A+ Core 2 Practice Test

MSRA (microsoft remote assistance )

allows a user to ask for help from a technician or co worker by an invitation file protected by a passcode

What type of device has region-coding copy protection mechanisms built into them ?

optical media like dvds and blu rays

which script is used within windows inside the cmd prompt

.bat (batch file)

which script is used within windows inside the powershell envionrment

.ps1 power shell

which script came before powershell, and is used within windows visual basic

.vbs (visual basic)

which script is used for automations in webpages and macos systesm

.js (javascript)

generic script language used in windows, linux, and mac

.py (python)

generic language used to teach new learned how to program a computer

pseudocode

does refresh or reset recopy the system files and revert most system settings to the default but preserves user personalization settings, data files, and more?

refresh

what kind of graphic card should a high demanding application, like graphic design software, have ?

dedicated graphic card

file type for apple disk image

.dmg

apple file type that comes as an installer package

.pkg

macos backup software name

time machine

does macos come with antivirus or antimalware software like windows?

no

which apple os feature allows you to spread out the desktop viewable area

mission control

what do we call multiple desktops in macos

spaces

mac’s built in search engine that searches your files

spotlight

mac gesture : swipe up with three fingers to launch what ?

mission control

this feature in mac os is similar to windows file explorer

finder

windows task bar is comparable to mac os’s ….

dock

full disk encryption for mac os is done using…

file vault

cmd, option, escape is used to what in apple ?

force quit an application in apple

If your systems firmware is using bios it’s going to be looking for a ……

Master boot record

If your systems firmware is using uefi it’s going to look for …..

Guid partition table

When booting up the firmware is going to look thru your storage device and identify where the …. Is

MBR master boot record

The mbr is always located in the … sector of the docs

1st sector

Booting.exe is the ….

Boot manager for windows

Windows.exe

Windows boot loader

Bios based firmware boot repair command

Bootrec/fixmbr

UEFI boot repair cmd

Bootrec\fixboot

cmd to rebuild bcd tht can be used with either UEFI or bios

Bootrec\rebuildbcd

If you’re having issues with the graphics driver, black screen instead of sign in, what should you do ?

Boot into safe mode

A ? full backup is not generated directly from the original data but instead assembled from other backup jobs.

synthetic

? is the period between backup jobs

Frequency

? is the period of time any given backup job is kept for

retention

? ? is a Windows feature for automatically backing up user data

file history

? ? is a Windows firewall configuration that opens the network ports required to operate as a file/print server.

file sharing

802.11a frequency

5 ghz

802.11b frequency

2.4 GHz

802.11g frequency

2.4 GHz

802.11n frequency

2.4/5 GHz

802.11ac frequency

5 GHz

a Microsoft Windows tool on the Processes tab that can summarize and show details that the technician can use to expand and sort each app or background process to view the resources the processes utilize.

Task Manager

perfmon.msc this command is for what utility?

Windows performance monitor

this tool can provide up-to-date system resource information and can log data to a file for long-term analysis.

Windows Performance Monitor

this tool produces a list of the system’s inventory (hardware and software components) and resources, firmware and OS versions, driver file locations, environment variables, and network status, but not its performance.

System information ( msinfo32.exe )

this tool enables control over essential and nonessential Windows processes by offering start, stop, pause, manual, and disable options for Windows services, improving performance and security.

Services Console

This tool allows administrators to view, edit, and troubleshoot the properties of installed hardware, update drivers, and remove or disable devices.

Device Manager

this tool is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in that allows the administrator to maintain disk performance by optimizing file storage patterns.

Defragment and Optimize Drives (dfrgui.exe)

this tool is an MMC snap-in that assists the user in regaining disk capacity by deleting unwanted files.

Disk Cleanup (cleanmgr.exe)

tool that displays a summary of fixed and removable hard disk drives (HDDs), solid-state drives (SSDs), and optical drives attached to the system.

 

Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc) console

this tool provides an interface for managing multiple snap-ins to adjust and modify advanced Windows settings, such as event viewer, disk cleanup, and disk defragmenter.

The Microsoft Management Console (MMC)

What snap-ins are managed by the computer management console? (Select all that apply.)

disk defragmenter

event viewer

disk cleanup

It provides remote management of a client operating system and its devices, software, and applications configuration information.

Windows Registry Editor

What applet relates to and is responsible for the searching, cataloging, and database maintenance in the Microsoft Windows Control Panel?

Indexing Options

What file system feature supports compatibility between UNIX/Linux and Windows supporting case-sensitive naming, hard links, and other key features

POSIX Compliance

a disk management function that allows users to aggregate space from several physical disks into volumes.

Dynamic Drives

What protocol on the Linux operating system enables the integration of Linux and Windows system file and directory sharing through Server Message Block (SMB) compatible file sharing?

Samba

is an antivirus and malware product for Linux operating systems. It is open-source and freely available to Linux users under the general public software license.

clam

a system whose configuration is different from its secure baseline

non-compliant system

What deletes partitions and writes a new file system?

Standard formatting

What type of formatting resets a disk to its factory condition?

low level formatting

old data gets destroyed by writing to each location on a hard disk drive, either using zeroes or in a random pattern, leaving the disk in a "clean" state.

Erasing/wiping

what does this mean : the firewall downloads curated reputation databases that associate IP address ranges, fully-qualified domain names (FQDNs), and URL web addresses, with sites that host various content categories and those associated with malware, spam, or other threats.

content filtering

provides a framework in which networking protocols allow networked devices to discover the network and establish services.

UpnP ( universal plug and play )

what means that the router takes a request from an internet host for a particular service and sends the request to a designated host on the LAN.

port forwarding

This screen is a screen that pops up when a user performs a certain action such as logging into a computer

splash screen

Windows desktop versions are limited to how many inbound connections on the windows shared drive?

20

a mobile device owned by the employee. The mobile is usually the most popular with employees but poses the most difficulties for security and network managers.

BYOD ( bring your own device )

COBO device is the company’s property and may only be used for company business

company owned business only

COPE device is the company’s property and may only be used for company business

company owned personally enabled

CYOD like cope but the employee can choose the device they want from a list

choose your own device

Which of the following avoids opening remote desktop ports on the network’s firewall?

RMM

VNC

SSH

VPN

VPN

what maps domain names to IP addresses, this file found in the registry would show malicious entries to re-route IP addresses

HOSTS

making the same passwords securely available across all macOS and iOS devices. which ios feature is this?

iCloud keychain

privileged time represents system ____

processes

user