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Certifications›220-1101›Objectives›Hardware
Objective 3.0

Hardware

220-1101 Practice Questions

Use this page to practise Hardware questions for this certification. Focus on how the exam tests hardware in scenario format — understanding the why behind each answer builds more durable knowledge than memorising options.

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What this objective tests

220-1101 Hardware — Key Topics

Hardware questions on this certification test your ability to deploy and manage hardware concepts in scenario-based situations.

  • Core Hardware concepts and how they apply in real-world cloud scenarios.
  • How to deploy hardware correctly and verify the outcome.
  • Troubleshooting hardware issues by interpreting error output and system state.
  • Cloud best practices and Hardware design trade-offs tested by this certification.

Common exam traps

Where candidates lose marks on Hardware

  • ⚠Selecting the most expensive service when a simpler managed option meets the requirement.
  • ⚠Forgetting that cloud resources must be explicitly secured — defaults are rarely secure.
  • ⚠Choosing a global service fix when the issue is region-specific.
  • ⚠Overlooking cost implications of cross-region data transfer in architecture questions.

220-1101 Hardware — Practice Questions

30 questions from this objective

Question 2mediummultiple choice
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A technician is assembling a workstation for video editing. The motherboard has two DIMM slots and supports dual-channel DDR4-3200 memory. The user requests 32 GB of RAM. Which memory configuration will provide the best performance?

Question 3mediummultiple choice
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A technician is building a desktop computer and applies thermal paste to the CPU before installing the heatsink. The technician uses significantly more paste than recommended. Which of the following is the most likely consequence of this action?

Question 4easymultiple choice
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A technician is upgrading a desktop computer's storage. The motherboard has one M.2 slot that supports both SATA and NVMe protocols. The user wants the fastest possible boot drive. Which type of M.2 drive should the technician select?

Question 5easymultiple choice
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A technician needs to install a PCIe x4 network adapter into a desktop computer. The motherboard has the following available slots: one PCIe x16 slot (occupied by a graphics card), two PCIe x1 slots, and one PCIe x8 slot. Which slot can the technician use to install the x4 card?

Question 6mediummultiple choice
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A technician is building a high-performance gaming PC. The motherboard has four DDR4 DIMM slots, and the technician installs two 8 GB modules in slots A2 and B2 (dual-channel configuration). The PC boots and works, but the BIOS shows only 8 GB of RAM. The technician reseats the modules and tries different slots, but the issue persists. Which of the following is the most likely cause?

Question 7easymultiple choice
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A technician is building a desktop computer and has installed a SATA solid-state drive (SSD). After connecting the SATA data cable and power cable, the computer boots to the BIOS, but the SSD is not listed in the SATA devices. The technician has verified that the SATA cable is securely connected to both the drive and the motherboard and that the power supply is functioning. Which of the following should the technician check NEXT?

Question 8hardmultiple choice
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A technician is installing a new graphics card that requires an 8-pin PCIe power connector. The existing power supply unit (PSU) only has a 6-pin PCIe power cable available. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate way to provide power to the graphics card?

Question 9hardmultiple choice
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A technician is assembling a workstation. After installing the motherboard, CPU, CPU cooler, RAM, and connecting all necessary power cables, the system does not power on when the front panel power button is pressed. The technician verified the power supply works in another system. Which of the following should the technician check FIRST?

Question 10hardmultiple choice
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A technician is building a workstation for a memory-intensive application. The motherboard has four DIMM slots and supports dual-channel memory. The CPU memory controller supports a maximum of two memory channels and a limit of one rank per channel. The technician installs four quad-rank 32 GB memory modules (total 128 GB). When the system boots, only 64 GB of RAM is recognized. Each module works correctly when tested individually. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?

Question 11easymultiple choice
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A technician is assembling a desktop computer in a new case. After installing the motherboard and connecting all components, the computer powers on but immediately shuts down after a few seconds. The technician notices that the motherboard is touching the metal case in several places and that no standoffs were installed between the motherboard and the case tray. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the shutdown?

Question 12easymultiple choice
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A technician is installing a new CPU into a desktop motherboard. After placing the CPU into the socket and applying a small amount of thermal paste, the technician is about to attach the heatsink. Which of the following is the correct method for securing the heatsink?

Question 13hardmultiple choice
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A technician is assembling a desktop computer using an Intel LGA1151 socket motherboard. The CPU has been installed correctly with thermal paste and a heatsink. When the power button is pressed, the system powers on for about three seconds, then shuts off, and then repeatedly attempts to restart. The CPU cooler fan spins normally during that time. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?

Question 14hardmultiple choice
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A technician is building a workstation with a motherboard that has two M.2 slots. One slot (M2A) supports both SATA and PCIe, and the other (M2B) supports PCIe only. The technician installs a SATA M.2 drive in M2B. After booting, the system does not detect the drive. Which of the following is the most likely cause?

Question 15easymultiple choice
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A technician has just completed building a new desktop computer. After connecting all components and closing the case, the technician presses the power button on the front of the case, but nothing happens. No fans spin, no lights come on. The technician has verified that the power supply unit (PSU) works by testing it in another system. Which of the following should the technician check FIRST?

