ITF+ Practice Test Guide

ITF+ Practice test Which of the following is primarily a confidentiality concern Eavesdropping A software developer develops a software program and writes a document with step-by-step instructions on how to use the software. The developer wants to ensure no other person or company will publish this document for public use. Which of the following should the developer use to BEST protect the document? Copyright Which of the following database concepts would MOST likely use a CSV file? Data reports A help desk technician encounters an issue and wants to find out if a colleague has encountered the same issue before. Which of the following should the technician do FIRST? Check Knowledge Base. Which of the following BEST describes the practice of providing user credentials when logging onto the network? Input Which of the following allows wireless devices to communicate to a wired network? Access point Which of the following computing devices would be used to provide a centralized means to distribute services to a group of clients and usually possesses a role on a LAN? Server Which of the following describes something in a database that refers to the unique identifier in the parent table? Attribute For which of the following is a relational database management system MOST commonly used? Storing information Which of the following BEST describes an application running on a typical operating system? Process The broadcast signal from a recently installed wireless access point is not as strong as expected. Which of the following actions would BEST improve the signal strength? Ensure sources of EMI are removed. A user is getting an error message when trying to go to a website. A technician asks the user a few questions to find out more about the issue. The technician opens a browser locally and browses to the same site as the user. Which of the following troubleshooting steps is the technician using by browsing to the same site? Duplicate the problem. A user is attempting to print a document to a wireless printer and receives an error stating the operation could not be completed. Which of the following should the user do to correct this issue? Ensure both devices are connected to the LAN. Which of the following relational database constructs is used to ensure valid values are entered for a column? Constraint A user is buying a laptop. The user will have a lot of personal and confidential information on the laptop. The user wants to ensure data cannot be accessed by anyone, even if the laptop is stolen. Which of the following should be set up to accomplish this? Encryption A systems administrator uses a program that interacts directly with hardware to manage storage, network, and virtual machines. This program is an example of: a Type 1 hypervisor. Which of the following is a compiled language? Java Which of the following actions is the FINAL step in the standard troubleshooting methodology? Document the solution and cause Which of the following is a value that uniquely identifies a database record? Primary key A systems administrator wants to return results for a time range within a database. Which of the following commands should the administrator use? SELECT Which of the following statements BEST describes binary? A notational system used to represent an “on†or “off†state 1/5 Joe, a developer, is writing a program in which he needs to store a number that changes over the duration of the programs run. Which of the following would Joe MOST likely use to accomplish this? Variable An end users computer has been failing to open its word processing software. An IT technician successfully solves the problem. Which of the following best describes the technician's NEXT step? Document the findings. A regulation requires new applicants to provide a scan of their retinas in case of any future legal questions regarding who applied for the position. Which of the following concepts is this an example of? Authentication Which of the following is an advantage of installing an application to the cloud? Data is not stored locally. A small company wants to set up a server that is accessible from the company network as well as the Internet. Which of the following is MOST important to determine before allowing employees to access the server remotely? A security method of allowing connections A program needs to choose apples, oranges, or bananas based on an input. Which of the following programming constructs is BEST to use? If A UPS provides protection against: power outages. A company executive wants to view company training videos from a DVD. Which of the following components would accomplish this task? Optical drive A technician is troubleshooting a problem. The technician tests the theory and determines the theory is confirmed. Which of the following should be the technician's NEXT step? Establish a plan of action. Given the following pseudocode: program Breakfast weekday = ["Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday"] weekend = ["Saturday", "Sunday"] if today == Wednesday output "Bacon and eggs" else if today == Firday output "Oatmeal" else if today in weekend out "Waffles" else output "Pancakes" end Waffles If the Breakfast program ran on Sunday, which of the following would be the output? A desktop administrator just connected a printer to a workstation, but the workstation does not recognize the printer. Which of the following does the workstation MOST likely need for the printer to function? Driver Which of the following BEST describes a kilobyte? A kilobyte is a measurement of storage (e.g., 100KB). Which of the following security concerns is a threat to confidentiality? Replay attack Which of the following software license models allows a developer to modify the original code and release its own version of the application? Open source software Which of the following are the basic computing operations? Input, process, output, and storage 2/5 Which of the following would work BEST stored as a flat file rather than stored in a database? Contact list An administrator grants permission for a user to access data in a database. Which of the following actions was performed? Data definition An employee is asked to generate a report on a student information system. The employee uses spreadsheet software and connects to a remote database to pull data for the report. Which of the following types of application architectures did the employee