A+ Core 2 Practice Exam Content

Question 1

Which parameter of the ipconfig command exhibits contents of the DNS client resolver cache?

Windows command prompt & terminal knowledge

Answer 1

/displaydns

Question 2

Which command is used on a computer running Windows to display the DNS server that the computer is using?

Answer 2

ipconfig /all

Question 3

Which switch in the chkdsk program in Windows forces the volume to dismount first, if necessary, and includes the functionality of the /F switch?

Answer 3

/X

Question 4

According to A+ exam guide, what are the steps in order for removing malware from an end user’s computer?

Step by Step Answer

*One through Seven *

Answer 4

1. Identify and research malware symptoms.
2. Quarantine the infected systems.
3. Disable System Restore (on Windows machines)
4. Remediate the infected systems.
   * Update the anti-malware software
   * Scan & use removal techniques (including the use of safe-mode/pre-installation environment)
5. Schedule scans and run updates.
6. Enable System Restore and create a fresh restore point (Windows)
7. Educate the end user.

Question 5

What does the acronym MBSA denote?

Answer 5

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer

Question 6

Why should you configure your Windows computer with an IP address in the alternate configuration of TCP/IP properties?

Answer 6

The alternate configuration ensures that you will have an IP address if your computer does not receive an IP address from a DHCP server. (In a nut shell – allowing APIPA to do it’s thing)

Question 7

What is the User State Migration Tool (USMT)?

Answer 7

It is a system tool used to migrate user settings from one operating system to another.

Question 8

What is an AUP?

Answer 8

It is an Acceptable Use Policy

Question 9

Which operating system uses the ext3 and ext4 filesystems?

Answer 9

Linux

Question 10

Which of the following backup types has the fastest backup
time?
a. Differential Backup
b. Full Backups
c. Pitstop Backup
d. Incremental Backups

Answer 10

D. Incremental Backups are the “fastest” of the three types of backups.
* In ranked order: Incremental is the fastest to execute, then differential, and lastly a full backup.
* Restoration speed is different though: data restoration from an incremental is more nuanced, therefore more time consuming than a differential backup.

Question 11

Which of the following is the application protocol underpinning file and printer sharing on Windows networks?
a. FTP
b. SMB
c. RDP
d. Kerberos

Answer 11

B. Server Message Block protocol

Question 12

Which of the following is not configured via DHCP?
a. IP Address
b. Default Gateway
c. MAC Address
d. Subnet Mask

Answer 12

C. A MAC address is not configured by any connection to a DHCP server or configured using the protocol. A MAC address is given to a device by the vendor.

Question 13

Assigning permissions to files and folders for many users is simplified by what mechanism?
a. Security Groups
b. Organizational Units
c. User Account Control
d. Group Policy Objects

Answer 13

A. Security Groups

Question 14

How are configuration customizations accomplished during an unattended installation?
a. By applying customizations after installation is complete
b. By using a customized version of Windows installation files
c. No customizations are possible
d. By using an answer file

Answer 14

D. An answer file is how! Which essentially a script that guides the setup through various prompts and decisions, allowing you to specify settings without manual intervention. It’s the key to automating a custom install on Windows machines.

Question 15

Which of the following describes Event Viewer?
a. Monitors the state of all registered background processes.
b. A management console snap-in for viewing and managing logs on a Windows host.
c. Produces a comprehensive report about the system’s hardware and software components.
d. Used to provide real-time charts of system resources.

Answer 15

B. It is a snap in management console.

Question 16

Which Administrative Tool is used to configure Safe Mode boot?
a. Device Manager
b. System Configuration
c. Task Manager
d. Computer Management

Answer 16

B. System Configuration - commonly accessed via the BIOS/UEFI of a Windows machine.

Question 17

Which type of hypervisor is installed directly onto the computer and manages access to the host hardware without going through a host OS?
a. Containerization
b. Client-side
c. Bare Metal
d. Host-based

Answer 17

C. A Bare Metal hypervisor does not operate via the operating system of the host computer.

Question 18

Where IS configuration information for hardware, OS and apps stored?
a. Control Panel
b. Registry
c. BIOS
d. System Information

Answer 18

B. The registry is where!

Question 19

Which of the following Windows tools can be used to obtain a custom view of detailed system utilization information?
a. Utilization Monitor
b. Resource Monitor
c. Task Monitor
d. Performance Monitor

Answer 19

D. Performance Monitor (The Snap-in from the MMC)

Question 20

Explain what the following two switches to the chkdsk command do:
1. /scan
2. /perf

both of these are only usable on a machine using NTFS

Answer 20

• /scan is used to run an online scan of the specified volume (drive).
• using /perf as a chkdsk switch that must be used with /scan allocates more system resources to complete the function as quickly as possible.

