CompTIA CompTIA A+ 220-801 Questions & Answers

• Question 931:

  Which of the following characteristics is generally found on a docking station that port replicators do not offer?

  A. Replicators usually have more USB ports than docks.

  B. Docks generally do not need separate power to function.

  C. Docks have independent hardware that replicators lack.

  D. Replicators have additional NIC that docks lack.

  Correct Answer: C

  Reference. http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/d/dockstat.htm

• Question 932:

  USB 2.0 and which of the following ports share the same connector?

  A. Micro USB 2.0

  B. Mini USB 2.0

  C. Micro USB 3.0

  D. USB 3.0

  Correct Answer: D

  Reference. http://www.diffen.com/difference/USB_2.0_vs_USB_3.0

• Question 933:

  A technician wants to install a secondary IDE drive which will be configured for additional user storage on the same IDE channel of the drive with the operating system. Which of the following jumper configurations should the technician use for the additional drive, if the drive with the operating system is set to MA?

  A. Place a jumper on both the MA and CS jumper block of the secondary drive.

  B. Place a jumper on the MA jumper block of the secondary drive.

  C. Place a jumper on both the SL and CS jumper block of the secondary drive.

  D. Place a jumper on the SL jumper block of the secondary drive.

  Correct Answer: D

  Reference. http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/if/ide/confJumpering-c.html

• Question 934:

  Which of the following types of device cable types are used to connect output devices such as printers and scanners?

  A. Parallel

  B. eSATA

  C. IDE

  D. PATA

  Correct Answer: A

  ReferencE. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_a_parallel_connector

• Question 935:

  Which of the following types of connectors would be found to connect printers and scanners to a device that did not have any network connections?

  A. RJ-45

  B. Parallel

  C. RJ-11

  D. BNC

  Correct Answer: B

  Reference. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_a_parallel_connector

• Question 936:

  A technician is asked to upgrade RAM in a laptop from 4GB to 8GB. Which of the following should the technician do FIRST?

  A. Download the newest motherboard drivers

  B. Enable TPM

  C. Review the vendor laptop documentation

  D. Flash the BIOS

  Correct Answer: C

  To upgrade, you need to know what is compatible. Read vendor laptop documentation before upgrading RAM, CPU or a hard drive.

• Question 937:

  Which of the following adapter types uses a 7-pin cable to transmit video signals?

  A. RGB

  B. S-Video

  C. HDMI

  D. DVI

  Correct Answer: B

  Reference. http://geoffthegreygeek.com/s-video/#.UitCfGQS2Qk

• Question 938:

  Which of the following external ports would a technician use to connect a keyboard? (Select TWO).

  A. eSATA

  B. IEEE 1394

  C. USB

  D. PS/2

  E. VGA

  Correct Answer: CD

  Keyboard connects to PS/2 (old computers) and USB. Nowadays, all most all the keyboards are USB devices. PS/2 port is obsolete.

• Question 939:

  A technician has 2GB of data that needs to be backed up from a customer's Windows 7 computer. Which of the following storage media should the technician use?

  A. DVD-RW

  B. CD-RW

  C. DVD-ROM

  D. CD-ROM

  Correct Answer: A

  To store large amounts of data, you might need a DVD-RW because a DVD can hold a lot of GBs. CD-RW has limited space. Alternatively, you can now backup stuff on a USB stick as well.

• Question 940:

  Ann, a user, has recently installed a new Blu-Ray ROM in her desktop computer. The computer recognizes the device as a DVD-ROM. Which of the following actions would enable the system to recognize the device as a Blu-Ray device?

  A. The operating system must be upgraded to Windows Ultimate.

  B. Flash the system's motherboard CMOS.

  C. Upgrade to the latest Windows Media Player.

  D. Install the manufacturer's drivers for the OS.

  Correct Answer: D

  Install the drivers that came with the Blu-ray ROM. Without the drivers, the computer might not recognize the drive.