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CompTIA A+ Online Quiz

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Number of Questions: 30
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Which of the following charging and data ports has a non-directional connector?

  1. USB-C

  2. USB-A

  3. Micro-USB

  4. Mini-USB


Correct Option: A

A tech identified malware on a user’s system. What should the techdo NEXT according to malware removal best practices?

  1. Enable System Restore and create a restore point

  2. Educate the user about how to avoid malware

  3. Update the antivirus software and run a full system scan

  4. Move the infected system to a lab with no network connectivity


Correct Option: D

Which of the following threats uses personalized information in an attempt at obtaining information?

  1. Phising

  2. Spear Phising

  3. Spoofing

  4. Impersonation


Correct Option: B

An employee is unable to view in-office network folders when working at home. Which of the following is the MOST likely?

  1. Untrusted software

  2. Outdated antivirus

  3. Bad credentials

  4. Inactive VPN


Correct Option: D

A technician is recycling PCs to be reused. Which of the following methods is MOST appropriate to ensure data is gone?

  1. Standard formatting

  2. HD drilling

  3. Low-level formatting

  4. High-level formatting


Correct Option: C

A tech wants all of the settings and files to remain when he installs the latest OS. What method should he use?

  1. Image deployment

  2. Clean installation

  3. In-place upgrade

  4. Safe installation


Correct Option: C

An employee reports a suspicious individual looking through the recycle bin. What social engineering threat is this?

  1. Dumpster diving

  2. Phising

  3. Spear phising

  4. Impersonation


Correct Option: A

You have lost your iPhone. Fortunately, you have enabled the Find My iPhone feature. Which would best protect the data?

  1. Remote lock

  2. Remote access

  3. Remote wipe

  4. Remote shutdown


Correct Option: C

What would the command line utility chkdsk /f do?

  1. Finds errors on disk

  2. Locates bad sectors

  3. Checks the F drive

  4. Fixes errors on disk


Correct Option: D

A network command-line utility that tracks and displays the route taken by IPv4 packets on their way to another host is:

  1. ping

  2. traceroute

  3. tracert

  4. trackrt


Correct Option: C

Which type of memory allows you to add storage space to your mobile phone, but cannot be used on an Apple device?

  1. SIM card

  2. microSD card

  3. special memory unit(SMU)

  4. miniSD card


Correct Option: B

Which display technology creates images by shining a light through liquid crystals?

  1. OLED

  2. LED

  3. LCD

  4. CTV


Correct Option: C

Bob puts a USB drive in to copy music. He kept the drive in and shuts down. Next day he gets OS not found. What occured?

  1. corrupted music file

  2. virus on USB drive

  3. incorrect boot sequence

  4. bad juju


Correct Option: C

The program Dropbox is an application which is accessible to anyone over the open internet. What could type is it?

  1. Hybrid Cloud

  2. Community Cloud

  3. Public Cloud

  4. Open Cloud


Correct Option: C

After answering a service call, you find a customer’s computer is dead. Which of the following checks would you perform?

  1. Check to see if the power supply is functional

  2. Check the CMOS battery

  3. Check the AC outlet voltage

  4. Check for excessive EMI


Correct Option: A

A company wants a program that can be accessed via a web browser on any device without installing. What should be used?

  1. TaaS

  2. IaaS

  3. PaaS

  4. SaaS


Correct Option: D

You are with a customer and were asked to configure a second monitor on a laptop. You go to the display properties then.

  1. Select the dual monitor tab and configure Dual monitor mode

  2. Click on monitor 2 and select Extend My Desktop

  3. Select the Adapter Tab and set Dual monitor status to On

  4. Click on Monitor 1 and drag to monitor 2


Correct Option: B

The internal 802.11b/g WiFi card on your new laptop is bad. Which would you expect as replacement from the factory?

  1. USB

  2. Mini-PCIe

  3. IEEE1394

  4. Bluetooth


Correct Option: B

IP addresses that are assigned to a node each time it connects to the network are called?

  1. Dynamic IP Address

  2. Static IP Address

  3. Leased IP Address

  4. Reserved IP Address


Correct Option: A

In cloud computing which of the following cloud implementations would a companies data be secure and owned by themselves

  1. Hybrid Cloud

  2. Confidential Cloud

  3. Secure Cloud

  4. Private Cloud


Correct Option: D

Which is a SSD for an Ultrabook that is PCIe compatible and use non-volatile memory express controller.

  1. SATA 2.5

  2. M.2

  3. NVMe M.2

  4. Hybrid SSD


Correct Option: C

You are replacing a hard disk and want the best performance from a magnetic HDD. Which rotation should you choose?

  1. 10,000 rpm

  2. 15,000 rpm

  3. 25,000 rpm

  4. 40,000 rpm


Correct Option: B

A technician replaces a bad 250GB HD with a 2TB. After install, the PC detects the 2TB HD as 250GB HD what should he do?

  1. Reinstall the drive

  2. Patch the OS

  3. Upgrade the driver

  4. Flash the BIOS


Correct Option: D

Which of the following RAM types can continue working if there is corrupt data?

  1. Non-Parity

  2. Dual Channel

  3. Buffered

  4. ECC


Correct Option: D

A user wants to extend a PCS capacity by connecting external devices. Which of the following connectors will allow this?

  1. eSATA

  2. IEEE 1394

  3. SATA

  4. EIDE


Correct Option: A

Video editing needs the fastest Hard Drive access times with large storage. Which would be MOST ideal for the computer?

  1. Two 500 GB SATAZ hard drives used in a JBOD array

  2. Two 500 GB SATAZ hard drives in a hardware RAID 0

  3. Two 500 GB SATAZ hard drives in a hardware RAID 1

  4. Two 500 GB SATAZ hard drives in a software RAID 0


Correct Option: B

Which of the following expansion slots uses a serial connection?

  1. PCI

  2. PCI-X

  3. PCIe

  4. AGP


Correct Option: C

Which of the following devices transmits data to all ports regardless of final destination?

  1. Firewall

  2. Router

  3. Switch

  4. Hub


Correct Option: D

To configure two drives for MAXIMUM performance, which of the following RAID types should be used?

  1. RAID 0

  2. RAID 1

  3. RAID 5

  4. RAID 10


Correct Option: A

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

  1. PCI Express RAID card

  2. PCI Express Video card

  3. PCI Express FireWire card

  4. PCI Express LAN card


Correct Option: B
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