CompTIA A+ Core 2 Question E-32

Which of the following allows a user to reset their password with a series of security questions that only the user should know?

A. Permission propagation
B. Administration
C. Verification
D. Authentication

Correct Answer: D

CompTIA A+ Core 2 Question E-29

A technician is installing a new operating system. The company policy requires that the file system used must support file permissions and security. Which of the following should the technician use to BEST meet the company needs?

A. NTFS
B. CDFS
C. FAT32
D. UDF

Correct Answer: A

CompTIA A+ Core 2 Question E-27

A technician needs to dispose of an old database server which stored company payroll information. Which of the following is a logical data destruction method suitable for this task?

A. Degaussing the hard drive with a powerful magnet.
B. Using a commercial shredder to destroy the hard drive.
C. Overriding the data on the hard drive multiple times.
D. Burning the hard drive using an approved method.

Correct Answer: C

CompTIA A+ Core 2 Question E-26

Which of the following, when implemented on an unsupervised public kiosk which is used by walk-ins, increases its security posture the MOST?

A. Rename the administrator account.
B. Implement a screensaver.
C. Use strong passwords.
D. Disable guest access.

Correct Answer: C

CompTIA A+ Core 2 Question E-25

Peter, a user, brings a PC in for repair, reporting that his Windows PC is no longer booting and returning an error that says the OS was not found. Which of the following should the technician do FIRST?

A. Enable hard drives over 4TB to be recognized by the BIOS
B. Change the boot order in BIOS to hard drive first
C. Remove all optical media from the drives
D. Change the default OS in the boot.ini file

Correct Answer: B

CompTIA A+ Core 2 Question E-24

A user in a large corporation reports that they cannot burn a DVD on their Windows 7 Ultimate laptop; they have never burned a DVD on this laptop before. Which of the following would be the MOST likely to be the reason why?

A. The drivers for the DVD burner need to be updated.
B. The user does not have software to burn DVDs.
C. The software for the DVD needs to be updated.
D. The user does not have a DVD burner.

Correct Answer: D