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CCST-140

Cisco 100-140 · IT Support Fragen

Speaking-Fragenkatalog zur CCST-IT-Support-Prüfung: Grundlagen, Troubleshooting, Hardware, Betriebssysteme, Netzwerktechnik, Sicherheit und Szenarien.

670 Fragen

1.1 Role of an IT Support Technician

  1. What is the role of an IT support technician?
  2. What are the main responsibilities of an IT support technician?
  3. What is technical support?
  4. What is the difference between IT support and system administration?
  5. What is a help desk?
  6. What is a service desk?
  7. What is the difference between a help desk and a service desk?
  8. What is a support ticket?
  9. What information should a support ticket contain?
  10. Why is documentation important in IT support?
  11. Why is communication important for an IT support technician?
  12. How should you communicate with a non-technical user?
  13. How would you explain a technical problem to a beginner?
  14. Why should an IT technician avoid unnecessary technical jargon?
  15. What should you do if you cannot solve a user's problem?
  16. When should an issue be escalated?
  17. What is escalation?
  18. What is a service-level agreement?
  19. What is an SLA?
  20. Why are SLAs important in IT support?

2.1 Basic Troubleshooting

  1. What is troubleshooting?
  2. Why is a structured troubleshooting process important?
  3. What should you do before changing anything on a user's computer?
  4. How do you identify the symptoms of a problem?
  5. Why is it important to ask the user questions?
  6. What questions would you ask a user who reports a computer problem?
  7. How can you reproduce a problem?
  8. Why is reproducing a problem useful?
  9. How can you determine when the problem started?
  10. Why is the timeline of a problem important?
  11. How can recent changes help you identify the cause?
  12. What is a possible cause of a problem?
  13. How do you test a possible cause?
  14. Why should you change one thing at a time?
  15. How do you verify that a problem has been fixed?
  16. Why should you document the solution?
  17. What should you do if your first solution does not work?
  18. When should you escalate a problem?

2.2 Troubleshooting Process

  1. How would you troubleshoot a computer that does not turn on?
  2. How would you troubleshoot a computer that turns on but does not boot?
  3. How would you troubleshoot a computer that is running slowly?
  4. How would you troubleshoot an application that crashes?
  5. How would you troubleshoot a computer that suddenly loses network connectivity?
  6. How would you troubleshoot a user who cannot log in?
  7. How would you troubleshoot a printer that does not print?
  8. How would you troubleshoot a computer with no sound?
  9. How would you troubleshoot a monitor with no image?
  10. How would you troubleshoot intermittent problems?
  11. How would you troubleshoot a problem that affects only one user?
  12. How would you troubleshoot a problem that affects many users?

3.1 Computer Components

  1. What are the main components of a computer?
  2. What is the motherboard?
  3. What is the CPU?
  4. What does the CPU do?
  5. What is RAM?
  6. What is the difference between RAM and storage?
  7. What is a hard disk drive?
  8. What is an SSD?
  9. What is the difference between an HDD and an SSD?
  10. What is an NVMe SSD?
  11. What is a power supply unit?
  12. What does the PSU do?
  13. What is a GPU?
  14. What is the difference between an integrated GPU and a dedicated GPU?
  15. What is a network interface card?
  16. What is a sound card?
  17. What is a cooling system?
  18. Why does a computer need cooling?
  19. What is thermal throttling?
  20. What can happen if a CPU overheats?

3.2 Motherboard and Expansion

  1. What is a motherboard?
  2. What components are connected to the motherboard?
  3. What is a CPU socket?
  4. What are RAM slots?
  5. What is PCIe?
  6. What is an expansion card?
  7. What is a USB port?
  8. What is HDMI?
  9. What is DisplayPort?
  10. What is Ethernet?
  11. What is the difference between USB-A and USB-C?
  12. What is Thunderbolt?
  13. Why are different ports used for different purposes?

