CompTIA exam questions
A technician is fixing a very slow computer. Antivirus and Malware programs have been run, and some detections have been removed. After running Disk Cleanup, the system still seems to be slow, especially with multiple programs running. Which of the following should the technician do NEXT?
A. Run CHKDSK
B. Manually erase all cookies
C. Go back to the latest restore point
D. Run defrag
A technician is tasked with changing the account lockout threshold to 30 minutes in Windows 7. Which of the following should the technician use to accomplish this task?
A. User Access Control
B. Windows Security Center
C. Local Security Policy
D. Users and Groups
A technician has 50 identical computers that need to be upgraded to the Windows 7 OS, and are capable of booting from the network. They are running a Gigabit network with a Windows deployment server. Which of the following will be the BEST to use in this scenario?
A. UEFI
B. Windows 7 DVD
C. PXE
D. USB flash
Which of the following Windows 7 versions comes with the LARGEST number of multimedia features?
A. Enterprise
B. Home Premium
C. Professional
D. Starter
Social engineering makes use primarily of which of the following techniques, to bypass common corporate security barriers?
A. Grayware installation
B. Worm transmission
C. Human interaction
D. Malware installation
A laptop user reports that they cannot see the SSID or connect to their companys wireless network. Which of the following should the technician try FIRST?
A. Check the wireless settings in the OS
B. Replace the internal wireless adapter
C. Check the wireless on/off switch
D. Check the signal strength
By default, a file or folder will receive its NTFS permissions from the parent folder. Which of the following does this describe?
A. Permission propagation
B. Single sign-on
C. Client-side virtualization
D. Proxy settings
E. Recovery image
F. Inheritance
Which of the following switches should a technician use with the PING command to resolve an IP address to a hostname?
A. -a
B. -f
C. -n
D. -t
Which of the following supports IP telephony devices without requiring external power?
A. VPN
B. PoE
C. QoS
D. WEP
A technician is responding to a user reporting corrupted files. Which of the following should the technician do to determine the problem?
A. Ensure all Windows updates are installed
B. Perform a backup of all drives
C. Run CHKDSK
D. Run defragmentation