COMPTIA+ Core 2 P.EX - 2

Which of the following is a characteristic of extended partitions?

• They are subdivided into logical drives

• There can be multiple extended partitions per drive

• They can be set to active

• They are bootable

Rodney, an employee in the Research Department, reports that he is experiencing blue screen errors while using his Windows computer. He explains that he recently installed a TV tuner board in an expansion slot, and now he has to reboot the computer every time he loads the TV tuner application to watch TV. What should you do to fix Rodney's computer and prevent him from using the TV until you can install an updated driver?

• Reboot the system and select Safe Mode. Edit the properties of the TV tuner driver in Device Manager and select Roll Back Driver.

• Use the Reset This PC option in the Settings app.

• Boot the system from a Windows installation disc and select the Startup Repair option.

• Re-install Windows from the installation disc.

• Boot the system in Safe Mode. Disable the TV tuner driver in Device Manager.

A technician receives a notification from a SOHO router manufacturer of a specific vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit SNMP traps to take over routers. After verifying the settings outlined in the notification, which of the following actions should the technician take NEXT?

• Check for and apply firmware updates

• Enable MAC filtering

• Disable DHCP.

• Enable content filtering.

What is the last step in the Windows post-installation process?

• Configure Windows Update

• Restore the boot order

• Configure anti-malware

• Document the system

Jared needs help from Tim to resolve a printing issue on his Apple iMac. Because Tim is in another city, Jared would like to use Screen Sharing to allow Tim to view and interact with his iMac desktop. However, Tim only has a Windows 11 laptop. What does Jared need to do to make sure that Tim can participate in the Screen Sharing session?

• Make sure Tim downloads and installs Screen Sharing on his computer

• Enable the Shared Clipboard setting

• Set the Screen Sharing session to Control mode

• Enable the VNC Viewer setting and specify a VNC password

Which stage of a legacy BIOS startup loads the boot code in the Master Boot Record (MBR) and then uses the partition table to identify the active disk partition?

• Boot loader

• Bootmgr.exe

• OS startup

• Winload.exe

Which tool can you use to gather data and display statistics (in counters) that help you monitor the operation of a Windows system?

• Event Viewer

• Computer Management

• MSinfo

• Performance Monitor

A Help Desk technician receives a call from a user who is unable to download new messages from the company's email server. The technician tells the user to open a command prompt, ping the email server, and check the SMTP and POP3 server IP addresses. Which of the following mistakes did the technician make?

• The technician used jargon that the user probably didn't understand.

• The technician did not walk to the user's desk and conduct the tests for the user.

• The technician had a negative attitude and failed to take notes.

• The technician did not have the user check the workstation's IP address first.

Occasionally, Rachel works from another Mac in her office rather than her own. She needs to be able to access her Mac while she is away from her desk. Which option can Rachel use to do this?

• Screen Sharing

• Remote Desktop Protocol

• SSH

• Telnet

On a Linux system, what is the name of the directory where you will find a text file called devices that contains information about the devices that are configured on the system?

• /root

• /devices

• /sys

• /hwinfo

• /proc