Free CompTIA A+ Core 2 practice test
10 real A+ Core 2 questions, playable right now. No account, no card, no email gate. Every answer opens the full explanation: the concept, why the right option is right, and why each wrong option is wrong, cited to CompTIA’s own documentation.
Sample question 1 of 10
In the storage hierarchy used by Windows file systems, which component represents the highest level of organization on a disk, containing directories and files beneath it?
Sample question 2 of 10
A technician finishes remediating an infected workstation and needs to limit which employees can open a shared folder that once stored the malicious files. Which feature should the technician configure to set per-user read, write, and modify permissions on that folder?
Sample question 3 of 10
A user's iPhone is nearly out of storage. They want to reclaim the space a large app is using while keeping that app's documents and data. Which action in iPhone Storage does this?
Sample question 4 of 10
Which command-line shell built into Windows can execute both native Windows Commands and PowerShell cmdlets within the same session?
Sample question 5 of 10
A technician preparing to deploy a cloud-based productivity suite needs to confirm the exact license edition string, such as EnterpriseS, already applied to a Windows workstation. Which command should the technician run?
Sample question 6 of 10
An attacker attaches a packet analyzer to an office network to capture data flowing between two workstations in plaintext. Which attack is occurring, one that encrypting the traffic is designed to prevent?
Sample question 7 of 10
In Task Manager, which process name corresponds to the Microsoft Defender Antivirus service that performs real time file scanning?
Sample question 8 of 10
A systems administrator requests an exception to a mandatory encryption policy for a legacy application. Before the request can be approved, what must accompany it under established governance practices?
Sample question 9 of 10
A user's laptop has a hardware failure. The technician saves the user's files and settings from the failing laptop, then restores them onto a brand new laptop before retiring the old one. Which deployment scenario applies?
Sample question 10 of 10
A traveler connects a laptop to open Wi-Fi at a hotel lobby. To reduce exposure to malware attempting unsolicited inbound connections, which Windows Firewall network profile is applied automatically?
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What this test covers
These 10 questions are drawn across the published exam blueprint rather than from one chapter: this set touches Operating Systems, Security, Software Troubleshooting, Operational Procedures. Every question is original, written from the official objectives, and verified against a cited vendor page before it serves. None are recalled exam content, which is why the explanations can cite their sources.
A ten-question sample tells you where you stand, not whether you are ready. The full experience is numbered practice exams: 90 questions apportioned to the official domain weightings, sat under the real 90-minute clock and scored against the published cut score.
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