Professor Messer Core 1002 (Core 2) CompTIA A+ Practice
Test EXAM TEST BANK 2026/2027 AND HIGH YIELD
PRACTICE QUESTIONS COMPLETE ACCURATE EXAM
APPROVED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS (100% CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS)
CURRENTLY UPDATED VERSION 2026 EDITION
A Windows 10 computer is showing the message 'Missing operating
system' during startup. Which of the following would be the best way to
resolve this issue?
A) Configure the BCD store
B) Run Reliability Monitor
C) Install BitLocker
D) Run a printer test page
E) Disable all startup apps
A) Configure the BCD store
The BCD (Boot Configuration Data) store contains information on where
the Windows operating system is located on the storage drive.
When logging into the corporate wireless network, a user is prompted
for their login credentials. Which of the following provides this
functionality?
A) MAC filtering
B) 802.1X
C) WPS
D) DHCP
E) Content filtering
B) 802.1X
802.1X is the standard for NAC or Network Access Control. The access
point will query a central login database to check the user's login
credentials
,The data on a hard drive was removed, and the drive was moved to a
different computer. The owner of the new computer has now recovered
data from the previous system. Which of the following was MOST likely
used to remove the original data?
A) Low-level format
B) Degauss
C) Quick format
D) BitLocker
E) Shredder
C) Quick format
A quick format will remove the index to the files, but the original data will
still be recoverable on the drive
A system administrator would like to additional security when unlocking a
mobile device. Which of the following would be the BEST way to provide
this functionality?
A) Swipe pattern
B) GPS location
C) App store verification
D) Built-in certificate
E) Cloud backup
A) Swipe pattern
A local authentication method such as a biometric, swipe pattern, or face
recognition would provide additional security when unlocking the
device.
,An older Windows desktop has been configured to play MP3 audio files
when a flash drive is connected. Which of the following would disable
this feature?
A) AutoPlay
B) Windows Start
C) SSO
D) UEFI Autorun
D) AD groups
A) AutoPlay
AutoPlay is a feature that automatically started playing media when a
removable drive was connected.
Which of the following would be the BEST way to encrypt a group of files
in a Windows folder?
A) BitLocker
B) SSO
C) Disk Management
D) UPnP
E) EFS
E) EFS
EFS (Encrypting File System) is an NTFS feature that allows for the
encryption of individual files or folders
, An attacker was able to gain access to a fully patched email server using
an exploit that had not previously been seen before. Which of the
following would BEST describe this attack?
A) Social Engineering
B) Brute force
C) Zero-day
D) Spoofing
E) DoS
B) Zero-day
A zero-day attack exploits a vulnerability that has not yet been detected
or published.
A third-party has used a know vulnerability to create a reboot loop in
your Internet router. Which of the following would BEST describe this
attack?
A) DoS
B) Zero-day
C) Brute force
D) Phishing
E) Spoofing
A) DoS
A DoS (Denial of Service) describes the process of forcing a service to
fail
Test EXAM TEST BANK 2026/2027 AND HIGH YIELD
PRACTICE QUESTIONS COMPLETE ACCURATE EXAM
APPROVED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS (100% CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS)
CURRENTLY UPDATED VERSION 2026 EDITION
A Windows 10 computer is showing the message 'Missing operating
system' during startup. Which of the following would be the best way to
resolve this issue?
A) Configure the BCD store
B) Run Reliability Monitor
C) Install BitLocker
D) Run a printer test page
E) Disable all startup apps
A) Configure the BCD store
The BCD (Boot Configuration Data) store contains information on where
the Windows operating system is located on the storage drive.
When logging into the corporate wireless network, a user is prompted
for their login credentials. Which of the following provides this
functionality?
A) MAC filtering
B) 802.1X
C) WPS
D) DHCP
E) Content filtering
B) 802.1X
802.1X is the standard for NAC or Network Access Control. The access
point will query a central login database to check the user's login
credentials
,The data on a hard drive was removed, and the drive was moved to a
different computer. The owner of the new computer has now recovered
data from the previous system. Which of the following was MOST likely
used to remove the original data?
A) Low-level format
B) Degauss
C) Quick format
D) BitLocker
E) Shredder
C) Quick format
A quick format will remove the index to the files, but the original data will
still be recoverable on the drive
A system administrator would like to additional security when unlocking a
mobile device. Which of the following would be the BEST way to provide
this functionality?
A) Swipe pattern
B) GPS location
C) App store verification
D) Built-in certificate
E) Cloud backup
A) Swipe pattern
A local authentication method such as a biometric, swipe pattern, or face
recognition would provide additional security when unlocking the
device.
,An older Windows desktop has been configured to play MP3 audio files
when a flash drive is connected. Which of the following would disable
this feature?
A) AutoPlay
B) Windows Start
C) SSO
D) UEFI Autorun
D) AD groups
A) AutoPlay
AutoPlay is a feature that automatically started playing media when a
removable drive was connected.
Which of the following would be the BEST way to encrypt a group of files
in a Windows folder?
A) BitLocker
B) SSO
C) Disk Management
D) UPnP
E) EFS
E) EFS
EFS (Encrypting File System) is an NTFS feature that allows for the
encryption of individual files or folders
, An attacker was able to gain access to a fully patched email server using
an exploit that had not previously been seen before. Which of the
following would BEST describe this attack?
A) Social Engineering
B) Brute force
C) Zero-day
D) Spoofing
E) DoS
B) Zero-day
A zero-day attack exploits a vulnerability that has not yet been detected
or published.
A third-party has used a know vulnerability to create a reboot loop in
your Internet router. Which of the following would BEST describe this
attack?
A) DoS
B) Zero-day
C) Brute force
D) Phishing
E) Spoofing
A) DoS
A DoS (Denial of Service) describes the process of forcing a service to
fail
