If you received an error stating

CompTIA A+ 1000 – Part 2

Module 5: Applications Utility, Troubleshooting, and Optimization

 

1. If you received an error stating “no operating system found”, what would this indicate?
Choose one answer.

• Windows needed to be reinstalled
• The system was up and running and ready for commands
• The F8 key had been pressed upon boot
• The computer is unable to find a boot device

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2. Which of these actions might you perform if you wanted to optimize printing?
Choose one answer.

1. Move your spool directory to a different drive
2. Delete any scanners off of the system
3. Update to the most current drivers
4. B and C

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3. Which of these CHKDSK functions dismounts the volume and closes all open files?
Choose one answer

• /Y
• /F
• /R
• /X

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4. A bottleneck is a slowing of the flow of information to a resource as it is applied to a task. All of these are sources of a bottleneck EXCEPT:
Choose one answer.

• Memory
• Networks
• Firmware
• Processors

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5. If you had a bottleneck, in order to evaluate possible causes, which tab on the Windows task manager would you click to determine CPU percentage utilization?
Choose one answer.

• Processes tab
• Services tab
• Applications tab
• Performance tab

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6. The boot mode which loads a minimal set of drivers and services is called _________?
Choose one answer.

• BIOS boot
• Full system boot
• Registry correction
• Safe mode

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7. If you have an older version of an application that does not run properly on Windows, where should you check?
Choose one answer.

• The performance options menu
• The Application Compatibility Settings
• The System Control Panel
• None of these

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8. When using the performance monitor, which of these objects is not controlled by the critical system resource of processor?
Choose one answer.

• Processor
• Processes
• System
• Physical disk

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9. When you insert new software you have purchased into the optical drive, Windows searches for what type of file?
Choose one answer.

• Any exec file
• autorun.inf
• A .ddl file
• A file labeled “active directory”

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10. If you needed to repair the operating system using a special boot of Windows that loaded only the minimal set of drivers to get the operating system running, you would be operating this computer in what manner?
Choose one answer.

• In registry mode
• Using a graphical interface
• Using a paging file
• In safe mode