TestOut PC Pro A+ Certification practice
Exam Questions and Answers
Which of the following are CRT monitor characteristics? (select two) - Answer- 1) CRT
monitors use an electron beam that hits phosphor dots inside of a vacuum tube
2) CRT monitors have a 4:3 aspect ratio which matches the display ratio of a T.V. set.
Which of the following are advantages of solid state storage compared to hard drives?
(select two) - Answer- 1) Lower power requirements
2) No moving parts
Which optical media has the greatest storage capacity? - Answer- Single-layer, single-
sided Blu-ray disc.
You are in the process of configuring a new computer. The motherboard has four
memory slots and supports duel channel memory. You install two memory modules.
When you boot the computer, the BIOS recognizes both modules, but the memory is
not configured to run in dual channel mode. What should you do? - Answer- Move the
modules to the correct motherboard slots
You just purchased an external SCSI hard drive for your desktop workstation. What
should you do before you connect it to the system? - Answer- Set the drive's SCSI ID
Which of the following are true regarding a dual-channel memory bandwidth
configuration? (select two) - Answer- 1) The memory controller must support dual-
channels.
2) Bandwidth is increased by 5-15%
Which of the following is true of LED monitors? - Answer- LED monitors use LED
backlight technology.
Which of the following standards provides for data transfer rates up to 480 Mbps with a
max cable length of 5 meters? - Answer- USB 2.0
Which of the following are characteristics of Bluetooth? (select two) - Answer- 1) 2.4
GHz radio wireless
,2) Ad hoc connections
You have installed a new computer with a dual core 64-bit processor, 6 GB of memory,
and a PCIe video card with 512 MB of memory. After installing the operating system,
you see less than 4 GB of memory available in Windows. What should you do? -
Answer- Install a 64-bit version of the operating system
Which feature on Intel chips allows a single processor to run two threads in parallel,
instead of processing single threads linearly? - Answer- Hyper-threading
When do you need to upgrade the system BIOS? - Answer- Whenever a BIOS update
provides functionality not currently supported that is required by the OS or hardware
Which of the following use Centronics-type connectors? - Answer- Parallel
Which of the following is an advantage to purchasing a computer with video and audio
integrated onto the motherboard? - Answer- Lower overall system cost
Which of the following would indicate when a system case cover is removed? - Answer-
Chassis intrusion detection
A portable computer connected to a printer with an infrared interface works fine inside
your office. However, when you go outside it works sporadically. How can you fix this?
(select two) - Answer- 1) Block any direct and reflected sunlight from the pathway
between the PC and printer
2) Move the printer closer to the computer
Which of the following functions are not associated with a CNR? - Answer- Video
Which of the following drive configurations uses striping without fault tolerance? -
Answer- RAID 0
You want to purchase a home theater. Which hardware selection criteria would be most
important for this system? (select two) - Answer- 1) Home Theater PC (HTPC) form
factor
2) Video card with HDMI output
What is the approx bus speed of DDR2 memory rated at PC2-5300? - Answer- 333
MHz
Which of the following types of SCSI termination uses voltage regulators in conjunction
with resistors to terminate the SCSI bus? - Answer- Active Termination
, Which of the following will most likely contain SODIMM memory? - Answer- Notebook
computers
Which of the following statements are true about the DisplayPort interface for
connecting video monitors to computers? (select two) - Answer- 1) DisplayPort uses a
lower voltage than DVI or HDMI
2) DisplayPort can send both video and audio signals over the same cable
You are purchasing a PC system that will be used as a file and print server in a small
business. Which hardware selection criteria would be most important for this system?
(select two) - Answer- 1) 64-bit multi-core processor
2) RAID 1+0 array
Which of the following is an advantage of serial ports over parallel ports? - Answer-
Serial ports can send data over longer distances
You need to connect a new USB scanner to the USB port on your computer. What
should you do? - Answer- Install the scanner drivers, then connect the scanner to the
USB port
You have three computers in your office. You would like to reduce the time it takes to
move from one computer to the next, and you would like to use only one keyboard,
monitor and mouse for all three computers. Which device allows this type of setup? -
Answer- KVM
Two IDE devices share the same channel. One device is newer and faster. Which
device should you set to master? - Answer- Set the newer, faster device to master
You have an existing computer that you've been using for years. You decide to upgrade
the processor. You check the motherboard documentation and purchase the fastest
processor that is supported by the motherboard. When you start the computer, it beeps
regularly but nothing is shown on the screen and it doesn't start. What should you do
first? - Answer- Flash the BIOS
You are linking multiple video cards together to increase performance. Which of the
following statements are true? (select two) - Answer- 1) In most cases both cards
should be identical
2) Scalable Link Interface (SLI) and CrossFire are two different methods for linking
video cards
Which of the following functions are associated with an AMR riser card? (select two) -
Answer- 1) Modem
Exam Questions and Answers
Which of the following are CRT monitor characteristics? (select two) - Answer- 1) CRT
monitors use an electron beam that hits phosphor dots inside of a vacuum tube
2) CRT monitors have a 4:3 aspect ratio which matches the display ratio of a T.V. set.