Question 16mediummultiple choice
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A technician is building a workstation for video editing. The motherboard has four DDR4 DIMM slots and supports dual-channel memory. The technician installs two 16 GB modules in slots 1 and 2, and two 8 GB modules in slots 3 and 4. The system boots and recognizes all 48 GB of RAM, but the memory bandwidth is lower than expected. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?

Question 17mediummultiple choice
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A technician is installing a CPU on a motherboard with an LGA socket. After placing the CPU in the socket, closing the lever, applying thermal paste, and mounting the heatsink, the technician powers on the system. The CPU temperature quickly rises to 100°C and the system shuts down after a few seconds. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?

Question 18mediummultiple choice
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A technician is replacing a failed hard drive in a server that uses RAID 1 (mirroring). The server has hot-swappable drive bays, and the operating system continues to function with the remaining drive. Which of the following steps should the technician perform FIRST to restore fault tolerance?

Question 19easymultiple choice
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A technician is upgrading the RAM in a desktop computer. After installing two new identical DDR4 modules into the appropriate slots, the computer powers on but does not display any video and emits a series of short beeps. The technician verifies that the modules are compatible with the motherboard and are firmly seated. Which of the following should the technician do NEXT?

Question 20easymultiple choice
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A technician is building a new desktop computer. After installing the CPU, heatsink, RAM, and connecting all cables, the system powers on but displays no video. The motherboard has integrated graphics. The technician hears a series of short beeps. What should the technician check first?

Question 21hardmultiple choice
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A technician builds a new workstation. After installing the CPU, heatsink, RAM, and a discrete video card, the system powers on (fans spin, lights come on) but the monitor shows 'No Signal'. The technician verifies the monitor works with another computer. The motherboard has integrated graphics, and the technician tries connecting the monitor to both the integrated port and the discrete video card port; neither produces a display. The system emits no beep codes. Which of the following should the technician do NEXT?

Question 22mediummultiple choice
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A technician builds a new desktop computer. After connecting all components and pressing the power button, the system turns on for about three seconds and then shuts down. It repeatedly tries to restart in a loop. The technician has already reseated the CPU, RAM, and all power cables. The power supply unit passes the paperclip test and works in another system. Which of the following should the technician check NEXT?

Question 23mediummultiple choice
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A technician is building a new desktop computer for a graphic designer. After installing the motherboard, CPU, RAM, and a high-end discrete GPU, the system powers on (fans spin, LEDs light) but the monitor displays 'No Signal' when plugged into the GPU. The technician verifies the monitor works with another computer. Which of the following should the technician check FIRST?

Question 24mediummultiple choice
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A technician is building a gaming PC. The motherboard has a PCIe 4.0 x16 slot occupied by a PCIe 3.0 graphics card, and an M.2 slot that supports PCIe 4.0 x4. The user wants to install a high-performance NVMe SSD. Which of the following is the BEST practice for installing the NVMe SSD to maximize performance?

Question 25mediummultiple choice
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A technician is building a workstation with a motherboard that has four DIMM slots arranged as two channels (slots 1/2 for channel A, slots 3/4 for channel B). The technician installs two identical 8 GB DDR4 modules in slots 1 and 2. The system POSTs successfully and shows 16 GB of RAM, but subsequent memory benchmarks indicate that the memory bandwidth is only half of the expected value. Which of the following should the technician do to resolve this issue?

Question 26mediummultiple choice
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A technician replaced a failed power supply in a desktop computer with a higher wattage unit. The computer now powers on for one second then shuts down. The technician has verified all cable connections are secure and the PSU passes the paperclip test. What should the technician check NEXT?

Question 27mediummultiple choice
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A technician is building a new desktop computer. After installing the CPU, RAM, and a high-end graphics card, the system powers on but shuts down after about 10 seconds. The CPU fan spins erratically during this time. The technician has verified the CPU is supported and properly seated. The heatsink came with pre-applied thermal paste. Which of the following should the technician check NEXT?

Question 28mediummultiple choice
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A technician is upgrading a desktop computer with a new CPU and motherboard. After installation, the computer powers on but the monitor displays 'No Signal'. The technician verifies the monitor works, and the GPU fans spin. The motherboard has no onboard video. Which of the following should the technician do FIRST?

Question 29easymultiple choice
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A technician built a new desktop computer. When the power button is pressed, all fans spin and the case LEDs light up, but the monitor shows 'No Signal'. The technician has verified that the monitor works with another computer. Which of the following should the technician do FIRST?

Question 30hardmultiple choice
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A technician is troubleshooting a desktop computer that fails to POST. The system powers on, fans spin, but no video is output and no beep codes are heard. The technician has already reseated the RAM, GPU, and all power cables. The motherboard has a built-in speaker. The technician then removes all RAM sticks and powers on the system; this time, the system emits a series of long beeps. Which of the following should the technician do NEXT?

Question 31mediummultiple choice
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A technician builds a new desktop computer. When powered on, all fans spin and LEDs light up, but the monitor shows 'No Signal'. The monitor is known to work. The motherboard has no onboard video output. The GPU fans spin. Which of the following should the technician check FIRST?

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All 220-1101 Objectives

  • 1.Mobile Devices
  • 2.Networking
  • 3.Hardware
  • 4.Virtualization and Cloud Computing
  • 5.Hardware and Network Troubleshooting