CompTIA A+ Core 1 Practice Test 1

CompTIA A+ Core 1 Quizzes

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A user reports that their internet speed is much slower than expected. What is the first troubleshooting step?

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A technician is configuring a home network. What is the best encryption protocol for securing Wi-Fi?

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A user wants to upgrade their desktop to improve gaming performance. What component should they upgrade first?

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A technician replaces a desktop motherboard. What must be done before booting into Windows?

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A user’s mobile phone battery drains quickly. Which setting should be adjusted first to extend battery life?

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A user needs to print from a laptop to a shared office printer, but the printer is connected to another computer. What is the best solution?

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A technician is troubleshooting a PC that is making a loud grinding noise. What is the most likely component causing this issue?

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A user’s Wi-Fi keeps disconnecting randomly throughout the day. What is the most likely cause?

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A technician installs a new hard drive in a computer, but it does not appear in Windows Explorer. What is the best next step?

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A user is experiencing slow performance when copying files to an external USB drive. What is the most likely reason?

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A user needs to access the BIOS on their Windows 10 laptop, but it boots too quickly to press a key. What is another way to access the BIOS?

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A user complains that their desktop PC does not detect their new NVMe SSD. What is the best troubleshooting step?

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A technician is setting up a RAID 1 array. What is the primary benefit of this configuration?

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A user reports that their laptop keyboard is typing numbers instead of letters. What is the most likely cause?

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A technician is installing a new graphics card in a gaming PC. The PC powers on but does not display any video output. What should be checked first?

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A laptop’s battery percentage suddenly drops from 80% to 15%, and the laptop shuts down shortly after. What is the most likely cause?

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A company wants to provide wireless network access for employees and guests but keep them separate. What is the best way to achieve this?

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A user reports that their desktop computer randomly restarts. A technician checks the Event Viewer and finds a “Kernel-Power” error. What is the most likely cause?

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A customer complains that their laptop gets extremely hot and sometimes shuts down unexpectedly. What is the most likely cause?

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A technician is troubleshooting a desktop computer that won’t power on. The power cable is connected, but pressing the power button does nothing. What should be checked first?

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A user accidentally deleted an important system file in Windows. What is the best way to recover it?

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A company needs to encrypt all files stored on employee laptops. What Windows feature should they use?

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A laptop user reports that their touchpad is unresponsive. What should the technician check first?

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A technician is troubleshooting a Linux system that fails to boot. Which command should they use to check the boot logs?

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A user installs a new software update and their system begins running extremely slow. What is the best troubleshooting step?

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A technician needs to transfer a large file between two Windows computers without using the internet. Which method is the most efficient?

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A user’s Windows laptop shows a black screen after login. What should the technician check first?

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A company is setting up a network and needs to assign IP addresses dynamically. Which protocol should they use?

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A technician is troubleshooting a Mac that won’t boot past the Apple logo. What is the best first step?

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A Windows user reports that their system frequently crashes with a “blue screen” error. Which tool should be used to analyze the crash logs?

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A laptop user complains that their Wi-Fi frequently disconnects. What is the most likely cause?

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A technician installs a new GPU, but the system fails to boot. What is the most likely cause?

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A company needs to securely erase all data from a decommissioned SSD. What is the best method?

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A technician suspects that malware has infected a system and is preventing access to Task Manager. What is the best next step?

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A user receives an error stating that a USB device is not recognized. What is the most likely cause?

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A technician replaces a user’s HDD with an SSD. After installation, the user complains that performance has not improved significantly. What should be checked?

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A Windows system is experiencing slow boot times. Which tool should be used to analyze startup programs?

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A user reports that their laptop screen randomly turns off, but the system remains powered on. What should the technician check first?

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A technician is setting up a RAID 5 array but notices that one of the disks is not being recognized in the BIOS. What should they check first?

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A user reports that their laptop’s battery drains extremely fast, even when fully charged. What is the most likely cause?

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