CompTIA 220-1101 Exam Dumps

CompTIA A+ Certification Exam: Core 1

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Exam Code	220-1101
Exam Name	CompTIA A+ Certification Exam: Core 1
Questions	869 Questions Answers With Explanation
Update Date	06, 16, 2026
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Question # 1

Several users who share a multifunction printer in an office have reported unintended, thin, vertical lines that cover the entire height of every page printed from the printer. Which of the following steps should a technician complete in order to MOST likely resolve this issue?   

A.    Replace the printer paper with a new ream.
A.    Clear the print spooler on each computer.   
B.    Reinstall the printer driver on each computer   
C.     Perform the drum-cleaning procedure.  

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Question # 2

An IT manager is requesting that the company buy new cables to be used with F-type connectors that are already in house. Which of the following cables should the company buy?   

A.    Coaxial  
 B.    Plenum   
C.    Cat 5e   
D.    Fiber  

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Question # 3

A user, who is attempting to give a presentation via a projector in a conference room, reports the projector has video but no audio. Which of the following will MOST likely resolve the issue?   

A.    Changing the input on the projector to VGA   
B.    Changing the output on the PC to DVI   
C.    Modifying the projector's refresh rate   
D.    Utilizing an HDMI connection  

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Question # 4

Vertical streaks are appearing on the output of a laser printer. Which of the following items is the MOST likely cause?   

A.    Roller   
B.    Drum   
C.    Transfer belt
D.    Ribbon  

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Question # 5

A company has a dot matrix printer that uses carbon paper. The company reports that the first page is printing too light, although the following pages are still legible. Which of the following MOST likely needs to be fixed?   

A.    The print drum is worn and loose causing the printing to be light in places   
B.    The ribbon is low on ink or missing and must be replaced to get proper output   
C.    The heating element has failed, and a new one needs to be installed for proper transfer   
D.    The wrong type of filement is loaded, preventing it from sticking correctly   
E.    The fuser assembly is not calibrated properly, causing it to impact the paper too hard  

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Question # 6

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?  

 A.    Replace the graphics card.   
B.    Replace the screen, as the customer insists.   
C.    Recommend the usage of an external display instead.   
D.    Ensure the backlight is functioning as expected.  

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Question # 7

While implementing a non-carrier-grade wireless backhaul, a technician notices the current channel selection is extremely polluted with various RF signals. Upon performing a spectral analysis, the technician discovers a channel containing almost no RF pollution. Unfortunately, the technician is unable to select that channel. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for this issue?  

 A.    The channel is reserved for licensed band use.   
B.    The channel selection is defective; contact the manufacturer.   
C.    The channel must be unlocked by the vendor.
D.    The device requires a firmware update to unlock the channel.  

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Question # 8

A technical lead wants to migrate all common business applications, including email and fileshares, to the cloud. Which of the following cloud concepts should be used?  

 A.    MaaS   
B.    PaaS   
C.    SaaS   
D.    laaS  

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Question # 9

A technician installed new firmware on the company's laser printers and has since been receiving multiple calls that information is garbled and looks like code. Only printers with the new firmware are having this issue. Which of the following steps should the technician complete NEXT?   

 A.    Change the language settings on the printers   
B.    Reboot all the machines having the issues   
C.    Reboot all the printers.   
D.    Install an updated printer driver on the print server  

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Question # 10

A user reboots a machine. On rebooting, the user hears one beep, and then an error message is displayed. Which of the following are MOST likely causing this issue? (Select TWO).   

A.    RAM module   
B.    Graphics card   
C.    CPU   
D.    Boot order   
E.    USB flash drive
F.   Power supply  

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Question # 11

Which of the following are default ports for HTTP and HTTPS traffic? (Select TWO). 

A.    23   
B.    25   
C.    80   
D. 143   
E.  389  
 F. 443  

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Question # 12

Which of the following would MOST likely be used to connect one or more devices lo the internet in a SOHO?   

