A+ Practice Quiz: 220-901 Quiz 1

1. A technician is not able to boot to Windows OS. A “Non-bootable device found” message appears on the screen when the computer restarts. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the error message?

• HDD is set to Cable Select.
• A bootable HDD is not recognized in the BIOS.
• Corrupt files in the operating system.
• The MBR is corrupt on the HDD.

2. Your inkjet printer prints a continuous black streak on the page. What will resolve this issue?

• Clean the print heads
• Clean the fuser
• Clean the toner
• Replace the transfer corona

3. What motherboard form factor would you select when designing a home theater PC?

• Mini ITX
• Low profile ATX
• Micro ATX
• None of these

4. What is the file type necessary for you to view a Mac disk image in Windows over a network?

• DMG
• OSX
• ODB
• HFS

5. Your mail carrier has just dropped off a flat panel that you are going to use with your PC. You unbox it and let it sit for an hour to avoid any temperature related problems. Once connected and turned on you boot the PC and immediately notice that there are about 20 white spots in the center of the screen.

What do you do?

• Restart the monitor.
• Read the troubleshooting section of the owner’s manual.
• All of these are correct
• Run the manufacturer’s diagnostics program.

6. You are setting up a conference room to support 15 users who usually work on the same floor as the conference room. You have been given a wireless router to make sure everyone has a solid connection.

In order to ensure the minimum disruption to their service, what feature would you disable on the new router?

• DNS
• DHCP
• SMTP
• NFS

7. You have just connected a second monitor to your laptop. It is not displaying anything. What would you check?

• Display settings in the software
• Cabling between the laptop and monitor
• All of these
• Power to the monitor

8. The process of moving the toner to the drum is known as which of the following?

• Developing
• Exposing
• Transferring
• Processing

9. You are building a Blade server. Which bus architecture will you use?

• PCI
• PCIe
• PCI-X
• Riser

10. Three short beeps during POST indicates which of the following?

• Broken Speaker
• POST error: Error code
• Normal POST: System OK
• Clock Doubler is operative

11. Your PC displays the message "Non System Disk or Disk Error". Which of the following will produce this result?

• The system files were not transferred to the hard drive.
• The hard drive partition was not activated.
• The CMOS lost the hard drive configuration.
• The system was not shut down properly.

12. You are looking in your spare parts inventory for a Micro-ITX motherboard. Before getting down to numbers, how will you base your first round of choices?

• All of these
• Memory slots
• Internal expansion ports
• External expansion ports

13. When disconnecting the keyboard ribbon cables from a notebook, which is the best method to use?

• Gently pull the cable straight out without kinking it.
• Remove the small screw that holds the ZIF lock down.
• Never disconnect these. Simply fold them back and out of your way.
• Gently pull up on the connector's retaining latch.