CompTIA Core2 Practice Test JD

Question 1

Question 43:
Your company recently downloaded and installed the latest audio card driver for all of its workstations. Now, several users have had their usernames and passwords for several websites compromised. You believe the two issues are related. If they are, which of the following was MOST likely contained in the audio card driver file that was installed?
A. Worm
B. Ransomware
C. Keylogger
D. Virus

Answer 1

Keylogger

Question 2

Which of the following allows users to save their current session to disk and before powering down their Windows 10 laptop?

A. Hibernate
B. Sleep
C. Lock
D. Shutdown

Answer 2

A. Hibernate

Question 3

Question 45:
Which of the following MacOS features allows the user to create a user account that is used to sign in to the App Store, iCloud, and iTunes?
A. Spotlight
B. Keychain
C. Apple ID
D. Passwd

Answer 3

Apple ID

Question 4

Jason is building an inexpensive workstation for one of the employees at Dion Training. The workstation will utilize an Intel x86 processor. Which of the following editions of Windows will support installation on this workstation? (Choose all of the answers that apply)

A. Windows 10 Enterprise
B. Windows 10 Pro
C. Windows 11 Home
D. Windows 11 Pro

Answer 4

Windows 10 Enterprise
Windows 10 Pro

Question 5

Jason wants to configure his Windows 10 laptop to suspend individual USB ports when not in use. Which of the following Control Panel sections should he use to set the USB selective suspend feature?
A. Power Options
B. Indexing Options
C. File Explore Options
D. Internet Options

Answer 5

Power Option

Question 6

Which version of Windows supports Virtual Desktops?
A. Windows 7
B. Windows 8
C. Windows 8.1
D. Windows 10

Answer 6

Windows 10

Question 7

Which version of Windows 10 does not support BitLocker for full disk encryption?

A. Enterprise
B. Pro
C. Home
D. Education

Answer 7

C. Home

Question 8

Dion Consulting Group has been hired by a small real estate office to build its network. The office has 4 computers running Windows 10 Professional edition configured in a workgroup to access a shared file server. Which of the following types of network models is being used by this real estate office?
A. Peer-to-Peer
B. Hub-an-Spoke
C. Client/Sever
D. Mesh

Answer 8

Peer-to-Peer

Question 9

Question 51:
You are working as a service desk analyst. This morning, you have received multiple calls from users reporting that they cannot access websites from their work computers. You decide to troubleshoot the issue by opening up your command prompt on your Windows machine and running a program to determine where the network connectivity outage is occurring. This tool tests the end-to-end connection and reports on each hop found in the connection. Which tool should you use to determine if the issue is on the intranet portion of your corporate network or if it is occurring due to a problem with your ISP?
A. netstat
B. nslookup
C. ping
D. tracert

Answer 9

D. tracert

Question 10

Which of the following Linux command-line options would shut down a Linux server 11 minutes from now?
A. shutdown 11:00
B. shutdown +11
C. shutdown now
D. shutdown @11

Answer 10

B. shutdown +11

Question 11

Which type of authentication method is commonly used with physical access control systems and relies upon RFID devices embedded into a token?
A. Pre-shared Key
B. TOTP
C. Proximity Cards
D. HOTP

Answer 11

C. Proximity Cards

Question 12

What is the minimum processor required to install Windows 10 (x86) on a device?
A. 1GHz single-core processor
B. 1GHz dual-core processor
C. 2 GHz single-core processor
D. 2 GHz dual-core processor D

Answer 12

A. 1 GHz single-core processor

Question 13

Which of the following commands is used on a Linux system to edit a text file on a server?
A. ps
B. vi
C. chown
D. pwd

Answer 13

B. vi

Question 14

Michael, a salesman, is on a business trip and is trying to access his corporate email over the hotel’s Wi-Fi network. Michael’s laptop appears to be connected to the hotel’s wireless network, but his email client cannot download any new messages and states, “Network Offline.” Michael contacts the help desk for assistance. What action should the help desk technician tell Michael to perform to solve this issue?
A. Perform a full system scan to see for malware his laptop.
B. Open a web browser, enter google.com, and see if a redirect page is displayed.
C. Disconnect and reconnect to the hotel’s wireless network.
D. Disable and reenable the wireless network adapter on his laptop.

Answer 14

B. Open a web browser, enter google.com, and see if a redirect page is displayed.

Question 15

A technician at Dion Training wants to identify which version and build of Windows 10 is installed on a laptop. Which of the following commands should the technician enter at the command line?
A. pathping
B. net user
C. winver
D. gpresult

Answer 15

C. winver

Question 16

Which of the following Windows 10 power options will turn off individual devices connected to a laptop to save energy?
A. Hibernate
B. Fast startup
C. Sleep
D. USB selective suspend

Answer 16

D. USB selective suspend

Question 17

What is the minimum amount of memory required to install Windows 10 (x64) on a device?
A. 1 GB
B. 2 GB
C. 4 GB
D. 8 GB

Answer 17

B. 2 GB

Question 18

Which type of installation would require an answer file to install the operating system?
A. Unattended
B. Repair
C. Clean
D. Upgrade

Answer 18

A. Unattended

Question 19

Which of the following Control Panel options should a technician configure to automatically adjust the volume of different sounds when the computer is being used to place or receive telephone calls?
A. Program and Features
B. Sound
C. Ease of Access
D. USB selective suspend

Answer 19

B. Sound

Question 20

A small doctor’s office has asked you to configure their network to use the highest levels of wireless security. The office only uses cloud-based SaaS applications to store their patient’s sensitive data. Which of the following protocols or authentication methods should you implement for the BEST security?
A. WPS
B. WPA2
C. WEP
D. WPA

