CompTIA CompTIA A+ 220-802 Questions & Answers

• Question 431:

  Which of the following is typically the MOST difficult security threat to remove?

  A. Spyware

  B. Virus

  C. Trojan

  D. Rootkit

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 432:

  A SOHO network with nine workstations all connected to a switch is located in a room that visitors can enter. A technician wants to make the network secure from visitors. Which of the following would be the BEST solution?

  A. Enable QoS settings

  B. Create strong network usernames and passwords

  C. Disable all unused ports on the switch

  D. Ask administration to label the room off limits to visitors

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 433:

  Which of the following will allow a company to implement the MOST cost-efficient way to easily identify whether a user has secure access to particular areas of a building?

  A. Require badges

  B. Install retina scanners

  C. Install firewalls

  D. Require key fobs

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 434:

  Which of the following allows a hidden backdoor to be used for access to workstations on the Internet?

  A. Firmware

  B. Rootkits

  C. SQL injection

  D. Cross-side scripting

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 435:

  A user is reporting that they are clicking on search results and being redirected to the wrong sites. Which of the following should a technician check FIRST?

  A. Temporary Internet Files

  B. Proxy Settings

  C. Cookies

  D. Windows Firewall

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 436:

  When setting up a new wireless router, which of the following actions should the technician take FIRST in order to secure the network? (Select TWO).

  A. Disable unused ports

  B. Change the SSID

  C. Position the antennas to prevent outside access

  D. Enable MAC filtering

  E. Change the default user name

  Correct Answer: BE

• Question 437:

  Which of the following BEST describes the security term known as tailgating?

  A. Propping open a secure entrance to gain later access

  B. Following behind someone when entering a secure area

  C. Removing files from a site using a hidden USB drive

  D. Using someone else's logged in computer to access files

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 438:

  A client has asked a technician about drive sanitation and wants to know what the difference is between overwriting a drive and formatting a drive. Which of the following would be the BEST response from the technician?

  A. "Overwriting writes 1s and 0s to a hard drive replacing the data, while formatting only clears the reference to the data and only overwrites as space is used."

  B. "Nothing is different. They both destroy the data so no one can recover it."

  C. "Overwriting writes 1s and 0s to the drive replacing only the user's data but not the OS data, while formatting destroys the hard drive."

  D. "Overwriting replaces all the data with a single file that fills the hard drive destroying the data, while formatting erases all the data."

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 439:

  Which of the following is the MOST secure method, short of physical destruction, that would be used to ensure that data on a hard drive cannot be recovered?

  A. Use a degaussing tool

  B. Format the drive

  C. Use an overwrite program

  D. Repartition the drive

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 440:

  IT suspects that other people are frequently making changes to a computer when a user leaves their desk. Which of the following security policies can be implemented in order to prevent this situation?

  A. Auto-lock

  B. Password complexity

  C. Change the default username

  D. Disable the guest account

  Correct Answer: A