A.    Hub   
B.    Ethernet gateway   
C.    Wireless access point   
D.    Router   

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Question # 13

A technician is setting up a new desktop computer and will be installing the hard drive directly on the motherboard without using cables to connect it. Which of the following will the technician be installing?   

A.    Thunderbolt   
B.    eSATA   
C.    M.2   
D.    SCSI  

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Question # 14

An IT manager discovered that hundreds of pages of printed materials are being recycled each day because the materials are left on the printer tray instead of being picked up by users. Which of the following would BEST prevent this waste?   

A.          Send friendly reminders to not print unnecessarily.  
 B.          Enable duplex printing to reduce paper utilization.   
C.          Bill each department for the excess material cost.   
D.          Require a code or badge before releasing a print job.  

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Question # 15

A thermal punier that is used 10 print order buckets m a factory has been experiencing Issues following the failure of the alt conditioner during the summer. Each ticket has blank spots or is missing text. Which of the following would MOST likely solve these Issues?   

A.    Restore function to the air conditioner.   
B.    Clean the heating element.   
C.    Replace the paper rolls.   
D.    Install new toner.  

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Question # 16

A hardware technician is configuring a laptop, and the network administrator requires the network settings to be static. The technician successfully pings the servers by IP address but cannot ping the UNC path. Which of the following is the cause of this issue?   

A.          Domain Name System   
B.          Gateway   
C.          Subnet  
 D.          IP address

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Question # 17

A technician installs a new printer for a workstation and tries to print a test page, but the page does not print. The technician looks at the print queue and notices that the printer is called 'Generic Printer." Which of the following BEST describes what the technician should do to fix this issue?   

A.    Connect the printer with a USB cable rather than over the network.   
B.    Install the appropriate printer drivers for the OS.   
C.    Install the correct toner in the printer.   
D.    Set the printer trays to allow duplex printing  

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Question # 18

A technician replaced a motherboard on a server, and now the 64-bit hypervisor is not loading correctly. Which of the following needs to be enabled for the hypervisor to run?   

A.    Hardware prefetcher   
B.    Hyperthreading   
C.    vPro   
D.    VT-d  

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Question # 19

A user visits the desk to report that a smartphone takes more than a day to fully charge. The user has already tested multiple wall outlets and swapped the charging cable, but the results are the same. Which of the following should the technician do FIRST?   

A.          Verify the power rating of the charger.   
B.          Ensure all unnecessary connectivity features are disabled.   
C.          Check that all missing smartphone OS updates are applied.   
D.          Complete a factory reset of the phone  

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Question # 20

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?   

A.    Contaminated fuser   
B.    Worn rollers   
C.    A misfeed   
D.    Page orientation  

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Question # 21

Upon booting a workstation, a technician hears a distinct clicking sound after power is applied to the motherboard. Which of the following would MOST likely be the cause?   

A.    RAID
B.    SSD   
C.    S.M.A.R.T   
D.     HDD  

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Question # 22

A network administrator was notified that laptop users are unable to access or ping any network resources on the corporate network. Which of the following should the network administrator check FIRST?   

A.    DHCP   
B.    AAA   
C.    DHB   
D.    ARP  

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Question # 23

An online retailer would like to add capacity to support increased sales. Additional servers have been installed. Which of the following should be used to ensure each new server is being properly utilized?   

A.    Virtualization   
B.    Clustering   
C.    Load balancer   
D.    Round-robin DNS  

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Question # 24

A developer is requesting permission to utilize client-side visualization. The developer would like to write code in a setting isolated from other infrastructure to avoid negative impacts of experimental code. Which of the following provides the BEST solution for the developer?

A.    Cross-platform functionality   
B.    Software compatibility   
C.    Test case development   
D.    Sandbox environment  

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Question # 25

A user on the marketing team uses various multimedia applications that consume a lot of memory. The user needs to install more RAM to run these applications effectively. When the user opens the computer case, the user sees four slots in two sets of colors. Which of the following memory types is MOST likely required?   

A.    Dual-channel   
B.    Triple-channel   
C.    Single-channel   
D.    Quad-channel   
E.    Error correction code RAM   

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