A technician is upgrading a computer OS from Windows 7 to Windows 10. During the OS installation, the system is not able to find the hard drive. Which of the following can the technician do to MOST likely fix the issue?
A user receives the following error when trying to reboot a computer:
Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this error message?
A user's laptop is running out of disk space and requires a new hard drive. The user wants to replace the existing hard drive with the fastest possible I TB HDD. A technician assesses the user's hardware and determines the connections that are available. Which of the following drive types should the technician recommend as the BEST choice?
A user is looking for a way to increase the total RAM in a system without upgrading the hardware. Which of the following should the user perform to complete this task?
Following a scheduled power outage, users report they cannot access the local intranet. A technician is able to ping the IP address of the server that is hosting the website. Which of the following serves is MOST likely offline?
A user reports that a computer will not turn on. The technician verifies the power cord and the outlet the computer are plugged into are both working properly. Which of the following is the hardware component that has MOST likely failed?
A company uses legacy accounting software, and no replacement is available. Which of the following virtualization solutions will the company MOST likely select?
An organization keeps receiving spam that appears to come from its own domain No accounts have been compromised. Which of the following will BEST mitigate this issue?
A user who is facilitating a videoconference reports that the participants can be heard. However, when the user attempts to speak, none of the participants can hear the user. Which of the following is the FIRST step the technician should take?
A technician connects a new computer to the internet and then opens the wiring closet. Even though all of the wires are terminated, nothing in the wring closet is labeled. Which of the following tools should the technician use to complete the task?
A customer brings a phone top a repair shop because it is experiencing extreme slowness and applications are crashing. A technician attempts to install a diagnostic application. but the installation fails. Which of the following should the technician do FIRST to troubleshoot the issue?
The motherboard on a user's company laptop was recently replaced Now the user is unable to log in using the fingerprint reader The fingerprint reader is working but it does not recognize the user's fingerprint Which of the following should a technician perform FIRST to fix the issue?
An IT manager is evaluating ticket resolution times. While reviewing the data, the manager notices repetitive issues are taking longer than expected to resolve. Which of the following changes should the manager implement to resolve repetitive issues more quickly?
An insurance company wants to implement cloud computing and would like a cloud solution in which the infrastructure is shared with businesses in the same industry. Which of the following cloud models BEST addresses the company's need?
A technician who works in a high-security environment needs to set up a laptop with triple monitors for a new security employee. All USB ports are disabled due to security policies. Which of the following should the technician do to BEST meet the requirements?
A technician needs to increase the available RAM on a virtual workstation. Which of the following should the technician do?
Which of the following wireless technologies is used by mobile devices to process payments at kiosks?
Which of the following cables should be used to terminate ST connectors on each end?
A technician is working on a desktop PC and wants to verify its NIC is functional. Which of the following should the technician use?
A user is unable to connect a mobile phone while in a car. However, a second mobile Device is able To connect in The same car, WHICH of the Following settings should the user check on the first phone?
Which of the following components houses the MX record?
Which of the following describes the BEST use case for a client-side hypervisor?
A technician is troubleshooting connectivity issues and needs to promiscuously route a copy of traffic to a separate machine for analysis. Which of the following physical tools v/ould BEST accomplish this task?
A technician needs to install RAM into a rackmount server that will be used as a VM host. Which of the following would be BEST to install?
Auser is unable to perform contactless payments with a phone. Which of the following functions is MOST likely causing the issue?
A user reports a repetitive clicking noise is coming from a personal laptop. A technician notes the laptop's inputs are severely delayed. Which of the following should the technician replace to resolve the issue?
To which of the following should a technician connect individual pairs of a Cat 6 cable in order to provide a connection to a switch?
An IT technician is inspecting the internal components of a desktop computer to assess a suspected power issue with the motherboard. Which of the following connectors should the IT technician inspect further?
A technician recently received a written warning for causing a system-wide outage. The outage was a result of an unscheduled patch being manually pushed during production hours. Which of the following could have MOST likely prevented the technician from receiving the warning?
A user is having an issue with the touch screen on a mobile device. When the user touches the screen, the intended target is not selected. Which of the following would be the BEST action for a technician to take to resolve the issue?
