CompTIA 220-801 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

CompTIA 220-801 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 501:

  DB-9 connectors are attached to which of the following cable types?

  A. HDMI
  B. SCSI
  C. Serial
  D. Parallel
  C. Serial

• Question 502:

  In addition to power and DVI, which of the following additional connections is needed to setup a fully functional touch screen LCD monitor?

  A. USB
  B. SCSI
  C. Ethernet
  D. Parallel
  A. USB

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  A USB is needed to set up a touch screen LCD monitor.

• Question 503:

  A customer requests a technician to build a Home Server PC with a RAID array. The customer will be using a NAS as a backup system. Which of the following RAID configuration with SATA hard drives would provide the BEST performance?

  A. RAID 0
  B. RAID 1
  C. RAID 5
  D. RAID 10
  A. RAID 0

• Question 504:

  A technician needs to move servers from the storage room. When it comes to personal safety, which of the following should be performed?

  A. Use a forklift
  B. Use the buddy system
  C. Use proper lifting techniques
  D. Use proper weight limitations
  C. Use proper lifting techniques

• Question 505:

  Which of the following IEEE 802.11 standards operates natively in both the 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz spectrum?

  A. 802.11a
  B. 802.11b
  C. 802.11g
  D. 802.11n
  D. 802.11n

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  Reference. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11#802.11n

• Question 506:

  In order to use an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, which of the following sockets MUST be on the motherboard?

  A. LGA 755
  B. LGA 1155
  C. LGA 1156 D. LGA 1366
  A. LGA 755

• Question 507:

  A user has purchased a new touch screen tablet and is reporting that the touch interface is extremely inaccurate and almost unusable. Which of the following actions should a technician take FIRST to resolve the issue?

  A. Return the tablet to the manufacturer
  B. Give the user a stylus to use
  C. Calibrate the touch interface
  D. Verify touch interface connectivity inside the screen
  C. Calibrate the touch interface

• Question 508:

  Which of the following devices might need drivers installed so that it can be recognized by the operating system and function properly?

  A. Speakers
  B. Monitors
  C. Scanners
  D. Projectors
  C. Scanners

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  Scanner is a peripheral device that needs drivers to function properly. A scanner will not be able to show the scanned page on the computer until it has the necessary files to transfer the data to a PC.

• Question 509:

  Which of the following is MOST likely to contain hazardous voltages?

  A. CD-ROM drive
  B. External USB drive
  C. Inkjet printer
  D. CRT display
  D. CRT display

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  Reference. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_CRT_monitor_high_voltage_hazards

• Question 510:

  A technician installs a biometric device using the manufacturer supplied driver. After confirming the device functions properly, the technician performs Windows and antivirus updates. Which of the following would BEST explain why the biometric device no longer functions?

  A. The recently updated antivirus scanning software is interfering with the proper operations of the biometric device.
  B. A virus that specifically targets retinal scanning software infected the PC because the user was late applying new definitions.
  C. The recently installed Windows updates overwrote the manufacturer's supplied biometric device driver.
  D. The biometric device needs to be recalibrated due to environmental conditions involved with the installation.
  C. The recently installed Windows updates overwrote the manufacturer's supplied biometric device driver.

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  Microsoft updates Windows oftenly. The update contains drivers as well. The possible reason of the problem is that Windows update manufacturer's device driver during the update process. Check the driver to confirm the issue. You can always install the original driver for the biometric device if this problem occurs.