Updated 220-1001 Study Guide With 718 Q&As For CompTIA A+ Certification

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1. Joe, a user, sets up an IMAP connection on his smartphone to connect to webmail. Joe is able to view email, but he receives an error message when trying to send a message. When viewing the mail client’s configuration, Joe sees a valid SMTP server and port.

Which of the following should Joe check NEXT to resolve the issue?

Configure the email account as a POP3 connection

Ensure the SSL/TLS option is being used

Check that the account password is still valid

Make sure the smartphone is not in airplane mode

2. A technician is troubleshooting network connectivity issues after a new wireless router was installed in an office. Users who connect to the new router are unable to access LAN resources.

Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the issue?

There are conflicting DHCP servers on the network

There are conflicting ARP records

There are conflicting gateways on the network

There are conflicting IP protocols

3. A user connects a laptop to a docking station but is unable to see an image on the external monitor. The user tests the docking station USB ports, and they are working fine.

Which of the following should be done NEXT?

Check for firmware updates

Configure extended display mode

Replace the external monitor

Adjust the laptop’s BIOS settings

4. DRAG DROP

A customer, Ann, has requested two custom PCs, one to be used for gaming and the other to be used as a virtualization workstation for her business.

The gaming PC should support the latest games and gaming peripherals.

The virtualization workstation should be able to host several production virtual machines as part of Ann’s home business.

INSTRUCTIONS

Use the tabs at the top to switch between the PCs.

Objects should be placed on the appropriate slot/display areas and can only be used once.

All slot/display areas should be filled.

If at any time you would like to bring back the initial state of the simulation, please click the Reset All button.

5. A technician is setting up a WiFi-enabled thermostat for a customer, but the customer is concerned about IoT devices getting hacked.

Which of the following BEST address the customer’s concerns? (Choose two.)

Use the latest encryption standard on the wireless network and set a strong password.

Enable two-factor authentication for the IoT device’s cloud account, if it is available.

Separate the IoT thermostat by segregating it in a DMZ network.

Disable wireless access on the thermostat to make it unshakable.

Upgrade the customer’s router to the latest version to improve network security.

Upgrade the customer’s wireless network encryption to WP

6. CORRECT TEXT

The network administrator has changed the IP address of ComputerA from 192.168.1.20 to 10.10.10.20 and now jane, a user, is unable to connect to file shares on ComputerA from ComputerB using the computer name.

INSTRUCTIONS

Using the available tools, resolve the connectivity issues.

After troubleshooting the issue, verify a successful connection.

If at any time you would like to bring back the initial state of the simulation? please click the Reset All button.

7. A user receives the following error message when powering on a computer:

Hard drive cannot be found.

A technician restarts the computer, and it boots the OS normally. Several days later, the user reports another problem, but rebooting the computer does not resolve the issue. The technician replaces the motherboard, keeping the same CPU, battery, RAM, and hard drive. The user cannot authenticate at the login screen.

Which of the following would BEST explain the causes of the problem? (Select TWO)

POST error code beeps indicate RAM failure.

The system time is not set correctly in the BIOS

The voltage on the coin cell is drained completely

UEFI firmware has the Secure Boot setting enabled

Capacitors on the motherboard are distended

Incorrect settings are booting the wrong device

A BSOD error indicates the system is crashing

8. Ann, an accountant, reports that after turning on her new laptop, she received a message stating her IP address is already in use on the system. She tried going back to her old desktop, which she now only uses for email, but received the same message. The technician checks the account and sees a comment that Ann requires a special network setup to connect to the banking software.

Which of the following should the technician do to resolve the issue?

Remove the static IP configuration from the desktop.

Set the laptop configuration to DHCP to prevent conflicts.

Replace the network card in the laptop, as it may be defective.

Bridge the LAN connection between the laptop and the desktop.

9. A customer wants to upgrade a PC’s internal storage to have more room to store backups, photos, and videos. The new storage should be large enough to avoid expanding again next year.