A service technician replaced the gateway, and a user is now unable to access the SOHO wireless network. Which of the following steps should the technician take to resolve the issue?
A technician is preparing laptops for deployment to a medical department. The laptops require SSD-level encryption to be enabled, but BitLocker refuses to turn it on. An error message states that a BIOS-level setting has not been turned on. Which of the following should the technician check FIRST when troubleshooting this issue?
A technician responds to a user who has reported that a laptop is too hot. The technician notices the laptop is not able to sit level on the workspace. What of the following BEST describes the issue with the laptop?
A printer technician receives a support request for a laser printer that sometimes cuts off the bottom of the print job. During troubleshooting the technician notices that affected jobs are set for 8.5in x 14in (216mm x 356mm) paper and only print from a particular paper tray. Which of the following actions should the technician perform NEXT?
New memory modules were installed in several Windows desktops but some users are still reporting performance issues. Upon investigation, a systems administrator notices the desktop has not recognized the new memory modules. Which of the following should the systems administrator perform to help resolve this issue?
A technician is troubleshooting an issue involving lines appearing down copied pages, but printed pages sent directly to the copier render as intended. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this issue?
Which of the following is an unsecure remote access protocol?
Which of the following virtualization technologies allows Linux and Windows operating system to run concurrently?
Which of the following BEST describes a lab environment in which virtual machines can be created, rebooted, and shut down without affecting the production network?
A customer built a computer for gaming, sourcing individual components and then assembling the system. The OS starts up, but within a few minutes the machine locks up. The customer brought the computer to a technician to diagnose the issue.
A user reports that all print jobs sent to a laser printer have random and incorrect characters throughout the pages. Which of the fallowing actions should the technician do to resolve this issue?
A technician is troubleshooting a laptop that has a blank LCD panel. The technician shines a flashlight into the LCD and sees a faint image. Which of the following BEST describes the issue?
A user's desktop computer slows down after a few minutes of use, and the fans alternate between silent and very loud. Which of the following is MOST likely failing, therefore causing these symptoms?
A user’s laptop is experiencing severe slowdowns when operating process-intensive tasks. Which of the following memory upgrades is compatible with a laptop?
A technician is configuring a desktop computer, and the hard drive must be encrypted. Which of the following will the technician need to verify is enabled to complete this configuration?
Which of the following should a technician use to terminate an RJ45 port?
Which of the following cloud service models is most likely to provide application patching?
A technician is upgrading memory on a laptop that is experiencing performance issues. Which of the following RAM types should most likely be specified for installation?
Which of the following servers is used to collect data and information about events from a network-connected host?
When a user's workstation is turned on, a message displays indicating that the date and time are incorrect. Other computers on the network do not display this message. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this issue?
Users have been reporting slow network traffic in a branch office, and the technician needs to determine if packet loss is occurring on the network. Which of the following would the technician most likely use to passively assess the network traffic issue?
A technician is reviewing the following network settings for a workstation that is having trouble accessing the internet:
Which of the following is causing the issue?
Which of the following environments can be set up to keep any device from communicating with a virtual machine over the network?
A technician is troubleshooting a laptop that sometimes fails to charge. The technician has already tested the power adapter and determined the connection is good. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the issue?
Which of the following allows for a beam of light to transmit data through a flexible cable?
A technician is troubleshooting a thermal receipt printer that will not print. Which of the following should the technician do first to restore functionality?
A user reported that a laptop would no longer turn on after the battery was depleted, even though the laptop was charged the night before. An on-site technician was dispatched with a spare laptop and verified that the AC adapter and power cord were functional. Which of the following was the most likely cause of the issue?
A user purchased a retail router and would like to set up a private network. Which of the following network address ranges should the user configure?
A technician is configuring the router for a small business network. Which of the following settings should the technician configure first?
A help desk technician is installing an SSD upgrade in a laptop. The laptop specifications call for NVMe. Which of the following form factors should the technician most likely install in the laptop?
A technician needs to provide a new employee with a phone number for their company mobile phone. Which of the following is the most cost-effective and professional way to complete this task?
Which of the following DNS records is used to point to a mail server?