Question 21

Which feature of the Windows operating system helps reduce repetitive traffc over a WAN?
a. Domain access
b. BitLocker
c. BranchCache
d. EFS

Answer 21

C. BranchCache

Question 22

What is the keyboard combination to immediately launch task manager?

Windows Related

Answer 22

Ctrl + Shift + Escape

Question 23

Which Windows command-line tool is the DirectX Diagnostic tool that allows you to confirm DirectX settings, including the version of DirectX that is installed and the device driver versions?
a. intupd
b. diagog
c. dxdiag
d. chkdsk

Windows Related

Answer 23

C dxdiag

Question 24

How does communication occur in simplex mode?

Answer 24

Two separate channels are used for transmitting and receiving the signal.

Question 25

How does communication occur in full-duplex mode?

Answer 25

Signals can be transmitted and received through the same channel at the same time.

Question 26

Which switch in the CHKDSK program in Windows directs CHKDSK to skip the checks that compare directory entries to their corresponding file record segments?

Answer 26

/I (Aye not Ell) → Performs a less vigorous check of index entries.

Question 27

Which file system should you use to format a volume to enable disk quota on that volume?

Answer 27

NTFS

Question 28

What are the minimum hardware requirements for the 32-bit versions of Windows 10?

Answer 28

• 1 Gigahertz (GHz) processor
• 1 GBRAM
• 16 GB available hard drive space
• DirectX 9 graphics card with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

Question 29

What is the common name used for a volume containing the startup files?

Answer 29

System Volume

Question 30

What is the purpose of the convert command-line utility?

Answer 30

To convert a FAT partition to an NTFS partition.

Question 31

What should you use to restore files on a Mac computer?

Answer 31

Time Machine (the built in system restore program)

Question 32

Which drive on a partition cannot be marked as active?

Answer 32

The logical drive

Question 33

Which Windows command shows the Resultant Set of Policy (RsoP) information for a user and computer?

Answer 33

gpresult = This command line tool displays the Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) information for a target user and computer.

Question 34

True or False

The main difference between the Linux ifconfig and iwconfig commands is that ifconfig is for wireless interfaces and the iwconfig command is used for wired interfaces.

Linux all the way

Answer 34

FAAALSE
Swap those explanations and you’ve got the right answer.
* ifconfig = Is NOT specific to either wired or wireless management/configuration, but does NOT include wireless specific tools. It is a more general network configuration tool.
* iwconfig is a similar tool to ifconfig in Unix systems, but is ONLY utilized to work with the wireless network of the system.

Question 35

What does the Linux cmkdir command do?
a. Allows the user to communicate with Doctor Ken directly via the command line.
b. Copies the master boot file into a custom directory.
c. Creates a Cryptographic File System directory. (CFS)

Linux all the way

Answer 35

C!
Creates a Cryptographic File System directory (CFS) where specified.

Question 36

Which One

Which Windows utility is used to create answer files for unattended installations?
{ setupmgr.exe ~OR~ msconfig }

Answer 36

SETUPMGR.EXE

Question 37

What are the 3 recycling or repurposing methods listed on the A+ exam guide?

Answer 37

1. Low-Level Formatting
2. Overwrite
3. Drive Wipe

Question 38

What should a technician do when facing an error “SSL certificates are no longer valid” ?

Answer 38

Clear the SSL slate in the browser.

Question 39

Which command-line utility in Windows can you use to display or alter the compression of files on NTFS partitions?

Answer 39

compact

Question 40

What is a .vbs file?

Answer 40

A Visual Basic Script file

Question 41

What does the Linux { cmkdir } command do?

Answer 41

It creates a Cryptographic File System (CFS) directory

Question 42

According to the A+ exam guide, what are the four types of regulated data?

Answer 42

• PII = Personally Identifiable Information
• PCI = Payment Card Industry
• GDPR = General Data Protection Regulation (EU policy)
• PHI = Protected Health Information