220-301 Exam Questions

A computer technician is asked to replace an old Pentium 2 motherboard with a new Pentium 4 motherboard and processor. Which of the following power supply requirements should be ex...

Which test checks the transmitter and receiver of a local modem?

Which network technology allows a NIC (network interface card) to transmit and receive data at the same time?

What is the standard DMA channel for the floppy drive?

Which network technology allows a NIC (network interface card) to transmit and receive data at the same time?

Which of the following commands tests the path between the client and target?

While printing several documents to a network laser printer, the printer appears unresponsive for an hour. The print queue indicates that the printer is successfully printing page...

What is the difference between an RJ-45 connector and an RJ-11 connector?

A technician installs a new 80 GB ATA 100 hard drive in a system. Upon initial boot the drive is not recognized by the computer. What is the MOST likely cause of this problem?

A client asks a technician to add a DVD+R burner to a computer system. The technician does this and successfully tests the drive. Three weeks later, the client calls and says that...

Which of the following devices should be removed from a UPS (uninterruptible power supply)?

Which of the following cable standards supports transmission speeds above 200 Mbps?

DIMMs come in which two pinout styles? (Select TWO)

What are the two most common ways to reset a CMOS password? (Select TWO)

A technician is asked to secure the data on a PC against hardware failure. The technician wants to do this through a RAID controller. The technician has three hard drives and if on...

What is the FIRST and most important step in system troubleshooting?

What causes chip creep?

Which type of PCMCIA cards are 5 mm thick and are fully I/O capable?

A computer boots up with the error "CMOS Checksum Failure." Which of the following components needs to be replaced?

Which type of Ethernet cabling is made with non-toxic materials?

Which hardware device on a motherboard can be updated through software?

Which kind of connector is a female DB-25 connector?

What is the maximum number of SCSI devices per Bus in LVD (low voltage differential) mode and a Wide Bus?

With respect to a NIC (network interface card), to what does the term 10/100 refer?

A networked PC has SERVER as its NetBIOS name. It has a locally attached printer on LPT1, which is shared across the network called LASER1. What is the UNC path from all other work...

When connecting to an 802.11 Wireless access point, which mode should be used?

How should CD-ROM media be cleaned?

Why can multiple SCSI devices work on the same channel?

A user wants to listen to a CD on a computer running Windows 2000. However, when it starts playing there is no sound coming from the speakers. A technician verifies that the speake...

A laptop computer has two stacked PCMCIA slots. Given only this information, which three of the following card configurations are MOST likely supported? (Select THREE)

How many 168 pin DIMMs are required per memory bank?

Which device plugs into an AGP slot?

A modem can only be configured to use COM1 or COM2 Ports. What helps when installing the modem in a Windows 9x PC?

What is the TCP/IP protocol that is designed to translate URLs into IP addresses called?

Which type of networking technology can have a PHYSICAL star topology but a LOGICAL ring topology?

On a diskette drive data cable, what is the drive letter assigned to the device after the twist?

How many 168 pin DIMMs are required per memory bank?

What is the maximum transfer speed of ATA 33?

After upgrading the CPU on an existing PC, the computer shuts down after running only a few minutes. What are the two MOST likely reasons for this problem? (Select TWO)

Which connector type is used by a multi-mode fiber cable?

The EIA/TIA (Electronics Industry Association/Telecommunications Industry Association) 568B wiring standard (10BaseT and 100BaseT) calls for which cable and connector?

In which two situations is it NOT advisable to wear a grounding strap while working on a PC? (Select TWO)

When connecting to an 802.11 Wireless access point, which mode should be used?

A networked PC has SERVER as its NetBIOS name. It has a locally attached printer on LPT1, which is shared across the network called LASER1. What is the UNC path from all other work...

Which two statements about the NetBEUI protocol are true? (Select TWO)

For a generic desktop computer, what does one short beep after the unit completes POST indicate?

How many pin contacts are on a RIMM module?

When installing a Card Bus PCMCIA network adapter in a laptop, the A+ Professional cannot get the system to recognize the card. There is a modem in the second PCMCIA slot. Initiall...

What is the pin count of a standard DIMM?

Where would a technician modify a computer's configuration, so that the Parallel Port uses ECP (extended capabilities port) mode?