A+ Practice Questions 15

A company is concerned about the security of sensitive data on a laptop a user frequently takes off-site. Which of the following enables hardware encryption to secure user data?

• BIOS password

• Hibernation mode

• Trusted Platform Module

• Screen-saver lock

After a new laser printer was installed, users began reporting issues. Duplicate copies of print jobs were not delivering fully separated copies; instead, similar pages were being stacked. Which of the following settings MOST likely needed to be checked to correct this issue?

• Collation

• Duplexing

• Orientation

• Quality

Which of the following network servers would be MOST useful in translating a URL into an IP address?

• Print server

• DNS server

• Mail server

• DHCP server

• Web server

Ann, a user, reports the 20GB hard drive on her VM is full. She frequently has to delete files so the machine is usable again. Ann would like access to a machine with a larger hard drive. Aside from the drive being too small, the machine works perfectly for Ann. A technician checks the virtual host and sees it has about 400GB of available disk space. Which of the following should the technician do to resolve the problem quickly?

• Go into the hypervisor and increase the size of the hard drive.

• Spin up a new VM for Ann with a larger hard drive.

• Move the VM to another virtual host with more resources.

• Upgrade the hard drive in the virtual host machine.

A technician is using PXE to upgrade the OS in a lab that has new and old computers. The new devices can obtain a DHCP address but fail to locate the PXE server. The old computers can locate the PXE server and upgrade the OS as required. Which of the following is MOST likely preventing the new computers from booting to PXE?

• LoJack Security

• BIOS password

• Drive encryption

• Secure Boot

An end user’s laptop has a USB mouse connected. The user removes the USB mouse to pack up at the end of the work day. Before shutting down, the user tries to check a document but finds the built-in peripherals no longer work. Which of the following would BEST resolve this issue?

• Check the keyboard layout in Settings.

• Check the touch-pad settings

• Check the power management settings.

• Check that the function key is not stuck.

Which of the following connectors would MOST likely be found on an RG-6 cable?

• Molex

• DB9

• BNC

• RJ45

A technician is configuring a new desktop and wants to implement full disk encryption. When attempting this task, the technician gets an error stating the device cannot be encrypted. Which of the following does the technician need to enable so the drive can be encrypted?

• BIOS

• TPM

• EFS

• UEFI

Which of the following interfaces uses DB9 and DB25 connectors?

• RS-232

• USB-C

• eSATA

• USB

A customer purchased a device that can perform routing tasks, firewall tasks, deep packet inspection, and antivirus scanning. Which of the following devices did the customer purchase?

• Proxy server

• DHCP server

• UTM appliance

• IPS appliance

• IDS appliance