901 exam WITH ANSWER (77-150)

77.Auseropensaserviceticketforalaserprinterthathaspaperjams.Lately,jamminghasbecomemorefrequent.Thetechnicianrecreatestheproblemandcheckstheprinterlogsformoreinformationabouttheprinter.WhichofthefollowingchoicesareMOSTlikelyfixestothisproblem?(SelectTWO).A.CleanandinspectthelaserdrumassemblyB.CleanandinspecttheentirepaperpathC.UsetheprintermaintenancekittoreplacepartsD.ReplacethepaperexitassemblyswitchE.CleanandreplacethepaperoutsensorF.CleanthefusercoldrollerandverifyfuseroperationCorrectAnswer:BC78.Asmallcompanyneedstoprintseveralcolorcopiesofthesamecontracttogotovariousdepartmentsandcustomers.WhichofthefollowingprinterswillbetheQUICKEST?A.3DprintingB.ThermalprintingC.ImpactprintingD.LaserprintingCorrectAnswer:D79.Auserisreportingthatadesktopmonitorbacklightingisverydim.WhichofthefollowingshouldbeperformedFIRSTwhentroubleshootingtheproblem?A.UpdatedriversB.ReseatthevideocardC.UseOSDtoolsD.ReplacethemonitorCorrectAnswer:C80.Atechnicianinstallsanewhigh-endgamingcardintoacomputerbutisnotseeinganyvideo.WhichofthefollowingpowerconnectorsdidthetechnicianMOSTlikelyforgettoinstall?A.4/8-pin12vB.6/8-pinMolexC.20-pinmainD.24-pinmainAnswer:B81.Atechnicianistroubleshootingadesktopthatishavingintermittentissueswithlockingupandsystemerrors.Thetechniciansuspectsthattheproblemmightbethatnotenoughpowerisgettingtothemotherboard.Whichofthefollowingtoolswouldatechnicianusetodetermineifthehypothesisiscorrect?A.POSTcardB.LoopbackplugC.MultimeterD.CabletesterCorrectAnswer:C82.Acustomerstruggleswiththesmallprintofmostsmartphones.Thecustomerstilllikestheideaofusingasmartphoneforphonecallsandwork.Whichofthefollowingdevicesshouldthetechnicianrecommendtothecustomer?A.AtabletB.Ane-ReaderC.AphabletD.AsmartwatchCorrectAnswer:C83.WhichofthefollowingRAIDtypesusesadrivemirroringalgorithm?(SelectTWO).A.RAID0B.RAID1C.RAID5D.RAID6E.RAID10Answer:B,E84.Auserreportsthatthecursorjumpstorandomscreenlocationswhentypingonalaptopcomputer.WhichofthefollowingdevicesisMOSTlikelycausingthis?A.ThetouchpadB.ThemousewheelC.ThemultimediakeysD.ThedigitizerCorrectAnswer:A85.Thereare20laptopsinaroomandtheyallneedtoconnectwirelesslytothenetwork.WhichofthefollowingwouldbetheBESTdevicetouse?A.SwitchB.RouterC.AccesspointD.HubCorrectAnswer:C87.AtechnicianistroubleshootingperformanceissueswithadesktopPCandhearsclickingnoisescomingfrominsidethecase.WhichofthefollowingistheMOSTlikelycause?A.LowvoltagepowersupplyB.FailingmagneticharddriveC.CorruptedSolidStateDriveD.OverheatedRAMAnswer:B88.Whichofthefollowingwirelesstransmissionmethodsrequireslineofsight?A.InfraredB.RFIDC.802.11aD.BluetoothAnswer:A89.AuserhasalaptopandistryingtoconnecttoawirelessnetworkbutisunabletoseeanySSIDs.WhichofthefollowingwouldbetheFIRSTthingthatthetechnicianshoulddo?A.ConnectthelaptoptoawiredconnectionB.RebootthenearestaccesspointC.TrytoconnectanotherdeviceD.CheckthatthewirelessradioisnotturnedoffAnswer:D90.Aworkstationhasanetworklinklight,butitcannotaccessinternalnetworkresources.WhichofthefollowingistheMOSTlikelycauseoftheissue?A.SlowtransferspeedsB.IPaddressconflictC.IncorrectgatewayD.PacketcollisionsAnswer:B91.AuserwantstoshareaccesstotheInternetfromasmartphonetoanothermobiledevice.WhichofthefollowingInternetconnectiontypesshouldbeused?A.BluetoothB.IRC.TetheringD.DSLAnswer:C92.Atechnicianneedstoconnectafibercabletoadistributionpanelthathasaroundbarrelconnection.Whichofthefollowingwouldberequired?A.SCB.LCC.BNCD.STAnswer:D93.Whichofthefollowingdisplaytypesistypicallyfoundontabletsandmonitorswithwideviewingangles?A.CathodeRayTubeB.In-PlaneSwitchingC.TwistedNematicD.OrganicLEDAnswer:B94.Acustomerbringsalaptopinforrepair,becausethescreenimageisupsidedown.WhichofthefollowingistheBESTsolution?A.ChangethescreenorientationB.ReplacethevideocardC.ConnectanexternalmonitorD.UpdatethevideocarddriversAnswer:A95.Whichofthefollowingwouldacompanyusetolimittrafficbetweensubnetsonanetwork?A.RepeaterB.BridgeC.HubD.SwitchAnswer:B96.WhichofthefollowingcablescantransmitGigabitspeeds?(SelectTWO).A.CAT3B.CAT4C.CAT5D.CAT5eE.CAT6Answer:D,E97.Whichofthefollowingisrequiredduringtheinstallationofadigitizer?A.MustbeconnectedtotheInternetB.MustbecleanedC.MusthavethelatestsoftwareinstalledD.MustbecalibratedAnswer:D98.Whentroubleshootingamotherboardthathasnopower,whichofthefollowingstepswouldthetechniciandoFIRST?A.Useamultimetertester.B.Useapostcardtester.C.Replacethemotherboardwithanewone.D.Makesurethecomputerispluggedin.Answer:D99.Atechnicianistaskedwithupgradingtheharddrivesofahigh-endworkstationtoSSD.ThedrivesmustbeconfiguredinaRAIDarray,buttheRAIDcarddoesnotsupportSSD.Whichofthefollowingwouldthetechnicianverifyinordertousethenewdrives?A.ControllerfirmwareB.PowerrequirementsC.FilesystemtypeD.SystemBIOSAnswer:A100.Acustomercallsthehelpdeskandreportsbeepingnoiseswhenpoweringonthecomputer.WhichofthefollowingwouldbetheFIRSTstepthetechnicianshouldtaketotroubleshoottheissue?A.ReplacethecomputerB.ChecktheRAMC.ChecktheCPUD.ReplacethemonitorAnswer:B101.Auserhasbeenterminatedbutisallowedtocreateabackupofpersonalfiles.Theuserhas5.2GBofdatatosaveandthecompanyhasagreedtogivetheuseradisktostoretheinformation.WhichofthefollowingshouldbeissuedtotheusertoholdalloftheinformationwiththeMAXIMUMamountofutilizedspace?A.DVD-RWB.BD-RDLC.DVD-RDLD.BD-RAnswer:C102.AtechnicianistaskedwithbuildingaHomeTheaterPCforaclient.Whichofthefollowingcomponentswillaccommodatethecustomer’srequestwithoutaddingunnecessarycoststothebuild?(SelectTWO).A.MaximumCPUcoresB.MaximumRAMC.SSDharddriveD.HDMIoutputE.TVtunercardF.High-endvideocardAnswer:D,E103.AtechnicianisaskedtoinstallaPCforAnne,anewuser.Annewillbeperformingallofherworkonaremoteserver.WhichofthefollowingwillMINIMIZElocalresourceutilization?A.ThickClientB.CADWorkstationC.VirtualizationWorkstationD.ThinClientAnswer:D104.Atechnicianisbuildinganewworkstationforauserthatwillbeperforming3Dvideorendering.WhichofthefollowingisMOSTlikelyarequirementforthisworkstation?(SelectTWO).A.GigabitNetworkAccessB.SpecializedVideoCardC.HDMIOutputD.AdditionalUSB3.0PortsE.LiquidCoolingF.HighCapacityHarddriveAnswer:B,F105.WhenconnectingaPCtoahigh-definitionTV,whichofthefollowingresolutionsdisplaysBESTonthedevice?A.800x600B.1600x1080C.1900x1200D.1920x1080Answer:D106.Atechnicianistaskedwithaddinganexpansioncardtoconnectanexternaldevice.WhichofthefollowingexpansioncardswouldprovidetheFASTESTdatatransferspeeds?A.IEEE1394B.USB2.0C.RS-232D.EIDEAnswer:A107.WhenbuildingaPC,whichofthefollowingisMOSTcriticaltoensureefficientcoolingoftheCPU?A.SizeoftheprocessorheatsinkB.UseofthermalpasteC.NumberofcabinetfansD.InstallingaliquidcoolingsystemAnswer:B108.Atechnicianistaskedwithbuildingavirtualizationworkstation.WhichofthefollowingaretheMOSTcriticalrequirements?