4.1 Storage Technologies

  1. What is data storage?
  2. What is the difference between volatile and non-volatile storage?
  3. What is an HDD?
  4. What is an SSD?
  5. Why are SSDs generally faster than HDDs?
  6. What is NVMe?
  7. What is SATA?
  8. What is the difference between SATA and NVMe?
  9. What is external storage?
  10. What is a USB flash drive?
  11. What is a memory card?
  12. What is network-attached storage?
  13. What is NAS?
  14. What is cloud storage?
  15. What are the advantages of cloud storage?
  16. What are the disadvantages of cloud storage?

4.2 Storage Troubleshooting

  1. How would you determine whether a storage device is failing?
  2. What symptoms can indicate a failing hard drive?
  3. What symptoms can indicate a failing SSD?
  4. How can insufficient disk space affect a computer?
  5. How would you free up disk space?
  6. How would you check disk usage?
  7. What should you do before replacing a storage device?
  8. Why is data backup important before replacing a disk?

5.1 Operating System Fundamentals

  1. What is an operating system?
  2. What are the main functions of an operating system?
  3. What is Windows?
  4. What is Linux?
  5. What is macOS?
  6. What is the difference between an operating system and an application?
  7. What is a desktop operating system?
  8. What is a server operating system?
  9. What is a user interface?
  10. What is a graphical user interface?
  11. What is a command-line interface?
  12. What is the difference between GUI and CLI?
  13. Why is the command line useful for IT support?

6.1 Windows Fundamentals

  1. What is Windows?
  2. What is the Windows desktop?
  3. What is the Start menu?
  4. What is File Explorer?
  5. What is Task Manager?
  6. What is Device Manager?
  7. What is Control Panel?
  8. What is Windows Settings?
  9. What is the Windows Registry?
  10. What is Windows Update?
  11. What is Windows Defender?
  12. What is Event Viewer?

6.2 Windows Troubleshooting

  1. How would you troubleshoot a slow Windows computer?
  2. How would you check which applications are using CPU resources?
  3. How would you check memory usage?
  4. How would you check disk usage?
  5. How would you check network usage?
  6. How can Task Manager help with troubleshooting?
  7. How can Device Manager help with troubleshooting?
  8. What does a warning icon in Device Manager mean?
  9. How would you troubleshoot a missing device driver?
  10. How would you troubleshoot a Windows application that crashes?
  11. How would you troubleshoot a Windows service?
  12. How can Event Viewer help you troubleshoot Windows?
  13. What are Windows logs?
  14. How would you troubleshoot Windows Update problems?
  15. What would you do if Windows fails to boot?
  16. What is Safe Mode?
  17. When would you use Safe Mode?
  18. What is System Restore?
  19. When would you use System Restore?
  20. What is recovery mode?

7.1 Linux Basics

  1. What is Linux?
  2. What is a Linux distribution?
  3. What is Ubuntu?
  4. What is Debian?
  5. What is Red Hat Enterprise Linux?
  6. What is the Linux kernel?
  7. What is a shell?
  8. What is Bash?
  9. What is the Linux terminal?
  10. Why is the Linux command line important for IT support?

7.2 Linux Commands

  1. What does the pwd command do?
  2. What does the ls command do?
  3. What does the cd command do?
  4. What does the mkdir command do?
  5. What does the touch command do?
  6. What does the cp command do?
  7. What does the mv command do?
  8. What does the rm command do?
  9. What does the cat command do?
  10. What does the less command do?
  11. What does the grep command do?
  12. What does the find command do?
  13. What does the sudo command do?
  14. What does the chmod command do?
  15. What does the chown command do?
  16. What does the ps command do?
  17. What does the top command do?
  18. What does the df command do?
  19. What does the du command do?
  20. What does the ip command do?
  21. What does ping do?
  22. What does traceroute do?
  23. What does systemctl do?