Which of the following BEST meets these needs?

3TB HDD

50GB NAS

500TB SAN

512GB SSD

10. Which of the following is the main purpose of the +5VSB output of a power supply?

It allows peripherals to draw power when the machine is off

It provides power to the audio and sound boards of the machine

It acts as the main voltage supply to the motherboard and processor

It powers all expansion cards and external device hubs

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11. Which of the following is used to connect a headset to a laptop?

eSATA

BNC

RG-6

USB

12. Which of the following wireless standards is only capable of 5GHz frequencies?

802.11a

802.11ac

802.11b

802.11g

13. A customer asks a technician to help set up a specialized computing system for video editing.

Which of the following should the technician install on the workstation to BEST meet the customer’s specifications? (Choose two.)

SSD

Dual monitors

Gigabit NIC

Hypervisor

Docking station

NAS

14. A business owner wants to provide security to laptop users with the ability to charge their devices, access corporate LAN resources, and allow for a variety of their removable hardware.

Which of the following devices would BEST meet the owner’s needs?

Docking station

Port replicator

Thunderbolt

USB hub

15. A technician is dispatched to troubleshoot a slow performance issue on a PC. Upon arrival, the technician immediately opens Task Manager and sees that CPU and RAM performance are within normal ranges. The technician then checks and verifies the speed and duplex settings and performance on the network card. The technician then temporarily disables the antivirus to see if performance is affected, and it is not. After re-enabling the antivirus, which of the following is the NEXT best stop for the technician to take?

Check to see if insufficient hard drive space is causing the issue

Update the operating system, drivers, and firmware on the PC

Log into the PC with another user profile and test performance

Shut down the PC, unplug the power for 30 seconds, and then boot the PC

16. A customer accidentally drops a laptop while it is charging. The next day, the customer notices the laptop will not turn on and calls a technician to investigate. The technician confirms the laptop will not turn on and calls a technician to investigate. The technician confirms the laptop will not turn on even though it is connected to the power adapter.

Which of the following components is the MOST likely cause of this behavior?

Power adapter

Battery

DC jack

Hard drive

17. An employee’s mobile device no longer charges, and the employee believes the battery is bad. A technician tests the mobile device and finds it will charge on a wireless charging pad but not when it is connected to a charging cable. Other devices charge without issue when the cable is used.

Which of the following should the technician perform FIRST to resolve the issue?

Clean out the charging port on the device

Replace the mobile device’s battery

Issue a new charging cable to the employee

Send the device for service and give the employee a loaner

18. An associate is seeking advice on which device to purchase for a friend who is a business owner. The friend needs the ability to chat activity while keeping in contact with the home office.

Which of the following would be the BEST recommendation?

Smart watch

Fitness monitor

Global positioning sensor

Portable hotspot

19. A customer recently moved a high-end graphics card from a known-working computer to a different computer. The computer works without issue when viewing email and web pages or when using certain applications. However, when a game with high-end graphics requirements is opened, the program will run for a few minutes before the computer shuts down.

Which of the following is MOST likely causing the problem?

Power supply wattage

Video RAM

CPU frequency

Monitor resolution

20. The IT department recently upgrade client computer for the graphics department. A user reports the new computer has not worked since up. It, makes unusual sound when pressing the power button.

A technician verifies the power cable works and the computer is connected properly to both data and power. The monitor powers on but display the message NO source.

Which of the following BEST explains the cause of this problem?

There is insufficient power to the computer

There is back screen on system boot.

The computer is overheating.

The error beep codes on POS

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21. A technician was called to check an unexpected clicking noise on a desktop that has become more frequent every time a video editing application is loaded. The system fans have been replaced, but the clicking noise remains. Diagnostics have been run on the video card.

Which of the following should me the technician do FIRST?

Replace the hard drive.

Replace the video card.

Do a System Restore.

Perform a full data backup.

