Exam 2: CompTIA A+ Certification Exam: Core 2

A customer is having issues with an Android-based smartphone after a recent application update. The application becomes unresponsive immediately after attempting to open it. Auto-sync is not enabled, and no recent backups exist for the smartphone. Without losing any critical information, which of the following should be performed NEXT to further troubleshoot the issue? (Choose two.)

When a computer accesses an HTTPS website, which of the following describes how the browser determines the authenticity of the remote site?

Several mobile users are reporting issues connecting to the WLAN within a warehouse. A technician tests wireless connectivity in the lobby and is able to connect successfully. Mobile users can connect to the Internet using cellular service, but they cannot access any internal resources on the WLAN. The technician received alerts of devices failing throughout the network due to a power outage. Which of the following is MOST likely causing the wireless issues?

A technician is attempting to recover data from a damaged laptop that was running Windows 10. The technician removes the drive and places it in a known-good computer. The computer boots and sees the drive, but no data is displayed. Which of the following is the reason the technician is experiencing this issue?

A user visited a website and infected a Windows 10 computer with a virus. A technician troubleshoots the issue, but the virus runs every time the computer is restarted. Which of the following should the technician try NEXT to resolve the issue?

Joe, a user, reports that several of his colleagues have received a suspicious email from his account that he did not send. A technician asks one of the colleagues to forward the email for inspection. After ruling out spoofing, the technician verifies the email originated from the corporate email server. Which of the following is the FIRST step the technician should take to correct this issue?

Six months after a new version of an OS was released to the market, end users began to lose access to application updates. Which of the following was MOST likely the reason for this issue?

A user has reported that a computer is running extremely slow when opening applications. A technician checks the computer and needs to verify memory utilization. Which of the following tools should the technician use to begin troubleshooting the issue?

Which of the following is the amount of memory a user is limited to with a 32-bit version of Windows?

Joe, a technician, has his daily plans forwarded to him by his supervisor. Upon arrival to the second support call of the day, Joe realizes the issue will require much more time than initially scheduled, and several support calls will not be completed. Which of the following would be the appropriate action for Joe?

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?

Which of the following would MOST likely contain troubleshooting guides?

Ann, an employee at a company, calls the help desk to report issues logging on to a vendor's website. Joe, the technician, is able to log in successfully with his credentials before going to Ann's office. However, when he attempts to log in from Ann's office, Joe experiences the same issue. Ann asks Joe questions about the new software installed on the laptop from the pop-up notification. Which of the following are the NEXT steps Joe should take to resolve the issue? (Choose two.)

An end user submits a request for the IT specialist to install new software on a workstation. The workstation has the following specifications: The minimum software requirements for the new application are a dual-core, 64-bit OS with 4GB of RAM and 60GB storage. Which of the following conditions will the technician encounter when attempting to install the software?

A technician is having issues with the WiFi connection while working on a Mac. The technician wants to check which SSID the computer is connected to and some statistics about the connection. Which of the following terminal commands should the technician use?

Which of the following extensions identify files that are typically implemented as scripts? (Choose two.)

A company has hired a new IT firm to manage its network switches and routers. The firm is geographically separated from the company and will need to able to securely access the devices. Which of the following will provide the ability to access these devices?

Which of the following is a reason to use WEP over WPA?

A project team is organized to implement a new wireless solution for a school. The team has already done the network diagrams and knows the locations that will need to be addressed in the project. The team is in the process of creating an SOW for the project as a whole and needs to add the critical pieces to the SOW to complete it and move to the next stage. Which of the following would the project team MOST likely add to the SOW?

A technician is in the process of upgrading Windows 8 to Windows 10. The technician needs to make sure all of the applications, user profiles, documents, and PST files are preserved. Which of the following methods would the technician MOST likely perform on the computer?