Hi guys I'm revising to my comptia A+ exam and I'm stuck on couple questions maybe use can help he with that
You turn on your win xp computer and see the system display POST message. Then the screen turns blue with no text. With of following items could be source of the problem.
A the video card
B the monitor
C Windows
D WordPerfect software installed on the system
I think is A video or C windows might be corrupted but Im not sure
You install software bundled with your digital camera to download pictures to your computer thru Serial port. Next you plug up camera to port using a serial cabel and turn on camera. You attempt to use software to download pictures , BUT the software does not recognize the camera is present. What do you do next??
A Return the camera and purchase one use USB
B Reinstall software
C Access CMOS setup and verify that serial port is enabled
D Use Device Manager to verify that OS recognizes serial port
And 1st thing to check is device manager or CMOS hmmm I go for D what do us thin guys ??
You have just upgraded memory on a computer frome 64mb to 128mb by add one DIMM. Whean turn on pc the memory show only 64mb. With of the following is most likely source of the problem?? And how to fix it?
A windows is giving an error because it likely became corrupted while pc was disassembled.
B The new DIMM you installed is faulty
C the new DIMM is not properly seated
D the DIMM is installed in wrong slot
I think is D but the way this questions are constructed& you never know
Questions from book Jean Andrews ,Guide to managing and maintaining your PC 6 edition
All help munch appreciate thanks
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Hello,
I would say the last one would be B. It is a vague question because you don't know how many slots are available (1, 2, 3, or 5?). If one is available and you put it in the only open slot, how can it be the wrong slot?
I have seen this where a new DIMM is marginal or gets nailed by cold weather and doesn't work correctly.
Thanks,
Kelly W.
For the sake of discussion:
I think that the fact that it is referencing "UPGRADING" from 64 to 128 means that the question is quite old. While the memory could be faulty (B), I think the second part of the question "How to fix it?" is guiding enough to say that it is correctable so D is likely the correct answer.
You have just upgraded memory on a computer frome 64mb to 128mb by add one DIMM. Whean turn on pc the memory show only 64mb. With of the following is most likely source of the problem?? And how to fix it?
A windows is giving an error because it likely became corrupted while pc was disassembled.
B The new DIMM you installed is faulty
C the new DIMM is not properly seated
D the DIMM is installed in wrong slot
I would say the correct answer is c(been there..did that)
replacing ram in an existing slot was easier than instaling a new one as the channel
was often very tight and the edge of the dimm was faily thich on some modules.
First time upgraders were suprised by how much force was required to get them to "snap"
into place. Very often they would look like they were in but were not seated.
The dimm could be faulty but it would not be the first thing to consider.
was there ever a slot that you could mistakinlg put the dimm in. There were specic sized and also were
"keyed" to match the slot.
Anyway, old question for sure, but troubleshooting always asummes the simpliest solution
and works its way to the complex.
tandy
I agree with the other answers, just the dimm question as i actaully had that problerm when I was
upgrading an old super socket 7 which is the kind of computer in vogue when you book was written I am assuming. You would probally never come accross a serial port these days for any device. Usb, firewire,
are now common.
However going from simplest to complex applies in any situation,
Good luck with you exam,
Tandy
All answers here are based on interpretation of the questions and the information of the
available to the expert. Those multiple choice questions on tests can be ambiguos and do not test
degreee of knowledge. Information that a " real world" problem would have is left out and you can't ask
for more details( like in a real world problem). Experts here are used to being able to do that.
The first question for instance in the real world could be any of the top 3 answers (d i think is a joke
by the author..should be Ms Word :>)
The video card could post, then when trying to switch to svga( vga is basic function during boot)
could fail. This could be a memory problem with the card, or a driver conflict in windows.
Also, if the monitor has a component failing due to overheating or a "wonkie" svga connector,
that could also cause it to fail during the initial boot process.
These multiple test questions I think are aimed at getting the student to pick the most likely
case.
In any case BrandonGalderisi: earned master tiltle by solving mostly real world problems .
For which people like myself appreciate. I have gotten more help over the years than I have given.
It feels good to chip in with an answer once in a while.
Thanks for the points,
good luck ,
Tandy
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Hi guys I'm revising to my comptia A+ exam and I'm stuck on couple questions maybe use can help he with that
You turn on your win xp computer and see the system display POST message. Then the screen turns blue with no text. With of following items could be source of the problem.
A the video card
B the monitor
C Windows
D WordPerfect software installed on the system
A is the answer
You install software bundled with your digital camera to download pictures to your computer thru Serial port. Next you plug up camera to port using a serial cabel and turn on camera. You attempt to use software to download pictures , BUT the software does not recognize the camera is present. What do you do next??
A Return the camera and purchase one use USB
B Reinstall software
C Access CMOS setup and verify that serial port is enabled
D Use Device Manager to verify that OS recognizes serial port
The answer id D
You have just upgraded memory on a computer frome 64mb to 128mb by add one DIMM. Whean turn on pc the memory show only 64mb. With of the following is most likely source of the problem?? And how to fix it?
A windows is giving an error because it likely became corrupted while pc was disassembled.
B The new DIMM you installed is faulty
C the new DIMM is not properly seated
D the DIMM is installed in wrong slot
D the dimm is installed in wrong slot