CompTIA A+ Practice Exam Questions

A technician arrives on site to find that two users who have the same model on Android smartphone are having the same issue with a specific application.

Whenever they attempt to launch the application, it fails and gives an error message. Which of the following should the technician do FIRST?

• Reinstall the application

• Roll back the application to the earlier version

• Update the OS of the smartphones

• Clear the application cache

A technician is working on a Windows 10 PC that is running slowly. Which of the following commands should the technician use to correct this issue? (Choose two.)

• dir

• chkdsk

• dism

• ipconfig

• format

An administrator is setting up a Windows terminal server. Which of the following settings should the administrator modify to increase server security? (Choose two.)

• Change the default access port

• . Enforce password complexity

• Put the terminal server into the router’s DMZ

• Disable logon time restrictions

• Block all unused ports on the LAN smart switch

A company has hired a new IT firm to manage its network switches and routers. The firm is geographically separated from the company and will need to able to securely access the devices. Which of the following will provide the ability to access these devices?

• Telnet

• SSH

• RDP

• VNC

A small office’s wireless network was compromised recently by an attacker who brute forced a PIN to gain access. The attacker then modified the DNS settings on the router and spread malware to the entire network. Which of the following configurations MOST likely allowed the attack to take place? (Choose two.)

• Guest network

• Guest network

• Default login

• Outdated firmware

• WEP

A client wants a technician to create a PC naming convention that will make the client’s PCs easier to track and identify while in use. Which of the following naming convention formats should the technician follow?

• Domain name, location, IP address

• Domain name, location, asset ID

• Asset ID, MAC address

• Location, RFID

Which of the following provide the BEST security for a server room? (Choose two.)

• Badge reader

• Bollard

• Biometric lock

• Cable lock

• USB token

Which of the following threats uses personalized information in an attempt at obtaining information?

• Whaling

• Impersonation

• Spoofing

• Spear phishing

A technician receives an invalid certificate error when visiting a website with port 443 enabled. Other computers on the same LAN do not exhibit this symptom.

Which of the following needs to be adjusted on the workstation to fix the issue?

• Date and time

• UEFI boot mode

• Logon times

• User access control

A department in an organization set up a proxy server to manage its Internet stage. A technician is configuring the Windows workstations to use the new proxy server.

Which of the following Control Panel utilities should the technician use to configure the setting?

• Internet Options – Advanced

• Internet Options – Connections

• Internet Options – Security

• Internet Options – Content

• Internet Options – Privacy