CompTIA 220-1002 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

CompTIA 220-1002 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 291:

  In an organization with a standardized set of installed software, a developer submits a request to have new software installed. The company does not currently have a license for this software, but the developer already downloaded the installation file and is requesting that the technician install it. The developer states that the management team approved the business use of this software.

  Which of the following is the BEST action for the technician to take?

  A. Contact the software vendor to obtain the license for the user, and assist the user with installation once the license is purchased.
  B. Run a scan on the downloaded installation file to confirm that it is free of malicious software, install the software, and document the software installation process.
  C. Indicate to the developer that formal approval is needed; then, the IT team should investigate the software and the impact it will have on the organization before installing the software.
  D. Install the software and run a full system scan with antivirus software to confirm that the operating system is free of malicious software.
  C. Indicate to the developer that formal approval is needed; then, the IT team should investigate the software and the impact it will have on the organization before installing the software.

• Question 292:

  A technician recently upgrade a leptop a replo's RAM from 2GB to 4hb. However , the operating system only recognizes the RAM as 3.5GB. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason the leptop does not recognize the full amount of RAM?

  A. The RS-232 connector pins are damaged.
  B. A 32-bit operating system is installed.
  C. The msinfo32 executable is compute.
  D. A FAT32 filesystem is configured.
  A. The RS-232 connector pins are damaged.

• Question 293:

  The Chief Executive Offer (CEO) of a company receives an email from a local bank. It states the company's account has several suspicious transactions and instructs the CEO to log in immediately to validate the transactions; otherwise, the account will be frozen.

  Which of the following BEST describes this email?

  A. Spear phishing
  B. Impersonation
  C. Dumpster diving
  D. Whaling
  D. Whaling

• Question 294:

  A technician wants to deploy a solution to manage a computer remotely. The technician is not allowed to modify any network configuration and is not able to forward any ports on the router to internal devices. Which of the following remote access technologies would be BEST suited for this situation?

  A. Remote desktop protocol
  B. Telnet client
  C. Virtual network computer
  D. Third-party tools
  E. Secure shell
  C. Virtual network computer

• Question 295:

  A user reports malware activity on an isolated workstation used for testing It is running an end-of-life OS. and a USB drive is the only method used to transfer files After removing the malware and replacing the USB drive with a brand new one. the technician gives the approval to use the equipment. The next day the user reports the same malware activity is present after powering on the system

  Which of the following did the technician forget to do to prevent reinfection?

  A. Connect to the network and update the OS with the latest security patches
  B. Scan and dean the USB device used to transfer data from the equipment
  C. Disable System Restore and remove all restore points from the system
  D. Update the local antivirus and set it to scan automatically every evening
  D. Update the local antivirus and set it to scan automatically every evening

• Question 296:

  A technician replaced the hard drive for the organization's Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The technician wants to reuse the old drive in another system, Which of the following actions would be MOST appropriate?

  A. Format the drive.
  B. Degauss the drive.
  C. Wipe the drive.
  D. Drill the drive.
  E. Shred the drive.
  C. Wipe the drive.

• Question 297:

  Which of the following operating systems has mandatory update installation built in?

  A. Windows 7
  B. Windows 8
  C. Windows 8.1
  D. Windows 10
  D. Windows 10

• Question 298:

  A technician receives a call from an end user in the human resources department who needs to load an older stand-alone application on a computer to retrieve employee information. The technician explains the application can be run in compatibility mode, but it will need to be removed as soon as the user obtains the required information.

  Which of the following BEST describes the technician's concern with loading this application on the user's computer?

  A. Incompatibility
  B. Impact to the network
  C. Impact to the user
  D. Impact to the device
  D. Impact to the device

• Question 299:

  A technician has been asked to recommend antivirus software for a home PC, but the user does not want to pay for a license. Which of the following license type should the technician recommend?

  A. Open license
  B. Personal license
  C. Corporate license
  D. Enterprise license
  A. Open license

• Question 300:

  Which of the following standards controls the processing of credit cards?

  A. PCI
  B. PHI
  C. PGP
  D. PII
  A. PCI