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CompTIA A+ 220-1001/1002 Practice Test - Question List

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41. A confirmed user in your Active Directory network calls and has forgotten his password. He asks you for the password. To ensure a basic security standard and a prompt resolution, you:
  1. Locate the password and tell him the password.
  2. Reset the password on his computer to a temporary password, advise him of the temporary password and to change this (the password) to a permanent password once he logs in.
  3. Set an appointment to manually change the password at his computer.
  4. Tell him to speak to his supervisor, who needs to request the password.
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42. Your IT Director is concerned about the data stored on retired computers. You have been tasked to recommend a security procedure that prevents the data (on the hard drive) from being recovered. What is the best procedure?
  1. Recycle the hard drives.
  2. Flash the BIOS.
  3. Destroy the hard drives.
  4. Format each drive.
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43. 1. Which of the following can significantly increase the risk of unauthorized access on a wireless network?

I. Using WEP authentication.
II. Using low time intervals between successive beacons.
III. Using generic SSIDs.
  1. I and II
  2. I and III
  3. II and III
  4. All of the above
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44. What type of malware encrypts data and holds data hostage for a fee to decrypt it?
  1. Ransomware
  2. Viruses
  3. Trojans
  4. Rootkits
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45. What type of attack is used to phish data from specific employees such as executives?
  1. Spear phishing
  2. Spoofing
  3. Shoulder surfing
  4. Zero day
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