8.1 Files and Directories

  1. What is a file system?
  2. What is a file?
  3. What is a directory?
  4. What is a file path?
  5. What is an absolute path?
  6. What is a relative path?
  7. What is a file extension?
  8. What is a hidden file?
  9. What is a symbolic link?
  10. What is file compression?
  11. Why is file compression useful?

8.2 Windows File Systems

  1. What is NTFS?
  2. What is FAT32?
  3. What is exFAT?
  4. What is the difference between NTFS and FAT32?
  5. What is a file permission?
  6. What is file ownership?
  7. What are NTFS permissions?
  8. What is the difference between read and write permissions?
  9. What is the difference between share permissions and NTFS permissions?

9.1 User Accounts

  1. What is a user account?
  2. Why does every user need an account?
  3. What is a local user account?
  4. What is a domain user account?
  5. What is an administrator account?
  6. What is a standard user account?
  7. What is the difference between a standard user and an administrator?
  8. Why should users normally not have administrator privileges?
  9. How would you create a local user account?
  10. How would you disable a user account?
  11. How would you reset a user's password?
  12. What should you do if a user forgets their password?
  13. What is account lockout?
  14. Why can an account become locked?
  15. How would you troubleshoot a locked account?

10.1 Network Basics

  1. What is a computer network?
  2. Why do computers need networks?
  3. What is a LAN?
  4. What is a WAN?
  5. What is a WLAN?
  6. What is the Internet?
  7. What is Ethernet?
  8. What is Wi-Fi?
  9. What is a network interface?
  10. What is a network adapter?

10.2 IP Addressing

  1. What is an IP address?
  2. What is IPv4?
  3. What is IPv6?
  4. What is a subnet mask?
  5. What is a default gateway?
  6. What is DNS?
  7. What is DHCP?
  8. What is a MAC address?
  9. What is a private IP address?
  10. What is a public IP address?
  11. What is localhost?
  12. What is the loopback address?
  13. What is APIPA?
  14. What does a 169.254.x.x address usually indicate?
  15. What is a static IP address?
  16. What is a dynamic IP address?
  17. What is the difference between static and dynamic addressing?

11.1 Connectivity Problems

  1. How would you troubleshoot a computer with no Internet access?
  2. What would you check first?
  3. How would you determine whether the problem is local or network-wide?
  4. How would you check the IP configuration?
  5. How would you check the default gateway?
  6. How would you test DNS?
  7. How would you test basic network connectivity?
  8. What does ipconfig do?
  9. What does ipconfig /all show?
  10. What does ping do?
  11. What does tracert do?
  12. What does nslookup do?
  13. How would you troubleshoot a DNS problem?
  14. How would you troubleshoot a DHCP problem?
  15. How would you troubleshoot a Wi-Fi connection?
  16. How would you troubleshoot a slow network connection?
  17. How would you troubleshoot intermittent connectivity?
  18. How would you determine whether a network cable is faulty?
  19. How would you determine whether a network adapter is working?
  20. How would you determine whether the router or switch is causing the problem?

12.1 Basic Devices

  1. What is a switch?
  2. What is a router?
  3. What is an access point?
  4. What is a modem?
  5. What is a firewall?
  6. What is the difference between a switch and a router?
  7. What is the difference between a router and an access point?
  8. What is the purpose of a firewall?
  9. What is a network gateway?
  10. What is a wireless router?

13.1 Internet Services

  1. What is the Internet?
  2. What is a web browser?
  3. What is a web server?
  4. What is a URL?
  5. What is HTTP?
  6. What is HTTPS?
  7. What is DNS?
  8. How does a browser find a website?
  9. What happens when you enter a URL into a browser?
  10. What is an IP address used for when accessing a website?

13.2 Cloud Computing

  1. What is cloud computing?
  2. Why do organizations use cloud services?
  3. What is SaaS?
  4. What is PaaS?
  5. What is IaaS?
  6. What is the difference between SaaS, PaaS and IaaS?
  7. What is a public cloud?
  8. What is a private cloud?
  9. What is a hybrid cloud?
  10. What are the advantages of cloud computing?
  11. What are the disadvantages of cloud computing?
  12. What is cloud storage?
  13. What is a virtual machine?
  14. Why are virtual machines useful?

