CompTIA exam questions
Which of the following explains why it is important to secure Personally Identifiable Information (PII)?
A. So phishing attacks are not launched against employees of the organization.
B. So sensitive information, such as corporate passwords, is not stolen.
C. So man-in-the-middle attacks are not launched against the organization.
D. So sensitive information, such as social security numbers, is not stolen.
A user, Jane, receives a phone call from the company’s mail administrator who indicates her email account has been disabled due to high volumes of emails being sent in a very short period of time. Which of the following types of attack has the user experienced?
A. Virus infection
B. Man-in-the-middle attack
C. Phishing attack
D. Malware infection
A user’s smartphone runs very slow at the end of the day. When the user restarts the phone in the morning, it runs at its normal speed. Which of the following should be done throughout the day to BEST resolve this issue?
A. Reset to the smartphone to factory default.
B. Uninstall any unused apps.
C. Close all running apps.
D. Charge the smartphone.
Which of the following features is being used when a smartphone is used to purchase a product at a retail kiosk?
A. NFC
B. Virtual assistant
C. SDK
D. Bluetooth
Jane, a user, states that after installing an update on her iPhone, the WiFi starts to malfunction. The WiFi icon is displaying that it has connectivity but she is still unable to browse. Which of the following could be the issue?
A. PRAM needs to be reset
B. iCloud is corrupted
C. The router needs to be rebooted
D. The upgrade needs to be uninstalled
Which of the following network hosts would MOST likely provide the services needed to allow client access to Internet web pages?
A. File server
B. Web server
C. WINS server
D. Proxy server
Which of the following security threats happens when another person enters a secured area with an authorized person?
A. Tailgating
B. Shoulder surfing
C. Spoofing
D. Phishing
While navigating a Windows machine through command prompt, which of the following commands will a technician use to display the contents of the current folder?
A. cd
B. dir
C. md
D. rd
A customer calls the help desk to report an issue. The customer suggests that the problem is hardware related, but the technician knows from the description that this is not the case. Which of the following is the BEST course of action for the technician?
A. Follow the customer’s prescribed course of action.
B. Convince the customer to take a better course of action to resolve the issue.
C. Explain why the customer’s prescribed course of action is incorrect.
D. Acknowledge the customer’s input, but follow another course of action.
A technician has purchased a new surge protector to protect equipment in the production environment. The surge protector’s features safeguard the connected equipment by directing surges to the:
A. path of shortest conductance.
B. path of lowest inductance.
C. path of highest voltage.
D. path of least resistance.