Exam Prem CompTIA A+ 220-1002 Practice - Set D Part 4
Which of the following System Tools would be the BEST one to perform a regular archiving of information on a PC?
Backup
It is a company's policy to shut down all workstations at the end of the day. However, the majority of employees are leaving disks in their workstations and upon start up the next morning they are receiving a `NTLDR is missing' error. Which of the following is a possible solution?
Change the Boot order in the BIOS.
Jane, a user, has a computer running Windows XP Professional. She would like the computer to run Windows 7 Professional. She does not wish to save any information on the current system. Which of the following types of installations should the technician perform?
Clean
A customer calls an IT consultant to explain an issue they are having with their Windows 7 Professional PC. Windows Update attempts to install patches upon each startup but fails on the same single update. The customer has attempted to re-run Windows Update from Control Panel but the issue remains. Which of the following courses of action would BEST resolve the problem?
Clearing the Windows Update download cache entirely
Which of the following can a technician implement to ensure that only company owned mobile devices can connect to the wireless network?
Configure MAC address filtering on the access points.
Which of the following should a technician implement to prevent external contractors from physically plugging devices into the company's network jacks unless such jacks are designated for guest use?
Disable all switch ports when they are not utilized and enable them on an as needed basis.
Which of the following is a business use case for desktop virtualization?
Disaster Recovery Software Testing
Which of the following commands may need to be run after a virus removal if the computer will not boot?
FIXMBR
A technician is trying to setup a non-domain user account on a workstation, but receives the following error message "Password does not meet the complexity requirements." Which of the following utilities should the technician use to identify the criteria?
Local Security Policy
Peter, a client, wants to allow only specific portable devices to connect to his wireless network. Which of the following methods would BEST accomplish this?
MAC filtering
Which of the following is an advantage of MOST tablets over laptops?
Multi-touch screens
Which of the following statements is true about XP mode in Windows 7?
Only the Professional and the Ultimate versions support Windows XP mode.
A users PC breaks and a technician needs to configure a new machine with a copy of their computer image stored on a remote server. Which of the following technologies would help RIS install this image?
PXE
A user is reporting that they are clicking on search results and being redirected to the wrong sites. Which of the following should a technician check FIRST?
Proxy Settings
Which of the following is the difference between a quick and a full format?
Quick format does not check for bad sectors while full format does.
A user realizes they left their mobile phone in a taxi minutes after the car departs. Which of the following should be done to BEST ensure none of the private data on the phone is accessed?
Remote Wipe
A technician is tasked with upgrading a network card on a Windows 7 Professional PC. The technician installs the network card, loads Windows XP drivers that came with the network card, and reboots the PC. Upon rebooting, the computer blue screens and the technician cannot get the computer to boot up properly. Which of the following should the technician perform to resolve this issue without any data loss?
Remove network drivers Boot up in safe mode
A user is running a RAID 0 array and has problems with one of the drives. Which of the following actions will the technician take NEXT?
Replace the drive; all the data is lost and cannot be recovered.
A user recently installed a new video driver on a PC but upon boot Windows will not start. Which of the following is the BEST option to correct the issue?
Safe mode
A user, Peter, calls and states every few hours he is unable to connect to the Internet for several minutes but is able to access internal sites during this time. Which of the following tools would be used to find the issue with the network connection?
TRACERT
A user reports that the desktop PC shuts down 10 minutes after turning it on in the morning. When the technician moves the PC, it sounds like there are loose parts sliding around in the case. Which of the following is the MOST likely explanation for the PC shutting down?
The heat sink retaining clip has broken loose.
Jane, a user, reports that a newly purchased laptop is only showing 65GB total on the C drive, but she purchased a 100GB hard drive. Which of the following is MOST likely the cause of this difference?
The manufacturer provided a factory recovery partition
Which of the following areas of a file system should a standard user have restricted permissions to in order to promote a security best practice?
Windows System Files Program Files
Which of the following UNC paths would be considered an administrative share?
\WorkstationD$
A user needs to find the MAC address for a Windows computer. Which of the following is the correct command?
ipconfig /all
