IT Fundamentals CompTIA practice

Christian has logged onto his bank's website. He wants to pay some bills electronically and transfer funds to his savings account. He checks to see if the padlock icon is visible in the address bar. The padlock is there, and it is green. What does that indicate?

• The green color has no meaning.

• You should not trust a green padlock.

• The certificate is pending, but you should trust it anyway.

• A highly trusted certificate.

When Sally walks into her house, she uses her voice to turn on lights and to tell her TV to turn on the news. What are these examples of?

• Home automation

• Robotics

• IoT

• Smart devices

Frank, a technician, has finished installing a wireless router. Jessica is connected to the WiFi. However, she can only see the company intranet pages. What should Frank do to troubleshoot the problem?

• Clear the browser cache

• Disable the pop-up blocker.

• Configure the browser proxy settings.

• Apply a firmware update.

Which of the following are optical storage devices? (Select three.)

• BD

• SSD

• DVD

• USB flash drive

• CD

Identifying the problem is the first step in CompTIA's troubleshooting model. Which of the following are tasks associated with this step? (Select three.)

• Duplicate the problem

• Question users

• Identify symptoms

• Escalate as necessary

• Consider multiple approaches

A federal government agency is working on updating their employee handbook to specifically cover employee internet usage.

Which of the following are topics that should be covered under this section in the handbook? (Select three.)

• Workplace surveillance

• Data protection

• Personnel management policies

• Social media and email

• Impersonation

Hannah is the manager of a successful Thai cuisine restaurant. It's November and Hannah wants to begin reviewing salary expenses for the year. She decides to generate a payroll report for all her employees.

Which of the following types of business software could easily provide Hannah with the report she needs?

• Project management software

• Database software

• Spreadsheet software

• Business accounting software

Which type of device is designed specifically for video gaming and is designed to be connected to a HD TV for display?

• Tablet

• Desktop

• Server

• Console

You want to use an application and are not connected to a network. Which of the following application delivery methods should you choose?

• Network hosting

• Local installation

• n-tier application

• Cloud hosting

A systems engineer has discovered an attack on the network, which is threatening to shut down a web service by overloading it with bogus requests. The attacker is using bot malware to enlist compromised systems (called zombies) to remotely manipulate them.

Which of the following is the threat being utilized by the attacker?

• Data destruction

• Service outage

• Distributed denial-of-service attack

• Replay attack