220-1101 CompTIA Exam Questions and Free Practice Test

Question 7

An engineer is experiencing unexpected reboots on a graphics workstation when rendering complex 3-D models. The workstation is configured with a 115V power supply that is rated at 200W and connected to a UPS. The central processing unit contains 16 hyperthreaded cores, and a discrete graphics solution utilizing an 8-pin power connector is installed in a PCI Express x16 slot. Which of the following indicates where the technician should begin troubleshooting?

A. The UPS, as 115V is insufficient for the configuration and should be increased to 220V

B. The power supply, as 200W is insufficient when the GPU is heavily tasked

C. The graphics card, as it is the component that triggers the unexpected reboots

D. The motherboard, as only standard PCI slots should be used for high-end graphics cards, not PCI Express slots

Correct Answer:B

Question 8

A technician is setting up a device to use two-factor authentication. Which of the following meets this requirement?

A. Thumbprint/retinal scan

B. Password/password

C. Password/thumbprint

D. Password/PIN

Correct Answer:C

Question 9

A field technician has been dispatched to a site with an internet outage. Upon arriving, the technician discovers that the POTS lines are not working as well. Which of the following technologies is the site MOST likely using?

A. Fiber

B. Cable

C. DSL

D. Satellite

Correct Answer:C

Question 10

A customer reports that a computer is never able to reach more than a 100Mbps transfer data rate, even when using a Gigabit LAN card. While troubleshooting, the technician notices the network cable needs to be replaced. Which of the following cable categories is limiting the transfer speed?

A. Cat 5

B. Cat 5e

C. Cat 6

D. Cat 6a

Correct Answer:A

Question 11

A technician is setting up a new desktop computer and will be installing the hard drive directly on the motherboard without using cables to connect it. Which of the following will the technician be installing?

A. Thunderbolt

B. eSATA

C. M.2

D. SCSI

Correct Answer:A

Question 12

An organization is looking to upgrade the processing ability for its computers. Most users report that whenever multiple applications are being utilized, the system's response time slows down drastically. When only one application is open, the response time is acceptable. Which of the following should be upgraded FIRST?

A. SSD

B. CPU

C. HDD

D. RAM

Correct Answer:C

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