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CompTIA SK0-005 CompTIA Server+ Certification Exam Exam Practice Test

Demo: 147 questions
Total 493 questions

CompTIA Server+ Certification Exam Questions and Answers

Question 1

Which of the following licensing models allows the greatest number of concurrent Windows VMS to run on a host for the lowest cost?

Options:

A.

per user

B.

per core

C.

Per instance

D.

Per concurrent user

Question 2

A technician is troubleshooting a server issue. The technician has determined several possible causes of the issue and has identified various solutions. Which of the following should the technician do next?

Options:

A.

Consult internet forums to determine which is the most common cause and deploy only that solution.

B.

Test each solution individually to determine the root cause, rolling back the changes in between each test.

C.

Implement the shortest solution first to identify the issue and minimize downtime.

D.

Test each solution in succession and restore the server from the latest snapshot.

Question 3

A technician needs to restore data from a backup. The technician has these files in the backup inventory:

Which of the following backup types is being used if the file 01062020.bak requires another file to restore data?

Options:

A.

Full

B.

Incremental

C.

Snapshot

D.

Differential

Question 4

A systems administrator is setting up a server farm for a new company. The company has a public range of IP addresses and uses the addresses internally. Which of the following IP addresses best fits this scenario?

Options:

A.

10.3.7.27

B.

127.0.0.1

C.

192.168.7.1

D.

216,176,128.10

Question 5

A technician needs to install a Type 1 hypervisor on a server. The server has SD card slots, a SAS controller, and a SATA controller, and it is attached to a NAS. On which of the following drive types should the technician install the hypervisor?

Options:

A.

SD card

B.

NAS drive

C.

SATA drive

D.

SAS drive

Question 6

A technician learns users are unable to tog in to a Linux server with known-working LDAP credentials. The technician logs in to the server with a local account and confirms the system is functional can communicate over the network, and is configured correctly However, the server log has entries regarding Kerberos errors. Which of the following is the MOST likely source of the issue?

Options:

A.

A local firewall is blocking authentication requests.

B.

The users have expired passwords

C.

The system clock is off by more than five minutes

D.

The server has no access to the LDAP host

Question 7

Which of the following life-cycle management phases deals with a server that is no longer in operation?

Options:

A.

End-of-life

B.

Disposal

C.

Usage

D.

Procurement

Question 8

Users report that the FinanceApp software is not running, and they need immediate

access. Issues with the FinanceApp software occur every week after the IT team

completes server system updates. The users, however, do not want to contact the

help desk every time the issue occurs. The users also report the new MarketApp

software is not usable when it crashes, which can cause significant downtime. The

technician who restarted the MarketApp software noticed it is running under a test

account, which is a likely cause of the crashes.

INSTRUCTIONS

Using the Services menu provided, modify the appropriate application services to

remedy the stated issues.

Options:

Question 9

A server administrator recently installed a kernel update to test functionality Upon reboot, the administrator determined the new kernel was not compatible with certain server hardware and was unable to uninstall the update. Which of the following should the administrator do to mitigate further issues with the newly instated kernel version?

Options:

A.

Edit the bootloader configuration file and change the first Kernel stanza to reflect the file location for the last known-good kernel files.

B.

Perform a complete OS reinstall on the server using the same media that was used during the initialinstall.

C.

Edit the bootloader configuration file and move the newest kernel update stanza lo the end of the file.

D.

Set a BIOS password to prevent server technicians from making any changes to the system.

Question 10

A technician has beer tasked to install a new CPU. Prior to the retaliation the server must be configured. Which of the following should the technician update?

Options:

A.

The RAID card

B.

The BIOS

C.

The backplane

D.

The HBA

Question 11

An administrator is installing a new file server that has four drive bays available. Which of the following RAID types would provide the MOST storage as well as disk redundancy?

Options:

A.

RAIDO

B.

RAID 1

C.

RAID 5

D.

RAID 10

Question 12

Which of the following commands would MOST likely be used to register a new service on a Windows OS?

Options:

A.

set-service

B.

net

C.

sc

D.

services.msc

Question 13

A backup application is copying only changed files each time it runs. During a restore, however, only a single file is used. Which of the following backup methods does this describe?

Options:

A.

Open file

B.

Synthetic full

C.

Full incremental

D.

Full differential

Question 14

Which of the following BEST describes overprovisioning in a virtual server environment?

Options:

A.

Committing more virtual resources to virtual machines than there are physical resources present

B.

Installing more physical hardware than is necessary to run the virtual environment to allow for future expansion

C.

Allowing a virtual machine to utilize more resources than are allocated to it based on the server load

D.

Ensuring there are enough physical resources to sustain the complete virtual environment in the event of a host failure

Question 15

An administrator needs to increase the size of an existing RAID 6 array that is running out of available space. Which of the following is the best way the administrator can perform this task?

Options:

A.

Replace all the array drives at once and then expand the array.

B.

Expand the array by changing the RAID level to 6.

C.

Expand the array by changing the RAID level to 10.

D.

Replace the array drives one at a time and then expand the array.

Question 16

Which of the following licensing models was created by software companies in response to the increasing density of processors?

Options:

A.

Per-instance

B.

Per-server

C.

per-user

D.

per-core

Question 17

An organization purchased six new 4TB drives for a server. An administrator is tasked with creating an efficient RAID given the minimum disk space requirement of 19TBs. Which of the following should the administrator choose to get the most efficient use of space?

Options:

A.

RAID 1

B.

RAID 5

C.

RAID 6

D.

RAID 10

Question 18

Which of the following testing exercises for disaster recovery is primarily used to discuss incident response strategies for critical systems without affecting production data?

Options:

A.

Tabletcp

B.

Backup recovery test

C.

Lrverail over

D.

Hot-site visit audit

Question 19

A systems administrator needs to back up changes made to a data store on a daily basis during a short time frame. The administrator wants to maximize RTO when restoring data. Which of the following backup methodologies would best fit this scenario?