14.1 Printers

  1. What is a printer?
  2. What is the difference between an inkjet and a laser printer?
  3. What is a printer driver?
  4. What is a print queue?
  5. What is a network printer?
  6. What is a USB printer?
  7. What is a printer IP address?
  8. How would you install a printer?
  9. How would you troubleshoot a printer that does not print?
  10. How would you troubleshoot a stuck print queue?
  11. How would you troubleshoot a printer that appears offline?
  12. How would you troubleshoot poor print quality?
  13. How would you troubleshoot a network printer?
  14. How would you determine whether the problem is the printer or the computer?

14.2 Peripherals

  1. What are computer peripherals?
  2. What is a keyboard?
  3. What is a mouse?
  4. What is a webcam?
  5. What is a microphone?
  6. What is a monitor?
  7. What is a docking station?
  8. What is a USB hub?
  9. How would you troubleshoot a USB device that is not recognized?
  10. How would you troubleshoot a monitor with no signal?
  11. How would you troubleshoot a webcam?
  12. How would you troubleshoot a microphone?

15.1 Smartphones and Tablets

  1. What is a mobile operating system?
  2. What is Android?
  3. What is iOS?
  4. How are mobile devices different from desktop computers?
  5. What is a mobile application?
  6. What is a mobile device management system?
  7. What is MDM?
  8. Why do organizations use MDM?
  9. How can mobile devices be secured?
  10. Why should mobile operating systems be updated?
  11. Why should applications be updated?
  12. What is screen locking?
  13. What is biometric authentication on a mobile device?
  14. What should you do if a mobile device is lost or stolen?
  15. How can remote wipe protect organizational data?

16.1 Applications

  1. What is application software?
  2. What is system software?
  3. What is an application installer?
  4. What is a software package?
  5. What is a software update?
  6. What is a software patch?
  7. Why should software be updated?
  8. How would you install an application?
  9. How would you uninstall an application?
  10. How would you troubleshoot an application that will not install?
  11. How would you troubleshoot an application that crashes?
  12. How would you troubleshoot application compatibility problems?
  13. What is software licensing?
  14. What is open-source software?
  15. What is proprietary software?

17.1 Device Drivers

  1. What is a device driver?
  2. Why does an operating system need drivers?
  3. What happens if a driver is missing?
  4. What happens if a driver is corrupted?
  5. How would you identify a driver problem?
  6. How would you update a driver?
  7. How would you roll back a driver?
  8. When should you avoid installing an unknown driver?
  9. How can incorrect drivers affect system stability?
  10. How can Device Manager help you troubleshoot drivers?

18.1 Performance Troubleshooting

  1. What can cause a computer to become slow?
  2. How can insufficient RAM affect performance?
  3. How can insufficient storage affect performance?
  4. How can CPU usage affect performance?
  5. How can disk usage affect performance?
  6. How can malware affect performance?
  7. How can too many startup applications affect performance?
  8. How would you identify the cause of a slow computer?
  9. How can Task Manager help?
  10. How can Resource Monitor help?
  11. What is CPU utilization?
  12. What is memory utilization?
  13. What is disk utilization?
  14. What is network utilization?
  15. What is a process?
  16. What is a service?
  17. What is a startup application?

19.1 Preventive Maintenance

  1. What is preventive maintenance?
  2. Why is preventive maintenance important?
  3. Why should operating systems be updated?
  4. Why should applications be updated?
  5. Why should drivers be updated?
  6. Why should computers be cleaned physically?
  7. Why is dust dangerous for computer hardware?
  8. Why should backups be performed regularly?
  9. Why should unused applications be removed?
  10. Why should unnecessary startup applications be disabled?
  11. Why should security software be updated?
  12. What is a maintenance schedule?

