Free 220-1201 Sample Questions — CompTIA A+ Certification Exam: Core 1

Which of the following should a company use to implement automatic time synchronization?

• A. DHCP
• B. UTM
• C. NTP
• D. AAA

A user prints a job from a laser printer. The user wipes the page, and the words and images come off of it. The technician replaces the toner cartridge, but the issue persists. Which of the following components should the technician replace next?

• A. Fuser
• B. Drum
• C. Developer roller
• D. Discharge lamp

A company has a main office and 20 branch offices. The company wants to have a backup network connection to allow connectivity if the main fiber connection goes down. The company does not want to create new infrastructure. Which of the following should the company use?

• A. Cable
• B. Cellular
• C. DSL
• D. SAN

A small business owner purchases a building and wants to set up an internet connection. A technician examines the target network room and discovers a coaxial wall jack. Which of the following internet types would the technician most likely recommend for the new business?

• A. Fiber
• B. Satellite
• C. DSL
• D. Cable

A technician wants to evaluate several desktop Linux OSs simultaneously. Which of the following is the best way to accomplish this task?

• A. Container
• B. Sandbox
• C. Hypervisor
• D. VDI

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?

• A. Badging
• B. Password
• C. Passcode
• D. Biometrics

Which of the following connector types is associated with coaxial terminations serving cable internet deployments?

• A. DB9
• B. ST
• C. F-type
• D. RJ45

A user's wireless headset shows a "connected" status when turned on, but the Bluetooth list on the user's phone shows that the headset is "not connected." Which of the following should the technician do?

• A. Enter the PIN
• B. Turn off Wi-Fi
• C. Re-pair the devices
• D. Enable Bluetooth

A technician sets up a conference room projector that begins to intermittently flicker. The projector is connected to a laptop via an HDMI cable. When the technician connects the laptop to a monitor using the same cable, the issue persists. Which of the following steps should the technician take to troubleshoot the display issue?

• A. Adjust the resolution settings on the laptop
• B. Swap the HDMI cable with a new one
• C. Replace the projector
• D. Check and configure the refresh rate settings

While using a computer, a user reports that the system fan begins running loudly and the display starts to distort. Which of the following is occurring?

• A. Overheating
• B. Sluggish performance
• C. Overclocking CPU
• D. Crashing applications

Which of the following utilizes specialized ports on a laptop to expand the local connection options?

• A. NFC adapter
• B. Docking station
• C. Port replicator
• D. USB dongle

A network operations analyst receives an automated alert regarding a server with an array. The analyst walks over to the server and sees a blinking orange light at the hard disk bay. The server is configured for RAID 1. Which of the following should the analyst do to resolve this issue?

• A. Change the array to RAID 0
• B. Undo the array and create a new one
• C. Update RAID card firmware
• D. Replace the hard disk and rebuild the array

A user reports that a laptop runs very slowly when documents are opened and saved. The user got the laptop within the past year. A technician finds the following specifications for the laptop: Intel Core i5-1235U - Windows 11 Home - Intel Iris Xe Graphics - 1TB 7200RPM 16GB: 2 x 8GB DDR4 2666 The technician thinks a minor upgrade should solve the slow performance issue. Which of the following components should the technician install?

• A. Gaming GPU
• B. i7 CPU
• C. 64GB RAM
• D. 2.5 SATA SSD

Which of the following port numbers is used for a file transfer?

• A. 21
• B. 53
• C. 68
• D. 389

Which of the following is an advantage of using a hybrid cloud instead of a public cloud?

• A. Ability to reduce management overhead
• B. Ability to use cross-platform virtualization
• C. Ability to meet data residency requirements
• D. Ability to leverage IaaS and PaaS

An end user's domain password expires while they are working from home. The end user tries to reset the password using Ctrl+Alt+Delete and then receives the following message: Configuration information could not be read from the domain controller, either because the machine is unavailable or because access denied. Which of the following will resolve this issue?

• A. Restart the computer
• B. Connect to the VPN
• C. Reset the account in Active Directory
• D. Join the Wi-Fi network

A user reports that a phone’s integration features consistently stop and restart when charging the phone in a car. A technician checks the phone and finds no malicious applications. Which of the following should the technician do to fix the issue?

• A. Clean the connection port
• B. Replace the cable with a longer cable
• C. Reinstall MDM software on the phone
• D. Discharge the battery

A technician is troubleshooting a connectivity issue on a network computer. The technician runs ipconfig in a command prompt and receives the following IP address: 169.254.0.6. Which of the following is most likely the type of IP address being assigned?

• A. DHCP reservation assignment
• B. Dynamic assignment
• C. Self assignment
• D. Static assignment

A technician is troubleshooting a laptop's connectivity via its USB-C port to a projector. The same laptop works well when it is connected to a USB-C docking station. The projector is configured as expected, and the USB-C cable was tested on a charging port. Which of the following could be the issue?

• A. The USB-C cable requires a power injector
• B. The USB-C cable is not compatible with Thunderbolt technology
• C. The USB-C cable needs an adapter to work with the laptop
• D. The USB-C cable does not support enough power

Which of the following is an advantage of using VDI?

• A. Authentication is not required on a domain
• B. Licensing costs are minimized
• C. Less manual configuration is needed for each workstation
• D. virus is automatically contained locally