220-1201 CompTIA A+ Core 1Exam (2025) Free Practice Exam Questions (2025 Updated)
Prepare effectively for your CompTIA 220-1201 CompTIA A+ Core 1Exam (2025) certification with our extensive collection of free, high-quality practice questions. Each question is designed to mirror the actual exam format and objectives, complete with comprehensive answers and detailed explanations. Our materials are regularly updated for 2025, ensuring you have the most current resources to build confidence and succeed on your first attempt.
An IT specialist is setting up a new, custom computer. The specialist wants to minimize the number of power cables to keep the internal components organized and uncluttered. Which of the following power supply types should the specialist use?
A user is testing a new OS that is contained on a USB drive. The user wants the new OS to load automatically when the computer is turned on. Which of the following should the user configure?
A customer has contacted you about building two new desktops. The first desktop will be a gaming workstation. The customer requirements include:
Playing the newest games at a high frame rate
Fast game load times
Enough storage to have several games installed at once
High-end audio
No concern about cost
Running the current Windows OS
The second workstation will be a family workstation. The requirements include:
Capability for word processing, videoconferencing, and basic web surfing
Minimal cost, as long as it meets the requirements
Running the current Windows OS
A computer tower with a hard drive and a hard drive AI-generated content may be incorrect.
A computer tower with a computer and a hard drive AI-generated content may be incorrect.A technician upgrades a PC with two DIMMs, for a total of 32GB. After installing the two DIMMs, the user notices the OS is reporting only 16GB. Which of the following tasks should the technician perform to resolve the issue in the most rapid, cost-effective way possible?
A technician receives a notification after a network outage that indicates the printer is not reachable. Which of the following printer settings should the technician implement to prevent this issue in the future?
A technician sets up secure print and configures an NFC device that will authenticate users for access. Which of the following will the NFC device most likely use to authenticate?
A third-party contractor recently installed a new switch, router, and cabling for a small
corporate office. After the installation, users started experiencing issues connecting to
resources over the network.
INSTRUCTIONS
Click on each PC and server to review outputs. From the remediation section on
the right, select an issue and solution for each device.
A user would like to connect a laptop to a monitor, keyboard, and mouse when in the office. The user prefers to use as few cables as possible. Which of the following would best achieve that goal?
A network printer does not release a user's final print job from the queue, but the user's other print jobs successfully printed a few moments before. Other users can print without issues. Which of the following should the user check first to solve the issue?
A user's phone does not respond to touch. A technician inspects the phone but does not see any evidence of physical damage. The technician restarts the device, which does not fix the issue. Which of the following components should the technician examine next?
A technician receives several complaints from the same office about VoIP calls sounding broken up, being difficult to hear, and having lagging audio. The technician arrives on-site and runs an internet speed test on several wired and wireless computers. Internet speed seems normal throughout the office. Which of the following should the technician do to fix the call issues?
A technician needs to prepare a conference room for a meeting. The technician connects the laptop to the LCD projector and audio system, and then verifies the connectivity of each device. The meeting begins, but the visual presentation suddenly cuts off 30 minutes later. The audio continues to play without interruption. The technician brings in a backup laptop and connects it to the projector. The meeting continues without issue for 15 minutes until the presentation suddenly cuts off again. Which of the following should the technician do to resolve this issue?
An end user reports that their laptop has a blank screen. A technician observes the keyboard lights are on, and the fan is running. Which of the following should the technician do next?
A technician is setting up a workstation. Which of the following settings should the technician configure to ensure that users can connect to the network? (Select three).
Which of the following can be used to logically segment networks?
A user can connect their laptop to the internet in the main office. However, when the user places the laptop on top of a motor on the factory floor, there is no internet connectivity. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this issue?
A company provides cell phones to employees who travel internationally. An employee brings their phone to the help desk so the necessary equipment can be installed. However, the technician cannot install any new hardware on the phone. Which of the following will the technician require so the phone can connect to a different provider?
After troubleshooting a computer's connectivity, the network team determines there is a port-mapping issue. After plugging the patch cable into a different port, the issue persists. Which of the following troubleshooting steps should a technician take next to resolve the issue?
A customer recently lost data due to several unexpected shutdowns. Data integrity is important to the customer. Which of the following features should the technician choose to prevent data loss?
A company wants to use cloud services with the requirement that data will reside on physical hardware that will not be shared with other companies. Which of the following meets this requirement?
