Which of the following would be the QUICKEST means of removing data from a hard drive, when there is no consideration regarding the total destruction of the data?
A. Standard format
B. Low level format
C. Overwrite program
D. Drive wipe
CompTIA A+ Core 2 Question E-82
Jane, a technician, is taking apart a laptop to replace some components. Which of the following will allow Jane to put the laptop back together properly and in a timely fashion?
A. Have an identical laptop on hand to compare
B. Label screws and their location
C. Use a magnetic screwdriver
D. Ask a fellow technician to help
CompTIA A+ Core 2 Question E-81
Which of the following allows a hidden backdoor to be used for access to workstations on the Internet?
A. Firmware
B. Rootkits
C. SQL injection
D. Cross-side scripting
CompTIA A+ Core 2 Question E-80
A user states that they have noticed longer wait times when opening applications. Which of the following should the technician perform in order to BEST resolve this issue?
A. Remove all startup entries
B. Perform a chkdsk /x command
C. Defragment the hard drive
D. Convert the drive from FAT32 to NTFS
CompTIA A+ Core 2 Question E-79
Peter, a user, receives a spam email supposedly sent from a coworkers email address asking for money. This is an example of which of the following common security threats?
A. Phishing
B. Spyware
C. Malware
D. Evil Twin
CompTIA A+ Core 2 Question E-78
A user states that their old Windows 7 notebook loses time when they power it off. Which of the following items would address this problem?
A. Remove any over clocking settings in the BIOS.
B. Replace the CMOS battery.
C. Replace the main battery with a larger power battery.
D. Update the BIOS to new revision.
CompTIA A+ Core 2 Question E-77
Windows XP Mode is available in which of the following Microsoft Windows environments?
A. Windows Vista Ultimate
B. Windows 7 Business Edition
C. Windows XP Professional
D. Windows Server 2008 R2
CompTIA A+ Core 2 Question E-76
A technician has finished replacing the network card in a laptop and has verified full system functionality. Which of the following troubleshooting steps should the technician take NEXT?
A. Document findings, actions, and outcomes
B. Escalate problem to a senior technician
C. Re-establish new theory of probable cause
D. Perform a full system backup
CompTIA A+ Core 2 Question E-75
A technician has replaced the CMOS battery on the motherboard. Which of the following is the reason why the technician did this?
A. BIOS password was set incorrectly
B. System would not shut down properly
C. Video card was under powered
D. Clock settings are not being maintained
CompTIA A+ Core 2 Question E-74
A client has asked a technician about drive sanitation and wants to know what the difference is between overwriting a drive and formatting a drive. Which of the following would be the BEST response from the technician?
A. “Overwriting writes 1s and 0s to a hard drive replacing the data, while formatting only clears the reference to the data and only overwrites as space is used.”
B. “Nothing is different. They both destroy the data so no one can recover it.”
C. “Overwriting writes 1s and 0s to the drive replacing only the users data but not the OS data, while formatting destroys the hard drive.”
D. “Overwriting replaces all the data with a single file that fills the hard drive destroying the data, while formatting erases all the data.”