IT Certification Practice Questions 1

Which of the following provide the BEST way to secure physical access to a data center server room? (Select two)

• Biometric lock

• Access control vestibule

• Badge reader

• USB token

• Video surveillance

During a recent flight, an executive unexpectedly received several dog and cat pictures while trying to watch a movie via in-flight Wi-Fi on an iPhone. The executive has no records of any contacts sending pictures like these and has not seen these pictures before. To BEST resolve this issue, the executive should:

• set AirDrop so that transfers are only accepted from known contacts

• completely disable all wireless systems during the flight

• discontinue using iMessage and only use secure communication applications

• only allow messages and calls from saved contacts

A user reports that antivirus software indicates a computer is infected with viruses. The user thinks this happened while browsing the internet. The technician does not recognize the interface with which the antivirus message is presented. Which of the following is the NEXT step the technician should take?

• Shut down the infected computer and swap it with another computer

• Investigate what the interface is and what triggered it to pop up

• Proceed with initiating a full scan and removal of the viruses using the presented interface

• Call the phone number displayed in the interface of the antivirus removal tool

The command cat comptia.txt was issued on a Linux terminal. Which of the following results should be expected?

• The contents of the text comptia.txt will be replaced with a new blank document

• The contents of the text comptia.txt would be displayed.

• The contents of the text comptia.txt would be categorized in alphabetical order.

• The contents of the text comptia.txt would be copied to another comptia.txt file

A user's smartphone data usage is well above average. The user suspects an installed application is transmitting data in the background. The user would like to be alerted when an application attempts to communicate with the internet.

• Operating system updates

• Remote wipe

• Antivirus

• Firewall

A technician is unable to join a Windows 10 laptop to a domain. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason?

• The domain's processor compatibility is not met

• The laptop has Windows 10 Home installed

• The laptop does not have an onboard Ethernet adapter

• The laptop does not have all current Windows updates installed

A technician is troubleshooting an issue involving programs on a Windows 10 machine that are loading on startup but causing excessive boot times. Which of the following should the technician do to selectively prevent programs from loading?

• Right-click the Windows button, then select Run entering shell startup and clicking OK, and then move items one by one to the Recycle Bin

• Remark out entries listed HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Run

• Manually disable all startup tasks currently listed as enabled and reboot checking for issue resolution at startup

• Open the Startup tab and methodically disable items currently listed as enabled and reboot, checking for issue resolution at each startup.

A desktop specialist needs to prepare a laptop running Windows 10 for a newly hired employee. Which of the following methods should the technician use to refresh the laptop?

• Internet-based upgrade

• Repair installation

• Clean install

• USB repair

• In place upgrade

A technician found that an employee is mining cryptocurrency on a work desktop. The company has decided that this action violates its guidelines. Which of the following should be updated to reflect this new requirement?

• MDM

• EULA

• IRP

• AUP

A user calls the help desk to report that none of the files on a PC will open. The user also indicates a program on the desktop is requesting payment in exchange for file access. A technician verifies the user's PC is infected with ransomware. Which of the following should the technician do FIRST?

• Scan and remove the malware

• Schedule automated malware scans

• Quarantine the system

• Disable System Restore