CompTIA A+ Certification Exam: Core 2 (220-1202) is a core-level CompTIA certification exam. The questions are drawn from the official exam topics and change in focus depending on the current blueprint. On exam day you face around 90 questions in 90 minutes, in formats such as multiple-choice and performance-based. The 20 questions below are free samples written to match that style: answer each one first, then reveal the correct answer and note which topics you miss. The 220-1202 is rated beginner in difficulty, and most candidates prepare with at least 12 months of hands-on experience. Because every answer is revealed in place, you can work through the whole set without leaving this page. Work through all 20 samples before deciding whether to buy the full 165+ question PDF.
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Company employees do not have assigned workspaces and regularly work at different computers and physical locations. Which of the following should the company implement to maintain data security and minimize the amount of user data that needs to be transferred?
A technician installs a Bluetooth headset for a user. During testing, the sound is still coming from the speaker on the computer. The technician verifies the headset shows up in Device Manager. Which of the following would the technician most likely do to fix this issue?
Which of the following provides information to employees, such as permitted activities when using the organization's resources?
A network technician notices that most of the company's network switches are now end-of-life and need to be upgraded. Which of the following should the technician do first?
Which of the following operating systems is used to join a domain?
A secretary receives an email from the company's chief executive officer with a request to pay a vendor immediately. After the payment is made, the chief executive officer tells the secretary that they never sent that email. Which of the following social engineering tactics best describes this type of attack?
A user is experiencing issues with outdated images while browsing websites. Which of the following settings should a technician use to correct this issue?
A technician is troubleshooting an issue in which a service runs momentarily and stops at certain points in the process. The technician needs to determine the root cause of this issue. Which of the following tools should the technician use?
An administrator must rename the administrator account on a Windows desktop. Which of the following tools is best for this task?
A technician is helping to create a desktop backup policy for the company. The requirements include ensuring that the backups work as intended and recovery is possible. Which of the following routine tasks should the technician include in the policy to meet these requirements? (Choose two.)
A technician is using a credential manager to safeguard a large number of credentials. Which of the following is important for using this application?
When a user navigates to comptiaa.org, pop-up messages indicate that the computer is infected with adware. A technician scans the computer for malware and does not find an infection. Which of the following should the technician do before returning the computer to the user?
A client provides a large spreadsheet to a business analyst for review. When the analyst attempts to open the spreadsheet, the system freezes until the application crashes. Which of the following should a technician do next?
An administrator is investigating a technical outage. The management team wants information that includes the summary of the outage and actions taken. Which of the following documentation should the administrator provide to the management team?
An employee is using a photo editing program. Certain features are disabled and require a log-in, which the employee does not have. Which of the following is a way to resolve this issue?
An international traveler is concerned about others accessing the contents of their smartphone if it is lost or stolen. The traveler has enabled biometrics. Which of the following additional security measures further reduces the risk of unauthorized data access?
A user reports some single sign-on errors to a help desk technician. Currently, the user is able to sign in to the company's application portal but cannot access a specific SaaS-based tool. Which of the following would the technician most likely suggest as a next step?
Performance on a user's smartphone is degrading. Applications take a long time to start, and switching between windows also takes a long time. Which of the following diagnostic steps should a mobile technician take first?
The screen of a previously working computer repeatedly displays an OS Not Found error message when the computer is started. Only a USB drive, a keyboard, and a mouse are plugged into the computer. Which of the following should a technician do first?
A Microsoft OS laptop user requests an alternative log-in authentication method because they have forgotten their password multiple times. Which of the following should a technician enable to satisfy this request?
No. They are original practice questions written to match the format and topic mix of the CompTIA A+ Certification Exam: Core 2 exam, which contains around 90 questions. Treat them as representative practice, not leaked exam content.
This page includes 20 questions, each with its correct answer you can reveal in place. The full study PDF expands that to 165+ questions.
Yes. Open the answer panel under each question to see which option is correct. Answer first, then reveal, so the set works as a self-check rather than a reading exercise.
Not on its own. Use the samples to find weak topics, revise them against the official domains, then work through the full 165+ question set under timed conditions before booking the exam.
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