Scan the system for viruses.

22. A network administrator is attempting to access the firewall while inside the datacenter.

Which of the following peripherals must be connected to do so?

KVM

Touchpad

Mouse

Keyboard

23. Which of the following features will save the battery life of a laptop significantly if they are disabled? (Choose two.)

Touchpad

Volume

Screen orientation

Cellular

Bluetooth

Fingerprint reader

24. The cloud model that represents a company maintaining some data in on-premise storage and some data in cloud-based storage is known as:

hybrid

private

public

community

25. An end user reports a printer error that states “Replace filament”.

With which of the following types of printer is the end user MOST likely having problems?

ink jet

Laser

3-D

Thermal

26. A printer stops working in the billing department and cannot be repaired. A new printer has been ordered and a technician is tasked with allowing other users to print to the billing manager’s printer until the new printer arrives. The manager’s printer is currently used via USB connection, and there are no network jacks available for use.

Which of the following is the BEST way for the technician to allow access to the printer?

Create a share on the manager’s computer and give the users rights to the share.

Install the printer on the users’ desktops and point it to the IP address of the manager’s computer.

Purchase a wireless printer so the users can access the printer via network.

Provide flash drives to the users so they can transfer data to the manager’s computer for printing.

27. After upgrading a smartphone’s OS, Joe, a user, reports the smartphone no longer connects to his automobile automatically when near it, Joe, restarts the smartphone, but the problem persists.

Which of the following should a technician do NEXT to restore the previous functionality?

Connect the smartphone to the automobile via USB

Reenable the smartphone’s Bluetooth radio

Perform a rollback of the smartphone’s OS

Pair the smartphone with the automobile

28. A technician is setting up a VM for use in testing software deployments. The VM is offline, but the hypervisor is not.

Which of the following settings should the technician change to resolve this issue?

Virtual security

Virtual storage

Virtual CPU

Virtual switch

Virtual RAM

29. Which of the following IEEE 802.11 standards includes the use of MIMO technology?

802.11a

80211b

802. 11gt

802. 11n

30. Which of the following cloud computing concepts allows scalable services to be provided to the client?

On-demand

Metered

Rapid elasticity

Resource pooling

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31. A technician needs to routinely run scripting commands in Linux but does not want to walk over the server room every time to perform the task. The technician also travels between buildings and has a Windows 10 laptop with 4GB of memory and a fully partitioned 500GB hard drive.

Which of the following steps should the technician take to resolve this issue? (Choose two.)

Increase the memory to 8G

Install a Linux guest V

Add another 500GB hard drive.

Create a Linux LiveBoot C

Repartition the hard drive.

Install Linux on a new ext3 partition.

32. A technician is troubleshooting what appears to be a RAM issue on a PC.

Which of the following symptoms would indicate if this is a RAM issue?

POST code beeps

Distended capacitors

Continuous reboots

Wrong BIOS time

33. A technician replaced a broken LED screen on a mobile computer. The operating system can be seen perfectly on screen, but the touch screen is non-responsive.

Which of the following are the MOST probable root causes for the given failure? (Choose three.)

The hardware replacement used is a non-touch-screen.

The touch screen must be calibrated after a replacement.

The digitizer cable is not seated properly on the motherboard.

The new touch-screen drivers must be installed.

The replacement part is dead-on-arrival.

The LCD panel firmware must be updated.

The grounding screws are not securely attached.

34. The feature that allows users to store files in cloud-based when necessary, but can removed when space is freed up, is known as:

on-demand

resource pool

synchronization application

shared resources

35. A user brings in a smartphone for repair. The device is unable to send/receive calls or connect to WiFi. All applications on the device are working unless they require connectivity.

Which of the following is MOST likely causing the problem?

Airplane mode

Tethering

Disabled hotspot

VPN

36. Ann, a user, needs to attend several day-long conferences and wants to ensure her mobile device will have enough power for these events. She is concerned about wall outlet availability at the conferences and needs to continuously use her device for important updates.

