What topology type is Ethernet?
Ethernet is one of the most common network types, and it would be very unusual to find any network that doesn’t have Ethernet. What kind of topology is most often found with Ethernet networks?
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What does a red X mean?
A client is having a problem printing to their locally connected laser printer. When you look at the Device Manager, you see that the printer has a red X marked on the printer icon. What does this red X represent?
Why is your signal strength so low?
You’ve just installed a mini-PCI 802.11g wireless adapter into a laptop, but you are having difficulty maintaining a constant network connection. Upon checking the signal strength, you find that the signal is barely registering even when the laptop is next to the access point. What is the most likely cause of this issue?
What expansion bus interface will you find on a laptop?
Laptops provide very limited access to the internal expansion bus on the motherboard, so the industry has created specialized expansion bus interfaces that can be accessed from the outside. Which of these interface descriptions would NOT be found on the outside of a portable device?
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How can you change video resolution?
You’re installing a monitor onto a Windows XP computer, and you’d like to modify the video resolution to support the larger display. Where can you find the resolution properties?
How should you troubleshoot this memory installation?
You’ve just upgraded a computer from 1GB of RAM to 2GB. Now when you power the system on, the computer beeps but no messages are displayed on the screen. What’s the most probable cause of this issue?
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What kind of disk should you create?
You are configuring a disk array on a new server, and you need to configure Windows to use mirroring to duplicate information across disk drives. What kind of Windows disk should you create to support this requirement?
What’s the best way to transport an adapter card?
You are moving a video card between computers located on different floors of a building. What’s the best way to protect the video adapter during transportation between the systems?
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What utility can display network routing information?
You’ve been working on a web server at another location, but today you’ve arrived at the office and you’re unable to access the device from your workstation. What command line utilities can display the network path that’s used when you attempt to reach the remote server? Pick the two best answers.
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