CompTIA 220-1002 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

CompTIA 220-1002 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 801:

  A computer becomes infected with malware, which manages to steal all credentials stored on the PC. The malware then uses elevated credentials to infect all other PCs at the site. Management asks the IT staff to take action to prevent this

  from reoccurring.

  Which of the following would BEST accomplish this goal?

  A. Use an antivirus product capable of performing heuristic analysis
  B. Use a host-based intrusion detection system on each computer
  C. Disallow the password caching of accounts in the administrators group
  D. Install a UTM in between PC endpoints to monitor for suspicious traffic
  E. Log all failed login attempts to the PCs and report them to a central server
  D. Install a UTM in between PC endpoints to monitor for suspicious traffic

• Question 802:

  A user is unable to use any Internet-related functions on a smartphone when it is not connected to WiFi. When the smartphone is connected to WiFi, the user can browse the Internet and send and receive email. The user is also able to send and receive text messages and phone calls when the smartphone is not connected to WiFi.

  Which of the following is the MOST likely reason the user is unable to use the Internet on the smartphone when it is not connected to WiFi?

  A. The smartphone's line was not provisioned with a data plan
  B. The smartphone's SIM card has failed
  C. The smartphone's Bluetooth radio is disabled
  D. The smartphone has too many applications open
  A. The smartphone's line was not provisioned with a data plan

• Question 803:

  A user in a SOHO wants to allow Joe, a remote technician, to connect securely to the user's workstation Joe informs the user that the VPN was successful, but he still cannot connect. Which of the following settings in the SOHO router MOST likely need to be adjusted?

  A. Encryption
  B. Firewall
  C. DHCP
  D. DNS
  E. NAT
  B. Firewall

• Question 804:

  Targeted emails intended to compromise security are known as:

  A. rootkits
  B. phishing
  C. hijacking
  D. spoofing
  B. phishing

• Question 805:

  Which of the following devices provides protection against brownouts?

  A. battery backup
  B. surge suppressor
  C. rack grounding
  D. line conditioner
  A. battery backup

• Question 806:

  A user installs a flashlight application on a phone. The user later discovers this application was stealing users' data files, pictures, call history, and other private information The user wants to prevent this from happening in the future. Which of the following would BEST prevent this from reoccurring?

  A. Only install applications that request appropriate permissions
  B. Only install applications made by large and well-known companies
  C. Install an antivirus on the mobile OS.
  D. Use a mobile device manager to increase security on the phone.
  A. Only install applications that request appropriate permissions

• Question 807:

  A technician performed some maintenance on a server via remote desktop and needs to restart the machine to apply the changes. The restart command is not available on the Start menu. Which of the following commands can the technician use to initiate an immediate restart?

  A. Shutdown /s /t 0
  B. Shutdown /t
  C. Shutdown /r /t 10
  D. Shutdown /t /t 0
  A. Shutdown /s /t 0

• Question 808:

  Which of the following would MOST likely contain troubleshooting guides?

  A. Acceptable use policy
  B. Topology diagram
  C. Knowledge base
  D. Incident documentation
  C. Knowledge base

• Question 809:

  A customer has a Linux desktop and is installing a 3TB HDD. The customer wants to use only half of its capacity right now, but would like to be able to increase the size of the partition at a later date. Which of the following filesystem types would the customer's drive require?

  A. NTFS
  B. Ext4
  C. HFS
  D. FAT32
  B. Ext4

• Question 810:

  A user brings in a home desktop computer for cleaning. Upon opening the computer, a technician finds large amounts of dust and dirt inside. Which of the following should the technician use to remove the excess dust and dirt?

  A. A brush
  B. A vacuum
  C. Compressed air
  D. A damp cloth
  B. A vacuum