20.1 Backup Fundamentals

  1. What is a backup?
  2. Why are backups important?
  3. What data should be backed up?
  4. What is a full backup?
  5. What is an incremental backup?
  6. What is a differential backup?
  7. What is the difference between full, incremental and differential backups?
  8. What is local backup?
  9. What is cloud backup?
  10. What is an offline backup?
  11. What is the 3-2-1 backup strategy?
  12. Why should backups be tested?
  13. What is data recovery?
  14. What is system recovery?
  15. What is a recovery point?
  16. What is a recovery time objective?
  17. What is RTO?
  18. What is RPO?
  19. What is the difference between RTO and RPO?

21.1 Virtual Machines

  1. What is virtualization?
  2. What is a virtual machine?
  3. What is a hypervisor?
  4. What is a Type 1 hypervisor?
  5. What is a Type 2 hypervisor?
  6. What is the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 hypervisors?
  7. What is VirtualBox?
  8. What is VMware?
  9. What is Hyper-V?
  10. What is a virtual network adapter?
  11. What is a virtual disk?
  12. What are the advantages of virtualization?
  13. What are the disadvantages of virtualization?
  14. Why is virtualization useful for IT support?
  15. How can virtual machines be used for testing?

22.1 Remote Access

  1. What is remote support?
  2. Why is remote support useful?
  3. What is Remote Desktop?
  4. What is RDP?
  5. What is SSH?
  6. What is remote administration?
  7. What security risks are associated with remote access?
  8. How should remote access be secured?
  9. Why is MFA useful for remote access?
  10. Why should remote access services not be exposed unnecessarily to the Internet?
  11. How would you troubleshoot a remote desktop connection?
  12. What information would you need from a user before connecting remotely?
  13. Why should remote sessions be documented?

23.1 Basic Security

  1. What is cybersecurity?
  2. Why does an IT support technician need cybersecurity knowledge?
  3. What is malware?
  4. What is phishing?
  5. What is ransomware?
  6. What is social engineering?
  7. What is a strong password?
  8. Why should passwords not be reused?
  9. What is MFA?
  10. Why is MFA important?
  11. What is least privilege?
  12. Why should users not have administrator privileges?
  13. What is endpoint security?
  14. What is antivirus software?
  15. What is a firewall?
  16. What is encryption?
  17. Why should sensitive data be encrypted?
  18. What is secure software?
  19. Why are security updates important?

24.1 Hardware Protection

  1. What is physical security?
  2. Why is physical security important for IT systems?
  3. How can unauthorized physical access affect a computer?
  4. Why should servers be kept in secure locations?
  5. What is a locked server room?
  6. What is access control?
  7. What is a security camera?
  8. What is a badge access system?
  9. What is tailgating?
  10. What is shoulder surfing?
  11. How can an organization protect laptops from theft?
  12. Why should unattended computers be locked?
  13. How can environmental conditions affect IT equipment?
  14. Why are temperature and humidity important for servers?

25.1 Protecting Data

  1. What is sensitive data?
  2. What is personal data?
  3. What is confidential information?
  4. Why should sensitive data be protected?
  5. What is data encryption?
  6. What is data at rest?
  7. What is data in transit?
  8. What is the difference between data at rest and data in transit?
  9. How can encryption protect data?
  10. What is data loss?
  11. What can cause data loss?
  12. How can backups prevent data loss?
  13. What is data privacy?
  14. Why is privacy important?
  15. What is GDPR?
  16. Why is GDPR relevant to IT support?

26.1 Windows Commands

  1. What does ipconfig do?
  2. What does ping do?
  3. What does tracert do?
  4. What does nslookup do?
  5. What does netstat do?
  6. What does hostname do?
  7. What does whoami do?
  8. What does systeminfo do?
  9. What does tasklist do?
  10. What does taskkill do?
  11. What does sfc do?
  12. What does DISM do?
  13. How can command-line tools help you troubleshoot Windows?
  14. Which command would you use to check the computer's IP configuration?
  15. Which command would you use to test connectivity?
  16. Which command would you use to test DNS resolution?
  17. Which command would you use to see active network connections?

