FINAL EXAM: CompTIA A+ 220-1101- Question and Answers [ALREADY PASSED] 2025/2026
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FINAL EXAM: CompTIA A+ 220-1101-
Question and Answers [ALREADY PASSED]
2025/2026
The printer spooler manages print jobs by storing them temporarily and sending them to the printer. If
the spooler fails or stops, no jobs will be printed. A printer in the accounting department has stopped
p...
FINAL EXAM: CompTIA A+ 220-1101-
Question and Answers [ALREADY PASSED]
2025/2026
The printer spooler manages print jobs by storing them temporarily and sending them to the printer. If
the spooler fails or stops, no jobs will be printed. A printer in the accounting department has stopped
processing print jobs, with seven pending in the queue. What is the best troubleshooting step?
B. Restart the printer's spooler
A. Send a test job to the printer and move it to the top of the queue
C. Install an updated version of the printer driver
D. Delete everything in the queue and resend the print jobs
A system administrator is facing an issue where a computer tries to boot from an external USB drive,
leading to an error. What is the most effective way to stop this?
A. Modify the BIOS to boot from the internal hard drive
B. Modify the boot order in Windows Disk Management
C. Rebuild the MBR on the external hard drive
D. Disable the external drive in Device Manager
A user is printing to a multifunction printer, but the output consists of garbled text. Other users are
printing normally. What is the likely cause of this issue?
C. Print driver is configured for PCL
A. Printer driver specifies secured prints
B. Faulty network cable
D. Application is not authorized to print
A network connection in a conference room lacks documentation, but it works when connected to a
device. Which tool is best to find the other end of the network cable?
B. Tone generator
A. Cable tester
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,C. Multimeter
D. Crimper
A network administrator is facing port flapping on an Ethernet switch. What is the most likely cause of
the issue?
B. Faulty crimp on an Ethernet connector
A. Firewall rule is blocking traffic
C. Excessive jitter measurements
D. Duplex mismatch
A user receives an "Operating system not found" message after powering on their computer, with SATA
drive cables properly connected. What should be the next step?
D. Check for removable drives
A. Boot to Safe Mode
B. Replace the boot drive
C. Restore from a known good backup
A smartphone battery is bulging and pushing the screen away from the phone. What is the most
appropriate next step?
A. Power off the phone and contact support
B. Upgrade to the latest OS version
C. Replace the screen
D. Perform a factory reset
A client's laptop boots normally, but the LCD output is too faint to view. What is the most likely cause of
this issue?
B. Inverter
A. Video card
C. Video driver
D. Power adapter
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,A graphics designer is experiencing delays when accessing files on their hard drive, but backups are up to
date. What is the best next troubleshooting step?
B. Perform a hard drive diagnostic
A. Reinstall Windows
C. Restore from the daily backup
D. Boot to Safe Mode
Which of the following is most likely to be found on an optical disc?
A. Document archive
B. Operating system boot files
C. RAID parity files
D. BIOS configurations
A computer beeps twice upon startup and shows no display on the screen. What is the likely cause?
B. The memory is faulty
A. The boot device is not connected
C. The operating system has become corrupted
D. The PC is infected with malware
Which port is used by SMTP to send email messages?
D. 25
A. 443
B. 22
C. 23
A laptop's LCD projector display is flickering and pixelating despite adjusting resolution and refresh rates.
What should the technician do next?
A. Replace the video cable
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, B. Disable the laptop display
C. Replace the projector bulb
D. Power cycle the projector
A Windows tablet’s stylus no longer interacts with the screen. What is the most likely cause?
A. Digitizer
B. Backlight
C. Contrast
D. Inverter
The duplex setting prints the output on both sides of the page, and a printer that supports duplexing will
flip the page over without any manual intervention from the user. A user in the accounting
department needs to print a form on the laser printer on both sides of the page. Which of the following
options should be configured in the accounting software?
A. Collate
B. Orientation
C. Duplex
D. Resolution
A. Docking station C. USB to Ethernet adapter
There are a few options for creating a wired Ethernet connection on a laptop computer. Using a docking
station is a common solution to provide many different interfaces, and docking stations often include the
option to install a full-size PCI Express (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) adapter. A USB
(Universal Serial Bus) to Ethernet adapter is a simpler solution that only provides an Ethernet interface,
but it's much more portable than a docking station. A user needs to connect their laptop to the
wired Ethernet network, but the laptop does not have an integrated Ethernet interface. Which of the
following would allow the laptop to connect to an Ethernet network? (Pick TWO)
A. Docking station
B. VGA interface
C. USB to Ethernet adapter
D. DisplayPort to HDMI cable
E. DVI to HDMI adapter
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