is equipped with a pass-through power connector that transfers power to a monitor.
- A.
Mini Atx
- B.
AT
- C.
Atx
- D.
Micro atx
Correct Answer
B. AT -
- 35.
Which of the following sockets are used for a 3.4 ghz p4 processor.
- A.
423
- B.
462
- C.
478
- D.
754
- E.
A
Correct Answer
C. 478Explanation
Socket 478 is a type of cpu that was used for Intels Pentium 4 and celeron series CPUs.Rate this question:
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- 36.
How can hyperthreading be disabled on a 2800mhz pentium 4 system.
- A.
Disable Hyperthreading in the system bios
- B.
Disable Hyperthreading in the Device manager
- C.
Disable hyperthreading on the motherboard
- D.
A pentium 4 2800mhz CPU does not support Hyperthreading.
Correct Answer
A. Disable Hyperthreading in the system bios -
- 37.
A trainee in Bills IT department wants to know which memory module types are a specialization of DDR SDRAM and Synchronous Graphics Ram (SGRAM) How should Bill answer this question.
- A.
EDO DRAM
- B.
VRAM
- C.
Standard (FPM) DRAM
- D.
SGRAM
Correct Answer
D. SGRAMExplanation
SGRAM makes use of very fast memory transfers and incoporates specific design changes for certain acceleration features built into video cardsRate this question:
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- 38.
Which of the following is most likely to make your computer stop working?
- A.
Trojan
- B.
Worm
- C.
Virus
- D.
Spyware
- E.
Adware
Correct Answer
C. VirusExplanation
C. Virus. :Trojans, worms, spyware, and adware all depend on your computer staying up and running. They use your computer's resources to accomplish whatever their designer intended, such as sending emails, displaying advertising, or stealing information from your computer. Viruses, however, are usually created by vandals who just want to damage as many computers as possible.Rate this question:
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- 39.
Which of the following is not a stand-alone program?
- A.
Trojan
- B.
Worm
- C.
Virus
- D.
Spyware
- E.
Adware
Correct Answer
C. VirusExplanation
Answer: Virus. Viruses are not stand-alone programs. Just as biological viruses must take over the cells of their host in order to function and reproduce; computer viruses must take over one or more files of the computer on which they are stored. Trojans, worms, spyware, and adware are all stand-alone programs that can run without the help of another application, though they often come bundled with other applications as a decoy, or with other malware.Rate this question:
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- 40.
Which of the following is most likely to send out spam emails from your computer?
- A.
Worm
- B.
Virus
- C.
Spyware
- D.
Trojan
- E.
Rootkit
Correct Answer
A. Worm -
- 41.
Which of the following is most likely to be involved in a denial-of-service attack?
- A.
Trojan
- B.
Spyware
- C.
Rootkit
- D.
Virus
- E.
Worm
Correct Answer
E. WormExplanation
Worms, which most commonly install a "backdoor" internet connection on the host computer, are perfect for sending out the millions of server requests needed to achieve a denial-of-service attack. A denial-of-service attack is when a server is maliciously sent so many hits that it is overwhelmed and cannot continue to operate.Rate this question:
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- 42.
Which of the following ram modules required 8 ns DRAM chips and was capable of operating at 125 mhz?
- A.
Pc66
- B.
Pc100
- C.
Pc133
- D.
Pc800
Correct Answer
B. Pc100Explanation
The pc100 sdram modules required 8 ns dram chips and was capable of operating at 125 mhz, sdram chips prior to the pc100 standard used either 83mhz chips (12ns) or 100mhz (10ns)Rate this question:
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- 43.
What is the bandwidth supported by a Rimm module? (in bits)
- A.
8
- B.
16
- C.
32
- D.
64
Correct Answer
B. 16Explanation
the 184-pin rimm is 16-bits wide.Rate this question:
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- 44.
What is the approximate clock speed of DDR 3200 random access memory (Ram)Gonna throw a curve ball here, lets see who gets this right.
- A.
400,000 khz
- B.
4000khz
- C.
400khz
- D.
4 khz
Correct Answer
A. 400,000 khzExplanation
This is a curveball question, 400,000Khz converted to megahertz =400Mhz; which is the clock speed of ddr3200 RamRate this question:
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- 45.
Which of the following technology pieces has bus slot architecture?
- A.
Sata Hard Drive
- B.
AGP video card
- C.
A scsi hard drive
- D.
Rimm
Correct Answer
B. AGP video card -
- 46.
What term is used to indicate a display of 1280 Horizontally x1024 vertically?
- A.
XGA
- B.
UXGA
- C.
SVGA
- D.
SXGA
Correct Answer
D. SXGA -
- 47.
Which is the most common slot type for graphics card use? (choose two)
- A.
ISA
- B.
SVGA
- C.
AGP
- D.
SATA
- E.
PCI-E
Correct Answer(s)
C. AGP
E. PCI-EExplanation
Pci-E is becoming more and more common. Decided to add to answers.Rate this question:
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- 48.
What common connectors are used on Video Cards.
- A.
RJ-45 and RS-232
- B.
15pin D-shell and DB-25
- C.
DVI and 15-pin D-Shell
- D.
Bd-25 and DVI
Correct Answer
C. DVI and 15-pin D-Shell -
- 49.
Which of the following accurately describes a computer capable of hosting dual PCI-E Video cards? (choose 2)
- A.
MLI ready
- B.
NLI Compatible
- C.
SLI Compatible
- D.
NVEX ready
- E.
Crossfire-Ready
Correct Answer(s)
C. SLI Compatible
E. Crossfire-Ready -
- 50.
Which of the following is an integrated I/O device that is commonly used on modern computers?
- A.
Graphics card
- B.
Video card
- C.
USB
- D.
Central Processing Unit
Correct Answer
C. USB -
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