A technician is upgrading a user’s laptop from an HDD to an SSD. The user's laptop only has a single bay for a hard drive. Which of the following characteristics of the SSD is the most important in this scenario?
A user is unable to access the internet, but other users in the same office are not having an issue. All users' devices are hardwired to the network. Which of the following tools should the technician use to determine the issue?
A technician sets up secure print and configures an NFC device that will authenticate users for access. Which of the following will the NFC device most likely use to authenticate?
After replacing a hot-swappable hard drive in a RAID 5 array, a technician notices decreased disk performance for approximately 12 hours. Which of the following is the most likely cause of
the performance issue?
A company issued smartphones to users who work from home. The devices are enrolled and configured within the company's MDM, and hardening profiles were deployed to each device for greater security. Which of the following services best enhances security for remote users accessing company resources? (Select two).
A technician needs to assign an IP address to a Windows PC, but a network connection is unavailable. Which of the following tools would be best for the technician to use?
A user reports poor performance on the application server.
INSTRUCTIONS
Click on Server 1 and Server 2 and review the information presented in each chart to
determine which drives need to be replaced.
Select the appropriate replacement drive that should be used, for the least performance degradation to the server.
If at any time you would like to bring back the initial state of the simulation, please click the Reset All button.
A third-party contractor recently installed a new switch, router, and cabling for a small
corporate office. After the installation, users started experiencing issues connecting to
resources over the network.
INSTRUCTIONS
Click on each PC and server to review outputs. From the remediation section on
the right, select an issue and solution for each device.
When a user tries to print a document on a laser printer, vertical lines appear on the printout. Which of the following should the technician replace?
A user states that when docking a laptop, network drives are lost. However, when working wirelessly, network drives are present. While troubleshooting, a technician does not see any recent infrastructure changes and thinks the laptop has a bad network card. The technician orders a new laptop for the user and closes the ticket documenting the new laptop. After receiving the new laptop, the user still cannot access network drives when docked. Which of the following steps did the technician skip?
After an IT department implements SSL redirection, users report being unable to access a random number generator opened within a web browser. Which of the following should a technician do first to troubleshoot this issue?
Some users are unable to access resources on the file server. A technician reviews the server network information and finds the following settings:
Which of the following is the most likely explanation?
While troubleshooting a user's smartphone issue, a technician notices that the display is visible but extremely hard to see. Which of the following is the most likely issue?
A user has been unable to sync mobile data from a smartphone to the cloud. Upon investigation, the technician notices the user has a large number of applications installed on the smartphone. Which of the following should the technician do next to help sync the data successfully?
A customer is having an issue printing documents. The customer can print a text document without any issue. However, when the customer prints a PDF containing images, the job fails and no other jobs will run until the computer is rebooted. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the issue?
A user installs a GPU and notices the screen resolution and picture quality are much lower than before the installation. Which of the following is most likely the cause of the issue?
A laptop is displaying vertical lines in different colors on the screen. Which of the following components should a technician replace to most likely correct this issue?
A technician is setting up a new workstation at a customer's office. The office network has one public IP address and utilizes NAT for the internal network. In addition, DHCP is not used, so
all IP addresses are manually provisioned. Which of the following IP addresses should the technician assign to the workstation?
A technician needs to update a web server's IPv4 address in a DNS server. Which of the following records should the technician update?
A user complains that print jobs remain in the printer queue. A technician sends a ping command to the printer, and the printer replies successfully. The paper trays are full, and toner levels are okay. Which of the following is a reason the print jobs are getting stuck in the queue?
A technician needs to configure a firewall to enable network printing. Which of the following network ports should be opened? (Select two).
A user's desktop PC shuts down suddenly every few hours. A technician smells burning coming from the back of the PC where it is connected to the wall socket. Which of the following should the technician do first to identify the issue?
A company gives users microSD cards to install on smartphones so users can store pictures that will be used on the website. After installing the cards, users report only being able to save a small number of pictures on the microSD cards before running out of space. Which of the following is the most likely issue?
An administrator configured multiple networked devices to store data that can be accessed as local storage. Which of the following did the administrator create?
