Benjamin is filling out a form that asks for government-issued information. Which should he provide?

Jane needs to share important PDF documents with office managers, making them easy to find and maintain, while preventing access by other users. What is the BEST way to do this?

Daniel cannot access shared folders on his office network. His IP configuration is correct. Which command will MOST likely confirm if the shared folders are not connected?

Oliver has five employees, each with a computer. He wants easy local file and printer sharing at low cost. Which setup is BEST?

Which command deletes all subdirectories and files in the current directory?

Why might a company outsource hard drive destruction?

Emma's Windows 11 computer shows 'operating system not found' after POST. She thinks the MBR is corrupt. In the Recovery Environment Command Prompt, which command should she run?

Priya sets 'Hide Programs' as: Local Policy: Enabled

Domain Policy: Not configured; OU GPO: Disabled.

Users still see Programs and Features. Why?

After a Windows Update, Daniel's computer freezes. What should he do first?

Charlotte is trying to use Remote Desktop to connect to Rohan’s PC at work. Both computers are set up and she has the correct info, but she still can’t connect. What is the most likely reason?

After installing Windows updates, Maya's Windows 11 computer fails to start and shows an error. She has booted into the Advanced Options in the recovery environment.

Which advanced option should Maya try first to fix the startup issue?

Mia wants to access a shared folder named Pictures on her home computer called Home1. Which of the following shows the correct UNC format she should use?

Scarlett discovers attackers have exploited an unknown vulnerability in her software. What type of attack is this?

You manage Active Directory for a company with offices in several countries and 250 employees.

You want an OU structure that supports growth and makes it easy to assign rights by department.

What is the BEST solution?

Harper notices that her browser shows pop-up ads related to her recent searches.
What is this an example of?

Joe is given Administrator privileges to access a database and can also access payroll salaries. Which security practice was violated?

Elijah installs a free game on his computer. Later, he notices that his actions are being monitored and the information is sent back to the source without his knowledge. Which describes the type of software Elijah encountered?

Liam wants to set up facial or fingerprint sign-in on his device. What must he set up before registering these sign-in methods?

Emma needs to choose a valid distinguished name for the MarketSpace website domain. Select the correct option.

Oliver needs a solution to control which data packets are allowed or blocked based on rules. Which is a type of firewall?

Jackson notices someone looking at his computer screen and hears about someone searching office trash for information. Which two actions are examples of social engineering?

Employees at a company notice that their Wi‑Fi keeps disconnecting and reconnecting to the same network. Upon investigation, you discover a rogue access point capturing company traffic. What type of social engineering attack is this?

Emma wants to make sure her important Windows 11 files are safe from accidental deletion or disk failure. Which option best protects her files?

Grace is a network administrator and notices a security incident on a system. What should she do first?

How can Rohan make his Windows computer more secure?

Michael needs to connect to his company's internal server using RDP from outside the network, but the connection fails. Which device should be configured to allow this?

Evelyn wants to block certain websites for her children on the home network. Which network host can help her do this?

Anika's computer has these IP settings: IPv4 Address: 192.168.0.52, Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0, Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1. Which is the host ID?

Aiden gets a call from someone pretending to be a company executive, asking for his password and threatening him. What type of attack is this?

Evelyn is organizing files on her computer using the Command Prompt. She wants to create a new folder to store her project documents. Which command should Evelyn use to create a new folder?

Where is a 32-bit application installed by default on a 64-bit Windows 11 computer?

Grace wants to make a full copy of her Windows drive to restore everything if needed. Which tool should she use?

In a GFS (Grandfather-Father-Son) backup scheme, what is the grandfather backup?

Where is a user profile stored in Windows 11?

Which regulation is violated if a student's home address is shared with someone who shouldn't have it?

Which of these is a soft token?

Mia logs in to her workstation using a fingerprint scanner.
Which authentication category is this?

Emma needs to access her company's resources securely from a coffee shop using public Wi-Fi. What technology should she use?

Rohan uses an adblocker extension to avoid ads. What issue might he face?

