CompTIA 220-801 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

CompTIA 220-801 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 91:

  Ann, a technician, is inspecting a PC with an Intel Core 2 Quad processor and finds that the Task Manager is reporting the system as having 8 cores. She is convinced this system only has four cores. Which of the following technologies is causing the discrepancy?

  A. Hyperthreading
  B. Intel SSE3
  C. L2 Cache
  D. S.M.A.R.T.
  A. Hyperthreading

• Question 92:

  Small form factor PCs that utilize full-height PCI and PCI-Express cards need which of the following supplementary items to allow for proper installation?

  A. FireWire cards
  B. Riser cards
  C. Storage cards
  D. Network cards
  B. Riser cards

• Question 93:

  Joe, a technician, receives a report from Ann, an employee, that the payroll printer is printing checks but the characters are not legible. Ann already replaced the printer ribbon but the printing performance is still occurring. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?

  A. Printer drum
  B. Pickup rollers
  C. Print head
  D. Fuser assembly
  C. Print head

• Question 94:

  A user recently installed a joystick that is used to play video games on their computer. The user notices that the joystick is slowly drifting. Which of the following should the user do?

  A. Replace the device
  B. Reboot the computer
  C. Reinstall the drivers
  D. Recalibrate the device
  D. Recalibrate the device

• Question 95:

  Which of the following network classes is identified by a subnet mask of 255.240.0.0?

  A. Class A
  B. Class B
  C. Class C
  D. Class D
  B. Class B

• Question 96:

  A technician has 2GB of data that needs to be backed up from a customer's Windows 7 computer. Which of the following storage media should the technician use?

  A. DVD-RW
  B. CD-RW
  C. DVD-ROM
  D. CD-ROM
  A. DVD-RW

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  To store large amounts of data, you might need a DVD-RW because a DVD can hold a lot of GBs. CD-RW has limited space. Alternatively, you can now backup stuff on a USB stick as well.

• Question 97:

  Which of the following would a company use to limit traffic between subnets on a network?

  A. Repeater
  B. Bridge
  C. Hub
  D. Switch
  B. Bridge

• Question 98:

  Which of the following BEST explains how the data rate is doubled in DDR RAM?

  A. CPU clock speed is doubled
  B. Uses 64-bit instead of 32-bit architecture
  C. Memory clock speed is doubled
  D. Data transfer on both clock edges
  D. Data transfer on both clock edges

• Question 99:

  A home user wants to configure the wireless AP for gaming. Some games require that dynamic inbound communication be allowed for the game to work properly. Which of the following should the user configure on the AP to ensure games will work properly when dynamic communication is required while maximizing security?

  A. NAT
  B. DMZ host
  C. WPS
  D. Port triggering
  D. Port triggering

• Question 100:

  A customer needs to run 3 virtual machines on their software design workstation. Which of the following CPUs would be MOST cost effective for this task?

  A. 3 Core
  B. 4 Core
  C. 8 Core
  D. 12 Core
  B. 4 Core