Answer 20

B. WPA2

Question 21

You work for Dion Training as a physical security manager. You are concerned that the physical security at the entrance to the company is not sufficient. To increase your security, you are determined to prevent piggybacking. What technique should you implement first?
A. Install CCTV to monitor the entrance
B. Install an access control vestibule at the entrance
C. Require all employees to security badges when entering the building
D. Install and RFID badge reader at the entrance

Answer 21

B. Install an access control vestibule at the entrance

Question 22

Dion Training will be hiring 10 college students as interns to work over the summer. Each year, the same interns will work for the company for 8 weeks, but then they will return to school. Next summer, they will return to the company and will need to reaccess their accounts. What is the BEST policy to use so that the interns can use the accounts during the summer but cannot log in during the school year?
A. Delete the user account at the end of each summer
B. Disable the user accounts at the end of each summer
C. Restrict the user accounts using login hours
D. Reset the user accounts at the end of each summer

Answer 22

B. Disable user accounts at the end of each summer

Question 23

Which of the following types of attacks is conducted by injecting malicious programming language statements into otherwise trustworthy websites to attack the user’s web browser?
A. Cross-site stitching
B. Zero-day attack
C. SQL injection
D. On-path attack

Answer 23

A. Cross-site stitching

Question 24

Which of the following must be enabled to allow a video game console or VoIP handset to configure your firewall automatically by opening the IP addresses and ports needed for the device to function?
A. MDM
B. UPnP
C. NAT
D. DHCP

Answer 24

B. UPnP

Question 25

Which of the following types of attacks occurs when an attacker specifically targets the CEO, CFO, CIO, and other board members during their attack? A. Phishing B. Whaling C. Spear phishing D. Vishing

Answer 25

B. Whaling

Question 26

A network administrator receives a call asking for assistance with connecting to the network. The person on the phone asks for the IP address, subnet mask, and VLAN required to access the network. What type of attack might this be? A. Social engineering B. Spoofing C. Zero-day attack D. VLAN hopping

Answer 26

A. Social Engineering

Question 27

Which of the following types of screen locks uses a secret PIN or password to prevent access to a mobile device? A. Swipe B. FaceID C. Passcode D. TouchID

Answer 27

C. Passcode

Question 28

A company is implementing enhanced user authentication for system administrators accessing the company's confidential servers. They intend to use two-factor authentication to accomplish this. Which of these BEST represents two-factor authentication? A. Idea Badge and Keys B. Password and Key Fob C. Fingerprint scanner and retina scanner D. Username and password

Answer 28

B. Password and key fob

Question 29

The network administrator noticed that the border router has high network capacity loading during non-working hours. This excessive load is causing outages for the company's web servers. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the issue? A. Evil twin B. Season hijacking C. Distributed DoS D. ARP spoofing

Answer 29

C. Distributed DoS

Question 30

You have been asked to configure your neighbor's SOHO network. Your neighbor wants to build a Minecraft server so that all their friends can play together over the internet. When configuring their firewall, where should you place the server? A. WAN B. LAN C. Perimeter Network D. MAN

Answer 30

C. Perimeter Network

Question 31

What type of malicious application does not require user intervention or another application to act as a host to replicate? A. Macro B. Worm C. Trojan D. Virus

Answer 31

B. Worm

Question 32

Which of the following types of attacks is conducted against a database server by inserting code into an entry field on a web application form for execution to try and gain access to the contents of the database? A. Cross-site stitching B. Zero-day attack C. SQL Injection D. On-path attack

Answer 32

C. SQL Injection

Question 33

What kind of attack is an example of IP spoofing? A. SQL Injections B. On-path attack C. Cross-site Scripting D. ARP Poisoning

Answer 33

B. On-path Attack

Question 34

A technician wants to conduct a vulnerability scan on a server every morning at 3:00 am. Which of the following tools should the technician use? A. MSConfig B. Event Viewer C. Task Scheduler D. PerMon

Answer 34

C. Task Scheduler

Question 35

A network administrator has set up a firewall and set up only three allow rules so that traffic can be sent over ports 21, 110, and 25. Next, they added a final rule of "deny any any" to the end of the ACL to minimize the attack surface and better secure the network. Unfortunately, now the administrator is receiving complaints from users that they cannot access any web pages using their URLs, such as DionTraining.com. Which of the following should the administrator do to correct this issue? A. Add a rule to the ACL to allow traffic on ports 80 and 53 B. Add a rule to the ACL to allow on traffic on ports 143 and 22 C. Add a rule to the ACL to allow traffic on ports 110 and 389 D. Add a rule to the ACL to allow traffic on ports 139 and 445

Answer 35

A. Add a rule to the ACL to allow traffic on ports 80 and 53

Question 36

Which of the following file types are commonly used by network administrators to perform repetitive tasks using a Microsoft proprietary programming language? A. .vbs B. .py C. .sh D. .js

Answer 36

A. .vbs

Question 37

Which of the following remote access protocols should you use to connect to a Linux server securely over the internet? A. Telnet B. FTP C. SSH D. RDP

Answer 37

C. SSH

Question 38

A recently hired security employee at a bank was asked to perform daily scans of the bank's intranet to look for unauthorized devices. The new employee decides to create a script that scans the network for unauthorized devices every morning at 2:00 am. Which programming language would work best to create this script? A. PHP B. C# C. Python D. ASP.NET

Answer 38

C. Python

Question 39

Which of the following backup rotation schemes requires backups to be stored to at least two different types of media? A. Grandfather-father-son B. Tower of Hanoi C. 3-2-1 backup D. FIFO backup

Answer 39

C. 3-2-1- backup