CompTIA CompTIA A+ 220-1001 Questions & Answers

• Question 31:

  A technician is installing new hard disks to begin a new Windows 8 installation and has successfully attached all cables. However, the installation wizard does not detect any hard drives. Which of the following is MOST likely to resolve the issue?

  A. Format the drives to FAT32

  B. Enable S.M.A.R.T. in the BIOS

  C. Format the drives to NTFS

  D. Change the SATA control mode to AHCI

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 32:

  A user reports that a desktop laser printer produces pages that smudge when handled. A technician the toner has been replaced, but the issue still persists. Which of the following components should the technician check NEXT?

  A. Ink cartridge

  B. Drum

  C. Fuser

  D. Spooler

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 33:

  After installing a new monitor, a user notices that some colors are incorrectly displayed. The technician reboots the PC to see if this resolves the issue. After reboot, the problem persists. Which of the following should the technician perform NEXT?

  A. Reseat the video card

  B. Check the monitor connection

  C. Verify the drivers are up to date

  D. Replace the monitor

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 34:

  A technician is creating new cables for a POTS. Which of the following connectors should the technician use to terminate the ends of the cables?

  A. RJ11

  B. RJ45

  C. RS-232

  D. HDMI

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 35:

  A technician needs to connect two buildings that are 500ft (150m) apart via Cat 6 cable. Which of the following devices could the technician use to enable connectivity?

  A. WAP

  B. Repeater

  C. Firewall

  D. Modern

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 36:

  A marketing firm is upgrading its desktop computers so employees can send out discs with presentations on them. Which of the following media will provide the employees with the MOST capacity?

  A. DVD-DL

  B. DVD-R

  C. BD-E

  D. CD-RW

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 37:

  A technician is troubleshooting a network connectivity issue. The technician reviews the output of the following commands:

  

  and

  

  Given the above information, which of the following is the root cause of the problem?

  A. The network adapter is disabled

  B. The DHCP server is not available

  C. The DNS server is not responding

  D. The network cable is not connected

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 38:

  A technician is responding to a help desk ticket about the monitors in the student lab having no color and displaying shades of gray. There are about 50 monitors that are affected, the lab assistant's monitor is not affected, and no recent power outages have occurred. Which of the following tools can the technician use to resolve this issue?

  A. OSD utility

  B. PSU tester

  C. Cable tester

  D. Tone generator and probe

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 39:

  Which of the following communication technologies MOST commonly utilizes mobile payment systems?

  A. GPS

  B. IR

  C. Bluetooth

  D. NFC

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 40:

  A technician wants to share a printer with multiple wireless networked computers. The printer only supports USB connections. Which of the following should the technician implement to make the printer available to the other office computers?

  A. Install a USB hub and connect all office computers and the printer to it.

  B. Implement printer sharing on the computer connected to the printer.

  C. Set the printer's IP address and configure it on all networked computers.

  D. Configure the printer to act as a networked print server.

  Correct Answer: B