(SelectTWO).A.CPUB.High-endGPUC.SSDD.RAME.LiquidcoolingF.DualmonitorsAnswer:A,D109.Atechnicianisadvisedthatalaptopbatteryisnolongercharging.WhichofthefollowingistheBESTwaytobegindiagnostictestingforabattery?A.Unplugthepowersupplyfromthelaptop.B.RebootintotheBIOS.C.Testthebatterywithamultimeter.D.RemovethebatteryandrunonACpower.Answer:B110.WhichofthefollowingexpansionslotswouldbeMOSTcommonlyusedtoaddperipheraldevicesontolaptops?A.SDCardSlotB.PCMCIAC.DIMMD.SODIMMAnswer:B111.Joe,atechnician,isattemptingtoinstallanewprinteronaWindows7Enterprisex86machine.Uponinspection,Joefindsthatheonlyhasaccesstoa64-bitdriverfortheprinter.WhichofthefollowingscenariosBESTdescribestheoutcomeofthissituation?A.Aslongasthedriverissigned,itshouldworkwiththisversionofWindows.B.Aslongasthedriveris-64compatible,itshouldworkwiththisWindowsversion.C.JoeshouldinstallthedriverusingWindowsVistacompatibilitymode.D.A32-bitdriverwillhavetobefoundinordertoinstalltheprinter.Answer:D112.Anewhighsecurityprinterisbeinginstalledatasmalloffice,withtherequirementthatonlyconnectivityoverdirectlineofsightbeallowed.WhichofthefollowingtechnologieswouldBESTachievethisgoal?A.FireWireB.BluetoothC.InfraredD.802.11nAnswer:C113.Ann,auser,hasrequestedhelptochooseanewworkstationforherdesignbusiness.WhichofthefollowingwouldbetheMOSTimportantfeatureofanewworkstation?A.FireWireadaptercardB.HighperformancegraphicscardC.SurroundsoundaudiocardD.USB3.0portAnswer:B114.WhichofthefollowingcabletypeshasextrashieldingbuiltintothecabletoguardagainstEMI?A.UTPB.MultimodeC.STPD.Single-modeAnswer:C115.Replacingwhichofthefollowinglaptopcomponentsmayalsoreplacethepowerinverterboard?A.PCMCIAslotB.LCDscreenC.HarddriveD.WLANcardAnswer:B116.WhichofthefollowingistheMOSTlikelypurposeofthesewires?A.ReducesEMIforaclearervideopictureB.WiringforanaBluetoothadapterC.AntennasforthewirelessnetworkcardD.ConnectionsforahighperformancevideocardAnswer:C117.Whichofthefollowingprintercomponentsisresponsibleforflippingthepaperovertoallowprintingonbothsides?A.FusingassemblyB.ImagetransferassemblyC.DuplexingassemblyD.PaperregistrationassemblyAnswer:C118.WhichofthefollowingmemorytypesisnormallyassociatedwiththeRAMinadesktopPC?A.Non-ECCB.ROMC.SODIMMD.ECCAnswer:A119.AtechnicianinstallsasecondaryharddriveonaPC.ThenewdrivedoesnotshowupintheoperatingsystemortheBIOS;onlytheprimaryislisted.Thetechnicianverifiedthatthedrivehasbeenconnectedproperly.Whichofthefollowingshouldthetechniciandotomakethedriveavailabletothesystem?A.RemovetheCMOSbatterytocleartheBIOSsettingsB.MovethecableonthemotherboardtoadifferentportC.MovethejumperonthesecondarydriveoffofmasterD.EnabletheS.M.A.R.T.settingintheBIOSAnswer:C120.WhichofthefollowingwouldbeatypicaluseforaKVM?A.ArchivingnetworkdataB.NetworkingseveralPCsC.ProvidingnetworkprintersharingD.SharingperipheralsamongseveralPCsAnswer:D121.Whichofthefollowingencryptionmethodsoffersthehighestlevelofsecurity?A.WEPB.WPA-AESC.WPA-PSKD.WPA2Answer:D122.WhichofthefollowingtypesofmemoryisPC3-8500?A.DDRB.DDR2C.DDR3D.RAMBUSAnswer:C123.TheInteli3processorshavewhichofthefollowingnumberofcores?A.2B.3C.4D.6Answer:A124.WhichofthefollowingwouldbeimportantconsiderationswhenbuildingahometheaterPC?