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

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Question 1

Which of me following BEST describes a disaster recovery site with a target storage array that receives replication traffic and servers that are only powered on In the event of a disaster?

Options:

A.

Cloud

B.

Cold

C.

Hot

D.

Warm

Question 2

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 3

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 4

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 5

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 6

A technician has several possible solutions to a reported server issue. Which of the following BEST represents how the technician should proceed with troubleshooting?

Options:

A.

Determine whether there is a common element in the symptoms causing multiple problems.

B.

Perform a root cause analysis.

C.

Make one change at a time and test.

D.

Document the findings, actions, and outcomes throughout the process.

Question 7

A server technician is installing a Windows server OS on a physical server. The specifications for the installation call for a 4TB data volume. To ensure the partition is available to the OS, the technician must verify the:

Options:

A.

hardware is UEFI compliant

B.

volume is formatted as GPT

C.

volume is formatted as MBR

D.

volume is spanned across multiple physical disk drives

Question 8

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 9

A technician is connecting a server’s secondary NIC to a separate network. The technician connects the cable to the switch but then does not see any link lights on the NIC. The technician confirms there is nothing wrong on the network or with the physical connection. Which of the following should the technician perform NEXT?

Options:

A.

Restart the server

B.

Configure the network on the server

C.

Enable the port on the server

D.

Check the DHCP configuration

Question 10

A company wants to deploy software to all users, Out very few of men will be using the software at any one point in time. Which of the following licensing models would be BEST lot the company?

Options:

A.

Per site

B.

Per concurrent user

C.

Per core

D.

Per instance

Question 11

A security analyst suspects a remote server is running vulnerable network applications. The analyst does not have administrative credentials for the server. Which of the following would MOST likely help the analyst determine if the applications are running?

Options:

A.

User account control

B.

Anti-malware

C.

A sniffer

D.

A port scanner

Question 12

Which of the following are measures that should be taken when a data breach occurs? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

Restore the data from backup.

B.

Disclose the incident.

C.

Disable unnecessary ports.

D.

Run an antivirus scan.

E.

Identify the exploited vulnerability.

F.

Move the data to a different location.

Question 13

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 14

Which of the following relates to how much data loss a company agrees to tolerate in the event of a disaster?

Options:

A.

RTO

B.

MTBF

C.

PRO

D.

MTTR

Question 15

A server administrator is configuring a new server that will hold large amounts of information. The server will need to be accessed by multiple users at the same time. Which of the following server roles will the administrator MOST likely need to install?

Options:

A.

Messaging

B.

Application

C.

Print

D.

Database

Question 16

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 17

A datacenter technician is attempting to troubleshoot a server that keeps crashing. The server runs normally for approximately five minutes, but then it crashes. After restoring the server to operation, the same cycle repeats. The technician confirms none of the configurations have changed, and the load on the server is steady from power-on until the crash. Which of the following will MOST likely resolve the issue?

Options:

A.

Reseating any expansion cards in the server

B.

Replacing the failing hard drive

C.

Reinstalling the heat sink with new thermal paste

D.

Restoring the server from the latest full backup

Question 18

A large number of connections to port 80 is discovered while reviewing the log files on a server. The server is not functioning as a web server. Which of the following represent the BEST immediate actions to prevent

unauthorized server access? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

Audit all group privileges and permissions

B.

Run a checksum tool against all the files on the server

C.

Stop all unneeded services and block the ports on the firewall

D.

Initialize a port scan on the server to identify open ports

E.

Enable port forwarding on port 80

F.

Install a NIDS on the server to prevent network intrusions

Question 19

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 20

An administrator needs to perform bare-metal maintenance on a server in a remote datacenter. Which of the following should the administrator use to access the server’s console?

Options:

A.

IP KVM

B.

VNC

C.

A crash cart

D.

RDP

E.

SSH

Question 21

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 22

Which of the following access control methodologies can be described BEST as allowing a user the least access based on the jobs the user needs to perform?

Options:

A.

Scope-based

B.

Role-based

C.

Location-based

D.

Rule-based

Question 23

A server administrator is experiencing difficulty configuring MySQL on a Linux server. The administrator issues the getenforce command and receives the following output:

># Enforcing

Which of the following commands should the administrator issue to configure MySQL successfully?

Options:

A.

setenforce 0

B.

setenforce permissive

C.

setenforce 1

D.

setenforce disabled

Question 24

A technician is trying to determine the reason why a Linux server is not communicating on a network. The returned network configuration is as follows:

eth0: flags=4163 mtu 1500

inet 127.0.0.1 network 255.255.0.0 broadcast 127.0.0.1

Which of the following BEST describes what is happening?

Options:

A.

The server is configured to use DHCP on a network that has multiple scope options

B.

The server is configured to use DHCP, but the DHCP server is sending an incorrect subnet mask

C.

The server is configured to use DHCP on a network that does not have a DHCP server

D.

