A+ Practice Quiz: 220-901 Exam 1

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1. You are looking at a female TRS connector on the computer. Which device uses this connector?

• Monitor
• Keyboard
• Speaker
• Joystick

2. You are in the process of installing a motherboard in a system case? Which of the following objects should you place between the motherboard and the system case?

• Heat spreaders
• Support manual
• Fans
• Passive heat sink
• Standoffs

3. You are building a new computer. You want to select a power supply with features that can help prevent circuit overloads by balancing the current flow. Which of the following is the BEST option for you?

• Automatic voltage switch
• Dual-rail
• AC-to-DC conversion
• Cooling fans

4. You are building a new computer and have purchased a motherboard that includes four built-in SATA connectors. Which of the following MOST accurately lists the maximum number of SATA devices you can connect to the motherboard using the integrated ports?

• 4
• 8
• 16
• 32
• 64

5. Which of the following is a characteristic of extended partitions?

• They are subdivided into logical drives.
• They can be set to active.
• They are bootable.
• There can be multiple extended partitions per drive.

6. Which of the following hardware devices regenerates a signal out all connected ports without examining the frame or packet contents?

• Bridge
• Hub
• Switch
• Gateway
• Router

7. You are currently managing a few Apple iPad devices which are running the iOS operating system. Which of the following BEST describes the architecture used by this device?

• ARM
• x86-64
• x86
• Intel64

8. Even if you perform regular backups, what must be done to ensure that you are protected against data loss?

• Regularly test restoration procedures.
• Restrict restoration privileges to system administrators.
• Write-protect all backup media.
• Configure System Maintenance to automatically defragment system hard drives every night.

9. Where system root is the C: drive, what is the path to the directories that hold user profiles in Windows 10?

• C:\Users\username
• C:\Documents and Settings\username
• C:\Users\Documents and Settings\username
• C:\Users\Profiles\username

10. You have a computer that runs Windows 10. Where would you go to verify the system has recognized the anti-malware software installed on the system?

• Network and Sharing Center
• Windows Firewall
• System
• Security and Maintenance