(SelectTWO).A.High-endcoolingB.HDMIoutputC.RaidarrayD.DualmonitoroutputsE.ITXformfactorAnswer:B,E125.Whichofthefollowingisatypeoffiberconnector?A.RJ-11B.F-connectorC.BNCD.STAnswer:D126.Atechnicianfindsanexternalharddrivewiththemarkings“IEEE1394”onit.Whichofthefollowingcabletypeswouldbeneededtoviewthecontentsofthisdrive?A.EthernetB.eSATAC.FireWireD.MicroUSBAnswer:C127.Anewcompanyisthinkingofupgradingitsmediaworkstationintheconferenceroom.Thecomputerwillbepredominantlyusedforgraphicallyintensivepresentations,slideshows,andvideogamingtournaments.WhichofthefollowingBESTsatisfiestheneedsofthecompany?A.High-endvideo,high-endaudio,multicoreprocessorB.MinimumRAMrequired,networkconnectivity,high-endcoolingC.Mediastreaming,filesharing,gigabitNIC,dualmonitors,TVtunerD.Networkconnectivity,TVtuner,surroundsoundaudio,dualmonitorsAnswer:A128.Auserisnoticingfineblackparticlesonprintoutsandintheprinteritself.Whichofthefollowingtoolsisrecommendedtofixthisissue?A.DenaturedalcoholB.TonervacuumC.CompressedairD.MoisttowelAnswer:B129.Whichofthefollowingtypesofmediaconnectorscarriesdigitalvideoaswellasaudio?A.DVI-DB.DVI-AC.HDMID.VGAAnswer:C130.Auserwantstostoreapersonalvideotoviewatalatertime.WhichofthefollowingtypesofmediaistheLEASTexpensivewithamaximumcapacityof750MB?A.USBdriveB.DVD-RC.Blu-RayD.CD-RAnswer:D131.Aclienthasanissuewithlargefilestakingalongtimetoopenorsave.Astimegoesby,theissueworsens.TheclienthashundredsofGBsoffilesthatarestillintheprocessofbackingup.Thetechnicianhasverifiedthattheharddriveishealthyandtherearenosignsoffailure.WhichofthefollowingtroubleshootingstepsshouldthetechnicianperformNEXT?A.Installthelatestdriversfromthehardwarevendor.B.Performascanofthedriveforfilefragmentation.C.Runchkdskontheworkstation’sharddrive.D.ReformatthedriveandreinstalltheOS.Answer:B132.Atechnicianreceivesacallthataclient’sPCisnotbootingafterarecenttestofthebuilding’sback-upgenerators.Whenthetechnicianarrives,itisdiscoveredthat,oncepoweredon,thereisnooutputdisplayorPOSTbeepcodes.Furthermore,after15seconds,thesystem’sfansbeginrunningmuchlouderandfaster.WhichofthefollowingistheMOSTlikelyissue?A.Themotherboardwasdamagedbythepowertest.B.ThePC’sRAMwasaffectedbyESD.C.Thepowersupplywasdamagedandisnonfunctional.D.Theharddrivewaserasedduetothepowertest.Answer:A133.Auserreportsthataworkstationfailstocompletebootupandrepeatsaseriesoftwobeepsoverandover.TheuserstatesthattheworkstationhadbeendisplayingBSODerrorsafterrunningmultipleapplications.WhichofthefollowingistheMOSTlikelycause?A.VideoadapterfailureB.MemoryfailureC.PowersupplyfailureD.CPUfailureAnswer:B134.Auserhasrequestedadevicethatcouldbeusedforweb-conferenceswhileawayfromwork.Thedevicewillmainlybeusedforemailing,documentreviewing,andphonecalls.WhichofthefollowingmobiledeviceswouldatechnicianMOSTlikelyrecommend?A.TabletB.SmartcameraC.PhabletD.WebcameraAnswer:C135.AuserwantstoextendaPC’scapacitybyconnectingexternaldevices.Whichofthefollowingconnectorswillallowtheusertoaccomplishthis?(SelectTWO).A.eSATAB.IEEE1394C.SATAD.EIDEE.IDEAnswer:AB136.Whendesigningagamingcomputerbasedupondualvideocards,whichofthefollowingtwocomponentswillneedtobechosentospecificallysupportadualvideoadapterconfiguration?