CompTIA 220-801 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

CompTIA 220-801 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 311:

  Which of the following is the BEST example of the use of chain of custody?

  A. Technician uses a third party to hand over the PC to the proper authority.
  B. Technician remembers when and who they gave the PC to.
  C. Technician calls supervisor after PC has been transferred.
  D. Technician notes the date, time and who was given the PC.
  D. Technician notes the date, time and who was given the PC.

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  Document the data, time and the name and designation of the person to who the PC was given. Ask the person to sign the document.

• Question 312:

  Which of the following would BEST protect equipment from a brown out?

  A. HVAC system
  B. Surge suppressor
  C. UPS
  D. Power strip
  C. UPS

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  Reference. http://www.visitinggeeks.com/press_room_heatwave.html

• Question 313:

  Which of the following display types is MOST likely to have problems with light and glare?

  A. Plasma
  B. LED
  C. OLED
  D. LCD
  A. Plasma

• Question 314:

  Which of the following is the FIRST component to transfer heat away from a processor?

  A. Thermal paste
  B. Case fan
  C. Liquid cooling
  D. Heatsink
  A. Thermal paste

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  Reference. http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/overclocking/134

• Question 315:

  A technician is troubleshooting performance issues with a desktop PC and hears clicking noises coming from inside the case. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?

  A. Low voltage power supply
  B. Failing magnetic hard drive
  C. Corrupted Solid State Drive
  D. Overheated RAM
  B. Failing magnetic hard drive

• Question 316:

  Which of the following should a technician do FIRST after receiving a call from a customer asking for assistance?

  A. Confirm the user and the associated issue.
  B. Confirm the hardware make, model, and serial number.
  C. Escalate the call to a supervisor.
  D. Assign the appropriate status for the problem.
  A. Confirm the user and the associated issue.

• Question 317:

  Which of the following will provide the FASTEST boot times for a laptop user?

  A. Solid state drive
  B. High capacity battery
  C. eSATA hard drive
  D. Increased RAM
  A. Solid state drive

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  Reference. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2404258,00.asp

• Question 318:

  Which of the following is an advantage of an IPv6 network?

  A. Virtually unlimited number of network addresses
  B. Backwards compatible with all network devices and operating systems
  C. Less security concerns
  D. Higher available speed
  A. Virtually unlimited number of network addresses

• Question 319:

  Which of the following wireless network standards provides the FASTEST throughput?

  A. A
  B. B
  C. G
  D. N
  D. N

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  Reference. http://compnetworking.about.com/od/wireless80211/g/bldef_80211n.htm

• Question 320:

  A technician is looking to install a 3.5 inch desktop hard drive into an external enclosure. Which of the following input interfaces would provide the MOST throughput for the drive?

  A. USB 2.0
  B. IEEE 1394
  C. Bi-Directional Parallel
  D. eSATA
  D. eSATA

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  Reference. http://www.seagate.com/support/external-hard-drives/desktop-hard- drives/esata/