Which of the following should a technician recommend to BEST accommodate Ann’s needs?

Wireless charging pad

Built-in battery case

Extra charging cords

Airplane mode

37. CORRECT TEXT

Laura, a customer, has instructed you to configure her home office wireless access point.

She plans to use the wireless network for finances and has requested that the network be setup with the highest encryption possible.

Additionally, Laura knows that her neighbors have wireless networks and wants to ensure that her network is not being interfered with by the other networks.

She requests that the default settings be changed to the following.

Wireless Name: HomeWiFi

Shared Key: CompTIA

Router Password: Secure$1

Finally, Laura wants to ensure that only her laptop and Smartphone can connect to the network.

Laptop: IP Address 192.168.1.100

Hardware Address: 00:0A:BF:03:C4:54

Smartphone: IP Address 192.168.1.101

Hardware Address: 09:2C:D0:22:3F:11

INSTRUCTIONS

Configure Laura’s wireless network using the network adapter window.

If at any time you would like to bring back the initial state of the situation, please click the Reset All button.

38. A user reports being unable to browse the internet. A technician believes the cause of the issue is related to DNS.

Which of the following should the technician perform NEXT?

Test the theory attempting to browse to a website known IP address.

Implement preventive measures by manually assigning a DNS server to the P

Identify the problem by running the command ipconfig / flushdns.

Document the finding in the organization local knowledge base.

39. A user reports that a laptop is not connecting to the corporate wireless network. A technician confirms a with a smartphone that the corporate wireless network is available and can be accessed. the technician observes that the Ethernet connection to the corporate network is working. The technician disconnects the Ethernet cable.

Which of the following should the technician do NEXT to troubleshoot this problem?

Confirm that the laptop wireless card is turned on.

Confirm that the laptop is in range for the access point.

Confirm that the correct wireless network is selected.

Confirm the user’s network login ID and password.

40. A technician is upgrading the RAM in a server-grade laptop for a company’s Chief Execute Officer (CEO). The CEO cannot afford any downtime.

Which of the following is the BEST type of memory module to purchase?

LRSIMM

DDR4

Parity

Dual channel

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41. Ann, a user, reports that after setting up a new WAP in her kitchen she is experiencing intermittent connectivity issues.

Which of the following should a technician check FIRST?

Correct WiFi password

Frequency

Antenna power level

SSID

42. Which of the following connector types is used to terminate household telephone cabling?

RG-6

RJ-11

RJ-45

RG-59

43. A technician is setting up a printer for a small office that does not have an RJ-45 jack. The users’ computers are all in the same workgroup and are connected physically to the same network switch. The technician needs to make sure all users can print to the new printer through the switch.

Which of the following should the technician configure?

Shared printer

Print server

Bluetooth printing

Cloud printing

44. A technician receives a cellular from a manager. The technician is instructed to download a service manual directly from the Internet to a laptop. However, there is no WiFi signal or wired Ethernet.

Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate connections for the technician to use?

Hotspot

NFC

Bluetooth

VPN

45. Which of the following terminates a coaxial cable?

DB9

RJ45

RG-59

RS-232

46. A technician manually configured the wireless connection on the Chief Information Officer’s (ClO’s) new laptop so it can communicate with the network at the office. The CIO now is having trouble connecting to a guest WiFi hotspot While the device has a gateway address and says it is connected, the CIO cannot access company email.

Which of the following would BEST resolve the issue?

Move the ClO’s laptop closer to the access point to obtain a better RF signal

Restart the wireless connection to obtain a self-assigned APIPA address

Assign a different IP address to the device in conflict with the ClO’s laptop

Set the network connection to use DHCP instead of a static address

Change the network’s SSID to a mobile hotspot to access company email

47. A technician is talking to end users about the specifications for an upgraded application server. The users of the application report that there cannot be any unscheduled downtime or data loss. Additionally, they would like the performance of the application to improve over the previous server in any way possible. The previous server running RAID 5.

