CompTIA 220-901 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

CompTIA 220-901 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 501:

  Which of the following processing types allows two instructions to be received and processed nanoseconds apart?

  A. Quad core
  B. Triple core
  C. Dual core
  D. Hyper-threading
  D. Hyper-threading

• Question 502:

  Which of the following interfaces are used to simultaneously transfer video and audio at high rates?

  A. HDMI
  B. DVI-D
  C. S-Video
  D. DVI-I
  A. HDMI

• Question 503:

  A technician is called to troubleshoot a Windows file server. The technician is told that it takes longer than usual to open documents and, at times, documents will not open at all. The technician notices all the hard drive activity lights in the

  server room are on and appear normal. The technician then checks the Event Viewer on the server and discovers an unusual number of hard disk errors.

  Which of the following command line tools should the technician use to find and correct these errors?

  A. chkdsk
  B. diskpart
  C. defrag
  D. bootrec
  E. fsck
  A. chkdsk

• Question 504:

  A printer on the second floor is not printing for anyone. However, the printer has power and displays ready on the LCD display. There is paper in the trays and the toner was recently changed. The system administrator goes to the location with a laptop and tests the network port and is able to connect. Jobs are being queued on the local machines. Which of the following should the system administrator do to get the printer functioning again?

  A. Move the printer to a known good port and connect to the network
  B. Replace the network cable to the printer
  C. Verify the server's print spooler service is running
  D. Attach the printer directly to the laptop and print a test page
  C. Verify the server's print spooler service is running

• Question 505:

  A user with a USB printer would like to print from more than one computer. Which of the following features should be used?

  A. File and printer sharing
  B. Internet connection sharing
  C. Enable printer duplexing
  D. USB hub
  A. File and printer sharing

• Question 506:

  A technician finds an external hard drive with the markings "IEEE 1394" on it. Which of the following cable types would be needed to view the contents of this drive?

  A. Ethernet
  B. eSATA
  C. FireWire
  D. MicroUSB
  C. FireWire

• Question 507:

  A user reports that a computer keeps shutting itself down. After troubleshooting, the technician determines the shutdowns occur whenever the computer is stressed, such as when the user is compiling a program in Visual Studio. Which of the following is MOST likely the issue?

  A. The Visual Studio program is corrupted and needs to be reinstalled.
  B. The OS has not been updated recently and requires a reboot.
  C. The video card needs to be upgraded to run graphics-intensive applications.
  D. The CPU is overheating because of excessive dust buildup in the heat sink and the fan.
  D. The CPU is overheating because of excessive dust buildup in the heat sink and the fan.

• Question 508:

  A technician is tasked with selecting components to build a computer that will be used for computer-aided drafting and computer aided modeling. Which of the following components are the BEST choices? (Select TWO).

  A. Triple channel memory
  B. MIDI sound card
  C. Socket 1156 motherboard
  D. Onboard graphics
  E. Socket 1366 CPU
  A. Triple channel memory
  E. Socket 1366 CPU

• Question 509:

  A user cannot print to any of the network printers. A technician confirms the user is connected to all printers, and other users on the network can print without issue. Which of the following should the technician perform to resolve the issue?

  A. upgrade the printer's firmware.
  B. Update the printer's firmware.
  C. Restart the printer spooler service.
  D. Check printer memory errors.
  E. Install a printer maintenance kit.
  B. Update the printer's firmware.

• Question 510:

  Which of the following is a benefit DHCP over static addressing?

  A. Every device will automatically be given a default gateway
  B. It eliminates the possibility of duplicate MAC addresses
  C. The device can be identified by a friendly name
  D. The technician can monitor every device on the network
  A. Every device will automatically be given a default gateway