use? Client-server application Ann, a user, is experiencing difficulty getting her IP-based security camera to function at her house after a rain storm that caused a power interruption. The camera has an LED light indicating it has power. Which of the following is MOST likely the problem? Anna's Internet connection and wireless router are still down. A programmer needs to store output in a place that can be accessed as quickly as possible. The data does not need to remain persistent. Which of the following is the BEST option for storing the data? Flat file Which of the following intellectual property concepts BEST represents a legally protected slogan of a business? Trademark Which of the following is a wireless communication that requires devices to be within 6in of each other to transfer information? NFC The IT department has established a new password policy for employees. Specifically, the policy reads: -> Passwords must not contain common dictionary words -> Passwords must contain at least one special character. -> Passwords must be different from the las six passwords used. -> Passwords must use at least one capital letter or number. Which of the following practices are being employed? (Select TWO). Password complexity and Passwords history Which of the following would MOST likely prevent malware sent as compromised file via email from infecting a personal's computer? Patching A user wants to use a laptop outside the house and still remain connected to the Internet. Which of the following would be the BEST choice to accomplish this task? WLAN card Joe, a user, finds out his password for a social media site has been compromised. Joe tells a friend that his email and banking accounts are probably also compromised. Which of the following has Joe MOST likely performed? Password reuse A technician is installing a new wireless network and wants to secure the wireless network to prevent unauthorized access. Which of the following protocols would be the MOST secure? WPA2 Which of the following network protocols will MOST likely be used when sending and receiving Internet email? (Select TWO.) POP3 and SMTP A database administrator finds that a table is not needed in a relational database. Which of the following commands is used to completely remove the table and its data? DROP A technician is called to replace a display for a workstation. Which of the following would MOST likely be used to connect the display to the workstation? DVI Ann, the president of a company, has requested assistance with choosing the appropriate Internet connectivity for her home. The home is in a remote location and has no connectivity to existing infrastructure. Which of the following Internet service types should MOST likely be used? Satellite Which of the following is MOST likely used to represent international text data? Unicode 3/5 For a disaster recovery exercise, a company wants to ensure customer data is recovered before operational data. This is an example of: prioritization Which of the following operating systems do not require extensions on files to execute a program? (Select TWO). UNIX and Linux A technician needs to install a wireless router for a client that supports speeds up to 11Mbps and operates on the 2.4GHz band. Which of the following should the technician select? 802.11b Which of the following is an example of multifactor authentication? Smart card and PIN Which of the following language types would a web developer MOST likely use to create a website? Interpreted A developer is creating specific step-by-step instructions/procedures and conditional statements that will be used by a computer program to solve problems. Which of the following is being developed? Algorithm A startup company has created a logo. The company wants to ensure no other entity can use the logo for any purpose. Which of the following should the company use to BEST protect the logo? (Select TWO). Copyright and Trademark Which of the following would be BEST to keep the data on a laptop safe if the laptop is lost or stolen? Full disk encryption In which of the following situations should there be come expectation of privacy? Submitting personal information on a school enrollment site Which of the following data types should a developer use when creating a variable to hold a postal code? String Which of the following is the closest to machine language? Assembly languages A function is BEST used for enabling programs to: define variables to hold different values. When transferring a file across the network, which of the following would be the FASTEST transfer rate? 1.22Gbps A technician has been asked to assign an IP address to a new desktop computer. Which of the following is a valid IP address the technician should assign? 172.16.2.189 A game developer is purchasing a computing device to develop a game and recognizes the game engine software will require a device with high-end specifications that can be upgraded. Which of the following devices would be BEST for the developer to buy? Server A company requires several reports that analyze related information from sales, inventory, marketing, and compensation data. Which of the following is the BEST place to store this data? Database A computer user is downloading software from the Internet and notices the following at the end of the install file: x86.exe. Which of the following statements BEST represents what the x86.exe means in the installation file? x86 only supports an installation on a 32-bit CPU architecture. Which of the following would be used to send messages using the SMTP protocol? Email software Malware infections are being caused by websites. Which of the following settings will help prevent infections caused by Internet browsing? Configure prompting before downloading content. Which of the following is an example of information a company would ask employees to handle in a sensitive manner? Customer date of birth The sales department needs to keep a customer list that contains names, contact information, and sales records. This list will need to be edited by multiple people at the same time. Which of the following applications should be used to create this list? Database software 4/5 Ann, a user, connects to the corporate WiFi and tries to browse the Internet. Ann finds that she can only get to local (intranet) pages. Which of the following actions would MOST likely fix the problem? 5/5 Configure the browser proxy settings.