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What time is it? What day is it? What hard drive is this?

CompTIA A+ Pop Quizzes / July 13, 2010

Every time you start your computer, it complains that the configuration is invalid and the date and time is reset back to defaults. What is the most likely cause of this issue?

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How can you lock it down?

CompTIA A+ Pop Quizzes / May 28, 2010

You’d like to configure a computer so that it won’t start the operating system unless the correct password is provided. What’s the best way to accomplish this?

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Which component is the most critical?

CompTIA A+ Pop Quizzes / February 24, 2010

You are building a computer system that has 2 hard drives, 2 optical drives, an enhanced audio system, a television tuner, and an upgraded video card. Which of the following components are the most important to consider when building this new system?

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What does a clicking sound mean?

CompTIA A+ Pop Quizzes / December 31, 2009

One of your computers has hung in the middle of saving a large spreadsheet. When rebooting the PC, the BIOS screen hangs and a clicking noise is heard from inside of the computer. What is the most likely cause of the problem?

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How can you secure your computer’s hardware configuration?

CompTIA A+ Pop Quizzes / September 28, 2009

You’re planning to disable the USB port on all of the computers in your organization, but you’re concerned about your end user community re-enabling the ports on individual systems. What’s the easiest way to ensure that the hardware changes are protected from any end-user modifications?

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What are some important safety tips when working inside of a computer?

CompTIA A+ Pop Quizzes / June 15, 2009

The inside of a computer can be a dangerous place. Which one of these safety tips do NOT apply when working inside of a computer?

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Cleaning inside a computer

CompTIA A+ Pop Quizzes / April 8, 2009

The inside of your computer has gotten very dusty and you’ve decided to clean inside of the case. What’s the first thing you should do?

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Introduction to Personal Computers

CompTIA A+ Videos / March 26, 2008

If you’ve ever wanted to make sense of the jumble of chips, cables, and fans inside of a computer, this training module is for you! We’ll start the module with a tour of the outside of the computer, and then we’ll take off the cover and show you exactly what components you can expect to find on the inside of a computer. We’ll finish up the module with a primer on the operation of computer systems.

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