CompTIA A+ 220-1101 Practice Question

A user reports that every time they boot their desktop computer, the date and time are reset to January 1, 2000. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for this issue?

  • The CMOS battery is failing or has failed.

  • The time zone setting in the operating system is incorrect.

  • The motherboard firmware is corrupted.

  • The system BIOS needs to be updated.

CompTIA A+ 220-1101
Hardware and Network Troubleshooting
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