IT FUNDAMENTALS CORE EXAM SET QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
✔✔You have configured your Windows systems to automatically backup user data
every night at midnight. You also take a system image backup once a month.
In addition, which of the following would MOST likely ensure that you are protected
against data loss? (Select TWO). - ✔✔Regularly test restoration procedures.
Store a copy of all backups off-site.
✔✔Which of the following flow chart concepts is depicted below? - ✔✔Sequence
✔✔You are a security consultant and an organization has hired you to review their
security measures. They are chiefly concerned that they could become the victim of a
social engineering attack. Which of the following would you MOST likely recommend
they do to mitigate the risk? - ✔✔Teach users how to recognize and respond to social
engineering attacks.
✔✔In most operating systems, what is a running application called? - ✔✔Process
✔✔Which of the following devices would MOST likely have a 4G connection? -
✔✔Mobile phone
✔✔You need to add security for your wireless network. You would like to use the most
secure method. Which method should you implement? - ✔✔WPA2
✔✔Once raw data has been collected, which of the following are used to look for trends,
patterns, and correlations? - ✔✔Statistical tools and formulas
✔✔Which type of connector is commonly used for keyboards and mice? - ✔✔USB
✔✔What is the general purpose of JavaScript? - ✔✔Makes website elements interactive
✔✔An employee submitted a support ticket stating that her computer will not turn on.
Which of the following troubleshooting steps should you take first? (Select two.) -
✔✔Make sure the power cord is plugged into the wall.
Make sure the surge protector is turned on.
✔✔You are the PC technician for a company. An employee has gone to a meeting while
you fix the computer in her office. She accidentally left a report open next to her
computer which states that a friend of yours in accounting will be submitted for review if
their poor work performance continues. Which of the following is the BEST action to
take? - ✔✔Ignore the paper and tell no one of its contents.
, ✔✔What is the surest way to prevent the loss of important information on your mobile
device if it is lost, stolen, destroyed, or there is a natural disaster? - ✔✔Configure your
device to remotely backup important data to the Cloud.
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a long-term storage device? - ✔✔RAM
✔✔Which of the following access controls gives only backup administrators access to
all servers on the network? - ✔✔Role-based
✔✔What is the general purpose of HTML? - ✔✔Creates website structure and content
✔✔Gina is a database user and her supervisor has asked her to generate a report from
the structured database. Gina does not know how to write SQL commands and no
forms have been created. Which of the following would be her BEST option to generate
the report? - ✔✔Query builder
✔✔Which of the following BEST describes a flowchart? - ✔✔It is a visual representation
of the logic in a program.
✔✔After running the following pseudocode, what will the value of VARIABLE be?
- Set value of VARIABLE to 5
- Increase the value of VARIABLE by 3
- If the value of VARIABLE is odd, increase its value by 1
- If the value of VARIABLE is even, increase its value by 1
- If the value of VARIABLE is odd, increase its value by 1 - ✔✔10
✔✔A mobile device has poor performance and is slow to respond to screen inputs. After
troubleshooting, a technician decides to perform a factory reset. Which of the following
actions should a technician take before doing so? - ✔✔Backup all data to an attached
computer or a cloud backup service.
✔✔You have found a file named FunAppx86.exe on your hard drive. Which system(s)
would this executable file MOST likely run on? - ✔✔Both 32-bit and 64-bit systems
✔✔What is the term for code that keeps running as long as a certain condition is met? -
✔✔While loop
✔✔What protocol is used to send email messages from a mail client to a mail server? -
✔✔SMTP
SOLUTIONS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
✔✔You have configured your Windows systems to automatically backup user data
every night at midnight. You also take a system image backup once a month.
In addition, which of the following would MOST likely ensure that you are protected
against data loss? (Select TWO). - ✔✔Regularly test restoration procedures.
Store a copy of all backups off-site.
✔✔Which of the following flow chart concepts is depicted below? - ✔✔Sequence
✔✔You are a security consultant and an organization has hired you to review their
security measures. They are chiefly concerned that they could become the victim of a
social engineering attack. Which of the following would you MOST likely recommend
they do to mitigate the risk? - ✔✔Teach users how to recognize and respond to social
engineering attacks.
✔✔In most operating systems, what is a running application called? - ✔✔Process
✔✔Which of the following devices would MOST likely have a 4G connection? -
✔✔Mobile phone
✔✔You need to add security for your wireless network. You would like to use the most
secure method. Which method should you implement? - ✔✔WPA2
✔✔Once raw data has been collected, which of the following are used to look for trends,
patterns, and correlations? - ✔✔Statistical tools and formulas
✔✔Which type of connector is commonly used for keyboards and mice? - ✔✔USB
✔✔What is the general purpose of JavaScript? - ✔✔Makes website elements interactive
✔✔An employee submitted a support ticket stating that her computer will not turn on.
Which of the following troubleshooting steps should you take first? (Select two.) -
✔✔Make sure the power cord is plugged into the wall.
Make sure the surge protector is turned on.
✔✔You are the PC technician for a company. An employee has gone to a meeting while
you fix the computer in her office. She accidentally left a report open next to her
computer which states that a friend of yours in accounting will be submitted for review if
their poor work performance continues. Which of the following is the BEST action to
take? - ✔✔Ignore the paper and tell no one of its contents.
, ✔✔What is the surest way to prevent the loss of important information on your mobile
device if it is lost, stolen, destroyed, or there is a natural disaster? - ✔✔Configure your
device to remotely backup important data to the Cloud.
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a long-term storage device? - ✔✔RAM
✔✔Which of the following access controls gives only backup administrators access to
all servers on the network? - ✔✔Role-based
✔✔What is the general purpose of HTML? - ✔✔Creates website structure and content
✔✔Gina is a database user and her supervisor has asked her to generate a report from
the structured database. Gina does not know how to write SQL commands and no
forms have been created. Which of the following would be her BEST option to generate
the report? - ✔✔Query builder
✔✔Which of the following BEST describes a flowchart? - ✔✔It is a visual representation
of the logic in a program.
✔✔After running the following pseudocode, what will the value of VARIABLE be?
- Set value of VARIABLE to 5
- Increase the value of VARIABLE by 3
- If the value of VARIABLE is odd, increase its value by 1
- If the value of VARIABLE is even, increase its value by 1
- If the value of VARIABLE is odd, increase its value by 1 - ✔✔10
✔✔A mobile device has poor performance and is slow to respond to screen inputs. After
troubleshooting, a technician decides to perform a factory reset. Which of the following
actions should a technician take before doing so? - ✔✔Backup all data to an attached
computer or a cloud backup service.
✔✔You have found a file named FunAppx86.exe on your hard drive. Which system(s)
would this executable file MOST likely run on? - ✔✔Both 32-bit and 64-bit systems
✔✔What is the term for code that keeps running as long as a certain condition is met? -
✔✔While loop
✔✔What protocol is used to send email messages from a mail client to a mail server? -
✔✔SMTP
