Vendor Name: CompTIA
Exam Name: CompTIA A+ Certification Exam
A technician is
creating a batch script that auto-assigns a particular drive share to a drive
letter upon login. Which of the following commands can accomplish this?
A. NET USE
B. PING
C. XCOPY
D. IPCONFIG
Explanation:
Reference:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/net_use.mspx?mfr=true
An office of 25
computers is interested in employing a file server, network shares, and print
server functionality. Which of the following network setups would be BEST
suited for this situation?
A. Ad-hoc
B. Workgroup
C. Domain
D. Token ring
Explanation:
Reference:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-au/windows-vista/what-is-the-difference-between-a-domain-and-a-workgroup
Which of the
following terms BEST describes the software or hardware used to manage virtual
machines?
A. Hypervisor
B. Cloud Server
Manager
C. Supervisor
D. Virtual Disk
Manager
Explanation:
Reference:
http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2012/08/01/hypervisor-101-a-look-hypervisor-market/
A technician is
required to change a setting for HKEY_Local_Machine. Which of the following
would the technician use to change this?
A. BCEDIT
B. WEP setup
C. MSCONFIG
D. REGEDIT
Explanation:
Reference:
http://www.wikihow.com/Edit-the-Windows-Registry
Which of the
following Control Panel utilities will allow a technician to change the
associated file type in a Windows XP machine?
A. Folder options
B. Administrator
tools
C. Accessibility
options
D. Regional and
language options
Explanation:
Reference:
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/ht/defprogramxp.htm
Which of the
following keys, when pressed immediately after the BIOS test, will display
Windows Boot Manager on a Windows 7 PC?
A. f2
B. f8
C. esc
D. delete
Explanation:
Reference:
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/a/biosaccess_bios.htm
Which of the
following Windows 7 versions comes with the LARGEST number of multimedia
features?
A. Enterprise
B. Home Premium
C. Professional
D. Starter
Explanation:
Reference:
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/a/biosaccess_bios.htm
A technician wants
to know if a PC has an embedded wireless card. Which of the following tools
should be used?
A. Device Manager
B. Component
Services
C. Services
D. System
Configuration
Explanation:
Reference:
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/termsd/p/devicemanager.htm
A technician
notices multiple disk errors in the Event Viewer. Which of the following tools
would BEST diagnose this issue?
A. CHKDSK
B. FDISK
C. BOOTREC
D. DISKPART
Explanation:
Reference:
http://www.computerhope.com/chkdskh.htm
Which of the
following BIOS boot methods allows a system to boot from a remote server?
A. PXE
B. DVD
C. USB
D. SATA
Explanation:
Reference:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2008.07.desktopfiles.aspx
Which of the
following settings MUST be configured in order to turn on a VoIP phone?
A. PoE
B. Flow control
C. VPN
D. Duplex speed
Explanation:
Reference:
http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Cisco+POE
In which of the
following locations would a technician go to show file extensions?
A. Security Center
B. Folder Options
C. Display
D. System
Explanation:
Reference:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/show-hide-file-name-extensions#show-hide-file-name-extensions=windows-vista
A technician needs
to build a PC to act as a home virtual server. Which of the following would be
the BEST choice?
A. Dual Core CPU,
6GB DDR3 RAM, 320GB of hard drive space
B. Dual Core CPU,
8GB DDR RAM, 1TB of hard drive space
C. QUAD Core CPU,
6GB DDR3 RAM, 320GB of hard drive space
D. QUAD Core CPU,
4GB DDR2 RAM, 1TB of hard drive space
Explanation:
Virtual server
hosts a lot of virtual machines that host various operating systems and
applications. Therefore, you need maximum cores and memory to keep all the
virtual machines humming properly. More cores and more memory means you can
have more physical resources to create virtual resources that will be used to
host virtual machines.
Windows XP Mode is
available in which of the following Microsoft Windows environments?
A. Windows Vista
Ultimate
B. Windows 7
Business Edition
C. Windows XP
Professional
D. Windows Server
2008 R2
Explanation:
Reference:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/install-and-use-windows-xp-mode-in-windows-7
Which of the
following are true regarding Windows 32-bit versus Windows 64-bit Operating
Systems? (Select TWO).
A. CPUs that can
run Windows 32-bit can also run Windows 64-bit.
B. Device drivers
for Windows 32-bit and Windows 64-bit are the same.
C. Not all CPUs are
capable of running Windows 64-bit.
D. Windows 64-bit
can address larger amounts of RAM.