Options:

A.

Off-site backups

B.

Full backups

C.

Differential backups

D.

Incremental backups

Question 20

A technician has moved a data drive from a new Windows server to an orderWindows server. The hardware recognizes the drive, but the data is not visible to the OS. Which of the following is the MOST Likely cause of the issue?

Options:

A.

Thedisk uses GPT.

B.

Thepartition is formatted with ext4.

C.

The -partition is formatted with FAT32.

D.

Thedisk uses MBn.

Question 21

A server administrator is creating a script that will move files only if they were created before a date input by the user. Which of the following constructs will allow the script to apply this test until all available files are assessed?

Options:

A.

Variable

B.

Loop

C.

Comparator

D.

Conditional

Question 22

Which of the following BEST describes a guarantee of the amount of time it will take to restore a downed service?

Options:

A.

RTO

B.

SLA

C.

MTBF

D.

MTTR

Question 23

A server administrator wants to check the open ports on a server. Which of the following commands should the administrator use to complete the task?

Options:

A.

nslookup

B.

nbtstat

C.

telnet

D.

netstat -a

Question 24

A systems administrator has several different types of hard drives. The administrator is setting up a MAS that will allow end users to see all the drives within the NAS. Which of the following storage types should the administrator use?

Options:

A.

RAID array

B.

Serial Attached SCSI

C.

Solid-state drive

D.

Just a bunch of disks

Question 25

A technician has received tickets responding a server is responding slowly during business hours. Which of the following should the technician implement so the team will be informed of this behavior in real time?

Options:

A.

Log rotation

B.

Alerts

C.

Reports

D.

Log stopping

Question 26

After installing a new file server, a technician notices the read times for accessing the same file are slower than the read times for other file servers.

Which of the following is the first step the technician should take?

Options:

A.

Add more memory.

B.

Check if the cache is turned on.

C.

Install faster hard drives.

D.

Enable link aggregation.

Question 27

An administrator is only able to log on to a server with a local account. The server has been successfully joined to the domain and can ping other servers by IP address. Which of the following locally defined settings is MOST likely misconfigured?

Options:

A.

DHCP

B.

WINS

C.

DNS

D.

TCP

Question 28

A security administrator ran a port scanning tool against a virtual server that is hosting a secure website. A list of open ports was provided as documentation. The management team has requested that non-essential ports be disabled on the firewall. Which of the following ports must remain open?

Options:

A.

25

B.

443

C.

3389

D.

8080

Question 29

Which of the following commands should a systems administrator use to create a batch script to map multiple shares'?

Options:

A.

nbtstat

B.

netuse

C.

tracert

D.

netstst

Question 30

Which of the following often-overlooked parts of the asset life cycle can cause the greatest number of issues in relation to Pll exposure?

Options:

A.

Usage

B.

End-of-life

C.

Procurement

D.

Disposal

Question 31

A technician recently replaced a NIC that was not functioning. Since then, no device driver is found when starting the server, and the network card is not functioning. Which of the following should the technician check first?

Options:

A.

The boot log

B.

The BIOS

C.

The HCL

D.

The event log

Question 32

Joe. a user m the IT department cannot save changes to a sensitive file on a Linux server. An 1s -1& snows the following listing;

Which of the following commands would BEST enable the server technician to allow Joe tohaveaccess without granting excessive access to others?

Options:

A.

chmod 777 filename

B.

chown Joe filename

C.

Chmod g+w filename

D.

chgrp IT filename

Question 33

While running a local network security scan an administrator discovers communication between clients and one of the web servers is happening in cleartext. Company policy requires all communication lo be encrypted. Which of the following ports should be closed to stop the deartext communication?

Options:

A.

21

B.

22

C.

443

D.

3389

Question 34

A VLAN needs to be configured within a virtual environment for a new VM. Which of the following will ensure the VM receives a correct IP address?

Options:

A.

A virtual router

B.

A host NIC

C.

A VPN

D.

A virtual switch

E.

A vNlC

Question 35

An administrator has been asked to increase the storage capacity of a stand-alone file server but no further expansion slots are available. Whichof the following would be the FASTEST solution to implement with no downtime?

Options:

A.

Configure a RAID array.

B.

Replace the current drives with higher-capacity disks.

C.

Implement FCoE for more storage capacity.

D.

Connect the server to a SAN

Question 36

A server administrator purchased a single license key to use for all the new servers that will be imaged this year. Which of the following MOST likely refers to the licensing type that will be used?

Options:

A.

Per socket

B.

Open-source

C.

Per concurrent user

D.

Volume

Question 37

An administrator discovers a Bash script file has the following permissions set in octal notation;

777

Which of the following is the MOST appropriate command to ensure only the root user can modify and execute the script?

Options:

A.

chmod go-rw>:

B.

chmod u=rwx

C.

chmod u+wx

D.

chmod g-rwx

Question 38

A server administrator is taking advantage of all the available bandwidth of the four NICs on the server. Which of the following NIC-teaming technologies should the server administrator utilize?

Options:

A.

Fail over

B.

Fault tolerance

C.

Load balancing

D.

Link aggregation

Question 39

Users at a company are licensed to use an application that is restricted by the number of active sessions. Which of the following best describes this licensing model?

Options:

A.

Per-server

B.

per-seat

C.

Per-concurrent user

D.

per-core

Question 40

Which of the following backup types copies changed data from a server and then combines the backups on the backup target?

Options:

A.

Differential

B.

Incremental

C.

Synthetic full

D.

Snapshot

Question 41

A technician has moved a data drive from a new Windows server to an older Windows server. The hardware recognizes the drive, but the data is not visible to the OS. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the issue?

Options:

A.

The disk uses GPT.

B.

The partition is formatted with ext4.

C.

The partition is formatted with FAT32.

D.

The disk uses MBR.

Question 42

A technician is decommissioning a server from a production environment. The technician removes the server from the rack but then decides to repurpose the system as a lab server instead of decommissioning it. Which of the following is the most appropriate NEXT step to recycle and reuse the system drives?

Options:

A.

Reinstall the OS.

B.

Wipe the drives.

C.

Degauss the drives.

D.

Update the IP schema.

Question 43

Which of the following describes a configuration inwinch both nodes of a redundant system respond to service requests whenever possible?

Options:

A.

Active-passive

B.

Failover

C.

Active-active

D.

Fallback

Question 44

A user has been unable to authenticate to the company's external, web-based database after clicking a link in an email that required the user to change the account password. Which of the following steps should the company take next?

Options:

A.

Disable the user's account and inform the security team.

B.

Create a new log-in to the external database.

C.

Ask the user to use the link again to reset the password.

D.

Reset the user's password and ask the user to log in again.

Question 45

An administrator is alerted to a hardware failure in a mission-critical server. The alert states that two drives have failed. The administrator notes the drives are in different RAID 1 arrays, and both are hot-swappable. Which of the following steps will be the MOST efficient?

Options:

A.

Replace one drive, wait for a rebuild, and replace the next drive.

B.

Shut down the server and replace the drives.

C.

Replace both failed drives at the same time.

D.

Replace all the drives in both degraded arrays.

Question 46

A company needs to increase the security controls on its servers. An administrator is implementing MFA on all servers using cost effective techniques. Which of the following should the administrator use to satisfy the MFA requirement?

Options:

A.

Biometrics

B.

Push notifications

C.

Smart carts

D.

Physical tokens

Question 47

A systems administrator is trying to determine why users in the human resources department cannot access an application server. The systems administrator reviews the application logs but does not see any attempts by the users to access the application. Which of the following is preventing the users from accessing the application server?

Options:

A.

NAT

B.

ICMP

C.

VLAN

D.

NIDS

Question 48

An administrator has been asked to disable CPU hyperthreading on a server to satisfy a licensing issue. Which of the following best describes how the administrator will likely perform this action?

Options:

A.

Use a RDP/VNC session.

B.

Modify the startup configuration.

C.

Use a PowerSheII/Bash script.

D.

Use the BIOS/UEFI setup.

Question 49

An administrator receives an alert stating a S.MAR.T. error has been detected. Which of the following should the administrator run FIRST to determine the issue?

Options:

A.

A hard drive test

B.

A RAM test

C.

A power supply swap

D.

A firmware update

Question 50

A server technician is installing a new server OS on legacy server hardware. Which of the following should the technician do FIRST to ensure the OS will work as intended?

Options:

A.

Consult the HCL to ensure everything is supported.

B.

Migrate the physical server to a virtual server.

C.

Low-level format the hard drives to ensure there is no old data remaining.

D.

Make sure the case and the fans are free from dust to ensure proper cooling.

Question 51

A server administrator is completing an OS installation for a new server. The administrator patches the server with the latest vendor-suggested software, configures DHCP, and verifies all network cables are properly connected in the IDF, but there is no network connectivity. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for the lack of connectivity?

Options:

A.

The VLAN Is improperly configured.

B.

The DNS configuration Is invalid.

C.

The OS version is not compatible with the network switch vendor.

D.

The HIDS is preventing the connection.

Question 52

Which of the following is typical of software licensing in the cloud?

Options:

A.

Per socket

B.

Perpetual

C.

Subscription-based

D.

Site-based

Question 53

A technician recently upgraded several pieces of firmware on a server. Ever since the technician rebooted the server, it no longer communicates with the network. Which of the following should the technician do FIRST to return the server to service as soon as possible?

Options:

A.

Replace the NIC

B.

Make sure the NIC is on the HCL

C.

Reseat the NIC

D.

Downgrade the NIC firmware

Question 54

A server administrator must respond to tickets within a certain amount of time. The server administrator needs to adhere to the:

Options:

A.

BIA.

B.

RTO.

C.

MTTR.

D.

SLA.

Question 55

Which of the following steps in the troubleshooting theory should be performed after a solution has been implemented? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

Perform a root cause analysis

B.

Develop a plan of action

C.

Document the findings

D.

Escalate the issue

E.

Scope the issue

F.

Notify the users

Question 56

Users cannot access a new server by name, but the server does respond to a ping request using its IP address. All the user workstations receive their IP information from a DHCP server. Which of the following would be the best step to perform NEXT?

Options:

A.

Run the tracert command from a workstation.

B.

Examine the DNS to see if the new server record exists.

C.

Correct the missing DHCP scope.

D.

Update the workstation hosts file.

Question 57

Which of the following will correctly map a script to a home directory for a user based on username?

Options:

A.

\\server\users$\username

B.

\\server\%username%

C.

\\server\FirstInitialLastName

D.

\\server\$username$

Question 58

A technician is unable to access a server’s package repository internally or externally. Which of the following are the MOST likely reasons? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

The server has an architecture mismatch

B.

The system time is not synchronized

C.

The technician does not have sufficient privileges

D.

The external firewall is blocking access

E.

The default gateway is incorrect

F.

The local system log file is full

Question 59

A server that recently received hardware upgrades has begun to experience random BSOD conditions. Which of the following are likely causes of the issue? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

Faulty memory

B.

Data partition error

C.

Incorrectly seated memory

D.

Incompatible disk speed

E.

Uninitialized disk

F.

Overallocated memory

Question 60

A user cannot save large files to a directory on a Linux server that was accepting smaller files a few minutes ago. Which of the following commands should a technician use to identify the issue?

Options:

A.

pvdisplay

B.

mount

C.

df -h

D.

fdisk -l

Question 61

A server administrator needs to harden a server by only allowing secure traffic and DNS inquiries. A port scan reports the following ports are open:

Options:

A.

21

B.

22

C.

23

D.

53

E.

443

F.

636

Question 62

A server administrator needs to deploy five VMs, all of which must have the same type of configuration. Which of the following would be the MOST efficient way to perform this task?

Options:

A.

Snapshot a VM.

B.

Use a physical host.

C.

Perform a P2V conversion.

D.

Use a VM template.

Question 63

Users have noticed a server is performing below Baseline expectations. While diagnosing me server, an administrator discovers disk drive performance has degraded. The administrator checks the diagnostics on the RAID controller and sees the battery on me controller has gone bad. Which of the following is causing the poor performance on the RAID array?

Options:

A.

The controller has disabled the write cache.

B.

The controller cannot use all the available channels.

C.

The drive array is corrupt.

D.

The controller has lost its configuration.

Question 64

A remote physical server is unable to communicate to the network through the available NICs, which were misconfigured. However, the server administrator is still able to configure theserver remotely. Which of the following connection types is the server administrator using to access the server?

Options:

A.

Out-of-band management

B.

Crash cart access

C.

Virtual administrator console

D.

Local KVM setup

E.

RDP connection

Question 65

A technician is installing a variety of servers in a rack. Which of the following is the BEST course of action for the technician to take while loading the rack?

Options:

A.

Alternate the direction of the airflow

B.

Install the heaviest server at the bottom of the rack

C.

Place a UPS at the top of the rack

D.

Leave 1U of space between each server

Question 66

A systems administrator deployed a new web proxy server onto the network. The proxy server has two interfaces: the first is connected to an internal corporate firewall, and the second is connected to an internet-facing firewall. Many users at the company are reporting they are unable to access the Internet since the new proxy was introduced. Analyze the network diagram and the proxy server’s host routing table to resolve the Internet connectivity issues.

INSTRUCTIONS

Perform the following steps:

1. Click on the proxy server to display its routing table.

2. Modify the appropriate route entries to resolve the Internet connectivity issue.

If at any time you would like to bring back the initial state of the simulation, please click the Reset All button.

Options:

Question 67

A server administrator receives a report that Ann, a new user, is unable to save a file to her home directory on a server. The administrator checks Ann’s home directory permissions and discovers the following:

dr-xr-xr-- /home/Ann

Which of the following commands should the administrator use to resolve the issue without granting unnecessary permissions?

Options:

A.

chmod777/home/Ann

B.

chmod666/home/Ann

C.

chmod711/home/Ann

D.

chmod754/home/Ann

Question 68

A server in a remote datacenter is no longer responsive. Which of the following is the BEST solution to investigate this failure?

Options:

A.

Remote desktop

B.

Access via a crash cart

C.

Out-of-band management

D.

A Secure Shell connection

Question 69

A technician is checking a server rack. Upon entering the room, the technician notices the tans on a particular server in the rack are running at high speeds. This is the only server in the rack that is experiencing this behavior. The ambient temperature in the room appears to be normal. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason why the fans in that server are operating at full speed?

Options:

A.

The server is In the process of shutting down, so fan speed operations have been defaulted to high.

B.

An incorrect fan size was inserted into the server, and the server has had to Increase the fan speed to compensate.

C.

A fan failure has occurred, and the other fans have increased speed to compensate.

D.

The server is utilizing more memory than the other servers, so it has increased the fans to compensate.

Question 70

A server technician has been asked to upload a few files from the internal web server to the internal FTP server. The technician logs in to the web server using PuTTY, but the connection to the FTP server fails. However, the FTP connection from the technician’s workstation is suсcessful. To troubleshoot the issue, the technician executes the following command on both the web server and the workstation:

ping ftp.acme.local

The IP address in the command output is different on each machine. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for the connection failure?

Options:

A.

A misconfigured firewall

B.

A misconfigured hosts.deny file

C.

A misconfigured hosts file

D.

A misconfigured hosts.allow file

Question 71

A technician has received multiple reports of issues with a server. The server occasionally has a BSOD, powers off unexpectedly, and has fans that run continuously. Which of the following BEST represents what the technician should investigate during troubleshooting?

Options:

A.

Firmware incompatibility

B.

CPU overheating

C.

LED indicators

D.

ESD issues

Question 72

A company’s IDS has identified outbound traffic from one of the web servers coming over port 389 to an outside address. This server only hosts websites. The company’s SOC administrator has asked a technician to harden this server. Which of the following would be the BEST way to complete this request?

Options:

A.

Disable port 389 on the server

B.

Move traffic from port 389 to port 443

C.

Move traffic from port 389 to port 637

D.

Enable port 389 for web traffic

Question 73

After configuring IP networking on a newly commissioned server, a server administrator installs a straight- through network cable from the patch panel to the switch. The administrator then returns to the server to test network connectivity using the ping command. The partial output of the ping and ipconfig commands are displayed below:

The administrator returns to the switch and notices an amber link light on the port where the server is connected. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for the lack of network connectivity?

Options:

A.

Network port security

B.

An improper VLAN configuration

C.

A misconfigured DHCP server

D.

A misconfigured NIC on the server

Question 74

Users ate experiencing issues when trying to access resources on multiple servers. The servers are virtual and run on an ESX server. A systems administrator is investigating but is unable to connect to any of the virtual servers. When the administrator connects to the host, a purple screen with while letters appears. Which of the following troubleshooting steps should the administrator perform FIRST?

Options:

A.

Check the power supplies

B.

Review the log files.

C.

Reinstall the ESX server.

D.

Reseat the processors.

Question 75

A recent power Outage caused email services to go down. A sever administrator also received alerts from the datacenter’s UPS.

After some investigation, the server administrator learned that each POU was rated at a maximum Of 12A.

INSTRUCTIONS

Ensure power redundancy is implemented throughout each rack and UPS alarms are resolved. Ensure the maximum potential PDU consumption does not exceed 80% or 9.6A).

a. PDU selections must be changed using the pencil icon.

b. VM Hosts 1 and 2 and Mail Relay can be moved between racks.

c. Certain devices contain additional details

Options:

Question 76

Due to a recent application migration, a company’s current storage solution does not meet the necessary requirements tor hosting data without impacting performance when the data is accessed in real time by multiple users. Which of the following is the BEST solution for this Issue?

Options:

A.

Install local external hard drives for affected users.

B.

Add extra memory to the server where data is stored.

C.

Compress the data to increase available space.

D.

Deploy a new Fibre Channel SAN solution.

Question 77

A technician has been asked to check on a SAN. Upon arrival, the technician notices the red LED indicator shows a disk has failed. Which of the following should the technician do NEXT, given the disk is hot swappable?

Options:

A.

Stop sharing the volume

B.

Replace the disk

C.

Shut down the SAN

D.

Stop all connections to the volume

Question 78

A server administrator added a new drive to a server. However, the drive is not showing up as available. Which of the following does the administrator need to do to make the drive available?

Options:

A.

Partition the drive.

B.

Create a new disk quota.

C.

Configure the drive as dynamic.

D.

Set the compression.

Question 79

A systems administrator needs to configure a new server and external storage for a new production application environment. Based on end-user specifications, the new solution needs to adhere to the following basic requirements:

1. The OS must be installed in a separate disk partition. In case of hard drive failure, it cannot be affected.

2. Application data IOPS performance is a must.

3. Data availability is a high priority, even in the case of multiple hard drive failures.

Which of the following are the BEST options to comply with the user requirements? (Choose three.)

Options:

A.

Install the OS on a RAID 0 array.

B.

Install the OS on a RAID 1 array.

C.

Configure RAID 1 for the application data.

D.

Configure RAID 5 for the application data.

E.

Use SSD hard drives for the data application array.

F.

Use SATA hard drives for the data application array.

G.

Use a single JBOD for OS and application data.

Question 80

An administrator is configuring a server that will host a high-performance financial application. Which of the following disk types will serve this purpose?

Options:

A.

SAS SSD

B.

SATA SSD

C.

SAS drive with 10000rpm

D.

SATA drive with 15000rpm

Question 81

A company has implemented a requirement to encrypt all the hard drives on its servers as part of a data loss prevention strategy. Which of the following should the company also perform as a data loss prevention method?

Options:

A.

Encrypt all network traffic

B.

Implement MFA on all the servers with encrypted data

C.

Block the servers from using an encrypted USB

D.

Implement port security on the switches

Question 82

A server administrator is deploying a new server that has two hard drives on which to install the OS. Which of the following RAID configurations should be used to provide redundancy for the OS?

Options:

A.

RAID 0

B.

RAID 1

C.

RAID 5

D.

RAID 6

Question 83

Which of the following can be BEST described as the amount of time a company can afford to be down during recovery from an outage?

Options:

A.

SLA

B.

MTBF

C.

RTO

D.

MTTR

Question 84

A snapshot is a feature that can be used in hypervisors to:

Options:

A.

roll back firmware updates.

B.

restore to a previous version.

C.

roll back application drivers.

D.

perform a backup restore.

Question 85

Which of the following tools will analyze network logs in real time to report on suspicious log events?

Options:

A.

Syslog

B.

DLP

C.

SIEM

D.

HIPS

Question 86

Users at a company work with highly sensitive data. The security department implemented an administrative and technical control to enforce least-privilege access assigned to files. However, the security department has discovered unauthorized data exfiltration. Which of the following is the BEST way to protect the data from leaking?

Options:

A.

Utilize privacy screens.

B.

Implement disk quotas.

C.

Install a DLP solution.

D.

Enforce the lock-screen feature.

Question 87

Which of the following server types would benefit MOST from the use of a load balancer?

Options:

A.

DNS server

B.

File server

C.

DHCP server

D.

Web server

Question 88

A server administrator was asked to build a storage array with the highest possible capacity. Which of the following RAID levels should the administrator choose?

Options:

A.

RAID 0

B.

RAID 1

C.

RAID 5

D.

RAID 6

Question 89

A systems administrator is performing maintenance on 12 Windows servers that are in different racks at a large datacenter. Which of the following would allow the administrator to perform maintenance on all 12 servers without having to physically be at each server? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

Remote desktop

B.

IP KVM

C.

A console connection

D.

A virtual administration console

E.

Remote drive access

F.

A crash cart

Question 90

Which of the following is an example of load balancing?

Options:

A.

Round robin

B.

Active-active

C.

Active-passive

D.

Failover

Question 91

Which of the following actions should a server administrator take once a new backup scheme has been configured?

Options:

A.

Overwrite the backups

B.

Clone the configuration

C.

Run a restore test

D.

Check the media integrity

Question 92

Which of the following would be BEST to help protect an organization against social engineering?

Options:

A.

More complex passwords

B.

Recurring training and support

C.

Single sign-on

D.

An updated code of conduct to enforce social media

Question 93

A server technician installs a new NIC on a server and configures the NIC for IP connectivity. The technician then tests the connection using thepingcommand. Given the following partial output of thepingandipconfigcommands:

Which of the following caused the issue?

Options:

A.

Duplicate IP address

B.

Incorrect default gateway

C.

DHCP misconfiguration

D.

Incorrect routing table

Question 94

A technician is laying out a filesystem on a new Linux server. Which of the following tools would work BEST to allow the technician to increase a partition's size in the future without reformatting it?

Options:

A.

LVM

B.

DiskPart

C.

fdisk

D.

Format

Question 95

A server administrator has connected a new server to the network. During testing, the administrator discovers the server is not reachable via server but can be accessed by IP address. Which of the following steps should the server administrator take NEXT? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

Check the default gateway.

B.

Check the route tables.

C.

Check the hosts file.

D.

Check the DNS server.

E.

Run the ping command.

F.

Run the tracert command

Question 96

A very old PC is running a critical, proprietary application in MS-DOS. Administrators are concerned about the stability of this computer. Installation media has been lost, and the vendor is out of business. Which of the following would be the BEST course of action to preserve business continuity?

Options:

A.

Perform scheduled chkdsk tests.

B.

Purchase matching hardware and clone the disk.

C.

Upgrade the hard disk to SSD.

D.

Perform quarterly backups.

Question 97

Network connectivity to a server was lost when it was pulled from the rack during maintenance. Which of the following should the server administrator use to prevent this situation in the future?

Options:

A.

Cable management

B.

Rail kits

C.

A wireless connection

D.

A power distribution unit

Question 98

A server is performing slowly, and users are reporting issues connecting to the application on that server. Upon investigation, the server administrator notices several unauthorizedservices running on that server that are successfully communicating to an external site. Which of the following are MOST likely causing the issue?

(Choose two.)

Options:

A.

Adware is installed on the users’ devices

B.

The firewall rule for the server is misconfigured

C.

The server is infected with a virus

D.

Intrusion detection is enabled on the network

E.

Unnecessary services are disabled on the server

F.

SELinux is enabled on the server

Question 99

Which of the following actions should the server administrator perform on the server?

Options:

A.

Close ports 69 and 1010 and rerun the scan.

B.

Close ports 80 and 443 and rerun the scan.

C.

Close port 3389 and rerun the scan.

D.

Close all ports and rerun the scan.

Question 100

An administrator is patching a file and print server After rebooting the server, it begins acting strangely. The administrator tries to open Print Management, but it will not open Upon inspection, the spooler service has been disabled. The administrator then notices the server has services that should be enabled but are disabled. Which of the following actions should the administrator take next to resolve the issue as quickly as possible?

Options:

A.

Roll back the installed updates

B.

Set the services to restart automatically and reboot the server

C.

Enable the spooler service.

D.

Reboot the server into safe mode

Question 101

Which of the following is a benefit of failover NIC teaming?

Options:

A.

Decreased latency

B.

Increased transmission size

C.

Increased system resources

D.

Increased fault tolerance

Question 102

A server administrator needs to ensure proprietary data does not leave the company. Which of the following should the administrator implement to meet this requirement?

Options:

A.

A review of users' activities

B.

File-level monitoring

C.

A SIEM solution

D.

A DLP policy

Question 103

An administrator is troubleshooting connectivity to a remote server. The goal is to remotely connect to the server to make configuration changes. To further troubleshoot, a port scan revealed the ports on the

server as follows:

Port 22: Closed

Port 23: Open

Port 990: Closed

Which of the following next steps should the administrator take?

Reboot the workstation and then the server.

Options:

A.

Open port 990 and close port 23.

B.

Open port 22 and close port 23.

C.

Open all of the ports listed.

D.

Close all of the ports listed.

Question 104

Following a recent power outage, a server in the data center has been constantly going offline and losing its configuration. Users have been experiencing access issues while using

the application on the server. The server technician notices the date and time are incorrect when the server is online. All other servers are working. Which of the following would most

likely cause this issue? (Select two).

Options:

A.

The server has a faulty power supply.

B.

The server has a CMOS battery failure.

C.

The server requires OS updates.

D.

The server has a malfunctioning LED panel.

E.

The servers have NTP configured.

F.

CPU frequency scaling is set too high.

Question 105

A server administrator is reviewing the following specifications:

VM01 Host:

CPU: 2 Physical, 4 Cores

RAM: 16GB

Storage: 16TB

Server 1 on VM01:

CPU: 1 virtual socket, 1 core per socket

RAM: 4GB

Storage: 8TB

Server 2 on VM01:

CPU: 2 virtual sockets, 2 cores per socket

RAM: 8GB

Storage: 10TB

Which of the following is described given these specifications?

Options:

A.

Virtual switch

B.

Host vs. guest

C.

Overprovisioning

D.

Scalability

Question 106

A technician needs to replace two RAID controllers on a database server as part of an upgrade. The server has six external storage arrays and eight internal disks that are controlled by the two RAID controllers. The technician completes the replacement and powers the systems back on, but the server OS detects several missing disks in the configuration. Which of the following steps should the technician take first to resolve this issue?

Options:

A.

Reboot to the RAID controller BIOS and rescan for attached disks and arrays

B.

Start the motherboard UEFI and confirm the RAID controller start order is correct

C.

Turn off the external arrays and reboot the server to redetect the internal disks first

D.

Turn off all components and confirm all external and internal cables before rebooting

Question 107

Which of the following is an architectural reinforcement that is used to attempt to conceal the exterior of an organization?

Options:

A.

Fencing

B.

Bollards

C.

Camouflage

D.

Reflective glass

Question 108

A technician is installing an OS on ten servers. Which of the following media installation types would allow for the fastest installation time?

Options:

A.

Network

B.

Embedded

C.

Optical

D.

USB

Question 109

A web server that is being deployed in the perimeter network needs to be shielded from malicious traffic. Which of the following could help identify these threats?

Options:

A.

Applying OS updates

B.

Disabling unused services

C.

Implementing HIDS

D.

Installing anti-malware

Question 110

An administrator has deployed a new virtual server from a template. After confirming access to the subnet's gateway, the administrator is unable to log on with the domain credentials. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the issue?

Options:

A.

The server has not been joined to the domain.

B.

An IP address has not been assigned to the server.

C.

The server requires a reboot to complete the deployment process.

D.

The domain credentials are invalid.

Question 111

A video card in an application server was recently replaced. The server administrator is now able to log in locally and view the screen with no issues; however, the administrator notices other performance issues, including the server's slow response time. The administrator reboots the server, but the issues persist. The server's cooling fans are running as normal, and the BIOS shows the dual power supplies are each working at 30%. Which of the following is most likely causing the performance issues?

Options:

A.

A cable on the motherboard became unseated.

B.

The firmware is incompatible with the video card.

C.

A PSU is having power issues.

D.

A CMOS battery failed.

E.

Environmental temperature issues are being experienced.

Question 112

An analyst is planning a new point-to-point Ethernet connection between a university campus and a newly acquired space downtown that is about 5mi (8km) away. The analyst would like the fastest possible connection speed. Which of the following would best meet the analyst's needs?

Options:

A.

1000BASE-LX 1Gb single-mode plenum fiber connection

B.

10GBASE-T 10Gb copper plenum Ethernet connection

C.

1000BASE-T 1Gb copper non-plenum Ethernet connection

D.

10GBASE-SR 10Gb multimode plenum fiber connection

Question 113

A systems administrator is provisioning a large number of virtual Linux machines that will be configured identically. The administrator would like to configure the machines quickly and easily but does not have access to an automation/orchestration platform. Additionally, the administrator would like to set up a system that can be used in the future, even on newer versions of the OS. Which of the following will best meet the administrator's requirements?

Options:

A.

Deploying each server from a VM template

B.

Using a kickstart file during installation

C.

Configuring each server manually one at a time

D.

Copying/pasting configuration commands into each server through SSH sessions

E.

Configuring a single server and then creating clones of it

Question 114

Several mobile users are reporting intermittent performance issues when attempting to access network shares on the file server. After some investigation, the server administrator notices the server resources are running at maximum capacity, even during non-peak usage times. A recent port scan of the network identified this server as having too many unnecessary ports open to the public. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the performance issues?

Options:

A.

Incorrect share permissions for mobile users

B.

Improper privilege escalation

C.

A virus infection

D.

A misconfigured firewall rule

Question 115

A technician replaces a single faulted disk in the following array RAID 10, Four 15K SAS HDD The technician replaces it from a disk in spare parts, and the array rebuilds the data in a few minutes. After the array rebuild is complete, the system reports the IOPS on the disk array have dropped by almost 60% Which of the following should the technician investigate first?

Options:

A.

Check the RAID controller (or background rebuild tasks

B.

Check the firmware version on the newly replaced disk.

C.

Check the RPM speed on the newly replaced disk-

D.

Check the cache settings on the RAID controller.

Question 116

A systems administrator noticed a new network card is not being recognized by the operating system. Which of the following is most likely the cause?

Options:

A.

The network cable is unplugged.

B.

The driver is not loaded.

C.

The IP settings are incorrect.

D.

PXE boot is enabled.

Question 117

A server technician is placing a newly configured server into a corporate environment. The server will be used by members of the accounting department, who are currently assigned by the VLAN identified below:

Which of the following IP address configurations should the technician assign to the new server so the members of the accounting group can access the server?

Options:

A.

IP address: 172.16.25.90/24 Default gateway: 172.16.25.254

B.

IP address: 172.16.25.101/16 Default gateway: 172.16.25.254

C.

IP address: 172.16.25.254/24 Default gateway: 172.16.25.1

D.

IP address: 172.16.26.101/24 Default gateway: 172.16.25.254

Question 118

A user is unable to access the database server from a workstation. All other workstations are able to access the database server. The technician issues the following command to check the workstation:

userGhost:!# nmap localhost

Nmap scan report for localhost (127.0.0.1)

Host is up (0.001 ms latency).

Not shown: 1023 closed ports

PORT STATE SERVICE

3306 open mysql

Which of the following should the technician perform next to allow access?

Options:

A.

Check the database server

B.

Change the database password

C.

Open port 3306 on the server

D.

Edit the network firewall rules

Question 119

A technician is investigating a server's configuration to secure it from physical threats. The technician checks the BIOS and sees the following boot order:

USB Drive CDROM Drive Network Adapter RAID Controller

Additionally, the server's host OS is stored on mirrored drives. Which of the following should the technician do to secure the server?

Options:

A.

Disable all except RAID Controller.

B.

Block USB ports on the server.

C.

Set BIOS password.

D.

Move RAID Controller to the top of the list.

Question 120

A technician is attempting to resolve an issue with a file server that is unable to download a file Given the following output:

Which of the following would best allow this file to be read?

Options:

A.

chown

B.

sestatus

C.

setenforce

D.

getenforce

E.

chmod

Question 121

Following a recent power outage, a server on a server farm has been running slowly. A technician receives a ticket with a request to check for anything out of the ordinary. The technician sees an orange light on the front console of the server, indicating an error. Which of the following should the technician check next?

Options:

A.

CPU

B.

Power supply

C.

RAM

D.

RAID battery

Question 122

An administrator is receiving reports that users in a remote office are unable to log in to the domain. The network appears to be up between the sites, which are in different states. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the issue?

Options:

A.

The user accounts are locked out

B.

The NTP on the client side is misconfigured

C.

MFA is not working

D.

The wrong time zone was set in the remote office

Question 123

A startup company needs to set up an initial disaster recovery site. The site must be cost-effective and deployed quickly. Which of the following sites should the company set up?

Options:

A.

Hot

B.

Cold

C.

Colocated

D.

Warm

Question 124

A server located in an IDF of a paper mill reboots every other day at random times. Which of the following should the technician perform on the server first?

Options:

A.

Check the power cables

B.

Clean the fans.

C.

Replace the RAM.

D.

Reattach the CPU heat sink

Question 125

Which of the following supports virtualization?

Options:

A.

Type 1 hypervisor

B.

Bare-metal installation

C.

Server-level redundancy

D.

Active-active load balancing

Question 126

Which of the following documents would explain the consequences of server downtime?

Options:

A.

Service-level agreement

B.

Business continuity plan

C.

Disaster recovery plan

D.

Business impact analysis

Question 127

A technician is configuring a server that will need to accommodate a planned network upgrade. All hosts will be changed from 10Gb copper to 25Gb fiber. Which of the following would best suit the requirements?

Options:

A.

FCoE

B.

VLAN ID

C.

SFP

D.

HBA

Question 128

Which of the following types of locks utilizes key fobs or key cards held against a sensor/reader to gain access?

Options:

A.

Bolting door lock

B.

Combination door lock

C.

Electronic door lock

D.

Biometric door lock

Question 129

A database developer recently requested a 4TB SATA drive utilizing spinning disks be added to an existing system for a new, heavily used database. The storage administrator turned down the request after reviewing it. Which of the following is the most likely reason the administrator did that?

Options:

A.

The drive is not capable of deduplication.

B.

The drive would have slow I/O performance.

C.

The drive cannot use NTFS.

D.

The drive is not compatible with the server OS.

Question 130

Which of the following factors would most likely impact the selection of an organization's cloud provider?

Options:

A.

Industry standards

B.

Government regulations

C.

Company policy

D.

Organizational procedures

Question 131

A technician is configuring a new server with four disks for the development team. The requirements are disk redundancy and maximum usable disk capacity. Which of the following RAID levels should be used for this server?

Options:

A.

0

B.

1

C.

5

D.

10

Question 132

A server administrator is setting up a disk with enforcement policies on how much data each home share can hold. The amount of data that is redundant on the

server must also be minimized. Which of the following should the administrator perform on the server? (Select two).

Options:

A.

Partitioning

B.

Deduplication

C.

Disk quotas

D.

Compression

E.

Cloning

F.

Provisioning

Question 133

Which of the following would allow a server administrator to ensure all maximum available resources are being utilized?

Options:

A.

Overprovisioning

B.

Scalability

C.

Thin clients

D.

Resource Monitor

Question 134

Due to a disaster incident on a primary site, corporate users are redirected to cloud services where they will be required to be authenticated just once in order to use all cloud services.

Which of the following types of authentications is described in this scenario?

Options:

A.

MFA

B.

NTLM

C.

Kerberos

D.

SSO

Question 135

A technician is configuring a server rack that will hold ten blade servers. Which of the following safety concerns should be observed? (Select three).

Options:

A.

Floor load limitations

B.

Rack balancing

C.

Proper lifting techniques

D.

Power connector type

E.

KVM placement

F.

Cable management

G.

UPS power requirements

Question 136

After a technician upgrades the firmware on a database server that is connected to two external storage arrays, the server prompts the technician to configure RAID. The technician knows the server had several configured RAID sets and thinks the firmware upgrade cleared the RAID configurations. Which of the following should the technician do to troubleshoot this issue?

Options:

A.

Power cycle the storage arrays and rescan RAID on the server.

B.

Boot the OS into recovery mode and rescan the disks.

C.

Restore the default RAID configuration and reboot.

D.

Perform a rescan on the server's RAID controller.

Question 137

A server administrator set up a monitoring application on various servers to keep track of CPU usage, memory consumption, and disk space utilization. Which of the following should be configured on the application so it can send email alerts about a specific issue?

Options:

A.

Event logs

B.

Thresholds

C.

Disk quotas

D.

Uptime lengths

Question 138

A junior administrator reported that the website used for anti-malware updates is not working. The senior administrator then discovered all requests to the anti-malware site are being redirected to a malicious site. Which of the following tools should the senior administrator check first to identify the potential cause of the issue?

Options:

A.

Data loss prevention

B.

File integrity monitor

C.

Port scanner

D.

Sniffer

Question 139

An administrator restores several database files without error while participating in a mock disaster recovery exercise. Later, the administrator reports that the restored databases are

corrupt and cannot be used. Which of the following would best describe what caused this issue?

Options:

A.

The databases were not backed up to be application consistent.

B.

The databases were asynchronously replicated

C.

The databases were mirrored

D.

The database files were locked during the restoration process.

Question 140

A server administrator implemented a new backup solution and needs to configure backup methods for remote sites. These remote sites have low bandwidth and backups must not

interfere with the network during normal business hours. Which of the following methods can be used to meet these requirements? (Select two).

Options:

A.

Open file

B.

Archive

C.

Cloud

D.

Snapshot

E.

Differential

F.

Synthetic full

Question 141

The management team has mandated the use of data-at-rest encryption for all data. Which of the following forms of encryption best achieves this goal?

Options:

A.

Drive

B.

Database

C.

Folder

D.

File

Question 142

An administrator receives an alert that one of the virtual servers has suddenly crashed. The administrator confirms the data center does not have any power failures and then connects to the remote console of the crashed server After connecting to the server console, which of the following should the administrator complete first?

Options:

A.

Use the keyboard command AH+F12 to switch to the kernel log screen

B.

Perform a hard reboot on the server and monitor the server startup

C.

Collect a screenshot of the PSOD and note the details after the line detailing the OS version

D.

Collect a core dump from the server and store locally before rebooting the hardware

Question 143

A bad actor leaves a USB drive with malicious code on it in a company's parking lot. Which of the following describes this scenario?

Options:

A.

Hacking

B.

Insider threat

C.

Phishing

D.

Social engineering

Question 144

Which of the following license types most commonly describes a product that incurs a yearly cost regardless of how much it is used?

Options:

A.

Physical

B.

Subscription

C.

Open-source

D.

Per instance

E.

Per concurrent user

Question 145

Which of the following backup methods can be performed while a server is running, will not interrupt files in use, and can be used to fully restore the server if needed?

Options:

A.

Snapshot

B.

Archive

C.

Open file

D.

Differential

Question 146

A server administrator needs to set up active-passive load balancing for an environment with multiple network paths. The traffic should be directed to one path and switched only in the event that the original path becomes unavailable. Which of the following describes this scenario?

Options:

A.

Most recently used

B.

Heartbeat

C.

Link aggregation

D.

Round robin

Question 147

A server administrator is installing a new server with multiple NICs on it. The Chief Information Officer has asked the administrator to ensure the new server will have the least amount of network downtime but a good amount of network speed. Which of the following best describes what the administrator should implement on the new server?

Options:

A.

VLAN

B.

vNIC

C.

Link aggregation

D.

Failover

Demo: 147 questions
Total 493 questions