27.1 IT Documentation

  1. Why is documentation important in IT support?
  2. What information should be included in a support ticket?
  3. Why should troubleshooting steps be documented?
  4. Why should the final solution be documented?
  5. What is a knowledge base?
  6. What is a knowledge base article?
  7. Why are knowledge bases useful?
  8. What is an IT procedure?
  9. What is a standard operating procedure?
  10. What is an SOP?
  11. Why are SOPs useful for IT support?
  12. How can good documentation reduce future support time?

28.1 Working with Users

  1. Why is customer service important in IT support?
  2. How should you communicate with a frustrated user?
  3. How should you handle an angry user?
  4. Why should you listen carefully to the user?
  5. Why should you avoid blaming the user?
  6. How can you explain a technical problem in simple language?
  7. How would you explain a network problem to a non-technical user?
  8. How would you explain why a computer needs an update?
  9. How would you explain why you need to restart a computer?
  10. How would you explain a security policy to a user?
  11. What should you do if the user does not understand your instructions?
  12. Why should you confirm that the user understands the solution?

Scenario 1 — Computer Does Not Start

  1. A user's computer does not turn on. What would you check first?
  2. How would you determine whether the problem is related to power?
  3. What hardware components would you check?
  4. How would you determine whether the problem is hardware or software?
  5. When would you escalate the problem?

Scenario 2 — Slow Computer

  1. A user says that their computer has become very slow. What would you check?
  2. How would you check CPU usage?
  3. How would you check memory usage?
  4. How would you check disk usage?
  5. How would you check startup applications?
  6. How would you check for malware?
  7. What would you do after identifying the cause?

Scenario 3 — No Internet

  1. A user cannot access the Internet. What would you check first?
  2. How would you determine whether Wi-Fi is connected?
  3. How would you check the IP address?
  4. How would you test the default gateway?
  5. How would you test DNS?
  6. How would you determine whether the problem is with the user's computer or the network?
  7. What would you do if other users have the same problem?

Scenario 4 — Printer Problem

  1. A user cannot print a document. What would you check?
  2. How would you check the printer status?
  3. How would you check the print queue?
  4. How would you check the printer connection?
  5. How would you check the printer driver?
  6. How would you determine whether the problem is hardware or software?

Scenario 5 — Windows Login Problem

  1. A user cannot log in to Windows. What would you check?
  2. How would you determine whether the password is incorrect?
  3. How would you determine whether the account is locked?
  4. How would you determine whether the computer has network connectivity?
  5. What would you do if the user's account is disabled?
  6. When should you escalate the issue?

Scenario A

“A user says: "My computer is slow, I cannot access the Internet, and some applications are crashing."”

  1. What would you investigate first?
  2. What questions would you ask the user?
  3. How would you identify the most likely cause?
  4. Which tools would you use?
  5. How would you troubleshoot the problem step by step?
  6. How would you verify the solution?

Scenario B

“A new employee has received a laptop but cannot access company resources.”

  1. What would you check first?
  2. How would you verify the user's account?
  3. How would you verify network connectivity?
  4. How would you verify DNS?
  5. How would you verify permissions?
  6. What would you document?

Scenario C

“A user accidentally deleted an important file.”

  1. What questions would you ask?
  2. Where would you look for the deleted file?
  3. How could backups help?
  4. How would you determine which backup to use?
  5. How would you restore the file?
  6. How would you verify that the restored file is correct?

Scenario D

“A laptop was stolen from an employee.”

  1. What should the employee do first?
  2. What information should be reported?
  3. What security controls could protect the data?
  4. How could remote management help?
  5. How could encryption reduce the risk?
  6. What should the IT department do?

Scenario E

“A user's computer shows a message demanding payment after files become inaccessible.”

