NEW QUESTION 1
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

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 2
Which of the following should the data center hardware technician implement to ensure maximum uptime for customers' virtual machines?

• A. Line conditioner
• B. AC voltage regulator
• C. Uninterruptible power supply
• D. Cloud storage backup

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 3
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. Check for loose connections, pinched bends, and physical damage.
• B. Install a powered hub as close as possible to the halfway point in the Cat 5 UTP cable run.
• C. Replace the entire run of Cat 5 UTP cable with Cat 5 STP cable.
• D. Upgrade the entire cable run to multimode fiber.

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 4
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?

• A. Isolation
• B. Authentication
• C. Hardening
• D. Authorization

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 5
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

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 6
Which of the following BEST describes the main function of a web server?

• A. Storing files and controlling user access
• B. Setting up personal mailboxes and calendars
• C. Providing IP addresses and printing services
• D. Hosting home pages and business portals

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 7
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. Check for loose connections, pinched bends, and physical damage.
• B. Install a powered hub as close as possible to the halfway point in the Cat 5 UTP cable run.
• C. Replace the entire run of Cat 5 UTP cable with Cat 5 STP cable.
• D. Upgrade the entire cable run to multimode fiber.

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 8
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. The ribbon is jammed and is rubbing on the pape
• B. Clear the bad ribbon and feed it through properly.
• C. The printhead is too ho
• D. Adjust the temperature down and retry printing.
• E. The printer is loaded with the wrong type of pape
• F. Replace the receipt paper with carbon paper.
• G. The blue ink cartridge was loaded with black in
• H. Put in the correct ink and clean the printhead.

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 9
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?

• A. Change the motherboard.
• B. Reseat the motherboard power connections.
• C. Replace the CMOS battery.
• D. Restore the BIOS to factory default settings.

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 10
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. Scissors
• B. Network tap
• C. Magnetized screwdriver
• D. Tone generator
• E. RJ45 connector
• F. Crimper

Answer: AE

NEW QUESTION 11
Laura, a customer, has instructed you to configure her home office wireless access point.
She plans to use the wireless network for finances and has requested that the network be setup with the highest encryption possible.
Additionally, Laura knows that her neighbors have wireless networks and wants to ensure that her network is not being interfered with by the other networks.
She requests that the default settings be changed to the following.
Wireless Name: HomeWiFi
Shared Key: CompTIA
Router Password: Secure$1
Finally, Laura wants to ensure that only her laptop and Smartphone can connect to the network.
Laptop: IP Address 192.168.1.100
Hardware Address: 00:0A:BF:03:C4:54
Smartphone: IP Address 192.168.1.101
Hardware Address: 09:2C:D0:22:3F:11
INSTRUCTIONS
Configure Laura's wireless network using the network adapter window.
If at any time you would like to bring back the initial state of the situation, please click the Reset All button.

• A. Yes
• B. Not Mastered

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 12
A customer reports that access to the network fileshare has become much slower than usual, but local applications do not seem to have trouble. The technician checks the download bandwidth and finds no issues. Which of the following should the technician check NEXT?

• A. Level of network utilization
• B. Customer use of two-factor authentication
• C. Amount of local drive space
• D. RAID array drive health

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 13
An office manager reports that a printer is experiencing performance issues. Printouts are smudging when they are handled, and. recently, whenever the manager tries to print oversized documents, the paper jams before anything is printed on it.

• A. Yes
• B. Not Mastered

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 14
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

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 15
A user connects a smartphone to a laptop. Which of the following types of networks has the user created?

• A. PAN
• B. MAN
• C. WLAN
• D. LAN

Answer: A

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