A user's desktop PC shuts down suddenly every few hours. A technician smells burning coming from the back of the PC where it is connected to the wall socket. Which of the following should the technician do first to identify the issue?

Check that the power cable is not damaged.

Ensure the power supply is set to the correct voltage.

Verify the power supply is outputting adequate wattage.

Inspect the power supply fan for debris.

An engineer is troubleshooting a missing new drive in Windows 10 and discovers the drive was formatted before going offline. Which of the following steps should the engineer take to resolve the issue?

Check if the drive was formatted to ext4.

Close any applications that are utilizing too many resources.

Remove any excess cables connected to the motherboard.

Check if the drive was formatted to ext4.

Enable low power mode on all the other connected devices.

A technician recently reinstalled a previously virtualized application directly to a user's computer. Now, the application is not launching. Which of the following did the technician most likely do to cause this issue?

Installed the software on the base operating system.

Installed the wrong license type.

Installed the application with administrator rights.

Reset the user's application virtualization session.

Which of the following scenarios best illustrate a need for VDI? (Select two).

An employee needs the ability to work remotely on a non-company-provided computer

A bank that has security concerns regarding employee activity

An employee needs the ability to work remotely on a non-company-provided computer

A company that needs to store 10PB worth of data

An employee has latency-sensitive workflow requirements

A bank that has security concerns regarding employee activity

A payment processor that is planning on implementing virtual currency

An application developer who needs to configure network settings for an application

A technician installed four hard drives in a RAID 5 configuration. After creating the array, the technician is unable to copy files to the array within Windows. Which of the following should the technician do next?

Partition and format the volume.

Decrease the number of drives to three.

Partition and format the volume.

A user's computer is experiencing poor performance. A technician runs a diagnostic tool on the hard drive, and the results show a significant increase in the number of reallocated sectors. Which of the following steps should the technician take next?

Run sfc /scannow on the hard drive.

Runchkdsk /f on the hard drive.

Every time a user submits a print job, the user receives an error from the printer requesting A4 paper. No other users in the office are having printing issues. Which of the following is the best way to address the user's issue?

Set the printer defaults in the Control Panel to print to letter-sized paper.

Reinstall the printer driver on the user's computer.

Print to a different printer in the office.

Set the printer defaults in the Control Panel to print to letter-sized paper.

Have the user check the page size on every print job.

A user reports that files are taking hours to transfer from a device to an external USB drive. The technician confirms that the device's cables are connected and the correct USB port is being used. Which of the following steps should the technician take next when troubleshooting the issue?

Turn off all Bluetooth devices.

Which of the following differentiates PAN from LAN?

PAN creates a wireless connection between smart devices.

PAN creates a highly secure environment.

PAN creates a faster connection.

PAN needs regular maintenance to function properly.

A technician is replacing the power supply in a computer. Which of the following safety measures should the technician take to protect the computer?

Wear an antistatic wrist strap.

A technician receives a call from a user about a new USB 3.1 docking station. The user claims that their laptop does not charge when connected to the dock. The user confirms that the AC adapter for the dock is plugged in. Which of the following is the most likely cause?

The dock is not designed to provide power passthrough.

The dock is only connected to a USB 3.0 port.

Proper drivers for the dock were not installed.

Too many accessories are plugged into the dock.

A user's computer frequently freezes and requires multiple hard restarts to recover functionality. A technician confirms the hardware components have not been recently upgraded or replaced. Which of the following should the technician do first to troubleshoot the issue?

Check the temperature of the CPU.

A user is unable to browse any web pages. However, the user can ping the IP address 8.8.4.4. Which of the following is most likely causing the issue?

The DNS settings are not configured on the user's device.

The user does not have permission to view the website.

The website is offline and not responding.

The DNS settings are not configured on the user's device.

The DHCP server is not reachable from the user's device.

Some users are unable to access resources on the file server. A technician reviews the server network information and finds the following settings: Which of the following is the most likely explanation?

Server gateway settings are incorrect.

Applicable ports have been closed during routine hardening.

Server gateway settings are incorrect.

The server lost power during a recent storm and did not resume operation.

The route was removed from the border router.

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A user complains that print jobs remain in the printer queue. A technician sends a ping command to the printer, and the printer replies successfully. The paper trays are full, and toner levels are okay. Which of the following is a reason the print jobs are getting stuck in the queue?

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