CompTIA exam questions
A computer was recently infected by malware after a flash drive was plugged in. The user, Jane, indicates she never opened any files or folders from the flash drive. A technician needs to prevent this from occurring in the future. Which of the following would accomplish this?
A. BitLocker To Go
B. Set strong passwords
C. Disable usermin
D. Disable AutoRun
Which of the following best practices is used to fix a zero-day vulnerability on Linux?
A. Scheduled backup
B. Scheduled disk maintenance
C. Patch management
D. Antivirus update
A user calls the help desk because a folder containing critical business files is missing from the local drive. The user is adamant that the folder was there the previous day, and cannot understand why it is gone. The technician views the properties of the parent folder and sees a back up listed on the “Prior Versions” tab. According to the theory of troubleshooting, which of the following is the technician’s NEXT step?
A. Establish a theory of probable cause
B. Establish a plan of action and implement the solution
C. Document findings, actions and outcomes
D. Verify full system functionality and implement preventive measures
A technician is tasked with analyzing computer settings managed by Microsoft Group Policy configuration. The technician wants to print a report to an HTML file for offline review. Which of the following Windows command line tools would allow the technician to accomplish this task?
A. gpedit.msc
B. gpupdate
C. gpresult
D. gpmc.msc
After confirming BIOS support, technician has added a second video card and a new sound card to a computer’s motherboard. The computer continuously restarts. This is an indication of which of the following.
A. Incompatible sound card
B. Insufficient power supply
C. Insufficient memory
D. Defective video card
An administrator must upgrade multiple workstations with a new image being deployed using Windows Deployment Services. Which of the following client-side boot methods initiates the deployment of the new image?
A. USB flash drive
B. CD-ROM
C. PXE
D. GRUB
Jane, a customer, reports that when she occasionally works in the office basement, her smartphone battery drains faster than normal and she has poor cellular reception. Which of the following is the reason for the fast battery drain?
A. Unpaired Bluetooth
B. Weak signal
C. Defective SD card
D. Malware
When securing a mobile device, which of the following types of screen locks is the MOST secure?
A. Fingerprint lock
B. Swipe lock
C. Passcode lock
D. Face lock
A user is configuring the email settings on a smartphone. Which of the following configurations will allow the user to synchronize email from multiple devices?
A. IMAP
B. S/MIME
C. POP3
D. SMTP
Data on full disk encrypted drives using BitLocker is MOST secure from loss when combined with which of the following technologies?
A. USB authentication token
B. Filesystem access controls
C. Trusted platform module
D. Fingerprint reader