  1. What type of attack could this be?
  2. What would you do immediately?
  3. Should the computer remain connected to the network?
  4. What evidence would you collect?
  5. How could backups help?
  6. What should be documented?
  7. When should the incident be escalated?

31. Comparison Questions

  1. What is the difference between RAM and storage?
  2. What is the difference between HDD and SSD?
  3. What is the difference between SATA and NVMe?
  4. What is the difference between RAM and ROM?
  5. What is the difference between a CPU and a GPU?
  6. What is the difference between Windows and Linux?
  7. What is the difference between GUI and CLI?
  8. What is the difference between a file and a directory?
  9. What is the difference between a local account and a domain account?
  10. What is the difference between a standard user and an administrator?
  11. What is the difference between IPv4 and IPv6?
  12. What is the difference between a public and private IP address?
  13. What is the difference between static and dynamic IP addressing?
  14. What is the difference between DHCP and DNS?
  15. What is the difference between a switch and a router?
  16. What is the difference between Wi-Fi and Ethernet?
  17. What is the difference between HTTP and HTTPS?
  18. What is the difference between local and cloud storage?
  19. What is the difference between SaaS, PaaS and IaaS?
  20. What is the difference between a full and incremental backup?
  21. What is the difference between backup and recovery?
  22. What is the difference between a Type 1 and Type 2 hypervisor?
  23. What is the difference between antivirus and EDR?
  24. What is the difference between troubleshooting and preventive maintenance?
  25. What is the difference between an incident and a service request?

32. "Explain It in Your Own Words"

  1. Can you explain what an operating system does?
  2. Can you explain how a computer boots?
  3. Can you explain what happens when you connect a computer to a network?
  4. Can you explain how DHCP gives a computer an IP address?
  5. Can you explain how DNS works?
  6. Can you explain what happens when you open a website?
  7. Can you explain how a switch works?
  8. Can you explain how a router works?
  9. Can you explain how Wi-Fi works?
  10. Can you explain how Windows manages hardware?
  11. Can you explain how device drivers work?
  12. Can you explain how backups work?
  13. Can you explain how virtualization works?
  14. Can you explain how remote support works?
  15. Can you explain how MFA protects an account?
  16. Can you explain how a firewall protects a computer?
  17. Can you explain how malware can infect a computer?
  18. Can you explain how you would troubleshoot a network problem?
  19. Can you explain how you would troubleshoot a slow computer?
  20. Can you explain how you would handle a support ticket from beginning to end?

33. Final Mock Interview

  1. What would you check if a computer does not turn on?
  2. What would you check if Windows does not boot?
  3. What would you check if a computer is extremely slow?
  4. How would you troubleshoot a printer?
  5. How would you troubleshoot a network connection?
  6. How would you troubleshoot DNS?
  7. How would you troubleshoot DHCP?
  8. How would you troubleshoot a Windows login problem?
  9. How would you troubleshoot a missing driver?
  10. How would you troubleshoot an application crash?
  11. How would you recover deleted data?
  12. How would you secure a new employee's computer?
  13. How would you secure a mobile device?
  14. How would you protect a user's data?
  15. How would you explain a technical problem to a non-technical user?
  16. When would you escalate a support ticket?
  17. What information should you document after solving a problem?
  18. How would you prioritize multiple support tickets?
  19. What would you do if five users reported the same problem?
  20. What would you do if you could not solve the problem?
  21. How would you troubleshoot a problem that occurs only occasionally?
  22. How would you determine whether a problem is hardware or software?
  23. How would you determine whether a problem is local or network-wide?
  24. How would you handle a suspected malware infection?
  25. How would you respond if a company laptop was stolen?
  26. How would you respond if a user clicked a phishing link?
  27. How would you use command-line tools during troubleshooting?
  28. Which Windows tools do you use most often for troubleshooting?
  29. Which Linux commands are useful for IT support?
  30. What are the most important skills for an IT support technician?