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What Windows optimization can improve hard drive access times?

CompTIA A+ Pop Quizzes / October 14, 2009

During the normal use of a Windows system, one of your end users has found that it has become slower to load and save files on the hard drive. What Windows optimization technique can improve the access time of the entire hard drive?

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Which RAID type splits files between drives?

CompTIA A+ Pop Quizzes / October 13, 2009

Which RAID type splits files, storing the file contents on separate drives?

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What is the minimum memory requirement for Windows XP?

CompTIA A+ Pop Quizzes / October 12, 2009

You’ve been asked to install Windows XP on some older computers. How much RAM is required to install Windows XP Professional?

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What part of the boot process checks for a bootable partition?

CompTIA A+ Pop Quizzes / October 11, 2009

During the boot process, the BIOS is responsible for looking at the storage device inside of the computer to find a bootable partition. Where does the BIOS find this information?

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How should you troubleshoot this printer output?

CompTIA A+ Pop Quizzes / October 10, 2009

The output from a graphics program to a laser printer shows a thin black streak that runs the length of the page. What’s the first thing you should do to troubleshoot this problem?

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What is PostScript?

CompTIA A+ Pop Quizzes / October 9, 2009

You’ve been asked by the graphics department to provide them with a printer that will support PostScript. What is PostScript?

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What kind of printer runs out of memory?

CompTIA A+ Pop Quizzes / October 8, 2009

One of your clients is having a problem with their printer. When printing certain graphical documents, the printer will not print the page and gives an “out of memory” error. What type of printer is the client using?

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Which one of these interfaces is designed for video?

CompTIA A+ Pop Quizzes / October 7, 2009

Which of these computer bus types are specifically designed to provide an interface for video adapters?

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Which drive technology uses serial connections?

CompTIA A+ Pop Quizzes / October 6, 2009

Which storage drive technology uses point-to-point serial links to make its connections, and does not require any special ribbon cable wiring configurations?

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Where’s my memory?

CompTIA A+ Pop Quizzes / October 5, 2009

You’ve recently upgraded the RAM modules in a personal computer by adding an additional 1 GB stick of memory to increase the amount of available memory from 1 GB to 2 GB. However, when rebooting the system you find that the computer will only recognize the original 1 GB of memory. What might be a cause of this problem? Pick the two best answers.

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