A user reports a monitor, keyboard, mouse, and headset are no longer functioning. The user has restarted the laptop and tested an alternative headset and monitor, but the issue persists. The technician notices the user has a printer, USB-C hub, and AC adapter plugged into the laptop. Which of the following should the technician do to most likely resolve the issue?
A company needs to print several copies of a multipage document with the least consumption of resources possible. Which of the following settings will best accomplish this task?
After a heavily used color laser printer was serviced to remove excessive dust, the image quality decreased. Which of the following should a technician most likely check on the printer?
Which of the following is used to verify if a NIC port can send and receive data?
A computer that contains critical data has not been backed up and will not boot past a S. M. A. R. T, error that indicates imminent hard disk failure. Which of the following actions should the technician take FIRST?
A user's computer is not receiving a network connection. The technician confirms that the connection seems to be down and looks for the user's port on the patch panel. The port and patch panel are not labeled. Which of the following network tools should the technician use to identify the port?
A Wi-Fi mesh network has been optimized to eliminate poor coverage areas, yet users still experience decreased bandwidth and connectivity issues. Which of the following actions should the technician take NEXT?
Which of the following describes the main difference between T568A and T568B cabling standards?
Which of the following concepts would be used by an online retailer to quickly add more web servers during peak sales times?
A technician is receiving reports that the entire office sporadically loses network connectivity throughout the day. The technician determines the root cause to be EMI. Which of the following cable mediums would be the MOST cost effective without sacrificing system performance?
A laptop has been returned for a screen repair. The owner insists the screen is broken, but occasionally a faded image is able to be seen in very bright settings on the desktop. Which of the following steps should the repair technician take FIRST?
A technician unboxed a new computer, plugged it in to a UPS. and connected the requested peripherals. The computer lights and fans turn on, but the technician hears three loud, consecutive beeps during boot. Which of the following actions will remediate the issue?
A user visits the desk to report that a smartphone takes more than a day to fully charge. The user has already tested multiple wall outlets and swapped the charging cable, but the results are the same. Which of the following should the technician do FIRST?
A customer is using a satellite internet connection that is experiencing slowness. A technician notices high latency while pinging, but the download test is performing perfectly with very good download speeds. Which of the following represents the NEXT action the technician should perform?
A user connects a smartphone to a laptop. Which of the following types of networks has the user created?
A user submitted a ticket to report an issue with a new printer that is no longer accepting new print jobs. The technician verifies the printer is on and notices the printer LCD screen has the following error message:
Paper Jam, Jam in fuser.
Which of the following is the MOST efficient next step the technician should complete?
A technician powers on a PC and its monitor and sees the following error message:
No input signal detected
The display lights on the computer are on. Which of the following is a possible solution?
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 user reboots a machine. On rebooting, the user hears one beep, and then an error message is displayed. Which of the following are MOST likely causing this issue? (Select TWO).
A laptop PC user is reporting issues with the hard drive. A filesystem check shows that all files are accessible and the filesystem is clean. After the check, the PC still issues a hard drive error message. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the error?
A technician is upgrading a faulty motherboard that was ordered by an end user for an old, high-end desktop computer. However, the technician is unable to install the CPU into the socket. Upon closer inspection, the technician notices the pins on the CPU do not line up with the socket. Which of the following would be the best course of action for the technician to take NEXT?
A technician is setting up a device to use two-factor authentication. Which of the following meets this requirement?
A colleague has a laptop that has been working as expected for several years wall outlet. The MOST likely component that needs to be replaced is the:
Which of the following components enables the input on a mobile device's touch screen?
A technician needs to fix a Cat 5 cable issue. The cable, which is connected to a network jack, fails when it is moved around. Which of the following items must the technician use to fix the issue? (Select TWO).
A technician is configuring a workstation to be used as a VM host. After installing the necessary software, the technician is unable to create any VMs. Which of the following actions should be performed?
An end user reports that the time and date on a desktop resets after shutdown, and subsequently, the device reboots. The next day, the desktop does not load the OS and is stuck at a black screen with the following message:
Which of the following would be the BEST action to take next?
Which of the following describes metered utilization of cloud resources?
