1202 Misc Flashcards by Ed Chance

System information

Msinfo32.exe; used to gather system info including listing hardware, system components, and software environment

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Resource monitor

Resmon.exe; displays info about hardware (CPU, memory, disk, and network) and software (file handles and modules) in real time

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Which Windows tool would a technician use to import and install data in the x.509 format?

Certificate Manager (certmgr.msc)

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Which section of the Control Panel should a technician use to edit the acct profile related to a user’s Microsoft Outlook client?

Mail

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Before Tim installs approved updates, what should be documented as a result of the change board’s approval?

Date and time of the change

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An IT Director has instructed its corporate IT staff to develop a plan to prevent future malware from occurring again. What would BEST prevent malware from recurring?

Install an anti-virus or anti-malware solution that uses heuristic analysis.

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Michael is on a business trip and connected to his hotel’s wifi but his email cannot download any new messages and states “Network offline.” What should Michael do to resolve this issue?

Open a web-browser, enter google.com, and see if a redirect page is displayed.

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A user continues to run a deprecated application on an End-of-Life operating system due to business requirements. What is the BEST mitigation strategy to minimize security risks?

Implement network segmentation and restrict internet access.

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After logging in remotely, then quickly identifying and fixing an issue, what should the technician do NEXT?

Reboot the computer.

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What is the MOST important thing to do before granting remote access for a company server to your supervisor?

Install the latest security updates and patches to the server.

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Jason has built a custom Android app that he wants to install on an Android tablet without having to install it thtough the Play Store. What is required to allow him to install the app’s APK on the device?

Sideloading

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You attempt to boot a Windows 10 laptop and receive an “Operating System Not Found” error. You can see the hard disk listed in the EFI/BIOS of the system. What command do you use to add the Windows installation to the boot manager?

bootrec /rebuildbcd

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An employee was recently moved from the HR dept. into the Sales dept. What do you check to ensure they no longer have access to the employee data stored in the HR dept. share drives?

Security Groups

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Which log in Windows 10 do you review to determine if the print spooler service is preventing pages from printing?

System log

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Which Control Panel option does a technician configure to automatically adjust the volume of different sounds when the computer is being used to place or receive phone calls?

Sound

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Tim has created a new iOS app that he wants to install without installing it through the official App Store. To save some money, he has not purchased a developer certificate from Apple since he isn’t planning to sell this app to others. What would allow Tim to install this unofficial app on his own iPad for testing?

Jailbroken device

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An offside tape backup storage facility is involved in a forensic investigation. The facility has been told they cannot recycle their outdated tapes until the conclusion of the investigation. What is the MOST likely reason for this?

A notice of legal hold

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What type of upgrade or installation should a technician use to revert to default configurations while still preserving the user’s personalized settings, data files, and applications installed through the Windows store?

Refresh installation

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What is the most appropriate data destruction and disposal technique for getting rid of old paper files containing PII from previous customers, including their names, birth dates, and social security numbers?

Micro-cut shredder

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A computer was recently infected with malware. Without any user intervention, the malware is now spreading throughout the corporate network and infecting other computers that it finds. Which type of malware MOST likely infected these computers?

Worm

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A cybersecurity analyst from BigCorp contacts your company to notify them that several of your computers were seen attempting to create a Denial of Service against their servers. They believe your company was infected with malware, and those machines were part of a larger botnet. What BEST describes your company’s infected computers?

Zombie

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Which low power mode is used with Windows 10 laptops to save power, but it takes longer to turn back on and resume where the user left off?

Hibernate (saves session to disk)

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What is the BEST way to describe how a DHCP reservation works?

By matching a MAC address to an IP address within the DHCP scope

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After installing a 2nd operating system and rebooting the computer, you see the “Operating System Not Found” error. You verify that the boot.ini file is configured properly, but the error still appears. What are the things that can cause this error?

1) the BIOS doesn’t detect the hard disk, 2) the hard disk is damaged, 3) sector 0 of the physical hard disk drive has an incorrect or malformed MBR, 4) an incompatible partition is marked as active, or 5) a partition that contains the MBR is no longer active.

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What type of attack involves changing the system's MAC address before it connects to a wireless network?

Spoofing

What is another word for a zombie internet attack?

A bot

What allows a user to save their current session to memory (RAM) and put a Windows 10 computer into a minimal power state?

Sleep (or Standby) mode

What command is used to repair the boot sector of the hard disk?

bootrec /fixboot

What compliance type is most concerned with dealing with credit cards?

PCI - DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard)

A user attempted to go to Facebook.com from their laptop, but their browser redirected them to MalwareInfect.com instead. After clearing cache, history, and cookies, what is the next step to resolve this issue?

Check the host.ini file

What is the first process in the domain name resolution procedure?

The hosts file (host.ini)

The IT dept has recently implemented an AI-based knowledge assistant to help employees with technical questions. During testing, the assistant confidently provides detailed instructions for resolving a network issue, but the steps include non-existant settings and command options that do not actually work in the company's environment. What is the BEST description of this issue?

Hallucination

A developer uses a MacBook Pro when working from home, but they need access to both a Windows and TAC OS system to test their programs. What tool allows both operating systems to exist on their MacBook Pro?

Boot Camp

You attempt to boot a Windows 10 laptop and receive an "Operating System Not Found" error. You can see the hard disk listed in the UEFI/BIOS. Which command would you use to repair the first 512-byte sector on the hard disk?

bootrec /fixmbr

Which command-line tool is used on a Linux system to display a list of the files and directories within the current path?

ls (Ls)

What feature is used by Kerberos but not by RADIUS?