The server is configured to use DHCP, but the DHCP server is sending an incorrect MTU setting

Question 25

Which of the following can be used to map a network drive to a user profile?

Options:

A.

System service

B.

Network service

C.

Login script

D.

Kickstart script

Question 26

Which of the following must a server administrator do to ensure data on the SAN is not compromised if it is leaked?

Options:

A.

Encrypt the data that is leaving the SAN

B.

Encrypt the data at rest

C.

Encrypt the host servers

D.

Encrypt all the network traffic

Question 27

Which of the following BEST describes the concept of right to downgrade?

Options:

A.

It allows for the return of a new OS license if the newer OS is not compatible with the currently installed software and is returning to the previously used OS

B.

It allows a server to run on fewer resources than what is outlined in the minimum requirements document without purchasing a license

C.

It allows for a previous version of an OS to be deployed in a test environment for each current license that is purchased

D.

It allows a previous version of an OS to be installed and covered by the same license as the newer version

Question 28

A systems administrator is setting up a server on a LAN that uses an address space that follows the RFC 1918 standard. Which of the following IP addresses should the administrator use to be in compliance with the standard?

Options:

A.

11.251.196.241

B.

171.245.198.241

C.

172.16.19.241

D.

193.168.145.241

Question 29

A server technician has received reports of database update errors. The technician checks the server logs and determines the database is experiencing synchronization errors. To attempt to correct the errors, the technician should FIRST ensure:

Options:

A.

the correct firewall zone is active

B.

the latest firmware was applied

C.

NTP is running on the database system

D.

the correct dependencies are installed

Question 30

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 31

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 32

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 33

A server administrator needs to check remotely for unnecessary running services across 12 servers. Which of the following tools should the administrator use?

Options:

A.

DLP

B.

A port scanner

C.

Anti-malware

D.

A sniffer

Question 34

An administrator is configuring a host-based firewall tor a server. The server needs to allow SSH, FTP, and LDAP traffic. Which of the following ports must be configured so this traffic will be allowed? (Select THREE).

Options:

A.

21

B.

22

C.

53

D.

67

E.

69

F.

110

G.

123

Question 35

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 36

A company is building a new datacenter next to a busy parking lot. Which of the following is the BEST strategy to ensure wayward vehicle traffic does not interfere with datacenter operations?

Options:

A.

Install security cameras

B.

Utilize security guards

C.

Install bollards

D.

Install a mantrap

Question 37

A server technician notices a server is very low on disk space. Upon inspecting the disk utilization, the technician discovers server logs are taxing up a large amount of space. There is no central log server. Which of the following would help free up disk space?

Options:

A.

Log rotation

B.

Log shipping

C.

Log alerting

D.

Log analysis

Question 38

A backup application is copying only changed files each line 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 39

A technician needs to set up a server backup method for some systems. The company’s management team wants to have quick restores but minimize the amount of backup media required. Which of the following are

the BEST backup methods to use to support the management’s priorities? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

Differential

B.

Synthetic full

C.

Archive

D.

Full

E.

Incremental

F.

Open file

Question 40

A Linux administrator created a script that will run at startup. After successfully writing the script, the administrator received me following output when trying to execute the script:

Bash ./startup,sh:Permission denied

Which of the following commands would BEST resolve the error message?

Options:

A.

Chmod +w startup.sh

B.

Chmod 444 startup.sh

C.

Chmod+x startup.sh

D.

Chmod 466 startUp,sh

Question 41

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 42

A server administrator needs to create a new folder on a file server that only specific users can access. Which of the following BEST describes how the server administrator can accomplish this task?

Options:

A.

Create a group that includes all users and assign it to an ACL.

B.

Assign individual permissions on the folder to each user.

C Create a group that includes all users and assign the proper permissions.

C.

Assign ownership on the folder for each user.

Question 43

Which of the following is the MOST appropriate scripting language to use for a logon script for a Linux box?

Options:

A.

VBS

B.

Shell

C.

Java

D.

PowerShell

E.

Batch

Question 44

An organization implements split encryption keys for sensitive files. Which of the following types of risks does this mitigate?

Options:

A.

Hardware failure

B.

Marware

C.

Data corruption

D.

Insider threat

Question 45

A technician needs to provide a VM with high availability. Which of the following actions should the technician take to complete this task as efficiently as possible?

Options:

A.

Take a snapshot of the original VM

B.

Clone the original VM

C.

Convert the original VM to use dynamic disks

D.

Perform a P2V of the original VM

Question 46

A server has experienced several component failures. To minimize downtime, the server administrator wants to replace the components while the server is running. Which of the following can MOST likely be swapped out while the server is still running? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

The power supply

B.

The CPU

C.

The hard drive

D.

The GPU

E.

The cache

F.

The RAM

Question 47

A technician is able to copy a Me to a temporary folder on another partition but is unable to copy it to a network share or a USB flash drive. Which of the following is MOST likely preventing the file from being copied to certain locations?

Options:

A.