A technician goes to a classroom to troubleshoot a projector that occasionally powers off. The technician recreates the issue and notices the projector will not power back on until approximately 15 minutes have passed. After 15 minutes of being powered on. the projector shuts off again. Which of the following should the technician perform NEXT to resolve the issue?
A user reports issues with a smartphone after dropping it. The icons on the screen all look normal, but when the user touches the email icon, for example, nothing happens. Which of the following is MOST likely the cause?
A technician replaced a motherboard on a server, and now the 64-bit hypervisor is not loading correctly. Which of the following needs to be enabled for the hypervisor to run?
A technician needs to install a cost-effective storage device into a rackmount server that will be used as a VM host. This storage will be used for all VMs that run from the server. Which of the following should be used?
While implementing a non-carrier-grade wireless backhaul, a technician notices the current channel selection is externally polluted with various RF signals. Upon performing a spectral analysis, the technician discovers a channel containing almost no RF pollution. Unfortunately, the technician is unable to select that channel. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for this issue?
Client-side virtualization guest machines have security requirements similar to physical machines, but they also need to ensure separation from other guest machines. Which of the following BEST describes this client-side guest security requirement?
Which of the following is a valid use for PaaS?
A Microsoft Windows user is preparing to work in another country and needs to comply with corporate policy for data protection when copying files to portable media. Which of the following solutions would MOST likely satisfy this requirement?
Which of the following network devices is used to separate broadcast domains?
A remote user reports connectivity issues with the local internet provider. Even after a technician reboots the modem supplied by the ISP. the issue persists. Which of the following would BEST establish the connection in minimal time?
A technician is commissioning a workstation that is required to have mirrored storage, utilizing two 4TB drives that support one failure. Which of the following BEST meets these requirements?
A technician installed a Cat 5 UTP cable approximately 275ft (84m) from a network switch in an office to a workstation located on a factory floor The technician sees both a flashing green LED and a flashing orange LED on the workstation's NIC. Which of the following should the technician do FIRST?
A technician needs to recommend an internet connection for a customer who travels around the world and wants to have connectivity while visiting remote camping locations. Some of the locations the customer visits have limited or unreliable cellular service. Which of the following connection types should the technician recommend?
Which of the following would an administrator use to migrate virtual machines from on premises to the cloud?
A user on a SOHO network is unable to watch online videos, even at 240 pixels. The technician runs ipconfig from the user's computer and records the following:
The technician then connects a test laptop to the router via the user's Cat 5 cable and records the following information:
Which of the following is MOST likely causing the user's issue?
A user submits a help desk ticket regarding a smartphone that will no longer accept its charging cable. The assigned technician notices the phone does not have a protective case, and the user constantly transport the phone in a pocket. The technician attempts to use a secondary charger, but the cable falls out of the phone. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the issue?
A user contacts the help desk in reference to a failing thumbprint scanner. The user states the scanner was functioning correctly yesterday. Which of the following troubleshooting steps should be performed FIRST after the ticket has been filed?
A user reports that printed receipts have black smudges over the entire image. The text is still present but is very dark and sometimes illegible. Which of the following are the MOST likely cause and solution for the printer issue?
A user failed to gain access to a building's entrance after security measures at the entrance were upgraded last week. The company implemented the 13.56MHz frequency short band, and users can now utilize their mobile devices to authenticate. Which of the following has to be enabled for the mobile device to authenticate?
An IT manager discovered that hundreds of pages of printed materials are being recycled each day because the materials are left on the printer tray instead of being picked up by users. Which of the following would BEST prevent this waste?
Which of the following standards supports MIMO technology?
A user needs a technician's help connecting a laptop to a projector The projector is old and only has analog input. Which of the following cable types should the technician use to connect the laptop to the proJector?
A technician is troubleshooting a PC that has been experiencing random system crashes. The technician has already checked the hard drive and the RAM, and both were in good working order. Which of the following steps should the technician take next to troubleshoot the system crashes?
An engineer discovers the reason a user is unable to access the internet on a company laptop is because the RJ45 port failed. Which of the following should the engineer do to immediately restore network connectivity?
Which of the following display types is available for laptops?
Which of the following server roles does RADIUS perform?
A technician is creating a consecutive range of IP addresses that a server can select from to fulfill requests from network clients. Which of the following is the technician creating?