Tickets used to identify authenticated users

Which authentication protocol was developed by Cisco to provide authentication, authorization, and accounting services?

TACACS+

Your company has just installed a new proxy server and has asked you to configure all the Windows workstations to use it. Which Internet Options tab in the Windows Control Panel should you configure?

Connections

Dion Training's offices are frequently experiencing brownout and sags. Which solution would protect all their workstations and servers from these under-voltage events?

Line conditioner

You are going to replace a power supply in a desktop computer. What action should you take FIRST?

Remove any jewelry you are wearing

Dion Consulting Group has been hired by a small real estate office to build its network. The office has 4 computers running Windows 10 Professional edition configured in a workgroup to access a shared file server. Which type of network model is being used?

Peer-to-peer

Which of the following commands is used on a Linux system to run a program with another user's permissions?

sudo

Which type of encryption uses a 40-bit encryption key with an RC4 encryption cipher?

WEP

Which of the following components presents the largest risk of electrical shock to a technician? (Hard drive, laptop battery, LCD monitor, CRT monitor)

CRT monitor

A coworker is creating a file containing a script. You look over their shoulder and see "net use s:\\fileserver\videos" in the file. Based on this, what type of file extension should this script use?

.bat (batch file)

Dion Training is building a new computer for its video editor to use. The new computer will use four physical Intel Xeon processors, 128 GB of DDR4 memory, and a RAID 0 with two 2 TB SSDs for optimal performance. Which edition of Windows 10 would support all of this computer's resources properly?

Pro for Workstations

An attacker is using a precomputed table of values to attempt to crack your Windows password. What type of password attack is this?

Rainbow table

A programmer is writing a script to calculate the temperature in Fahrenheit when it receives input in Celsius. The conversion factor used is 5/9. What is used to store this conversion factor in the script?

Constant

What is an open-source remote desktop protocol designed for virtual environments and enabling features like dynamic resolution, multi-display, USB redirection, clipboard sharing, and video/audio streaming over networks?

SPICE (Simple Protocol for Independent Computing Environments)

What non- routine and non-emergency change management process requires thorough testing, stakeholder approval, and scheduled implementation including documentation and risk assessment?

Normal change

What change management solution involves low-risk, routine updates that follow a predefined process with minimal approval requirements?

Standard change

Regardless of what website Michelle types into her browser, she is being redirected to "malwarescammers.com". What should Michelle do to fix this problem?

Reset the browser's proxy setting

What response should you use when installing a Linux operating system and are concerned with end-of-life support?

LTS (Long-Term Support)

What type of malware is capable of deleting files and changing system settings?

Virus

What type of malware attempts to gain remote access and is designed to damage, disrupt, steal, or inflict some other harmful action on your data or network?

Trojan

A user reports that every time they try to access https://www.diontraining.com, they receive an error stating "Invalid or Expired Certificate". What setting needs to be changed to fix this error?

Date and time

Which actions are required to prevent malware when the workstation is not connected to the internet or a local area network?

Manually update the antivirus on the workstation and set it to perform on-access scans

When using an MBR, what type of partition can only have up to four partitions?

Primary

What can be divided into additional logical drives?

Extended partition

When using MBR, an extended partition can support how many logical drives?

What tool is used to to add missing Windows installations to the Boot Configuration Database (BCD)?

bootrec /rebuildbcd

In your organization, help desk technicians use an AI-driven documentation tool to generate step-by-step troubleshooting guides for common IT issues. After implementation, users report that some of the instructions contain incorrect software commands or outdated procedures, leading to failed troubleshooting attempts. What BEST describes this issue?

Inaccuracies

What part of a Linux system can only be used by the memory manager and not for the storage of ordinary data files?

Swap partition

A facility would like to verify each individual's identity before allowing access to its server room and data center. Additionally, the building should ensure that users do not tailgate behind other users. What solution would BEST meet these requirements?

Implement a biometric reader at the data center entrance and require passage through an access control vestibule

The video editor at Dion Training is having issues with her workstation. The workstation is running Windows 10 and is failing to boot up properly. A technician wants to replace the existing operating system files with a new copy of the same version. The technician has been told to ensure the user's data and application are not modified or deleted during the upgrade or installation. What type of upgrade or installation should the technician use?

Repair installation

Whenever you reboot your domain controller, you notice it takes a very long time to boot up. As the server is booting, you heard noises that sound like a steady series of clicks coming from the hard drive. What is the BEST action to help speed up the boot time of the server?

Defragment the hard drive

Dion Training uses Windows 10 Pro workstations in a domain environment. The company wants to allow individual users to encrypt any files or folders they store on the local workstation's internal hard drive. What security setting can be used to encrypt this storage device?

Encrypting File System (EFS)

You have been asked to recycle 20 of your company's old laptops. The laptops will be donated to a local community center for underprivileged children. What data destruction and disposal method is MOST appropriate to allow the data on the drives to be fully destroyed and the drives reused by the community center?

Low-level formatting of the HDDs

You work for Dion Training as a physical security manager. You are concerned that the physical security at the entrance to the company is not sufficient. To increase your security, you are determined to prevent piggybacking. What technique should you implement first?

Install an access control vestibule at the entrance.

Madison is trying to open up her anti-malware solution to run a full system scan because she suspects her computer has become infected. When she attempts to run the tool, and error of "Access denied" is received. What security issue is MOST likely occurring?

File permission change

1202 Misc Flashcards

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