Exam 1: CompTIA A+ Certification Exam: Core 1

A user requests a new laptop battery that will yield a longer run time. The user's current battery has the following information printed on it: 14.8V 6-cell 1800mAh lithium ion battery Which of the following battery specifications will yield a longer run time but still be compatible with the current laptop?

A systems administrator wants to take advantage of the benefits of the major cloud providers while retaining some data and services in the local datacenter. Which of the following types of cloud model should the administrator consider?

A company is terminating Cat 6 wiring at a 110 block. Which of the following should be used?

A customer is purchasing a gaming laptop and wants the maximum number of IOPS. Which of the following hard drives should be installed in the laptop?

A customer's laptop display has suddenly become very dim. The image of the display can only be seen with a bright, external light, as adjusting the brightness/contracts controls does not cause much change. Which of the following components MOST likely needs to be replaced?

Which of the following channels would commonly be used on an 802.11 wireless network?

An application is not responding on a user's workstation. After doing some research, a technician determines the drive is out of space. Which of the following should the technician do NEXT?

A server needs a RAM upgrade, and a technician has been tasked with retrieving the RAM from storage and then installing it. Which of the following is the BEST RAM type for the technician to retrieve?

A business owner needs to print multiple copies of the same document but does not want to separate each copy once printed. Which of the following should a technician configure to accomplish this task?

A systems administrator is troubleshooting a database server on a company LAN. Users are unable to run any database applications, but all workstations can ping the server with normal latency. Which of the following should the technician do NEXT to resolve the issue while adhering to best practices?

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?

A junior technician is working on a new server that will intercept web traffic and file requests from users' computers and retrieve the necessary content. Which of the following is the technician configuring?

Joe, a user, recently purchased a new multifunction printer and attempted to install it himself. He informed a technician that the printer is on his list of printers, but he is unable to print. The technician sees that the printer is listed as a generic printer under Devices and Printers. Which of the following should the technician do NEXT?

An analyst asks a technician to recommend a solution for a customer in the software development industry, where the customer can test a variety of OS's running the various applications that the customer produces. The customer wants to minimize the investment in hardware. Which of the following solutions should the technician recommended to BEST meet the customer's requirement?

A technician needs to configure a high-end workstation with four hard drives for redundancy. The customer wants the end result to have the highest capacity possible but sill have the ability to survive a drive failure. Which of the following RAID levels should the technician configure to accomplish this?

A technician is building a SOHO server that will be used to run a business-critical application for a small business. Which of the following RAM types should the technician install?

Which of the following cloud computing concepts facilities automated server deployment?

A laser printer feeds multiple pages through at the same time. Some of the pages have poor image quality, and many of the pages have toner that is easily smeared on the finished page. Which of the following should a technician order to fix the issues with the printer?

An end user brings in a laptop that no longer charges. A technician troubleshoots the laptop and notices it works while the power adaptor is plugged in but shuts down as soon as it is unplugged. Which of the following is the NEXT best step to resolve this issue?

A technician received a call that the network printer was printing garbled text. The technician printed a test page from several users' workstations and received the same result. The technician then ran a diagnostic on the printer, and everything passed. After uninstalling the printer from a user's workstation and then reinstalling it, the printer is now working properly. Which of the following was the cause of this issue?