A technician recently installed a new printer that is being shared over the network via a 64-bit Windows Print Server Two users, who have computers with a legacy OS, are unable to print to this new printer. Which of the following should the technician do to resolve this issue?
A technician installed a high-end graphics card in a desktop, and now, the desktop randomly shuts down during operations. Which of the following should the technician do next?
Which of the following is the best way to protect the data of a virtual machine in the event of hardware failure?
Which of the following is the best way to protect the data of a virtual machine in the event of hardware failure?
When a user's workstation is turned on, a message displays indicating that the date and time are incorrect. Other computers on the network do not display this
message. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this issue?
A technician is mitigating threats to web clusters. Which of the following tools is the most appropriate for a technician to use to mitigate unwanted traffic against the web clusters' public-facing interface?
A printer displays an error message even after a paper jam is cleared. Which of the following should a technician do to fix the issue?
Which of the following network devices converts fiber network signals from light into electric signals that can be used by a Wi-Fi router?
A user returns to work after a two-week vacation and cannot connect to an internal server. The remote drives were working the last time the user accessed them. Which of the following steps should the technician take next?
Which of the following is the best reason to set up a virtual sandbox?
A classroom projector, which is turned on, displays a flashing LED code but does not have any video output. Which of the following should a technician do to resolve the issue?
A user's brand new phone froze while information was being transferred from the old phone. When a technician reset the new phone, it functioned properly when a data transfer was not being attempted. When the technician tested the old phone, it did not appear to have any functionality issues and passed all forms of device testing. Which of the following is the most likely reason the data transfer failed?
A company laptop uses a docking station with an integrated NIC and is unable to access a wired SOHO network using DHCP. A technician runs ipconfig anddiscovers the laptop has an IPv4 assignment of 169.254.0.9. The NIC does not have any link or activity lights on. Which of the following should the technician do next?
A technician is troubleshooting a laptop that shuts down intermittently When the laptop is repositioned, the technician notices a noise coming from inside of it. The technician removes the bottom cover
Which of the following should the technician do next?
Which of the following external monitor connections provides the highest possible resolution for a PC?
A technician is configuring the settings on a multifunction printer so the device can be shared across the LAN_ Which of the following should the technician do to enable the printer to be shared across the network?
A user's laptop has been slow to respond for the past few days. The user has run a virus scan, deleted temporary files, closed unnecessary programs, and rebooted the laptop, but the issue persists. Which of the following steps should the technician take next?
A customer's laptop is making clicking sounds in the area where non-volatile storage is installed. A technician examines the laptop and confirms the issue. Which of the following is the most appropriate replacement part?
A technician is designing a new laptop for a local construction company. Company employees will move the laptop around frequently and are likely to drop the laptop while working. Which of the following drives should the technician install to mitigate for potential damage?
A technician is configuring the BIOS of a new workstation. The machine will be used for data analytics, and the technician would like to maximize the performance of the CPU. Which of the following BIOS settings should the technician verify?
Which of the following provides the highest level of isolation from the host operating system?
Type Il hypervisor
Resource pooling
Hardware-assisted virtualization
A cloud engineer, who is designing a cloud architecture, needs to ensure the solution is able to immediately fail over to another region in case of an outage and also scale up in the event of high utilization. Which of the following should the engineer Implement? (Select two).
A new VolP solution is being implemented at a corporate office for more than 200 users. The new VolP devices do not require AC adapters at the users' desks. Which of the following network devices should a technician purchase?
A systems administrator is working to ensure access to corporate laptops is limited to authorized users. The administrator has already implemented a password policy. Which of the following would be the best option to help the administrator secure the corporate resources?
A technician is installing a WAP in the company break room. The new access point should have a rating of higher than 50Mbps and minimal range to avoid interference with other access points. Which of the following 802.11 standards should the technician select?
A company wants to save money by leveraging the cloud while still being able to customize the infrastructure. Which of the following cloud models
would best address the company's needs?
An administrator is using an RJ45 connector to terminate a network cable. Which of the following cables is the administrator terminating?
A systems administrator needs to set up a multifunction printer for the legal department. The legal department deals with sensitive documents and requires a secure method of releasing print jobs. Which of the following should the systems administrator configure to meet the department's security requirements?
