CompTIA CompTIA A+ 220-801 Questions & Answers

• Question 601:

  Which of the following can ONLY be installed when a laptop is turned off and disconnected from all power sources?

  A. PCMCIA device

  B. Express card 54 device

  C. SODIMM chip

  D. USB expansion hub

  Correct Answer: C

  SODIMM module can be installed when the laptop is turned off completely and disconnected from all power sources.

• Question 602:

  A technician observes another technician trying to steal a company laptop. Which of the following should the first technician do NEXT?

  A. Confront the technician stealing the laptop

  B. Preserve the laptop for evidence

  C. Report through proper channels

  D. Document the incident

  Correct Answer: C

  Report through proper channels. Notify your immediate supervisor and he will escalate the issue to higher authorities.

• Question 603:

  Which of the following connection types would MOST commonly be found on a laptop to display out to an external monitor? (Select TWO).

  A. PS/2

  B. Serial

  C. VGA

  D. RCA

  E. HDMI

  Correct Answer: CE

  Reference. http://www.lenovo.com/us/en/faqs/Connect-Laptop-to-TV/

• Question 604:

  A laptop running a Windows operating system has a key that is supposed to launch Internet Explorer, but is not functioning. Which of the following will resolve this?

  A. Installing Bluetooth drivers from a manufacturer's website

  B. Installing ACPI drivers from a manufacturer's website

  C. Installing Hotkey drivers from a manufacturer's website

  D. Installing AHCI drivers from a manufacturer's website

  Correct Answer: C

  Reference. http://forum.notebookreview.com/panasonic/67423-hotkeys-driver- help.html

• Question 605:

  The wireless antenna is typically located inside the laptop's:

  A. rear panel.

  B. keyboard.

  C. display bezel.

  D. bottom bezel.

  Correct Answer: C

  Reference. http://gladiator-antivirus.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=81843

• Question 606:

  A technician performed a clean install of Windows XP on a laptop and finds that the Bluetooth on/off switch is not working. Which of the following will BEST resolve this issue?

  A. Replacing the keyboard

  B. Installing service pack 3

  C. Reinstalling the operating system with Windows XP Media Center

  D. Installing the Bluetooth stack/driver

  Correct Answer: D

  The best solution is to install Bluetooth driver. The driver is basically a software that allows the hardware to interact with the operating system.

• Question 607:

  In older laptop screens, the backlight is powered by which of the following?

  A. A CCFL lamp

  B. A gas

  C. LEDs

  D. OLED

  Correct Answer: A

  Reference. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_cathode

• Question 608:

  An outline of an image can be viewed on a laptop screen, but it is very dim and the screen appears almost black. This can be caused by a failing. (Select TWO).

  A. inverter.

  B. LCD.

  C. plasma screen.

  D. CRT.

  E. OLED.

  Correct Answer: AB

  The problem might be caused by a display inverter which powers backlight or the LCD itself. When the screen goes dim, inverter is the culprit. If the screen appears almost black, the LCD might be failing.

• Question 609:

  Which of the following laptop accessories would MOST likely be used to support multiple displays when the laptop hardware does not have multiple video outputs?

  A. Docking station

  B. VGA to DVI converter

  C. Adjustable monitor arm

  D. PCMCIA card

  Correct Answer: A

  Reference. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docking_station

• Question 610:

  Which of the following memory form factors is MOST commonly found in laptops?

  A. SDRAM

  B. SODIMM

  C. RAMBUS

  D. DIMM

  Correct Answer: B

  Reference. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SO-DIMM