A+ 1101-1102
Security
Networking QnA
Cloud QnA
Troubleshooting Scenarios
100

RAID 10 combines RAID ___ and RAID ___ for both speed and redundancy.

RAID 1 and RAID 0

100
_____ specifies which users or systems are granted or denied access to certain resources within a network.

ACL ( Access Control List )

100

_______ groups devices into virtual segments, isolating traffic.

VLAN 

100

True or False
AWS a free cloud service.

False

100

When a systems booting system file is corrupted what is the first thing you should look for in the recovery enviornment?

Startup repair or command prompt

200

Identify the following ports
POP3 - _____
SMB / CIFS - ____
RDP - _____
HTTP - ____
IMAP - ____

POP3 - 110
SMB / CIFS - 445
RDP - 3389
HTTP - 80
IMAP - 143

200

What is the highest security protocol?

WPA3

200

Devices that self-assign an IP address due to DHCP failure will use an "_______"address starting with the first two octets numbers ______.

APIPA ; 169.254

200

_______ is the ability of a cloud system to automatically adjust resources based on demand.

Elasticity 

200
When configuring ports to a VLAN what's the first thing you should do?

Move all used ports off the native VLAN

300

A _______ is a small circuit board that adds functionality like sound or network capabilities.

An expansion card.

300

This kind of decoy system is designed to lure attackers away from actual assets and allow defenders to observe hacker behavior.

Honeypot
300

What does the acronym SFP stand for?

Small form-factor Pluggable 

300

Which cloud service model provides the customer with control over applications and data, but not the underlying operating system or infrastructure?

PaaS

300

A laptop powers on but the screen stays black. External monitor works fine.
What are some possibilities or next steps ?

Possible causes: Failed laptop display, damaged ribbon cable, or bad backlight.
 
Next steps: Toggle display output (Fn + F key), inspect screen connections, test with flashlight for backlight failure.

400

The Windows command ________ /fixboot is used to write a new boot sector to the system partition.

bootrec

400

______ refers to a network compromise computers used by hackers to carry out attacks or steal data.

Botnet

400

I’m the leading gateway to the internet. What am I?

Router

400

_______ is the process of moving data or applications to the cloud.

Cloud migration

400

Seth is Upgrading his network. His network currently runs on CAT5e cabling, he is planning on upgrading his network to the IEEE 802.11ax standard. What cabling should be used?

Cat6a

500

The macOS feature that creates incremental backups to an external drive is called ______

Time machine

500

_______ a testing technique where hackers are authorized to simulate real attacks to find vulnerabilities.

Penetration testing

500

Which layer of the OSI model is responsible for establishing, maintaining, and terminating sessions between applications, and can manage dialog control and synchronization?


Session layer (Layer 5)

500

_______ is a cloud infrastructure shared by multiple organizations that have shared concerns, such as compliance, security, or mission objectives.

Community Cloud

500

A user reports that their network printer is online and reachable via ping, but print jobs from their Windows PC stay stuck in the queue and never print. Other users on the same network can print without issue. Restarting the printer and PC does not resolve the problem.
What are some possibilities?

The Windows Print Spooler service on the user's PC is either stopped, corrupted, or jammed with a stuck job.