Which of the following RAID solutions should be implemented in this scenario?

RAID 0

RAID 2

RAID 6

RAID 10

48. A small business owner with a limited budget wants to host a company website and ERP applications in the cloud.

Which of the following would be the BEST cloud model to accomplish this task?

DaaS

laaS

PaaS

SaaS

49. CORRECT TEXT

Ann, a local librarian, has had a previously used wireless access point donated to her. She has instructed you to configure this new wireless access point for her public library. Ann plans to allow anyone to connect to the access point without having to ask her for configuration information. Additionally, Ann knows that her neighbors have wireless network and wants to ensure that her network has the least likelihood of interfering with the other networks. Ann has provided you with the following information.

Wireless Name: Library

New Router Password: Secure$1

INSTRUCTIONS

Instructions: Select the Public Library in the diagram to configure the wireless network. Once the wireless network tabs are configured, select the save button. When you have completed the simulation, please, select the Done button to submit.

50. A shipping department is having problems with its thermal label printer. Two columns on the left are not appearing on all labels.

Which of the following should a technician do FIRST?

Verify the ribbon is correctly aligned to the label

Run a label calibration

Remove stuck labels from the print path

Replace the print head

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51. CORRECT TEXT

The network administrator has changed the IP address of ComputerA from 192.168.1.20 to 10.10.10.20 and now Jane, a user, is unable to connect to file shares on ComputerA from ComputerB using the computer name.

INSTRUCTIONS

Using the available tools, resolve the connectivity issues.

After troubleshooting the issue, verify a successful connection.

If at any time you would like to bring back the initial state of the simulation? please click the Reset All button.

52. A systems administrator is configuring a server to host several virtual machines. The administrator configures the server and is ready to begin provisioning the virtual machines.

Which of the following features should the administrator utilize to complete the task?

Hypervisor

Disk management

Terminal services

Device Manager

Virtual LAN

53. An office has a network that has all computers connected to two switches. The switches are connected with a fiber cable. The computers and switches are all located in the same building.

Which of the following network types does this describe?

WAN

PAN

LAN

MAN

54. A company has very strict rules regarding proprietary information leaving the premises. All computers host proprietary information. A technician is called to repair a computer on-site at the company’s corporate office. The technician identifies the troubleshooting steps to create a plan of action. The technician determines the computer needs to be taken off-site for repair.

Which of the following should the technician do NEXT?

Check corporate policies for guidance.

Get authorization from the manager.

Delete proprietary data before leaving the building.

Remove the HDD and send the device for repair.

55. Whenever a user’s machine is turned on, a black screen appears prompting the user for an administrative password. The technician has no such password on file for this machine.

Which of the following steps should the technician take to resolve this issue?

Press and hold the CPU power button for five seconds, and then power back on.

Disconnect and reconnect the internal hard drive.

Remove the CMOS battery and reinsert it after ten seconds.

Remove the motherboard and place it back into the machine after ten minutes.

56. The ability for new computers to be automatically connected to the network is provided by the:

DHCP server

DNS server

proxy server

TACACS server

57. A technician wants to block remote logins to a server.

Which of the following ports should be blocked?

443

58. Which of the following ports are used for secure sessions? (Select two.)

110

443

59. A network administrator is troubleshooting a notebook that is not loading the local Windows 10 operating system. All the computers inside the company are installed using UEFI mode selected. The message on the screen shows a failed attempt to connect to a PXE server.

When requested, the end user reported trying to improve the computer’s speed by changing some BIOS configurations randomly.

Which of the following should the network administrator check FIRST inside BIOS?

C-states should be configured to 2

Secure Boot should be enabled

Wake-on-LAN should be unchecked

The PXE server address should be set

60. Which of the following technologies can be used for wireless payments?

NFC

Bluetooth

LTE

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