FC0-U51 CompTIA IT Fundamentals Questions and Answers

A user is browsing the Internet when suddenly a threatening message appears on screen demanding a payment in order to avoid the system being disabled. Which of the following BEST describes this type of malware infection?

An attacker cracks a user's password for all social media, email, and bank accounts. The user needs to change the passwords for all these accounts. Which of the following should the user do in the future to prevent this from happening?

A user, Ann, is concerned about theft of her laptop and does not want a thief to have easy access to all of her banking and email. Which of the following precautions could be taken to mitigate this issue?

An employee, Joe, forgot his laptop at the airport. Joe is worried about unauthorized access. Which of the following BEST protects against data theft in this instance?

A user is at the office and has a cellular phone that previously functioned properly. The phone is powered on with a fully charged battery. However, the phone does not have connectivity. Which of the following describes the problem?

Which of the following technologies allows people to communicate all over the world inexpensively?

Which of the following is a requirement to connect a smartphone to a wireless network?

Which of the following operating systems is available for free and can be modified by anyone?

Which of the following software package types is designed to accept input from multiple users?

Several users want to share a common folder with high availability. Which of the following devices is BEST to use for this requirement?

Which of the following computer components are used to store data? (Select TWO).

Which of the following printer types uses a powder based consumable with a lower cost per page compared to other printers?

Which of the following is considered an optical storage medium?

By default, which of the following types of operating systems can automatically detect a user’s location while the user is traveling in a bus?

A user needs to download tax documents from a financial website. Which of the following is the website MOST likely to use for transmission of the tax document to the user’s browser?

Which of the following components provides the FASTEST medium for hosting and storing an operating system?

Joe, a user, has just installed his first home wireless router. Which of the following tasks should be considered to help secure the unit from any confirmed exploits?

A user’s laptop hard drive contains sensitive information. The user often plugs the laptop into the corporate network. A sensitive file from the laptop has been found on another user’s laptop. How could the user have prevented this breach?

Which of the following are secure network protocols? (Select TWO).

Which of the following protocols is used to secure communications between sender and receiver?

A technician is configuring a wireless router for a small office and the business owner would like the wireless network to be secured using the strongest encryption possible. Which of the following should the technician choose?

Which of the following internal components is used for temporary data storage in a workstation?

A user is accessing an online bank account for the first time via an Internet browser. Which of the following should the user check? (Select TWO).

Which of the following is used for telepresence?

Which of the following methods are MOST likely used to reduce the internal temperature of a computer?

A user reports an inability to access the Internet on a new SOHO router. On further investigation, a technician notices that the wireless network is not visible. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?

Which of the following BEST describes malicious software that demands the end-user pay a fee or face the destruction of their files?

Which of the following is required to have a multimedia conversation with someone across the Internet? (Select THREE).