CompTIA A+ Core 2 - Practice Exam A questions
and answers with solutions
You are troubleshooting a network connectivity issue and need to determine the packet's flow
path from your system to the remote server. Which of the following tools would best help you
identify the path between the two systems? - ANSWER tracert
NTFS - ANSWER New Technology File System (NTFS) is a Windows file system that
organizes, stores, and finds files on the hard disk.
It provides a 64-bit addressing scheme, allowing for large volumes and file sizes.
Developed exclusively for Windows.
exFAT - ANSWER Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT) is a file system optimized for
external flash memory storage devices such as USB flash drives and SD cards.
Maximum volume size is 128PB.
FAT32 - ANSWER File Allocation Table (FAT32) is the 32-bit file system supported by
Windows, macOS, and Linux computers.
FAT32 can support maximum volume sizes of up to 2 TB and maximum file sizes of up to 4 GB.
APFS - ANSWER Apple File System (APFS) is the default file system for Mac computers using
macOS 10.13 or later and features strong encryption, space sharing, snapshots, fast directory
sizing, and improved file system fundamentals.
You recently moved 1.5 TB of data from your office's file server to a new 16 TB NAS and
decommissioned the old file server. You verified all users had been given the same permissions
to the new file shares on the NAS as they had on the old server. The users are receiving an error
stating, "Windows cannot access \\server10\shared\" every time they click the Share drive icon
on their desktop. What is MOST likely the source of this error? - ANSWER The users are still
mapped to the old share drive
Which of the following Windows 10 system utilities would be used to test the functionality of the
DirectX subsystem for video and sound-related problems? - ANSWER dxdiag
dxdiag (DirectX Diagnostics Tool) - ANSWER The DxDiag (DirectX diagnostic) utility is used
to collect info about devices to help troubleshoot problems with DirectX sound and video.
, eventvwr (Event Viewer) - ANSWER Shows a log of application and system messages,
including errors, information messages, and warnings. It's a useful tool for troubleshooting all
kinds of different Windows problems.
Example: If you use the Event Viewer, you can identify what was occurring at or around 2:35 am
each day before the server crashed and use this to troubleshoot the problem
taskschd (Task Scheduler) - ANSWER A tool included with Windows that allows predefined
actions to be automatically executed whenever a certain set of conditions is met.
Example: You can schedule a task to run a backup script every night or send you an email
whenever a certain system event occurs.
Your company wants to ensure that users cannot access USB mass storage devices. You have
conducted some research online and found that if you modify the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UsbStor key, it will prevent
USB storage devices from being used. Which of the following tools should you use to modify
this key? - ANSWER RegEdit
RegEdit (Registry Editor) - ANSWER Allows you to view and make changes to system files and
programs that you wouldn't be able to access otherwise.
msconfig (System Configuration utility) - ANSWER MSConfig is a system utility to
troubleshoot the Microsoft Windows startup processes.
MSConfig is used to disable or re-enable software, device drivers, and Windows services that run
at startup, or to change boot parameters.
MMC (Microsoft Management Console) - ANSWER A utility that uses snap-ins for various
Windows tools such as disk management, computer management, performance monitor, print
management, and others to perform operations on a local or networked computer.
Which of the following Windows 10 power options will turn off individual devices connected to
a laptop to save energy? - ANSWER USB selective suspend
USB selective suspend - ANSWER Allows the hub driver to suspend an individual port without
affecting the operation of the other ports on the hub.
Selective suspension of USB devices is helpful when using a laptop computer as it helps to
conserve battery power by powering off USB ports that are not needed at the time.
Hibernate Mode - ANSWER Hibernate mode is used to save the current session to disk before
powering off the computer to save battery life when the system is not being used.
and answers with solutions
You are troubleshooting a network connectivity issue and need to determine the packet's flow
path from your system to the remote server. Which of the following tools would best help you
identify the path between the two systems? - ANSWER tracert
NTFS - ANSWER New Technology File System (NTFS) is a Windows file system that
organizes, stores, and finds files on the hard disk.
It provides a 64-bit addressing scheme, allowing for large volumes and file sizes.
Developed exclusively for Windows.
exFAT - ANSWER Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT) is a file system optimized for
external flash memory storage devices such as USB flash drives and SD cards.
Maximum volume size is 128PB.
FAT32 - ANSWER File Allocation Table (FAT32) is the 32-bit file system supported by
Windows, macOS, and Linux computers.
FAT32 can support maximum volume sizes of up to 2 TB and maximum file sizes of up to 4 GB.
APFS - ANSWER Apple File System (APFS) is the default file system for Mac computers using
macOS 10.13 or later and features strong encryption, space sharing, snapshots, fast directory
sizing, and improved file system fundamentals.
You recently moved 1.5 TB of data from your office's file server to a new 16 TB NAS and
decommissioned the old file server. You verified all users had been given the same permissions
to the new file shares on the NAS as they had on the old server. The users are receiving an error
stating, "Windows cannot access \\server10\shared\" every time they click the Share drive icon
on their desktop. What is MOST likely the source of this error? - ANSWER The users are still
mapped to the old share drive
Which of the following Windows 10 system utilities would be used to test the functionality of the
DirectX subsystem for video and sound-related problems? - ANSWER dxdiag
dxdiag (DirectX Diagnostics Tool) - ANSWER The DxDiag (DirectX diagnostic) utility is used
to collect info about devices to help troubleshoot problems with DirectX sound and video.
, eventvwr (Event Viewer) - ANSWER Shows a log of application and system messages,
including errors, information messages, and warnings. It's a useful tool for troubleshooting all
kinds of different Windows problems.
Example: If you use the Event Viewer, you can identify what was occurring at or around 2:35 am
each day before the server crashed and use this to troubleshoot the problem
taskschd (Task Scheduler) - ANSWER A tool included with Windows that allows predefined
actions to be automatically executed whenever a certain set of conditions is met.
Example: You can schedule a task to run a backup script every night or send you an email
whenever a certain system event occurs.
Your company wants to ensure that users cannot access USB mass storage devices. You have
conducted some research online and found that if you modify the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UsbStor key, it will prevent
USB storage devices from being used. Which of the following tools should you use to modify
this key? - ANSWER RegEdit
RegEdit (Registry Editor) - ANSWER Allows you to view and make changes to system files and
programs that you wouldn't be able to access otherwise.
msconfig (System Configuration utility) - ANSWER MSConfig is a system utility to
troubleshoot the Microsoft Windows startup processes.
MSConfig is used to disable or re-enable software, device drivers, and Windows services that run
at startup, or to change boot parameters.
MMC (Microsoft Management Console) - ANSWER A utility that uses snap-ins for various
Windows tools such as disk management, computer management, performance monitor, print
management, and others to perform operations on a local or networked computer.
Which of the following Windows 10 power options will turn off individual devices connected to
a laptop to save energy? - ANSWER USB selective suspend
USB selective suspend - ANSWER Allows the hub driver to suspend an individual port without
affecting the operation of the other ports on the hub.
Selective suspension of USB devices is helpful when using a laptop computer as it helps to
conserve battery power by powering off USB ports that are not needed at the time.
Hibernate Mode - ANSWER Hibernate mode is used to save the current session to disk before
powering off the computer to save battery life when the system is not being used.
