Comptia A+ 220 - 1102 Practice Questions B Set 2

Which of the following does Windows use to manage and enforce what a user is authorized to access?

Access control list

What is issued to a website in order for it to be validated as a trusted website?

Certificate authority

You want to make sure that you always have the latest patches installed on your workstation for an order entry application created by the DataComLink corporation. What should you do to ensure this?

Configure the application to automatically download and install updates as they are released. Check the DataComLink website regularly for patches and updates to the software.

Jane, an employee in the human resources department, has created several important PDF documents on her computer that all office managers in her building must read. She would like to make locating these files simple and maintain them as little as possible. It is important that no other users are permitted to view these documents. As the IT technician for your company, Jane has asked you to make this possible. Which of the following would MOST likely fulfill Jane's request?

Network share

A logical division of a storage device associated with a hard drive.

Partition

Which of the following is true of Remote Assistance?

The user initiates the session.

A single accessible storage area within a file system.

Volume

What is the most commonly used file extension for a shell script?

.sh

While Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) keys can be either 128, 192, or 256 bits in length, AES encrypts everything in one-size data chunks. Which of the following is the size of those AES data chunks?

128

Which of the following are the FIRST settings you should check if you suspect that a malware attack has impacted your internet connection?

DNS settings Proxy settings

Jason is a system administrator for a hospital. As part of his role, he helps to maintain all devices in the hospital that connect to the internet (IoT devices). Recently, the hospital has purchase some new heart-rate monitoring devices that are IoT-enabled. Jason needs to add the devices to the inventory management database. Which of the following is the asset management phase that Jason is currently involved with?

Deployment

A container in a file system used to logically sort and organize data.

Directory

You are an IT technician for your company. Vivian, an employee, has been receiving error messages, indicating that some of her Windows system files are corrupt or missing. To fix this issue, you ran the Windows System File Checker tool (SFC.exe). Shortly after the files were repaired, Vivian called again because she is still having the same issue. You now suspect that a corruption or a renaming of the system files is being caused by malware. Which of the following is the FIRST step you should take to remove any malware on the system?

Disconnect Vivian's computer from the network.

Which Windows sign-in feature automatically locks your device while you are away?

Dynamic Lock

Which of the following password manager features converts a password into a jumbled string of symbols and letters before storing it in the account?

Hashing

Which of the following terms describes a Windows 11 operating system patch for a desktop that targets a specific problem and is released on a short-term, periodic basis?

Hotfix

Which of the following should you do FIRST when you suspect a malware infection?

Investigate and verify the malware symptoms.

Which of the following is the Not enough USB controller resources warning most often a result of?

Plugging into a 3.0 USB port.

Occasionally, Rachel works from another Mac in her office rather than her own. She needs to be able to access her Mac while she is away from her desk. Which option can Rachel use to do this?

Screen Sharing

You have just finished installing Windows on a system that contains four physical hard disks. The installation process has created a system volume and a C: volume on the first disk (Disk 0). The installation process also initialized the second disk (Disk 1) and the third disk (Disk 2), but did not create any volumes on these disks. Which of the following would you expect to see as the status of Disk 1 and Disk 2?

Unallocated