A+ Practice Quiz: 220-1001 Quiz 16

1. A user is configuring an email client application and decides to use the TCP/IP suite protocol that will store all messages on the email server so that they can be synchronized across a laptop, a smartphone, and a web email client. This protocol will store the email messages on the email server until the user explicitly deletes them.

Which of the following TCP/IP port numbers will the client application typically use while using this protocol to contact the email server?

• 110
• 143
• 80
• 21

2. While making an online bank transaction, a customer checks to see that the web browser is displaying a lock icon that indicates that an encrypted TCP/IP suite protocol is being used.

Which of the following TCP/IP port numbers does this protocol typically use when the browser encrypts its communications with the bank's web server?

• 143
• 443
• 80
• 25

3. You are the IT technician for your company. Which of the following mechanisms would BEST allow you to resolve a hostname into its associated IP address? (Choose TWO)

• BOOTP
• hosts file
• DHCP
• DNS
• FTP

4. Given that your Windows workstation has Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) implemented using default settings, which of the following TCP/IP addresses could be automatically assigned to the system should your DHCP server go down or become inaccessible?

• 169.198.1.23
• 192.168.1.22
• 172.16.1.26
• 10.0.0.65
• 169.254.1.26
• 168.254.10.25

5. Upon reviewing the specifications for a motherboard, you find that it uses an F CPU socket. Which of the following manufacturers' CPUs can be used in this motherboard?

• Cyrix
• AMD
• IBM
• Intel

6. Which of the following refers to placing two processors on a single processor chip or die?

• Multi-processor
• Multi-threading
• Hyper-threading
• Multi-core

7. You are purchasing several PC systems that will be used as thin clients in a large organization. Which of the following hardware selection criteria would be the MOST important for this system?

• High-end video adapter
• Gigabit Ethernet adapter
• RAID 0 array
• 64-bit 8-core processor

8. You are the IT administrator for your company. You have several users who want to work from home by connecting to a server running at the corporate headquarters. Your manager has asked you to keep costs to a minimum as you provide computers for this environment.

Which of the following types of PCs would work BEST for these remote users?

• CAD/CAM workstation
• Thin client
• Thick client
• Tablet

9. Aubrey, an employee in the marketing department, has told you that when she prints to her laser printer, faint ghost-like images are being printed on her new page.

As an IT administrator, you check with other employees who use the same printer and find that they are not experiencing the same problem. Which of the following would be the BEST fix for this issue?

• Use preprinted paper that has been printed with laser-compatible printer toner.
• Using 97 percent isopropyl alcohol and a soft cloth, gently clean the imaging drum.
• Remove the toner container and gently shake it to loosen clumped image toner.
• Replace the imaging drum, as it is probably at end of life.

10. You work for a company based in Phoenix, Arizona, which is a very hot and dry area. Several people in the research department have reported that even though their files are printing to their laser printer correctly, a much lighter copy of the same text also prints within 2 to 3 cm of the original text.

Which of the following would MOST likely fix this type of ghosting image?

• Remove the toner container and gently shake it to loosen clumped image toner.
• Use a heavier weight paper to avoid paper shift.
• Vacuum the fuser assembly to clean off excessive ink toner.
• Replace the imaging drum, as it is probably at end of life.