1002 A+ 4 Flashcards

1
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What is ESD?

A

Electro-static discharge

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What is Sync Center?

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Windows, not in home editions.

Make files available even when not online.

  • auto sync when back online.
  • built in conflict management.

Mark files -> always available offline.

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3
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If windows says “one or more services failed to start,” what should you do?

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Check device manager and event viewer.

  • often a bad driver. Remove/replace.
  • could be bad hardware.

Try starting manually. Check account permissions. Confirm service dependencies.

If windows service, check system files.
If app service, reinstall app.

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What is DXDiag?

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DirectX Diaganpstics.

Troubleshoot video and audio issues.

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5
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Where can you change the Windows paving file size?

A

System properties

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6
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What is a paging file?

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An area on the hard disk that Windows uses as if it were RAM.

AKA virtual memory.

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7
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Which type of wireless connection protocol uses a PIN to connect?

A

WPS.

It’s now defunct, not secure.

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8
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How to map a network share to a drive letter?

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Net use h: \[servername][sharename]

In Linux, the “mount” command can do similar.

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What is DirectAccess?

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DirectAccess, also known as Unified Remote Access, is a VPN-like technology that provides intranet connectivity to client computers when they are connected to the Internet.

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10
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What protocol is associated with TKIP?

A

WPA.

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11
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Where to create a restore point on windows?

A

Control panel -> system

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12
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How to see Linux processes in terminal one page at a time?

A

Ps -e | more

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13
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What scripting language allows you to modify active directory?

A

PowerShell

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14
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What technology replaced TKIP?

A

CCMP

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15
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What are WIM files?

A

Windows imaging files.

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16
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What is the maximum number of partitions you can have on a drive with GPT?

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The previous Master Boot Record (MBR) could only support 4.

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17
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What does degauss mean?

A

Remove the magnetism.

  • to correct color disturbance
  • to remove data from a magnetic drive.
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18
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What 3 things does PXE do?

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Booting, installing and deploying OSs.

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19
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What kind of fire extinguisher should you use for an electrical fire?

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A carbon dioxide extinguisher.

Also an FM-200 or other dry chemicals.

FM-200 is non-conductive and safe for humans.

20
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What is UAC?

A

User account control.

21
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What is the purpose of an Incident Response Plan?

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Usually to address a security issue.

22
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What is 1 common type of crypto-malware?

A

Ransomware.

23
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What is a repair installation?

A

Reinstalls the current version is OS over itself.

24
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What is a DLP policy?

A

Data loss prevention policy.

Designed to monitor network communication and prevent the transmission or storage of sensitive information.

25
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What is Netboot?

A

MacOS tech to boot a computer across a network, similar to PXE.

26
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What is a recovery partition?

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A partition on windows that helps to restore the OS to factory settings.

27
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What does refreshing windows do?

A

Keeps all of your files and reinstalls windows.

28
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FAT32 max file size?

A

4 gb

29
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exFAT max file size?

A

Larger than 4 gb

30
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APFS replaced what file system?

A

HFS+

On macs

31
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What is an Entry Control Roster?

A

a document kept by a security guard that has a record of all the individuals who have entered and left the building.

32
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What is a hardware token?

A

For 2FA (2 factor auth).

A physical device that gives a single-use code.

A software token is on the phone.

33
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Where are CA certificates stored on a Mac?

A

Keychain

34
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How to recreate a users profile in a windows domain?

A

Delete the user’s folder and the profile settings in the registry. It will be recreating upon the next time they login.

35
Q

Which partition type allows a maximum partition size of 2 Tb?

A

MBR

Master boot record.

36
Q

What is Spear Phishing?

A

Targeting specific individuals within a company with some kind of fraudulent activity.

37
Q

Where can you find Remote Desktop options in windows?

A

Control Panel -> System -> (left panel) Remote Desktop

38
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What is WoL?

A

Wake-on-LAN.

Allows a NIC to wake the computer when it receives a message from the network.

Good for being remotely woken up for nightly backups.

39
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What is the principle of least privilege?

A

Giving a program/device only the permissions that are absolutely necessary for it to run.

40
Q

What’s the difference between an OU and a container in MAD?

A

An OU can have group policies applied to it but a container cannot.

41
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What is BCD?

A

Boot configuration data.

It tells the BIOS where the OS is.

42
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How to create a file in linux?

A

Use the “touch” command.

43
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Robocopy commands

A

robocopy [source] [destination]

robocopy \ComputerA\shared-folder C:\new-destination

For specifying files, may need to add it AFTER the destination folder.

44
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Net commands

A

new view
net user bob * /add

net user bob /time:M-F,9AM-5PM /Fullname:”Bob Jones”

net localgroup
net localgroup shortleash /add
net localgroup shortleash bob /add

net user /domain
net user John * /add /domain /time:W,12PM-1PM /Fullname:”John Jones”

net group /domain
net group greyhat John /add

net user John /domain

45
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gpresult

A

gpresult /r /scope:ComputerA