(SelectTWO).A.DDRMemoryB.DualChannelMemoryC.PowersupplyD.RAID5configurationE.MotherboardAnswer:C,E137.Anetworkcableusedtoconnecttwocomputersdirectlytogetherwithoutanadditionalnetworkdeviceiscommonlyreferredtoaswhichofthefollowing?A.Straight-throughB.CrossoverC.PlenumD.RG-59Answer:B138.WhichofthefollowingCPUfeaturesallowstheoperatingsystemtoseeacoreasdualprocessors?A.DualmemorychannelB.64-bitsupportC.HyperthreadingD.IntegratedGPUAnswer:C139.AmanufacturerclaimsthatacertainboardsupportsDDR2800,butthecomputerwillonlypostwithDDR2667.Whichofthefollowingneedstobeperformed?A.FlashBIOSB.ChangebootorderC.ChangemultiplierD.Setdate/timeAnswer:A140.Whichofthefollowingisthephysicalwidthofalaptopharddriveininches?A.2.1B.2.5C.2.8D.3.5Answer:B141.WhichofthefollowingcomponentsissometimesbuiltintoalaptopLCDpanel?A.BatteryB.SDCardReaderC.HDMIportD.MicrophoneAnswer:D142.Whichofthefollowingvideointerfacesusesthesmallestfootprinttoconnectmultiplemonitorsgivencompatiblehardware?A.VGAB.DisplayPortC.HDMID.DVIAnswer:B143.Atechnicianinstallingharddrivesintoacomputerneedstosetjumpersonthedrivestomasterandslave.Whichofthefollowingtypesofdrivesisthetechnicianinstalling?A.USBB.SATAC.EIDED.SCSIAnswer:C144.Whichofthefollowingcabletypesisusedtopreventexposuretotoxinsintheeventofafire?A.CAT6B.RG-59C.PlenumD.PVCAnswer:C146.Atechnicianreceivesamaintenancekitinthemailforaprinter.Themaintenancekitcontainsafuser,apickuproller,andfourpaperrollers.Intowhichofthefollowingtypesofprintersshouldthismaintenancekitbeinstalled?A.ImpactB.LaserC.ThermalD.InkjetAnswer:B147.Ann,atechnician,istaskedwithbuildingaworkstationthatcanhostmultiplevirtualenvironments.WhichofthefollowingistheMOSTimportantcomponentforthistypeofbuild?A.SpecializedaudioandvideocardsB.HTPCcompactformfactorC.High-endcoolingD.DualmonitorsE.MultipleCPUcoresAnswer:E148.Whichofthefollowingnetworkdeviceshasthecapabilitytoprovidepowertodevicesattachedtoit?A.RepeaterB.AccessPointC.HubD.SwitchAnswer:D149.AuserhasbeenreportedforstoringprohibitedmaterialonacompanyownedPC.Theaccuseduserisnotifiedandaninvestigationislaunched.However,noevidenceisfoundanditisbelievedthattheuserwasabletodeleteallrelevantevidence.Whichofthefollowingwouldpreventthisfromhappeninginthefuture?A.ChangedocumentationB.ChainofCustodyC.AutomaticnotificationsforcomplaintsD.DatapreservationAnswer:D150.Ann,acustomer,callsandstatesshewantstobuyanewdesktopbutsheneedsittobeassmallaspossible.Whichofthefollowingformfactorsshouldberecommended?A.Micro-ATXB.BTXC.ATXD.ITXAnswer:D151.WhichofthefollowinglaptopdisplaytypesMOSToftenhasthethinnestprofile?A.LCDB.LEDC.OLEDD.PlasmaAnswer:C152.ThewiresthatrunalongthesideofanLCDpanelinthedisplayofalaptopareusedforwhichofthefollowingfunctions?A.PreventEMIfromnearbyelectronicsB.InstalladditionalbacklightsforthedisplayC.WirelessnetworkcardantennaleadsD.ConnectionsformemorycardreaderinthedisplayAnswer:C153.Whichofthefollowinglaserprintercomponentsisoftenintegratedintothetonercartridge?A.ImagetransferassemblyB.PaperregistrationassemblyC.FusingassemblyD.ImagingdrumAnswer:D154.AuserhasinstalledvideoeditingsoftwareandhardwareonaWindowsPC.ThePCmettheminimumrequirementsofthehardware.Theeditingprogramloadsveryslowlyandtakesaverylongtimetorenderlargefiles.WhichofthefollowingwillMOSTlikelyresolvethisissue?A.Morememoryandareformattingoftheharddiskareneeded.B.AsecondharddrivemustbeaddedandthePagefileshouldbelowered.C.Morememoryisnotneeded;theWindowsPagefileshouldbeincreased.D.Morememoryandavailableharddiskspaceareneeded.Answer:D155.AtechnicianrecentlyreplacedJoe’smonitor.NowJoestateshecannotreadthetextbelowhisdesktopicons.Whichofthefollowingshouldthetechnicianadjust?A.ContrastB.RefreshrateC.BrightnessD.ResolutionAnswer:D