CompTIA CompTIA A+ 220-902 Questions & Answers

• Question 1501:

  Joe, a technician, receives an error message on his tower PC just after POST which reads:

  "WARNING! Your drive is about to fail. Please back up your data and run full drive diagnostics."

  Which of the following is generating this error message?

  A. CHKDSK

  B. S.M.A.R.T.

  C. eSATA

  D. QoS

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 1502:

  A technician is noticing extremely slow performance on a computer and would like to see what application is consuming resources. Which of the following tools should the technician use to view the system performance?

  A. msconfig

  B. Task Manager

  C. Event Viewer

  D. netmon

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 1503:

  An administrator is concerned about users accessing network shares outside of their job role. Which of the following would BEST prevent this?

  A. Set up shares with permissions based upon group membership.

  B. Implement a written policy addressing the issue for all users.

  C. Monitor access to the network shares using SNMP.

  D. Prevent remote logins to all network shares and drives.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 1504:

  An unauthorized user observing system security procedures is known as:

  A. a worm.

  B. shoulder surfing.

  C. phishing.

  D. spyware.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 1505:

  A user has a new web email account and asks a technician for help with setting up email on a tablet. The user would like for the email to only be stored on this tablet. Which of the following email server setting types would the technician use to accomplish this task?

  A. POP3

  B. IMAP

  C. S/MIME

  D. SMTP

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 1506:

  A technician gets a call from a customer stating that their computer will not boot. They are getting the following error "invalid system disk". Which of the following should the technician check FIRST?

  A. Verify the operating system is installed correctly.

  B. Verify that all removable drives are empty.

  C. Verify Boot.ini is on the hard drive.

  D. Verify the computer will boot into safe mode.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 1507:

  A technician is trying to prevent a local application from reaching the web due to security concerns. Which of the following solutions could BEST prevent the application from reaching the web? (Select TWO).

  A. Configure the workstation for a static IP

  B. Disable all wireless network connections

  C. Remove shortcuts to the application

  D. Block the application in Windows Firewall

  E. Change network location to Work

  F. Reroute the web address in HOSTS file

  Correct Answer: DF

• Question 1508:

  A technician has finished replacing the network card in a laptop and has verified full system functionality. Which of the following troubleshooting steps should the technician take NEXT?

  A. Document findings, actions, and outcomes

  B. Escalate problem to a senior technician

  C. Re-establish new theory of probable cause

  D. Perform a full system backup

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 1509:

  A Google account on an Android device by default will synchronize to which of the following locations?

  A. Cloud

  B. SSD

  C. PC desktop

  D. MicroSD

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 1510:

  A technician has verified that Joe, a user, has a malware infection on his desktop. Drag and drop the following malware remediation techniques in the correct order Joe should follow to alleviate this issue.

  Select and Place:

  

  Correct Answer: