Exam 220-1102 topic 1 question 210 discussion

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Question #: 210
Topic #: 1

An internet café has several computers available for public use. Recently, users have reported the computers are much slower than they were the previous week. A technician finds the CPU is at 100% utilization, and antivirus scans report no current infection. Which of the following is MOST likely causing the issue?

A. Spyware is redirecting browser searches.
B. A cryptominer is verifying transactions.
C. Files were damaged from a cleaned virus infection.
D. A keylogger is capturing user passwords.

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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️

by dcv1337 at July 18, 2023, 11:09 p.m.

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dcv1337

Highly Voted 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Selected Answer: B

Cryptomining is a process that uses the computer’s resources, including the CPU, to verify cryptocurrency transactions and add them to the blockchain. This process can be resource-intensive and can cause the CPU to run at 100% utilization, resulting in slower performance.

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Footieprogrammer

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Selected Answer: B

Cryptominer can utilize the cpu to run at 100% and slow down performance.

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