CompTIA A+ Certification Exam: Core 2 (220-1202) Free Practice Test

Question 1

Which of the following connector types would most likely be used to connect a fiber-optic cable to an SFP module?

A. FC

B. ST

C. LC

D. SC

Correct Answer: C

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Question 2

A customer wants to be able to work from home but does not want to be responsible for bringing company equipment back and forth. Which of the following would allow the user to remotely access and use a Windows PC at the main office? (Choose two.)

A. SPICE

B. VPN

C. RDP

D. SSH

E. WinRM

F. RMM

Correct Answer: B,C

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Question 3

After clicking on an advertisement, a user reports that their browser is slow. A technician looks at the network connections for the machine and notices a large number of outbound connections.
Which of the following actions should the technician take next?

A. Enable the firewall.

B. Run antivirus scans.

C. Reboot the computer.

D. Quarantine the system.

Correct Answer: D

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Question 4

A user reports that the time on their computer does not match the time on their VoIP phone.
Which of the following should a technician do to fix the time difference?

A. Download and install the latest BIOS update

B. Confirm the user is logging in to the domain

C. Configure access to an available NTP server

D. Manually set the time on the phone to match the computer

Correct Answer: C

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Question 5

A user wants to dispose of a failed hard drive in a way that ensures the data is unrecoverable.
Which of the following is the best at-home method?

A. Standard formatting

B. Degaussing

C. Drilling

D. Shredding

E. Low-level formatting

Correct Answer: C

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Question 6

A technician is updating a virtual desktop. The technician discovers that a single update interferes with a business-critical application. The technician reviews the vendor website and learns that the application is EOL and will not receive any further development. Which of the following should the technician do to restore the functionality with minimum downtime?

A. Change the underlying hypervisor.

B. Upgrade the application.

C. Uninstall and block the patch.

D. Perform a System Restore.

Correct Answer: C

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Question 7

A company computer is being repurposed within an organization. The existing configuration has a static IP address, but it is no longer required. Which of the following should a technician do to satisfy the network requirements?

A. Change the currently assigned static IP

B. Create an exclusion in the existing IP scheme

C. Switch the NIC settings from manual to automatic

D. Make a DHCP reservation for the computer

Correct Answer: C

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Question 8

A technician is working on a complex, large-scale software deployment. In which of the following places would the technician most likely reference deployment instructions?

A. User's desktop

B. Email

C. Internal wiki

D. File server

Correct Answer: C

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Question 9

Which of the following filesystems allows a macOS to write data?

A. NTFS

B. exFAT

C. XFS

D. ReFS

Correct Answer: B

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Question 10

After a technician upgrades the RAM on a user's workstation, the system shows a No boot devicefoundmessage. Which of the following is most likely the cause?

A. The installation disk is not available.

B. The boot order needs to be changed.

C. The drive needs to be reformatted.

D. The SATA HDD power cable is disconnected.

Correct Answer: D

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Question 11

Which of the following are system folders on macOS? (Choose two)

A. iCloud

B. Applications

C. FileVault

D. Library

E. Time Machine

F. Spotlight

Correct Answer: B,D

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Question 12

Multiple users clicked a phishing link from a compromised email account. The security team isolates and removes the threat. Then, the management team provides security awareness training to the company. What step is this?

A. Compile lessons learned.

B. Update the antivirus software.

C. Provide user education.

D. Perform additional scans.

Correct Answer: C

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Question 13

A desktop technician is mapping a remote windows share \\WinNAS\sharedas a local disk z:.
Which of the following commands should the technician run?

A. nslookup -opt Z: \\WinNAS\shared

B. sfc /offwindir Z: \\WinNAS\shared

C. chkdsk /R Z: \\WinNAS\shared

D. net use Z: \\WinNAS\shared

Correct Answer: D

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