CompTIA A+ 220-701/702 Practice Exam - Question List

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16. David had configured a password to restrict access to the CMOS setup. Which of the following should he do to remove this password and access the CMOS setup?
  1. Clear the CMOS by shortening the CMOS jumper
  2. Boot to a floppy and fdisk the drive
  3. Go into BIOS setup and delete the password
  4. Boot down the computer while holding down the <CTRL> key
17. If a computer is not protected with a UPS, which of the following problems can occur when power is restored after a power failure?
  1. ROM needs to be programmed
  2. The CMOS RAM has a battery failure
  3. There is danger from a power surge
  4. The motherboard switch needs to be reset
18. Which of the following determines the drive letter while installing a second hard drive on the computer?
  1. Amount of memory
  2. Operating system
  3. Position on cable
  4. Drive manufacturer
19. John is planning on upgrading his BIOS. What is the most important step to be performed before upgrading the BIOS?
  1. Make a note of all the BIOS settings
  2. Shut off the UPS
  3. Unplug all connectors
  4. Save the BIOS upgrade files on to a floppy disc
20. You just made a floppy boot disk and want to test it. You put the disk in the drive and restart the computer but it boots up to the Windows XP GUI. What could have caused this?
  1. The BIOS is set to boot the hard drive first
  2. The disk is set to write protect
  3. You did not set the boot sector of the disk to active
  4. You left your Windows 9x CD in the CD-ROM drive

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