Feb23

A company's assets are scanned annually. Which of the following will most likely help the company gain a holistic view of asset cost?

• Creating a database

• Assigning users to assets

• Inventorying asset tags

• Updating the procurement account owners

Which of the following is command options is used to display hidden files and directories?

• -s

• -lh

• -t

• -a

Which of the following file types would be used in the Windows Startup folder to automate copying a personal storage table (.pst file) to a network drive at log-in?

• .bat

• .dll

• .ps1

• .txt

A systems administrator received a request to limit the amount of cellular data a user's Windows 10 tablet can utilize when traveling. Which of the following can the administrator do to best solve the user's issue?

• Turn on airplane mode.

• Set the connection to be metered.

• Configure the device to use a static IP address.

• Enable the Windows Defender Firewall.

A technician successfully removed malicious software from an infected computer after running updates and scheduled scans to mitigate future risks. Which of the following should the technician do next?

• Quarantine the host in the antivirus system.

• Investigate how the system was infected with malware.

• Educate the end user on best practices for security.

• Create a system restore point.

Maintaining the chain of custody is an important part of the incident response process. Which of the following reasons explains why this is important?

• To maintain an information security policy

• To properly identify the issue

• To control evidence and maintain integrity

• To gather as much information as possible

A computer technician is investigating a computer that is not booting. The user reports that the computer was working prior to shutting it down last night. The technician notices a removable USB device is inserted, and the

user explains the device is a prize the user received in the mail yesterday. Which of the following types of attacks does this describe?

• Phishing

• Dumpster diving

• Tailgating

• Evil twin

An engineer is configuring a new server that requires a bare-metal installation. Which of the following installation methods should the engineer use if installation media is not available on site?

• Image deployment

• Recovery partition installation

• Remote network installation

• Repair installation

A technician receives an invalid certificate error when visiting a website. Other workstations on the same local network are unable to replicate this issue. Which of the following is most likely causing the issue?

• Date and time

• User access control

• UEFI boot mode

• Log-on times

A company is recycling old hard drives and wants to quickly reprovision the drives for reuse. Which of the following data destruction methods should the company use?

• Degaussing

• Standard formatting

• Low-level wiping

• Deleting