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1.Asystempowerson,beginsPOST,displaystheBIOSversioninformationandthenhangswiththeerror
messageErrorloadingoperatingsystem.WhichofthefollowingisMOSTlikelycauseofthisissue?
A.Avirushasinfectedthesystem
B.CorruptedBOOT.INIfile
C.CorruptMBR
D.Bootsectorcorruption
Answer:C
2.AclienthasbeenunabletofixcorruptionofsystemfilesanddoesnothaveabackuporanAutomated
SystemRecovery(ASR)disk.WhichofthefollowingistheBESTactiontotakenext?
A.Copythemissingfilefromanothercomputerandreboot.
B.ExecuteaWindowsrepairfromtheWindowssetupmedia.
C.BootintotheRecoveryConsoleandexecuteFIXBOOT.
D.RebootandpresstheF2keywhenprompted.
Answer:B
3.Atechnicianiscalledforacomputerthatisnotconnectingtothenetwork.Whichofthefollowingwould
betheMOSTcommontoolusedtoidentifytheissue?
A.Cabletester
B.Multimeter
C.Loopbackplugs
D.Crossovercable
Answer:A
4.WhichofthefollowingistheBESTsolutionforrepairingaharddrivethatresultsintheNTLDRismissing
displayuponbooting?
A.Userecoveryconsoleandthefixmbrcommand.
B.Userecoveryconsoleandthebootcfg/rebuildcommand.
C.Userecoveryconsoleandthefixbootcommand.
D.Userecoveryconsoleandthechkdskcommand.
Answer:C
5.Acustomerreportstheyareunabletoconnecttoanycomputersoutsideoftheofficeandtheyareunable
toconnecttotheInternet.Whenthetechnicianrunsipconfig,thecustomergetsthefollowingoutput:
IPaddress169.254.2.4
SubnetMask.255.255.0.0
DefaultGateway.
Whichofthefollowingcouldbecausingtheissue?
A.Thesubnetmaskisnotcorrectlyconfigured.
B.TheDNSclienthasnotbeenconfiguredonthecomputer.
C.TheDHCPclientisunabletoobtainanIPaddressfromtheDHCPserver.
D.Thedefaultgatewayisnotspecified.
Answer:C
6.Auserreportsthattheirsystemisstartingtorunslower,especiallywhenopeninglargelocalfiles.The
systemhassufficientRAMfortheusersapplications,buttheharddriveseemstohavehigherthannormal
activitywhenopeninglargefiles.WhichofthefollowingwouldbetheBESTtooltodiagnoseand
troubleshootthisproblem?
A.TaskManager
B.NTBACKUP
C.FDISK
D.DiskDefragmenter
Answer:D
7.AuserstatestheyreceiveamessageBootdevicenotfoundhalfofthetimetheyboottheirsystem.
WhichofthefollowingistheMOSTlikelycause?
A.AdeadCMOSbattery
B.TheOSisnotinstalledontheharddrive
C.AfaultyRAM
D.AfaultyHDDconnection
Answer:D
8.Auserreportstheycannolongerchangethewebbrowserhomepage.WhichofthefollowingisMOST
likelytheproblem?
A.TheyareusingthewrongWEPkey.
B.Theyhavebeeninfectedwithmalware.
C.TheyhavelostInternetconnectivity.
D.Theyneedtoupdatetheirnetworkdevicedrivers.
Answer:B
9.AtechnicianneedstocheckwhichportsareopenintheWindowsFirewall.Whichofthefollowingwill
allowthetechniciantoviewthesesettings?
A.netshfirewallshowlogging
B.ipconfig/all
C.netshfirewallshowstate
D.arp-a
Answer:C
10.Whichofthefollowingaremethodstoautomaticallyupdatetheantivirusapplication?(SelectTWO).
A.Establishrulesintheemailschedulingprogramtoperformupdates.
B.SelectUpdateNowfromtheprogramoptions.
C.UsetheAutomaticUpdatefeaturebuiltintotheapplication.
D.Usescripts.
E.UseWindowsUpdate.
Answer:CD
11.Aremoteuserisattemptingtoinstallanewexternalstoragedeviceontheircomputer.Theuserreports
theyonlyhaveoneportopenonthebackofthedeviceandtheportissimilartotheUSBporttheirmouseis
connectedto.TheporthasabevelononesideandisslightlylargerthantheUSBport.Whichofthe
followingconnectortypesisMOSTlikelybeingdescribed?
A.IEEE1394
B.USB2.0
C.PCMCIA
D.Parallel
Answer:A
12.AcustomerreportsthattheirnewlypurchasedWindowsVistaHomePremiumnotebookisunableto
seeothercomputersintheirhomeoffice.WhichofthefollowingistheMOSTlikelycause?
A.TheWindowsDefenderserviceisturnedon.
B.TheNetworkLocationTypeisWork.
C.TheNetworkLocationTypeisPrivate.
D.TheNetworkLocationTypeisPublic.
Answer:D
13.AWindowsXPsystemlocksupaftertheGUIstartstoload.ThesystemwillstartinSafeMode.The
EventViewerreportsthatadriverfailedtoload.Whichofthefollowingmethodswouldhelpdiagnosethe
problem?
A.Enablebootlogging.InSafeMode,readthentbtlog.txtfile.
B.InSafeMode,runthesigverifutility.
C.RestartthesystemfromtheOEMrecoveryCD;doafullrestore.
D.InSafeMode,runthedriverqueryutility.
Answer:A
14.Auserworksdailywithvideoproductionandneedsportablestoragewhichwillallowthemtotransport
theirworkbackandforthfromhome.Takingtheusersstorageandbandwidthrequirementsinto
consideration,whichofthefollowingwouldBESTsuittheusersneeds?
