Exam 1: CompTIA A+ Certification Exam: Core 1

A technician needs to set up a desktop so a programmer can write applications for mobile operating systems. This will require the installation of:

A SOHO wireless network must be configured to allow IoT devices on the network. Which of the following settings MOST likely needs to be configured?

A workstation has RAID 1 and RAID 5 arrays. Although performance is not degraded, management software is reporting a hard disk failure. Which of the following should a technician do NEXT?

Ann, a user, reports the 20GB hard drive on her VM is full. She frequently has to delete files so the machine is usable again. Ann would like access to a machine with a larger hard drive. Aside from the drive being too small, the machine works perfectly for Ann. A technician checks the virtual host and sees it has about 400GB of available disk space. Which of the following should the technician do to resolve the problem quickly?

While on a business trip, an employee's laptop battery is draining more quickly than usual. The employee is using a 4G connection to work remotely. Which of the following battery-consuming features should the employee configure temporarily to conserve the MOST battery life and continue to work as usual?

A technician is deploying PCs in a new office that has both wired and wireless connectivity. The deployment must be competed quickly, since the office is scheduled to open soon. Which of the following must the technician perform to ensure the devices are ready for use when the newly hired employees arrive? (Choose two.)

An end user is unable to connect to the network, and a technician has visually verified the lights on the back of the PC are active and there is no physical damage to the Ethernet jack. Which of the following tools should the technician use to continue troubleshooting the connection?

The touch-screen feature on a Windows device has stopped working. Which of the following should the technician check FIRST?

Joe, a user, provides the requirements for a new gaming PC to the assigned technician. Joe wants the PC to have high-quality graphics, audio/video, and storage. In addition, the PC must be able to: Store a large amount of data Stream HD graphics, videos, and music Have fast and redundant storage Which of the following will BEST meet these requirements? (Choose two.)

A CAD PC is running, but it has fault lights that are illuminated. The PC has four disk drives in the drive enclosure. One disk drive has a solid fault light, and another has a flashing fault light. The remaining two disk drives are green. The user was told the drives are hot pluggable. Which of the following should a technician do FIRST to resolve the issue?

A user wants to build a computer with a high-end CPU, plenty of RAM, and a high-end graphics card for online gaming. The user wants to verify that the graphics card is compatible with the motherboard. Which of the following connection types would the user MOST likely utilize to connect the video card to the motherboard?

Which of the following connectors would MOST likely be found on an RG-6 cable?

A user powers on a laptop and receives a message that it is under power. Which of the following should the user check FIRST?

Users report they have to select the output tray at the printer, even though the correct tray is selected in the print dialog. Which of the following should a technician perform FIRST to attempt to solve the problem?

A technician is configuring a new web server and must have over 10TB of fault-tolerant storage, while minimizing the number of failure points. The applications on the server also require the highest performance available. Which of the following configurations would the technician MOST likely select?

Which of the following allows for the BEST cellular data connections under optimal conditions?

Ann, a user, asks a technician to configure her mobile phone for various sync capabilities. Ann wants to use her work email account on the phone everywhere she goes. She also would like the ability to connect her phone to her work vehicle for audio. Which of the following technologies would BEST meet Ann's needs? (Choose two.)

The marketing department received a laser printer from the finance department. The marketing department wants to connect the laser printer to the Ethernet network, but it has no physical network jack. Which of the following should a technician try FIRST to connect this printer to the network?

Which of the following services provides the ability to resolve UNC to appropriate IP addresses?

A technician recently installed a new router. Since the installation was completed, a user's PC loses network connectivity when another user's PC comes online. Which of the following commands are BEST for the technician to run to resolve this issue? (Choose two.)