E. Windows 64-bit
is a more secure OS and less susceptible to viruses.
Explanation:
Reference:
http://windows.microsoft.com/is-is/windows-vista/32-bit-and-64-bit-windows-frequently-asked-questions
Which of the
following statements is true about XP mode in Windows 7?
A. Windows XP mode
was only available in Windows Vista and it is not available in Windows 7.
B. Only the
Professional and the Ultimate versions support Windows XP mode.
C. All versions of
Windows 7 support Windows XP mode when the feature is installed.
D. Only the
Ultimate version of Windows 7 supports Windows XP mode.
Explanation:
Reference:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/install-and-use-windows-xp-mode-in-windows-7
Which of the
following is true about a file when it is copied from an NTFS to a FAT32
partitions?
A. The file owner
is preserved
B. All of the file
permissions are lost
C. All file
permissions must be reassigned
D. The file name
becomes case insensitive
Explanation:
Reference:
http://serverfault.com/questions/11304/why-does-file-copy-from-ntfs-to-fat32-change-a-files-modified-date
If a customer wants
to create a multi-boot PC with different editions of Windows, which of the
following is MOST important to consider?
A. Using multiple
partitions
B. Using multiple
hard drives
C. Using a single
partition
D. Using a PXE boot
scheme
Explanation:
Reference:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/install-more-than-one-operating-system-multiboot
A technician
suspects that a recent virus they removed may have corrupted a necessary system
file. Which of the following utilities can the technician use to verify the
integrity of these critical files?
A. msconfig
B. sfc
C. regsrv32
D. fixmbr
Explanation:
Reference:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/system_file_checker.mspx?mfr=true
Which of the
following System Tools would be the BEST one to perform a regular archiving of
information on a PC?
A. ROBOCOPY
B. XCOPY
C. Backup
D. System Restore
Explanation:
Reference:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/features/backup-and-restore
Which of the
following is the correct UNC path to use when mapping a network drive?
A. \\share\password
B. \\share\server
C.
\\server\username
D. \\server\share
Explanation:
Reference:
http://windows.microsoft.com/is-is/windows7/create-a-shortcut-to-map-a-network-drive
Which of the
following can be used to remove a virus from a computer?
A. Anti-spyware
software
B. Anti-malware
software
C. System Restore
D. Event Viewer
Explanation:
Reference:
http://www.techopedia.com/definition/25873/anti-malware
Which of the
following operating systems is capable of fully utilizing more than 4GB of
system RAM?
A. Windows Vista
Ultimate
B. Windows 7 32-bit
C. Windows 7 64-bit
D. Windows XP
Professional
Explanation:
Reference:
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/max-memory-limits-for-64-bit-windows-7/4254
A /all switch is
MOST likely to be used with which of the following commands?
A. NET
B. NBTSTAT
C. PING
D. IPCONFIG
Explanation:
Reference:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314850
A technician wants
to create a customized list of common utilities that are easily accessible in
the same location. Which of the following tools would allow them to build such
a list?
A. MSCONFIG
B. MMC
C. MSTSC
D. MSINFO32
Explanation:
Reference:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb742442.aspx
A technician needs
to use a command line tool to determine the network name and the IP address of
a resource. Which of the following command line tools will provide an IP
address when given a name?
A. verify
B. tracert
C. ipconfig
D. nslookup
Explanation:
Reference:
http://www.computerhope.com/nslookup.htm
A user wants to
configure their network to support VoIP. Which of the following would BEST
support a VoIP installation?
A. QoS
B. POTS
C. Wake-on-LAN
D. VPN
Explanation:
Reference:
http://www.petri.co.il/voip-quality-of-service-basics.htm
A user has
installed a legacy application in Windows 7 and reports that only some of the
functionality in it is operational. Another user is using the same application
on a different Windows 7 machine and doesn’t report those problems. Which of
the following features in Windows 7 may be responsible for this problem?
A. System
Protection settings
B. User Account
Control
C. Action Center
D. Data Execution
Prevention
Explanation:
Reference:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/features/user-account-control
Which of the
following file system types is used primarily for optical media?
A. FAT32
B. NTFS
C. HPFS
D. CDFS
Explanation:
Reference:
http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/c/cdfs.htm
When moving files
from a Microsoft gaming console, which of the following command line utilities
is recommended to transfer files?
A. IMAP
B. XCOPY
C. DISKPART
D. FDISK
Explanation:
Reference:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/xcopy.mspx?mfr=true
Vendor Name: CompTIA
Exam Name: CompTIA A+ Certification Exam
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