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QUESTION 111
While on a VoIP call, one user is unable to understand the other because the audio is breaking up. Which of the following BEST describes what is occurring on the call?

QUESTION 112
Which of the following is the best example of when to use virtualization?

QUESTION 113
A technician is troubleshooting a network issue and needs to check the status of a local network device in the least disruptive manner possible_ Which of the following tools should the technician use to accomplish this task?

QUESTION 114
A natural disaster occurred, and the storage system for the development team is unrecoverable. The technician is preparing replacement storage arrays that include a hypervisor with the capacity to support several virtual machines. Two separate bays are available, and both should be utilized.
Requirements for the primary array include the following:
* No need to be scalable
* Very fast on reads
* Fault tolerance of one drive
* Ability to function with only one drive
* Easily recoverable data
* High redundancy
* Minimum number of drives
Requirements for the secondary array include the following:
* Fault tolerance of one drive
* Total space of 600G3
* Best write performance
* Minimum number of drives
Instructions:
Drag and Drop the appropriate Hard Drives. Then Open each array to complete the configuration.

QUESTION 115
A user who is facilitating a videoconference reports that the participants can be heard. However, when the user attempts to speak, none of the participants can hear the user. Which of the following is the FIRST step the technician should take?

QUESTION 116
An internet service provider is delivering service through a copper medium with shared customer bandwidth.
Which of the following services has most likely been installed?

QUESTION 117
Which of the following components houses the MX record?

QUESTION 118
Which of the following utilizes TCP ports 20/21 and transfers data in cleartext?

QUESTION 119
Which of the following network devices is used to separate broadcast domains?

QUESTION 120
A user reports that printed receipts have black smudges over the entire image. The text is still present but is very dark and sometimes illegible. Which of the following are the MOST likely cause and solution for the printer issue?

QUESTION 121
Which of the following network services allows a networked device to always be assigned the same IP address based on the device’s MAC address?

QUESTION 122
Following a scheduled power outage, users report they cannot access the local intranet. A technician is able to ping the IP address of the server that is hosting the website. Which of the following serves is MOST likely offline?

QUESTION 123
A user in a medical office contacts a technician regarding a printer that is used to print A4-sized labels. After the labels are printed, they mistakenly contain white space in the middle of the page. Which of the following would MOST likely be the cause?

QUESTION 124
A user takes a tablet to a technician because the cursor on it keeps drifting. The technician notices the screen does not appear to be damaged. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the cursor issue?

QUESTION 125
Laura, a customer, has instructed you to configure her home office wireless access point.
She plans to use the wireless network for finances and has requested that the network be setup with the highest encryption possible.
Additionally, Laura knows that her neighbors have wireless networks and wants to ensure that her network is not being interfered with by the other networks.
She requests that the default settings be changed to the following.
Wireless Name: HomeWiFi
Shared Key: CompTIA
Router Password: Secure$1
Finally, Laura wants to ensure that only her laptop and Smartphone can connect to the network.
Laptop: IP Address 192.168.1.100
Hardware Address: 00:0A:BF:03:C4:54
Smartphone: IP Address 192.168.1.101
Hardware Address: 09:2C:D0:22:3F:11
INSTRUCTIONS
Configure Laura’s wireless network using the network adapter window.
If at any time you would like to bring back the initial state of the situation, please click the Reset All button.

QUESTION 126
A laptop has been returned for a screen repair. The owner insists the screen is broken, but occasionally a faded image is able to be seen in very bright settings on the desktop. Which of the following steps should the repair technician take FIRST?

QUESTION 127
A technician is preparing to set up a gaming computer with the following components:
Discrete, high-end graphics card
Video capture card
High-end processor
Multiple hard drives
USB 3.0 hub
Sound card
Which of the following options is the MOST important for the technician to consider before building the gaming computer?

QUESTION 128
Which of the following is a valid use for PaaS?

QUESTION 129
A technician assembled a new PC. After a few minutes, the computer slows down and then shuts itself off.
Which of the following is the most likely cause of the failure?

QUESTION 130
A technician was called in to look at a user’s PC. The user reported the PC was very sluggish. The HDD light on the PC was constantly on without blinking. The PC itself was slow receiving input and took a very long time to load the OS. The technician also noticed updates had failed. Which of the following is MOST likely the cause of these issues?

QUESTION 131
A technician configured a new SOHO router for a small business. The ISP gave the technician an IP address on the router’s WAN port. Which of the following addresses did the technician most likely configure on the router?