A+ 1102 Study Quiz 5

A technician needs to interconnect two offices to the main branch while complying with good practices and security standards. Which of the following should the technician implement?

• MSRA

• VNC

• VPN

• SSH

Answer explanation

To interconnect two offices securely, the technician should implement a VPN (Virtual Private Network) to comply with good practices and security standards.

A user receives a notification indicating the data plan on the user's corporate phone has reached its limit. The user has also noted the performance of the phone is abnormally slow. A technician discovers a third-party GPS application was installed on the phone. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?

• The GPS application is installing software updates.

• The GPS application contains malware.

• The GPS application is updating its geospatial map data.

• The GPS application is conflicting with the built-in GPS.

Answer explanation

The GPS application contains malware.

A technician needs to document who had possession of evidence at every step of the process. Which of the following does this process describe?

• Rights management

• Audit trail

• Chain of custody

• Data integrity

Answer explanation

The process of documenting who had possession of evidence at every step is known as the chain of custody, ensuring the integrity and reliability of the evidence.

A malicious file was executed automatically when a flash drive was plugged in. Which of the following features would prevent this type of incident?

• Disabling UAC

• Restricting local administrators

• Enabling UPnP

• Turning off AutoPlay

Answer explanation

Turning off AutoPlay would prevent the automatic execution of malicious files when a flash drive is plugged in.

Which of the following is used to identify potential issues with a proposed change prior to implementation?

• Request form

• Rollback plan

• End-user acceptance

• Sandbox testing

Answer explanation

Sandbox testing is used to identify potential issues with a proposed change prior to implementation, allowing for testing in a controlled environment.

A user needs assistance changing the desktop wallpaper on a Windows 10 computer. Which of the following methods will enable the user to change the wallpaper using a Windows 10 Settings tool?

• Open Settings, select Accounts, select Your info, click Browse, and then locate and open the image the user wants to use as the wallpaper.

• Open Settings, select Personalization, click Browse, and then locate and open the image the user wants to use as the wallpaper.

• Open Settings, select System, select Display, click Browse, and then locate and open the image the user wants to use as the wallpaper.

• Open Settings, select Apps, select Apps & features, click Browse, and then locate and open the image the user wants to use as the wallpaper.

Answer explanation

Open Settings, select Personalization, click Browse, and then locate and open the image the user wants to use as the wallpaper.

A macOS user needs to create another virtual desktop space. Which of the following applications will allow the user to perform this task?

• Dock

• Spotlight

• Mission Control

• Launchpad

Answer explanation

To create another virtual desktop space on macOS, the user can use the Mission Control application.

A user lost a company tablet that was used for patient admission at a doctor's office. Which of the following actions would best protect against unauthorized access to the data?

• Change the SSID and password of the office Wi-Fi

• Perform a remote wipe on the device

• Change the user's password

• Enable remote disk encryption

Answer explanation

Performing a remote wipe on the device would best protect against unauthorized access to the data by erasing all the data on the lost tablet.

A desktop engineer is implementing a master image. What should the desktop engineer consider when building the master image? (Choose two)

• Power supply of the target device

• Device drivers

• License keys of installed applications

• Keyboard backlight settings

• Screen orientation

Answer explanation

When building a master image, the desktop engineer should consider the power supply of the target device and ensure device drivers are included for compatibility.

A technician installed an application on a user's desktop and received an error message. Which of the following tools can the technician use to investigate the error?

• Resource Monitor > CPU > Services

• Task Manager > Processes > Applications

• Event Viewer > Windows Logs > Application

• Device Manager > Computer

Answer explanation

The technician can use Event Viewer, navigate to Windows Logs, and check the Application log to investigate the error message received after installing the application.