You are troubleshooting network connectivity issues on a workstation. Which command would you use to request new IP configuration information from a DHCP server?

A user at another location can't install a device and can't follow your phone instructions.

What is the BEST way to help?

Harper's web browser is slowing down. Which action would MOST likely improve its performance?

Maya cannot open a file created by Ava due to a security solution. Which security solution stops Maya from reading files she didn't create?

Aria wants only certain users to access a shared folder on a company server, both over the network and locally. What are the BEST actions to take? (Select two.)

What is the document called that records who had possession and control of evidence from discovery to court?

Rohan needs to identify both the host and its network for his office computer setup. Which of the following will help him?

Your Windows workstation has two Limited users, one Administrative user (you), and an enabled Guest account. Each user has a strong password, and file permissions are set. Autorun is disabled.

Which action will MOST improve security?

Michael saves all his passwords in his web browser. What risk does he face?

Jackson notices his Windows computer has corrupted system files, possibly from malware. What is the FIRST step to remove malware?

Which of the following door locks provides authentication to a specific lock over a Bluetooth connection?

You are assisting the security administrator and discover that a user was logged in to their workstation after hours. After further investigation, you discover that the user's account was compromised, and someone used the account to steal sensitive data. Which of the following could have BEST prevented this from happening?

Which of the following does Windows use to manage and enforce what a user is authorized to access?

Which remote access solution provides you with full remote access to the graphical desktop of a Windows system, including the ability to run programs, manipulate files, and restart or power down the computer?

What is issued to a website in order for it to be validated as a trusted website?

You are troubleshooting network connectivity issues on a Windows workstation. Which command would you use to view the network adapter's MAC address?

Which of the following components is a special hardware chip included on a computer's motherboard that contains software that generates and stores cryptographic keys?

You are the IT technician for your company. Which of the following mechanisms would BEST allow you to resolve a hostname to its associated IP address? (Select two.)

Anna, a user, downloaded a free PDF editing application from the internet. Now her laptop constantly displays desktop pop-ups, and several applications don't start. Which of the following types of malware was Anna the victim of?

You are troubleshooting a malware infection. As part of the remediation process, you have used a USB drive to boot into a lightweight version of Windows. Which of the following did you MOST likely boot into?

You connect your computer to a wireless network available at the local library. You find that you cannot access several websites on the internet. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this problem?

You have been tasked with removing malware from an infected system. You have confirmed that there is an infection, and you continue running scans and removing the malware, but every time the system is rebooted, the malware comes back. Which of the following should you do to help prevent this from happening?

You need to duplicate a large number of files from your PC to a network server. Due to the number of files, you start the process and go home for the evening. When you return the next day, you find that only part of the files were duplicated to the server due to the router being temporarily unplugged by the janitor while cleaning. Which of the following Windows command line tools would BEST prevent this type of glitch from happening again?

You are working at the command line and want to add the Read-only attribute to a file and remove the Hidden attribute. Which command would you use?

A user is trying to install an application on a new Windows 11 system, but the installation will not proceed. Her user account is a member of the Users group. What is MOST likely causing the installation issue?

You have five salespeople who frequently leave their laptops on desks in their cubicles. You are concerned that someone might walk by and take one of these laptops. Which of the following is the BEST protection method to address your concerns?

Which of the following proxy server roles stores frequently accessed data so that a user's request never has to leave the network for retrieval?

You have just visited a website on your mobile device when your web browser locks up, and you receive a warning that your device has a virus. You are given a phone number to call to remove the virus. Which of the following describes the type of malware symptom that you are MOST likely experiencing?

Jared receives an email about a large sum of money frozen by the government of a small African nation. He is offered a 25 percent share if he helps transfer it to a bank in the United States. Jared replies and sends his bank account number as instructed, and the sender uses the information to drain Jared's account. Which type of attack occurred?

You need to back up user data on a Windows 11 system with a single SSD that contains both the Windows operating system and user profile data. You plan to use Backup and Restore, run backups automatically, store the backups in the C drive, and include a system image in each backup. Will this configuration work?