Question 1

A technician is configuring a new web server and must have over 10TB of fault-tolerant storage, while minimizing the number of failure points. The applications on the server also require the highest performance available. Which of the following configurations would the technician MOST likely select?

Accepted Answer

RAID 10 provides fault tolerance and high performance by combining mirroring and striping, making it suitable for the technician's requirements.

Question 2

Which of the following is designed to function BEST in harsh lighting conditions?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following is designed to...

Question 3

A technician needs to give users the ability to transfer files between mobile devices. The technician teaches the staff how to use a file transfer method in which the devices need to be in close proximity with line-of-sight access to each other. Which of the following technologies is the technician teaching to the staff?

Accepted Answer

Infrared (IR) technology requires devices to be in close proximity and have line-of-sight access to each other for file transfer.

Question 4

An engineer is working at a remote site that does not have Internet access. Which of the following features should the engineer use to connect a laptop to the Internet if hotspot functionality is unavailable?

Accepted Answer

Tethering allows a laptop to connect to the Internet by using a mobile device's cellular data connection, which is useful when hotspot functionality is unavailable.

Question 5

A user's smartphone has been slow recently. A technician sees the phone was purchased two months ago, and it is top of the line. About a month ago, a new OS update was installed. To address the issue, the technician runs a hardware diagnostic on the device, and it reports no problems. Which of the following is MOST likely the cause of the performance issue on the device?

Accepted Answer

The answer of A user's smartphone has been slow recently....

Question 6

Which of the following Internet connection types often terminates at a switching center and then requires the use of a different media for the last mile to the customer?

Accepted Answer

DSL often terminates at a switching center and then requires the use of a different media for the last mile to the customer, such as copper wire or fiber optic cable.

Question 7

A server administrator set up a VM to be used in a lab setting. A technician is setting up thin-client computers to access this VM. Which of the following tasks are required to complete the project? (Choose three.)

Accepted Answer

The answer of A server administrator set up a VM...

Question 8

A workstation was just moved to a new work location without a surge protector. It was working the day before, but now the PC will not power on, the fans will not spin, and there are no signs of activity. Which of the following should the technician do FIRST?

Accepted Answer

The first step is to check the power cable connection to ensure it is securely plugged into both the workstation and the power outlet, as this is the simplest and most common issue when a device does not power on.

Question 9

A technician configures a new printer to be accessible via a print server. After setting up the printer on a Windows client machine, the printer prints normally. However, after setting up the printer on a macOS client machine, the printer only prints garbled text. Which of the following should the technician do to resolve this issue?

Accepted Answer

The issue is likely due to an incompatible print driver on the macOS client. Adding a macOS-compatible print driver to the printer object on the print server should resolve the problem by ensuring the macOS client can properly interpret the print data.

Question 10

Which of the following devices can utilize VLANs to secure networks?

Accepted Answer

A switch can utilize VLANs to secure networks by isolating traffic between different VLANs.

Question 11

The cloud model that represents a company maintaining some data in on-premise storage and some data in cloud-based storage is known as:

Accepted Answer

A hybrid cloud model involves a combination of on-premise storage and cloud-based storage, allowing a company to manage data across both environments.

Question 12

Which of the following connector types is used to terminate household telephone cabling?

Accepted Answer

RJ-11 is the standard connector type used to terminate household telephone cabling.

Question 13

A user is connected to a docking station with an optical drive and is trying to back up personal files to removable media, but is encountering write errors. Which of the following is MOST likely cause of the errors?

Accepted Answer

If the disk has already been finalized, no further data can be written to it, which would cause write errors when trying to back up files.

Question 14

A network administrator is attempting to access the firewall while inside the datacenter. Which of the following peripherals must be connected to do so?

Accepted Answer

The KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse) peripheral is required to access the firewall while inside the datacenter.

Question 15

Which of the following cloud computing concepts facilities automated server deployment?

Accepted Answer

IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) provides virtualized computing resources over the internet, allowing for automated server deployment.

Question 16

Which of the following wireless standards is only capable of 5GHz frequencies?

Accepted Answer

802.11a is the only standard listed that operates exclusively in the 5GHz frequency band.

Question 17

A user connects a laptop to a docking station but is unable to see an image on the external monitor. The user tests the docking station USB ports, and they are working fine. Which of the following should be done NEXT?

Accepted Answer

The next step should be to configure the extended display mode, as the issue is related to the display output not being shown on the external monitor. This is a common setting that needs to be adjusted when connecting to a docking station.

Question 18

A technician replaced a broken LED screen on a mobile computer. The operating system can be seen perfectly on screen, but the touch screen is non-responsive. Which of the following are the MOST probable root causes for the given failure? (Choose three.)

Accepted Answer

The answer of A technician replaced a broken LED screen...

Question 19

In a virtual environment, which of the following allows all the VMs to have RAM allocated for use?

Accepted Answer

Resource pooling allows the physical resources, such as RAM, to be allocated and shared among multiple virtual machines in a virtual environment.

Question 20

An end user reports a Windows based PC just had a BSOD. The PC rebooted, and the user is now logged back in and working without any issues. Which of the following should a technician check FIRST to begin troubleshooting?

Accepted Answer

The Event Viewer should be checked first as it logs system events, including errors and warnings, which can provide detailed information about the cause of the BSOD.

Exam 1: CompTIA A+ Certification Exam: Core 1