CompTIA A+ Core 2 (220-1102) Practice Questions
1. Which Windows command repairs corrupted system files? A) chkdsk B) sfc C) ipconfig D) netstat
2. Which Windows feature encrypts the entire drive? A) EFS B) BitLocker C) NTFS D) TPM
3. Which Linux command lists running processes? A) ls B) ps C) chmod D) grep
4. Which macOS tool manages startup items? A) Disk Utility B) Login Items C) Terminal D) Spotlight
5. Which Windows utility edits boot configuration? A) msconfig B) regedit C) bcdedit D) taskmgr
6. Which protocol provides secure remote access? A) FTP B) SSH C) Telnet D) HTTP
7. What is the best defense against phishing? A) Antivirus software B) User training C) Firewall D) VPN
8. Which wireless security standard is strongest? A) WEP B) WPA C) WPA2 D) WPA3
9. Which malware locks files and demands payment? A) Trojan B) Worm C) Ransomware D) Spyware
10. Which authentication method uses two factors? A) Password only B) MFA C) PIN D) Biometrics
only
11. A PC shows BSOD after update. First step? A) Reinstall OS B) Boot into Safe Mode C) Replace
RAM D) Run chkdsk
12. Browser redirects to unknown sites. Likely cause? A) DNS misconfiguration B) Malware infection C)
VPN issue D) Proxy settings
13. Mobile app crashes repeatedly. Best fix? A) Restart device B) Clear app cache C) Disable Wi-Fi D)
Update OS
14. Which tool checks disk errors? A) sfc B) chkdsk C) netstat D) ping
15. Slow system performance after login. Possible cause? A) Malware B) Too many startup programs
C) Network congestion D) Low screen resolution
16. What is the 3-2-1 backup rule? A) 3 copies, 2 media types, 1 offsite B) 3 backups per day C) 2 full
backups, 1 incremental D) 3 cloud copies
17. Which document tracks hardware inventory? A) Chain of custody B) Asset management log C)
EULA D) SOP
18. What is chain of custody used for? A) Tracking backups B) Preserving evidence integrity C)
Managing updates D) Encrypting files
19. Which scripting language is common in Linux? A) PowerShell B) Bash C) VBScript D) Python only
20. Which policy protects personal data? A) HIPAA B) GDPR C) PCI-DSS D) SOX
21. Which command shows IP configuration? A) ping B) ipconfig C) tracert D) nslookup
22. Which tool monitors system performance? A) Event Viewer B) Task Manager C) Disk Cleanup D)
regedit
23. Which file system supports encryption? A) FAT32 B) exFAT C) NTFS D) EXT4
24. Which protocol secures email? A) SMTP B) SSL/TLS C) POP3 D) IMAP
25. Which tool removes spyware? A) Disk Cleanup B) Anti-malware software C) Task Scheduler D)
Event Viewer
26. Which Windows feature restores previous state? A) System Restore B) Disk Cleanup C) BitLocker
D) Hyper-V
27. Which Linux command updates packages? A) apt-get update B) chmod C) grep D) ls
28. Which macOS shortcut opens Spotlight? A) Command + Space B) Command + Tab C) Control +
Space D) Option + Tab
29. Which backup type copies all files? A) Differential B) Incremental C) Full D) Snapshot
30. Which tool captures network traffic? A) Wireshark B) Nmap C) netstat D) ping
31. Which Windows log shows security events? A) Task Manager B) Event Viewer C) Disk
Management D) msconfig
32. Which command tests network connectivity? A) ping B) tracert C) nslookup D) netstat
33. Which malware spreads without user action? A) Virus B) Worm C) Trojan D) Spyware
34. Which protocol encrypts web traffic? A) HTTP B) HTTPS C) FTP D) Telnet
35. Which tool edits registry? A) regedit B) msconfig C) taskmgr D) cmd
36. Which Linux command changes file permissions? A) chmod B) chown C) ls D) grep
37. Which Windows feature allows remote desktop? A) RDP B) SSH C) Telnet D) VPN
38. Which mobile setting prevents unauthorized access? A) Disable encryption B) Screen lock C)
Disable Wi-Fi D) Enable Bluetooth
39. Which tool schedules tasks in Windows? A) Task Scheduler B) Event Viewer C) Disk Cleanup D)
msconfig
40. Which protocol sends email? A) SMTP B) POP3 C) IMAP D) SNMP
41. Which command clears DNS cache? A) ipconfig /flushdns B) nslookup C) tracert D) netstat
42. Which tool creates virtual machines? A) Hyper-V B) BitLocker C) Disk Cleanup D) regedit
43. Which Windows feature manages updates? A) Windows Update B) Task Scheduler C) Event
Viewer D) msconfig
44. Which Linux command shows disk usage? A) df -h B) ls C) du D) grep
45. Which macOS tool checks disk health? A) Disk Utility B) Terminal C) Spotlight D) Finder
46. Which protocol resolves domain names? A) DNS B) DHCP C) FTP D) SMTP
47. Which tool removes temporary files? A) Disk Cleanup B) Event Viewer C) Task Manager D) regedit
48. Which Windows feature encrypts files individually? A) EFS B) BitLocker C) NTFS D) TPM
49. Which scripting language is common in Windows? A) PowerShell B) Bash C) Python only D)
VBScript
50. Which protocol transfers files securely? A) FTP B) SFTP C) TFTP D) HTTP
Answers:
1-B, 2-B, 3-B, 4-B, 5-C, 6-B, 7-B, 8-D, 9-C, 10-B, 11-B, 12-B, 13-B, 14-B, 15-B, 16-A, 17-B, 18-B, 19-B,
20-B, 21-B, 22-B, 23-C, 24-B, 25-B, 26-A, 27-A, 28-A, 29-C, 30-A, 31-B, 32-A, 33-B, 34-B, 35-A, 36-A,
37-A, 38-B, 39-A, 40-A, 41-A, 42-A, 43-A, 44-A, 45-A, 46-A, 47-A, 48-A, 49-A, 50-B
