CompTIA 220-1002 Core 2 A+ Take Ten Challenge #3Step 1 of 1010%3-1: Windows 10 requires a CPU that includes the NX feature. Which of these best describes this feature? Allows 32-bit processors to use more than 4 GB of RAM Protects against malicious software Allows application developers to use a standard instruction set Multiple threads can be processed at the same time Ensures that operating system updates are genuine 3-2: A user in the manufacturing department has brought their home laptop to work and connected it to the corporate network. Unfortunately, a worm on the laptop has now infected a number of other systems. Which of these security issues was the cause of this outbreak? Zero day attack Man-in-the-middle Non-compliant system Denial of service Brute force attack 3-3: A user has tried to install a Linux distribution for dual-boot with an existing Windows installation. When the system now boots, the only option is to start Linux. Which of the following would be the best way to restore boot access to Windows? Run bootrec from the recovery console Uninstall the Linux operating system Reinstall Windows from the original installation media Run sfc from the recovery console Modify the startup partition from the BIOS configuration 3-4: A system administrator is documenting the BIOS version running on all of their Windows servers. Which of these utilities can be used to provide this information? MSTSC System Information Event Viewer Registry Editor Component Manager 3-5: A home user has accidentally formatted a drive containing important documents. What type of drive formatting would allow for the recovery of information? Regular format NTFS format Safe format Low level Quick format 3-6: A user in the accounting department has noticed that their workstation appears to be working much slower than usual and some of the files in their documents folder now show the file size as 0 bytes. Which of the following would be the most likely cause of these issues? The computer is infected with malware The accounting software is not configured with the proper permissions The computer's motherboard is failing The browser is visiting sites with invalid certificates The browser's pop-up filter is disabled 3-7: Which of the following would be the best way to control ESD? Use anti-virus or anti-malware software Use cloth gloves when working with components Maintain humidity levels over 60% Disconnect the power cord when working inside of a computer Use a grounded electrical connection 3-8: Janet, a manager for the engineering team, travels extensively with her laptop. She would like to work on her documents, even when her laptop is not in an area where a network connection is available. She would like all of her updated documents to automatically update on the corporate servers when a connection is restored. Which of the following would allow for this functionality? BitLocker Internet Options Sync Center Windows Domain Services File Manager 3-9: While a company is announcing a new product to the media, the company's web site is overwhelmed with traffic requests from a single IP address. Because of this traffic, the web server is unable to serve any other requests. Which of the following would best describe this situation? Spoofing Social engineering Man-in-the-middle Denial of service Zero-day attack 3-10: A user in the shipping department is reporting that an application vanishes while they are working, and they have to start the application again to continue working. Which of these would be the best next step for troubleshooting this issue? Reinstall the application Perform a defragmentation Check the Event Viewer Run a hardware diagnostic Reboot the computer