An integrated webcam on a user's laptop broke, so a technician installed a temporary, external webcam_ Since the extemal webcam installation, other users can only see part of the user's face during videoconferences. Which of the following best describes the reason for this issue?
A technician is upgrading a desktop's storage with the fastest option available. The desktop's motherboard is equipped with SATA Ill, NVMe, and IDE. Which of the following should the technician choose for the best performance?
Which of the following network devices should a technician install in order to isolate voice traffic on the network?
A customer has a Wi-Fi-capable laptop to use when traveling for work Which of the following will allow the laptop to stay connected when the user travels?
A company in a large building uses a wireless network for its workstations. After a new company moves into the building on the floor below, the old company's wireless network begins experiencing connectivity Issues. Which of the following is the most likely cause?
After moving a user's legacy workstation into a new private office that does not have a LAN connection, the technician is unable to connect to a wireless network. Which of the following is the most likely reason?
Which of the following is the purpose of an IPv4 gateway?
Which of the following models is an example of metered utilization?
A technician has noticed that a monitored server is receiving a disk failure notice during startup. When the technician clicks to continue, the machine still seems to startup into Windows but at a much slower speed. The technician looks at the BIOS information and sees the machine utilizes a RAID 5 configuration. Which of the following does the technician MOST likely need to perform?
Which of the following describes the difference between a DNS server and a DHCP server?
A user would like a removable storage device that is secure. portable, and does not contain moving parts. Which of the following devices would be the most suitable?
A technician is troubleshooting a computer that is not completing POST and gets stuck at the manufacturer logo screen. All internal, removable parts have been disconnected and only the minimum parts necessary to POST were reconnected. However, the symptoms remain the same. Which of the following should the technician try NEXT?
A user wants a second monitor installed on a laptop. The VGA/DVI or HDMI cables have already been connected. Which of the following should the technician do to configure the laptop to show both screens?
A systems administrator is attempting to resolve a ticket regarding an issue with an email server. The administrator is covering for a coworker who was previously working on the ticket. The coworker already gathered facts about the issue and spoke with users concerning their missing emails. The coworker also discovered the email server's retention policy was updated shortly before users first noticed the issue. Which of the following should the systems
administrator do NEXT to resolve the email issue?
A technical lead wants to migrate all common business applications, including email and fileshares, to the cloud. Which of the following cloud concepts should be used?
A technician is tasked with upgrading a laptop's RAM. Which of the following steps should the technician lake FIRST?
A user attempted to install an application on a desktop, and the installation attempt failed. A technician compares these installation files to those on another user's machine and finds the files are different. Which of the following should the technician do NEXT?
A user is unable to plug a USB 3.0 device into a USB port. Upon inspection, a technician notices the USB 3.0 port appears to be slightly smaller than the other connections. Which of the following Is the MOST likely cause?
A technician needs to install a printer on the network. Which of the following must the technician configure? (Select THREE).
A technician receives a ticket that states a mobile payment device is having Issues with Its contactless payment feature. The device is not detecting payment options. Which of the following Is the MOST likely cause of the Issue?
A technician just finished assembling a new PC for a client. Upon POST, the device presents an unspecified beep code and turns off automatically after five seconds. The technician double-checks the bill of materials for the new build and confirms all items have been installed. Which of the following should the technician do NEXT?
Which of the following allows a switch to be divided into separate logical networks?
Which of the following allows all VMs in a virtual environment to have RAM allocated for use?
A technician is working on a critical warehouse machine that will not turn on. The technician has determined the power supply for the machine failed. The warehouse manager is looking for a solution that will prevent downtime in the future. Which of the following devices should the technician install to meet this requirement?
A technician is configuring a new CAD workstation that has four large hard drives. The workstation will be used to edit large, critical files, so the storage configuration should be both fast and redundant. Which of the following RAID levels BEST meets these requirements?
Which of the following network services allows a networked device to always be assigned the same IP address based on the device's MAC address?
A user is unable to access the internet on a PC. A technician examines the PC and runs the following commands:
Which of the following steps in the troubleshooting process does this series of commands represent?
