A+ Practice Quiz: 220-1001 Quiz 17

1. You want to implement name resolution on the Linux workstations in your company. Which protocol will you use to do this?

• LMHOSTS file
• SMTP
• WINS
• NTP
• DNS

2. While working on a Windows workstation, you've enabled Remote Desktop. Which of the following ports MUST be opened in the server's firewall to allow remote clients to access the desktop?

• 110
• 123
• 3389
• 389

3. As the IT technician for your company, you need to ensure that IP addresses are automatically assigned to hosts while at the same time preventing the same address from being assigned twice.

Which of the following services would be BEST to use?

• ICMP
• IGMP
• TCP
• DHCP

4. Which TCP/IP configuration parameter identifies the router that is used to reach hosts on remote networks?

• WINS server address
• Default gateway
• DNS server address
• Alternate IP address
• Hostname
• Subnet mask

5. One of the users in your company notices some strange behavior on his computer. After describing what is being seen, you do a little research and determine that the best course of action is to update the UEFI firmware.

Before performing the upgrade, if possible, which of the following is the BEST action to take?

• Connect the computer to a UPS.
• Change the motherboard battery.
• Upgrade the processor.
• Password protect the system.

6. Which of the following is a characteristic of a multi-processor system?

• Shared L2 cache
• Ability to use over 4 GB of memory
• Multiple processor sockets on the motherboard
• Multiple cores on the same die

7. One of the employees in your company calls and complains that text printed on the laser printer smudges easily and is staining hands and cloths. Which of the following, if adjusted or replaced, would BEST fix the printer?

• Toner hopper
• Laser
• Fuser unit
• Photoreceptor drum
• OPC drum

8. While changing the toner cartridge in your laser printer, you accidently spill toner in and around the printer. Which of the following is the BEST method for cleaning up the spilled toner?

• Use a household vacuum.
• Scoop up large portions and then use a static cloth to wipe up the remaining toner.
• Wipe up most of the toner using a warm, wet cloth, and then vacuum.
• Use an anti-static micro-filtering vacuum.

9. A technician is servicing a laptop that works properly when the power adapter is plugged in. Even though the battery icon shows that the battery is fully charged, when the laptop is unplugged, the laptop immediately shuts down.

Which of the following actions should the technician perform?

• Change the power options mode to Power Saver.
• Replace the laptop battery.
• Change the power options mode to Balanced.
• Replace the power adapter.

10. You are troubleshooting a client connectivity problem on an Ethernet network. The client system has intermittent connectivity to the network. You discover that the unshielded twisted pair patch cable runs 75 feet from the wall outlet and then passes through the ceiling and over several florescent light fixtures before reaching the client system.

Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the connectivity problem?

• The UTP cable does not support transmission distances of 75 feet without signal regeneration.
• EMI interference
• Attenuation
• Crosstalk