A.AnexternalharddriveconnectedviaeSATA
B.AnexternalharddriveconnectedviaUSB2.0
C.Anexternalharddriveconnectedviaserial
D.AthumbdriveconnectedviaUSB2.0
Answer:A
15.Acomputerisfailingtoboot.WhichofthefollowingtoolswouldbeusedFIRSTintroubleshooting?
A.TimeDomainReflectometer(TDR)
B.Oscilloscope
C.Powersupplytester
D.Spectrumanalyzer
Answer:C
16.WhichofthefollowingwillresettheBIOSsettings?(SelectTWO).
A.UnplugtheCMOSbattery.
B.Unplugthepowersupply.
C.Switchontheresetjumper.
D.ReplacetheRAM.
E.UnplugtheCPU.
Answer:AC
17.Acustomerwantstocheckwhethertheyhavethenecessarytoolsenabledtopreventintrusionsand
virusattacksonaWindowsVistaworkstation.Whichofthefollowingtoolscanbeusedtodisplaythe
currentconfiguration?
A.SecurityCenter
B.EventViewerSecuritylog
C.WindowsDefender
D.WindowsFirewall
Answer:A
18.AfteratechnicianinstallsanewCMOSbatteryonamotherboard,whichofthefollowingwillthe
technicianhavetochange?
A.Firmwareversion
B.Systemdate/time
C.Busspeeds
D.Jumpersettings
Answer:B
19.AtechnicianistroubleshootingaWLANcardinalaptop.Thewirelessinfrastructureis802.11g.The
WLANcardisshowingconnectedat11Mbps.WhichofthefollowingwouldbetheBESTreasonwhythe
WLANcardisperformingatthatspeed?
A.TheWLANcardis802.11g.
B.TheWLANcardis802.11b.
C.TheWLANcardis802.11n.
D.TheWLANcardis802.11a.
Answer:B
20.AuseristryingtobootadesktopPCfromtheirA:drive.Whichofthefollowingdevicesistheuser
describing?
A.Thefloppydrive
B.Theharddrive
C.TheCD-ROMdrive
D.TheDVD-ROMdrive
Answer:A
21.Atechnicianhasjustinstalledanupgradedgraphicscard.Thecomputerspowerturnsoffbeforeit
finishesbooting.Whichofthefollowingisthecauseoftheproblem?
A.Themonitorcannotdisplaytheincreasedresolutionthatisafeatureofthenewgraphicscard.
B.Thepowersupplydoesnotprovideenoughwattagetopowerthenewgraphicscard.
C.Thenewgraphicscardisincompatiblewiththeexistingprocessor.
D.ThecomputerdoesnothaveenoughRAMtosupportthenewgraphicscard.
Answer:B
22.AtechniciannoticesthattheBIOSeventlogshowsachassisintrusion.Whichofthefollowingisthe
MOSTlikelyreasonfortheevent?
A.Thereisalooseobjectinthecase.
B.Anopticaldrivedrawerisopen.
C.Thecomputercasewasopened.
D.Anattackerhackedintothesystem.
Answer:C
23.AtechnicianiscleaningspywarefromaWindowsXPmachine.Becauseoftheinfections,theunit
cannotbrowsetheInternettoobtainanti-virusupdates.WhichofthefollowingistheBESTcourseofaction?
(SelectTWO).
A.Bootintosafemodeandformatthedrive.
B.Installapop-upblockerandupdateInternetExplorer.
C.BoottoSafeModewithNetworkingandattemptupdates.
D.BootintosafemodeandperformCHKDSK.
E.Applyupdatesmanuallybydownloadingthedefinitionfilesonanothermachine.
Answer:CE
24.IfatechnicianistravelingoutsideoftheUS,whichofthefollowingshouldbecheckedbeforesettingup
aworkstation?
A.Localfileformat
B.Wattagesetting
C.Localpowercodes
D.Voltagesetting
Answer:D
25.AfterremovingseveralobsoleteprogramsfromaPC,auserisexperiencingslowerthanusually
processingtimes.WhichofthefollowingwouldbetheBESTwaytospeeduptheprocessing?
A.Useanexternalharddrive.
B.Defragtheharddrive.
C.AddmoreRAMtothecomputer.
D.Installalargerharddrive.
Answer:B
26.WhichofthefollowingcouldcauseanInaccessiblebootdriveerrorduringthebootprocess?
A.HDDfailure
B.DVIfailure
C.USBfailure
D.CDfailure
Answer:A
27.Acomputerisredeployedaftersittinginstorageforayearandisnowdisplayingthewrongdate.Which
ofthefollowingisthecause?
A.ThecomputersBIOSiscorrupt.
B.Thecomputersoperatingsystemneedstobeupdated.
C.ThecomputersCMOSbatteryhaslostitscharge.
D.Thecomputerspowersupplyisfailing.
Answer:C
28.WhichofthefollowingistheBESTwaytodenyunauthorizedcomputersaccesstoanetwork?
A.DisableDHCP.
B.UseMACfiltering.
C.DisabletheSSIDbroadcast.
D.Useanetworkfirewall.
Answer:D
29.Whichofthefollowingcommandswillallowatechniciantodisablestartupprograms?
A.format
B.sfc
C.edit
D.msconfig
Answer:D
30.WhichofthefollowingcommandswouldcreateanemergencyrepairdiskfortheWindows2000
Professionaloperatingsystem?
A.rdisk.exe
B.bootdisk.exe
C.bootcfg/rebuild
D.erd.exe
Answer:A