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PART 1 - CompTIA A+ CORE 2 - FINAL REVIEW
PART 1 - CompTIA A+ CORE 2 - FINAL REVIEW
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My Computer Career - CSE - Day 10 Review
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Collection of software fixes and enhancements that is applied to an installed version of an OS
Hot fixes
Patches
Service Packs
Updates
2
Security threat that uses computers or other networks to accept and pass on viruses is called
phishing
logic bomb
man-in-the-middle
botnets
3
What would mitigate an issue with users opening email attachments that contain malware?
Annual cyber security education
Update antivirus signatures more often
Block all email attachments
Install an IPS on each workstation
4
Which command enables conversion of a volume formatted with FAT32 to NTFS without loss of data?
chkdsk
convert
format
diskpart
5
Which Linux command shows the TCP/IP properties of a network connection?
ipconfig
iwconfig
grep
ifconfig
6
A set of tools included whose purpose is to recover Windows from errors that prevent booting
MMC
UAC
WinSE
WinRE
7
A company manages its own cloud, while utilizing a third-party vendor to help manage storage
Community
Hybrid
Private
Public
8
Virtual machines provide users with the ability to do which of the following?
Use less memory in the machine
Extend 32-bit machines to 64-bits
Share hardware resources
Increase the network download speed
9
What is the proper command line to repair the Windows Boot Configuration Data file?
bootrec /rebuildmbr
bootrec /rebuildbcd
bootrec /fixboot
bootrec /fixbcd
10
What is the recommended temperature range for a wiring closet or data center area?
65-72 degrees
66-78 degrees
62-70 degrees
68-76 degrees
11
How do you re-install Windows 7 on a home computer that did not come with any OS discs?
Primary partition
System restore
Recovery partition
System refresh
12
A user, Mike, has downloaded files with his Web browser. Where will they be stored by default?
C:\Users\Mike\Desktop\Downloads
C:\Mike\Desktop\Downloads
C:\Downloads
C:\Users\Mike\Downloads
13
Which feature would be used to redirect network traffic for filtering or monitoring?
Content advisor
Network Drive Mapping
Proxy settings
Local Security Policy
14
To which of the following security methods does "User authentication/strong passwords" belong?
Principle of least privilege
Digital security
Physical security
User education
15
Which MAC OS X feature is functionally equivalent to Windows File Explorer?
Spotlight
Dock
Finder
Spaces
16
A place where a user can use snap-in consoles for various applications and resources in Windows
MMC
EXE
DLL
ACL
17
Which of the following will allow a user to issue an invitation to a technician for support?
Remote desktop
telnet
FTP
Remote assistance
18
Which of the following features of a mobile device operates the touch screen?
Accelerometer
Geotracking
Gyroscope
Digitizer
19
Which system registry hive contains information about each user that has ever logged in?
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
HKEY_USER
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
20
Which of the following should you do FIRST to secure a mobile device?
Install antivirus
Assign a passcode
Download updates
Disable GPS
21
What should be enabled first to configure a new workstation to boot the OS from the network?
WiFi
PXE
WoL
UPNP
22
What would BEST prevent users from accessing network shares outside of their job role?
Implement a written policy addressing the issue
Prevent remote logins to all network shares and drives
Monitor access to the network shares using SNMP
Set up shares with permissions based upon group membership
23
Which of the following is a security threat that disguises itself as legitimate software?
Virus
Worm
Trojan
Spyware
24
Which server role would you MOST likely review to find a list of all static IP addresses?
File server
DNS server
DHCP server
Proxy server
25
What furnishes the bootmgr with information about the Windows OS to be booted?
BCD
winload.exe
system32
systemroot
26
Which of the following best practices is used to fix a zero-day vulnerability on Linux?
Patch management
Scheduled disk maintenance
Scheduled backup
Antivirus update
27
How would you install Windows OS on a MAC OS computer without using third-party software?
Boot Camp
Terminal
Disk Utility
Boot Disk
28
Which of the following is a device intended to prevent physical access to a facility?
Mantrap
Bollards
Firewall
Tailgate
29
A down arrow in the Device Manager means a device is/has _____.
Conflicting with other drivers
Updates available
Been disabled
Been removed
30
The _____ Monitor is a tool in Windows that can track and log system resource usage.
Performance
Services
CPU
Reliability
31
The shared folder named C$ is an example of what?
Administrative share
Permission propogation
Local share
Inheritance
32
Running the command prompt as an administrator is called ______ mode.
power user
elevated
increased
super
33
Combines a computer's RAM with a temporary space on your hard disk when RAM is running low
Swap Memory
Cache Memory
Virtual Memory
Temporary Memory
34
A driver that displays a yellow exclamation mark in the Device Manager means the device is/has?
Updates available
Been removed
Been disabled
Conflicting with other drivers
35
Which file system should be used to be compatible with the WIDEST range of operating systems?
ext4
CDFS
NTFS
FAT32
36
Which of the following ports should be opened to allow POP3 mail traffic through a firewall?
443
3389
110
53
37
A collection of settings that tells Windows which files or folders a person can access
User account
Security account
Group account
Power User account
38
Which of the following file system types is used primarily for optical media?
HFS+
NTFS
CDFS
FAT32
39
Which of the following can be used as an appropriate boot device?
HDMI
OEM recovery media
FDISK
USB drive
40
Software that is designed to update a computer program or its supporting data and fix it.
Update
Hotfix
Rollback
Patch
41
Which type of partition table does Linux use?
MBR
NTFS
GPT
FAT32
42
Which Windows RE command will rewrite the Master Boot Record to the system partition?
bootrec \rebuildbcd
bootrec \fixmbr
bootrec \rebuildbootmgr
bootrec \fixboot
43
In order to prevent other users from editing files in 'C:\ Files', which step should be taken?
Set the local administrator as the owner of the folder
Set the folder to index files for search
Set network share permissions to read only
Set NTFS permissions to read only
44
Which Windows RE command replaces the bootmgr file and writes a new compatible boot sector?
bootrec \fixboot
bootrec \rebuildbootmgr
bootrec \rebuildbcd
bootrec \fixmbr
45
Which security threats requires the attacker to be physically located near the target machine?
Phishing
Rootkit
Shoulder surfing
Social engineering
46
Which could BEST prevent a local application from reaching the web due to security concerns?
Disable all wireless network connections
Configure the workstation for a static IP
Block the application in Windows Firewall
Remove shortcuts to the application
47
Which of the following identifies traffic based upon its physical network address?
Geotracking
MAC filtering
Phishing
Hashing
48
Which of the following is NOT a share permission?
Change
Write
Read
Full Control
49
Which of the following describes when an application is able to reuse Windows login credentials
Pass-through authentication
ACL
Principle of Least Privilege
Single sign-on
50
What is the recommended humidity for a wiring closet or data center area?
50 percent
40 percent
30 percent
60 percent