A user reports limited or no connectivity on a laptop. A technician runs ipconf ig /all with the following result:
Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this issue?
A technician is troubleshooting a point-of-sale primer that Is printing blank receipts. Which o( the following should the technician do to resolve the Issue?
A startup company is outgrowing its current office space and is requiring employees to work remotely. The company must comply with government-enforced requirements to safeguard all aspects of data, so the IT department plans to maintain complete control over users' operating systems. Which of the following should the IT department implement?
A technician responds to a help desk ticket that indicates a user's workstation is not booting. The technician initially suspects a failed hard drive. The technician performs diagnostics and confirms the hard drive is fully operational.
Which of the following steps should the technician complete NEXT?
A university student was able to boot from a live Linux CD on a computer in a shared space on campus. Which of the following will BEST prevent this type of action from occurring in the future?
A thermal punier that is used 10 print order buckets m a factory has been experiencing Issues following the failure of the alt conditioner during the summer. Each ticket has blank spots or is missing text. Which of the following would MOST likely solve these Issues?
A client wants to connect an external keyboard to an Android tablet. Which of the following connection types are appropriate for this task? (Select TWO).
Which of the following types of devices MOST often uses a Thunderbolt cable?
A technician set up a new access point and has noticed significant latency on the selected channel. Which of the following tools can assist with locating the BEST channel to use?
A technician is selling up a projector (or a videoconferencing system. When the user all empts to connect a laptop to the system, the system displays the following error message.
No source found
The user tries multiple cables and inputs on the projector. Which of the following should the user try NEXT?
A technician installs a new printer for a workstation and tries to print a test page, but the page does not print. The technician looks at the print queue and notices that the printer is called 'Generic Printer." Which of the following BEST describes what the technician should do to fix this issue?
A technician was called in to look at a user's PC. The user reported the PC was very sluggish. The HDD light on the PC was constantly on without blinking. The PC itself was slow receiving input and took a very long time to load the OS. The technician also noticed updates had failed. Which of the following is MOST likely the cause of these issues?
A technician is troubleshooting an old desktop system that randomly shows a Windows BSOD or powers off unexpectedly. All system temperatures are within normal limits. Which of the following should the technician do NEXT?
A help desk technician thinks a desktop PC has failed due to a defective power supply. Which of the following steps should the technician take NEXT?
The IT department at an insurance brokerage needs to acquire laptops that have built-in fingerprint readers in order to create a more secure environment. Which of the following would be the MOST secure way to implement the fingerprint readers?
An end user discovered that the touch-screen features on a Windows device have stopped working. Which of the following should a technician check?
A new version of Windows was released and a piece of software vital to the engineering department will not run on the new version. Which of the following is the BEST option to enable this department to be able to continue using this software?
A user that works is sales is reporting that the output on each page printed from a laser has duplicate images. Which of the following should be performed FIRST to eliminate the ghost images?
A technician made several upgrades to a computer and then determined the power supplied by the PSU is insufficient. Which of the following would MOST likely cause the insufficiency? (Select TWO).
A user on the marketing team uses various multimedia applications that consume a lot of memory. The user needs to install more RAM to run these applications effectively. When the user opens the computer case, the user sees four slots in two sets of colors. Which of the following memory types is MOST likely required?
The Chief Executive Officer wants to ensure company data is stored in a manner that provides the company with complete control over how the data is managed. Which of the following is the BEST cloud deployment model for this request?
A startup is looking to immediately expand its data center but does not have the personnel or space to manage everything internally. The organization has multiple small offices and remote users with large computational and storage-solution requirements. Funding is not an issue for the company. Which of the following can BEST accomplish the company's goals?
A user is trying to play a DVD on a projector. The user can hear the audio; however, the projector is showing an error message that states:
HDMI Blocked due to Copy Protection
Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the error?
Which of the following network types would be used in a server room to connect virtual servers lo high-speed storage?
A home user has purchased a subscription for a service that blocks malicious sites by preventing them from resolving correctly. Which of the following settings MOST likely needs to be changed on the user's router to enable this functionally?
A technician is diagnosing a workstation that shuts down unexpectedly during a butn-in test. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause for this symptom?