CompTIA A+ 220-901 Questions and
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What device in the computer system does all the processing of information obtained from
various
input devices? ✔✔CPU
What PC component is referred to as primary sto
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CompTIA A+ 220-901 Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
What device in the computer system does all the processing of information obtained from
various
input devices? ✔✔CPU
What PC component is referred to as primary storage and loses its content when power is
removed? ✔✔RAM
Where are the instructions to start the computer system stored? ✔✔BIOS
What type of firmware supports the new Secure Boot option which guarantees the integrity of
the startup files? ✔✔UEFI
Which CPU feature needs to be enabled in the BIOS and is designed to help thwart malware
attempts to corrupt the system files? ✔✔No Execute Bit or Disable Execute Bit
What device is described as a mini computer in your pocket running a mobile operating system?
✔✔Smart phone
Which PC component provides data communications for all other internal and external
components? ✔✔Motherboard
A data pathway in a computer system is referred to as what? ✔✔Bus
Which component modifies AC voltage into DC voltage? ✔✔Power supply
What are the three voltages provided by the power supply in most systems? ✔✔3.3, 5, 12
How many pins are contained in the SATA data cable? ✔✔7
How many devices are supported by the USB 3.0 standard? ✔✔127
What is the voltage provided by the USB standard? ✔✔5V
What type of port is traditionally used for mice and keyboards? ✔✔PS/2
What is the cable limit for the USB 2.0 standard? ✔✔5m
What is the cable length limitation for Ethernet network cables? ✔✔100m
What category of UTP is most commonly used and provides the ability to achieve 1Gbps transfer
speeds? ✔✔Cat5e
Which type of network cabling uses optical pulses of light instead of electrical signals? ✔✔Fiber
optic
What is the primary protocol that is used on the internet and LANs today? ✔✔TCP/IP
Which network service is responsible for resolving user friendly names to numerical IP
addresses? ✔✔DNS or Domain Name System
Which network service is used to assign IP addresses to clients that are attempting to connect to
the network? ✔✔DHCP
Which laptop component is the most likely to need replacing? ✔✔Battery
What can be used to ensure long battery life in a portable computer? ✔✔Power options
What are the small areas used to store data entering and leaving the CPU called? ✔✔Registers
The primary internal component within a CPU that performs the calculations is known as what?
✔✔ALU or Arithmetic Logic Unit
Modern CPUs typically have multiple ___________ that really allow the CPU to act as more
than a single CPU. ✔✔Cores
The most common architecture for CPUs today is __________________? ✔✔X86 or 32-bit
What is the latest standard for RAM that operates at bandwidths up to 12,800 Mbps? ✔✔DDR3-
1600 or PC 12800
What is the data path for modern memory which allows modules to be installed individually and
provide 8 bytes of data transfer simultaneously? ✔✔64-bit
Which component is most likely to use a DVI-D connection on the PC? ✔✔Monitor or video
card
Which technology is often used to send output information to a high definition television as
opposed to a monitor? ✔✔HDMI
Which optical media has a maximum capacity on the original dual layer discs of 50GB? ✔✔Blu
ray
Which optical media can use two layers of the disc in order to right 8.5 GB of data? ✔✔DVD - 9
or DVD-DL
TCP/IP addresses in the current version most heavily used today are ___________ bits long.
✔✔32
The subnet mask provides what functionality in relation to the IP address? ✔✔Separates and
distinguishes the network ID and host ID portions of the address
What device should you suspect if you smell a burning smell coming from the PC? ✔✔power
supply
What is the value of 1101 1100 in decimal? ✔✔220
What network device is used to transmit packets from source to destination between network
segments? ✔✔Router
What type of Internet connection is a high speed shared data access connection often capable of
75Mbps or more? ✔✔Cable
What type of printer uses toner to produce the image on the paper? ✔✔Laser
During what stage of the laser printing process is the image imprinted on the EP drum by the
laser? ✔✔Writing
Which stage of the laser printing process is last and ensures that the toner is melted to the paper?
✔✔Fusing
Which chip on the motherboard handles high speed communications for video and RAM?
✔✔Northbridge
What component must you often upgrade in a typical system if you are working with higher end
graphics required in gaming? ✔✔Video Card
Which standard is most utilized for display adapters in modern systems? ✔✔PCIe
Which drive standard is not used heavily today and required master/slave configuration for
multiple drives on the same channel? ✔✔IDE
Which drive standard is capable of up to 600Mbps data transfer rates for magnetic and SSD?
✔✔SATA 3
Which standard provides high speed data transfer at 800Mbps for voice, video, and audio and
allows 63 devices on a single channel? ✔✔Firewire
Which Wi-Fi standard provides data transfer up to 54Mbps on the 2.4Ghz frequency range?
✔✔802.11g
What is the latest encryption standard for wireless communications that would utilize AES for
encryption and protect connection keys using a passphrase? ✔✔WPA-2
What should you enable to hide your wireless network from users unless they knew its name?
✔✔Disable SSID broadcast
What is the term used to describe wireless communications that integrate wired and wireless
technologies and use an access point? ✔✔Infrastructure mode
What is the standard connector on a UTP cable? ✔✔RJ-45
Why type of cabling must you run if you are to utilize the HVAC vents to run network lines?
✔✔Plenum rated cabling or plenum
Which component should you check if you are getting garbled output to a printer? ✔✔Device
driver
All modern devices support __________________ so device drivers are loaded automatically
and resources configured when the device is first connected to the system? ✔✔Plug and Play
Which device is used to prevent traffic from one network to another network segment and is
commonly used at the network perimeter? ✔✔Firewall
Which network device has replaced hubs in most networks due to increased efficiency?
✔✔Switch
What internal hardware component is used for secondary storage? ✔✔Hard drive
How many pins are contained in the Molex drive connector? ✔✔4
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