Question 1

A technician needs to view hidden files. Which of the following Control Panel utilities would be used for this purpose?

Accepted Answer

A)  Credential Manager 
B)  BitLocker 
C)  System 
D)  Folder Options

Question 2

A technician is setting up a SOHO wireless router and needs to adhere to the following requirements: • The router should not assign network addresses to any device. • All devices in the office must be able to access network resources and the Internet. Which of the following should the technician perform to meet these requirements?

Accepted Answer

A)  Assign static IP addresses on all devices. 
B)  Set up MAC filtering for all devices. 
C)  Place all devices in a DMZ. 
D)  Enable port forwarding for all devices.

Question 3

A technician logs on to a Linux computer and runs the following command: ps -aux | grep vi Which of the following MOST accurately describes the effect of the command?

Accepted Answer

A)  It kills any running programs starting with the letters vi. 
B)  It opens a list of directories that start with the letters vi. 
C)  It creates a new file named grep in the current working directory. 
D)  If finds a list of processes running a text editor.

Question 4

Which of the following security methods BEST describes when a user enters a username and password once for multiple applications?

Accepted Answer

A)  SSO 
B)  Permission propagation 
C)  Inheritance 
D)  MFA

Question 5

A technician is installing the latest OS on a user's system. The user wants all of the settings and files to remain intact during the installation. Which of the following upgrade methods should the technician use?

Accepted Answer

A)  network installation 
B)  clean install 
C)  in-place upgrade 
D)  image deployment

Question 6

A technician is able to connect to a website; however, the technician receives the following error when attempting to access a different website: Page cannot be displayed . Which of the following command line tools would be BEST to identify the root cause of the connection problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  ipconfig 
B)  tracert 
C)  nslookup 
D)  netstat 
E)  ping

Question 7

A new company policy states that all end-user access to network resources will be controlled based on the users' roles and responsibilities within the organization. Which of the following security concepts has the company just enabled?

Accepted Answer

A)  Certificates 
B)  Least privilege 
C)  Directory permissions 
D)  Blacklists

Question 8

A technician is troubleshooting a printer issue on a Windows computer and wants to disable the printer to test a theory. Which of the following should the technician use to accomplish this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Devices and Printers 
B)  Sync Center 
C)  Device Manger 
D)  Power Options

Question 9

A desktop technician is responsible for the OS migration of 300 end users. As part of the migration, the technician must save the end users' data to a temporary shared drive. The data must include any hidden files to ensure 100% of the data is retained. Which of the following commands will achieve this result by default?

Accepted Answer

A)  robocopy 
B)  copy 
C)  xcopy 
D)  cp

Question 10

Many of the files in a user's network folder have a new file extension and are inaccessible. After some troubleshooting, a technician discovers a text document that states the files were intentionally encrypted, and a large sum of money is required to decrypt them. Which of the following should the technician do to recover the files?

Accepted Answer

A)  Restore the network folder from a backup. 
B)  Perform a System Restore on the computer. 
C)  Update the malware scanner and run a full scan. 
D)  Disconnect the computer from the network.

Question 11

A corporate fileshare holds files for multiple departments. Individual users in each department create reports that are meant to be read by the rest of the company. Recently, a user ran a malicious executable that encrypted all of the documents on the fileshare. The software asked for money to be transferred via cryptocurrency in order to decrypt the files; however, the files were not decrypted after the company paid the ransom. Which of the following would MOST likely minimize the damage to a fileshare in this type of situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Enable System Restore on the file server and make frequent restore points. 
B)  Disable full disk encryption on the file server. 
C)  Install a next-generation firewall at the network edge. 
D)  Use a host-based intrusion detection system and continuously monitor filesystem changes. 
E)  Use granular file permissions on the share and follow the principle of least privilege.

Question 12

A network support technician takes a call from an office manager who wants to change the wireless security key on the access point in that particular office. The office manager explains that a label on the access point indicates it has an IP address of 10.0.100.2. Which of the following should the technician use to connect securely to the access point to make the change?

Accepted Answer

A)  RDP to 10.0.100.2 
B)  SSH to 10.0.100.2 
C)  HTTP to 10.0.100.2 
D)  Telnet to 10.0.100.2

Question 13

A technician encounters a previously unidentified issue. The technician conducts some research, finds a solution, and resolves the issue. According to best practices, which of the following should the technician do so the issue can be addressed if it is encountered again?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inform the immediate supervisor about the findings. 
B)  Email all the other technicians to explain the problem and resolution. 
C)  Enter the resolution in the ticket and close it. 
D)  Add the findings to the knowledge base.

Question 14

A network administrator audited applications on a user's desktop and noticed a program used to sync a mobile device to the desktop's calendar. To ensure corporate data is not exchanged to cloud servers, which of the following mobile security methods should be implemented?

Accepted Answer

A)  Remote wipe 
B)  Device encryption 
C)  Biometric authentication 
D)  Enterprise sandbox

Question 15

Which of the following technologies can be utilized in a wireless network environment to provide secure SSO access for WiFi and network resources?

Accepted Answer

A)  WPA2 
B)  AES 
C)  MAC filtering 
D)  RADIUS 
E)  WPS

Question 16

Ann, a user, calls the help desk regarding an issue on her laptop. While working remotely, she appears to be connecting to WiFi but is unable to retrieve her corporate email. The wireless name is listed as "ConnectMe" and appears as unsecure. Which of the following should the help desk perform to fix the issue?

Accepted Answer

A)  Remote into Ann's system and restart the wireless adapter 
B)  Ask Ann to open a browser and watch for a redirect page 
C)  Advice Ann to plug an Ethernet cable into her laptop 
D)  Direct Ann to run an antivirus program on her laptop

Question 17

Corporate management is concerned about the security of the company's mobile phones, in the event they are lost or stolen. Management instructs the IT staff to ensure the data on the devices is not accessible by unauthorized users. Which of the following would provide the BEST level of protection in this scenario? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Use full device encryption 
B)  Enable a pattern lock 
C)  Implement remote wipe features 
D)  Use device lockout policies 
E)  Require complex administrator passwords
F) Disable unknown application installations

Question 18

A small office's wireless network was compromised recently by an attacker who brute forced a PIN to gain access. The attacker then modified the DNS settings on the router and spread malware to the entire network. Which of the following configurations MOST likely allowed the attack to take place? (Select two.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Guest network 
B)  TKIP 
C)  Default login 
D)  Outdated firmware 
E)  WPS
F) WEP

Question 19

A technician is restoring files, which were deleted more than one month ago, from a backup on Mac OS X. Using the available GUI utility, which of the following utilities should the technician launch to accomplish this task?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dock 
B)  Finder 
C)  Keychain 
D)  Boot Camp

Question 20

Which of the following is MOST likely to be specified as a system requirement for the installation of a photo editing application in Microsoft Windows?

Accepted Answer

A)  HDD speed 
B)  RAM quantity 
C)  Network bandwidth 
D)  CPU compatibility

Exam 2: CompTIA A+ Certification Exam: Core 2