Which of the following are advantages of solid state storage compared to hard drives?
(select two) - Answer- 1) Lower power requirements
2) No moving parts
Which optical media has the greatest storage capacity? - Answer- Single-layer, single-
sided Blu-ray disc.
You are in the process of configuring a new computer. The motherboard has four
memory slots and supports duel channel memory. You install two memory modules.
When you boot the computer, the BIOS recognizes both modules, but the memory is
not configured to run in dual channel mode. What should you do? - Answer- Move the
modules to the correct motherboard slots
You just purchased an external SCSI hard drive for your desktop workstation. What
should you do before you connect it to the system? - Answer- Set the drive's SCSI ID
Which of the following are true regarding a dual-channel memory bandwidth
configuration? (select two) - Answer- 1) The memory controller must support dual-
channels.
2) Bandwidth is increased by 5-15%
Which of the following is true of LED monitors? - Answer- LED monitors use LED
backlight technology.
Which of the following standards provides for data transfer rates up to 480 Mbps with a
max cable length of 5 meters? - Answer- USB 2.0
Which of the following are characteristics of Bluetooth? (select two) - Answer- 1) 2.4
GHz radio wireless
,2) Ad hoc connections
You have installed a new computer with a dual core 64-bit processor, 6 GB of memory,
and a PCIe video card with 512 MB of memory. After installing the operating system,
you see less than 4 GB of memory available in Windows. What should you do? -
Answer- Install a 64-bit version of the operating system
Which feature on Intel chips allows a single processor to run two threads in parallel,
instead of processing single threads linearly? - Answer- Hyper-threading
When do you need to upgrade the system BIOS? - Answer- Whenever a BIOS update
provides functionality not currently supported that is required by the OS or hardware
Which of the following use Centronics-type connectors? - Answer- Parallel
Which of the following is an advantage to purchasing a computer with video and audio
integrated onto the motherboard? - Answer- Lower overall system cost
Which of the following would indicate when a system case cover is removed? - Answer-
Chassis intrusion detection
A portable computer connected to a printer with an infrared interface works fine inside
your office. However, when you go outside it works sporadically. How can you fix this?
(select two) - Answer- 1) Block any direct and reflected sunlight from the pathway
between the PC and printer
2) Move the printer closer to the computer
Which of the following functions are not associated with a CNR? - Answer- Video
Which of the following drive configurations uses striping without fault tolerance? -
Answer- RAID 0
You want to purchase a home theater. Which hardware selection criteria would be most
important for this system? (select two) - Answer- 1) Home Theater PC (HTPC) form
factor
2) Video card with HDMI output
What is the approx bus speed of DDR2 memory rated at PC2-5300? - Answer- 333
MHz
Which of the following types of SCSI termination uses voltage regulators in conjunction
with resistors to terminate the SCSI bus? - Answer- Active Termination
, Which of the following will most likely contain SODIMM memory? - Answer- Notebook
computers
Which of the following statements are true about the DisplayPort interface for
connecting video monitors to computers? (select two) - Answer- 1) DisplayPort uses a
lower voltage than DVI or HDMI
2) DisplayPort can send both video and audio signals over the same cable
You are purchasing a PC system that will be used as a file and print server in a small
business. Which hardware selection criteria would be most important for this system?
(select two) - Answer- 1) 64-bit multi-core processor
2) RAID 1+0 array
Which of the following is an advantage of serial ports over parallel ports? - Answer-
Serial ports can send data over longer distances
You need to connect a new USB scanner to the USB port on your computer. What
should you do? - Answer- Install the scanner drivers, then connect the scanner to the
USB port
You have three computers in your office. You would like to reduce the time it takes to
move from one computer to the next, and you would like to use only one keyboard,
monitor and mouse for all three computers. Which device allows this type of setup? -
Answer- KVM
Two IDE devices share the same channel. One device is newer and faster. Which
device should you set to master? - Answer- Set the newer, faster device to master
You have an existing computer that you've been using for years. You decide to upgrade
the processor. You check the motherboard documentation and purchase the fastest
processor that is supported by the motherboard. When you start the computer, it beeps
regularly but nothing is shown on the screen and it doesn't start. What should you do
first? - Answer- Flash the BIOS
You are linking multiple video cards together to increase performance. Which of the
following statements are true? (select two) - Answer- 1) In most cases both cards
should be identical
2) Scalable Link Interface (SLI) and CrossFire are two different methods for linking
video cards
Which of the following functions are associated with an AMR riser card? (select two) -
Answer- 1) Modem
