CompTIA exam questions
A technician is attempting to manually migrate a user’s profile from one Windows PC to another. Files in the user’s My Documents folder cannot be copied. Some files in question have green letters in the filenames. Which of the following file systems is causing this to occur?
A. exFAT
B. COMPRESSED
C. EFS
D. NTFS
A customer is experiencing issues with email and calls the help desk. The technician determines it would help clarify the issue if the customer agrees to share their desktop. Prior to establishing a Remote Desktop Assistance connection with a customer, a technician should ask the customer to:
A. close any items of a personal nature.
B. reboot the computer and log back in.
C. capture a screen-shot of the error message.
D. take steps to reproduce the error.
A Google account on an Android device by default will synchronize to which of the following locations?
A. Cloud
B. SSD
C. PC desktop
D. MicroSD
A user calls the helpdesk reporting that when accessing the company portal, it redirects to an unfamiliar website. Which of the following steps would the technician take to resolve this issue using best practices?
A. Identify symptoms, quarantine infected system, and create restore point.
B. Quarantine infected system, identify symptoms, and create restore point.
C. Identify symptoms, educate end user, and create restore point.
D. Create restore point, identify symptoms, and quarantine infected system.
A technician has upgraded four computers and would like to securely repurpose the hard drives for later use. Which of the following should the technician do to the drives to prepare them for later use?
A. chkdsk
B. Degauss
C. Quick format
D. Drive wipe
Peter, an end-user, reports that the Windows PC he is using automatically locks when he leaves his desk and walks to a printer to retrieve documents. Peter is then required to type in his username and password to unlock the computer. The technician looks at the settings on the PC and notices that the screensaver and screen- lock options are grayed out on the computer and cannot be changed. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this issue?
A. Domain-level group policies
B. Antivirus domain-level policies
C. Corrupted registry settings
D. Incorrect local-level user policies
A technician is configuring a SOHO router to ensure network computers can only use secured protocols on the Internet. Which of the following ports should be allowed?
A. 143
B. 23
C. 443
D. 3269 E. 3389
A technician is called into the office during a thunderstorm. Users are reporting that machines are intermittently powering off. Which of the following will BEST prevent user data loss?
A. Auto save
B. A surge protector
C. An ESD mat
D. A UPS
A user updates the video driver on the computer and it requests a restart after installation. The computer never gets past the loading Windows page without rebooting. Which of the following should the technician use to resolve this issue without losing any vital files or programs?
A. Emergency Repair Disk
B. Restore from OEM image
C. System Recovery
D. Restore from backup
Which of the following features of a mobile device operates the touch screen?
A. Gyroscope
B. Digitizer
C. Accelerometer
D. Geotracking