An ACL

B.

Antivirus

C.

DLP

D.

A firewall

Question 48

A server administrator made a change in a server's BIOS in an attempt to fix an issue with the OS not turning on. However, the change did not successfully correct the issue. Which of the following should the server administrator do NEXT?

Options:

A.

Reinstall the server OS in repair mode while maintaining the data.

B.

Flash the BIOS with the most recent version.

C.

Reverse the latest change made to the server and reboot.

D.

Restart the server into safe mode and roll back changes.

Question 49

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 to have access 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 50

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 51

A company's servers are all displaying the wrong time. The server administrator confirms the time source is correct. Which of the following is MOST likely preventing the servers from obtaining the correct time?

Options:

A.

A firewall

B.

An antivirus

C.

AHIDS

D.

User account control

Question 52

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 53

A server administrator just installed a new physical server and needs to harden the applications on the server. Which of the following best describes a method of application hardening?

Options:

A.

Install the latest patches.

B.

Disable unneeded hardware.

C.

Set the boot order.

D.

Enable a BIOS password.

Question 54

A storage administrator needs to implement SAN-based shared storage that can transmit at 16Gb over an optical connection. Which of the following connectivity options would BEST meet this requirement?

Options:

A.

Fibre Channel

B.

FCoE

C.

iSCSI

D.

eSATA

Question 55

Which of the following is the MOST secure method to access servers located in remote branch offices?

Options:

A.

Use an MFAout-of-band solution.

B.

Use a Telnet connection.

C.

Use a password complexity policy.

D.

Use a role-based access policy.

Question 56

Which of the following cloud models is BEST described as running workloads on resources that are owned by the company and hosted in a company-owned data center, as well as on rented servers in another company's data center?

Options:

A.

Private

B.

Hybrid

C.

Community

D.

Public

Question 57

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 58

A technician is creating a network snare that will be used across both Unix and Windows clients at the same time. Users need read and write access to the files. Which of the following would be BEST for the technician to deploy?

Options:

A.

iSCSI

B.

CIFS

C.

HTTPS

D.

DAS

Question 59

A systems administrator recently upgraded the memory in a server, and now the server does not turn on, and nothing is displayed on the screen.

Which of the following is the next step the administrator should take to diagnose the error without opening the machine?

Options:

A.

Perform a cold reboot.

B.

Listen for POST code beeps.

C.

Call technical support.

D.

Check the monitor connection.

Question 60

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 61

An administrator has been asked to verify that all traffic egressing from a company is secured. The administrator confirms all the information that is sent over the network is encrypted. Which of the following describes the type of traffic being encrypted?

Options:

A.

Network encapsulation

B.

Off-site data

C.

Secure FTP

D.

Data in transit

Question 62

The management team has mandated the encryption of all server administration traffic. Which of the following should MOST likely be implemented?

Options:

A.

SSH

B.

VPN

C.

SELinux

D.

FTPS

Question 63

Which of the following backup methods protects all the changes that have occurred since the last full backup?

Options:

A.

Incremental

B.

Archive

C.

Differential

D.

Snapshot

Question 64

An organization is donating its outdated server equipment to a local charity. Which of the following describes what the organization should do BEFORE donating the equipment?

Options:

A.

Remove all the data from the server drives using the least destructive method.

B.

Repurpose and recycle any usable server components.

C.

Remove all the components from the server.

D.

Review all company polices.

Question 65

A server shut down after an extended power outage. When power was restored, the system failed to start. A few seconds into booting, the Num Lock, Scroll Lock, and Caps Lock LEDs flashed several times, and the system stopped. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the issue?

Options:

A.

The keyboard is defective and needs to be replaced.

B.

The system failed before the display card initialized.

C.

The power supply is faulty and is shutting down the system.

D.

The NIC has failed, and the system cannot make a network connection.

Question 66

The network's IDS is giving multiple alerts that unauthorized traffic from a critical application server is being sent to a known-bad public IP address.

One of the alerts contains the following information:

Exploit Alert

Attempted User Privilege Gain

2/2/07-3: 09:09 10.1.200.32

--> 208.206.12.9:80

This server application is part of a cluster in which two other servers are also servicing clients. The server administrator has verified the other servers are not sending out traffic to that public IP address. The IP address subnet of the application servers is 10.1.200.0/26. Which of the following should the administrator perform to ensure only authorized traffic is being sent from the application server and downtime is minimized? (Select two).

Options:

A.

Disable all services on the affected application server.

B.

Perform a vulnerability scan on all the servers within the cluster and patch accordingly.

C.

Block access to 208.206.12.9 from all servers on the network.

D.

Change the IP address of all the servers in the cluster to the 208.206.12.0/26 subnet.

E.

Enable GPO to install an antivirus on all the servers and perform a weekly reboot.

F.

Perform an antivirus scan on all servers within the cluster and reboot each server.

Question 67

An application server's power cord was accidentally unplugged. After plugging the cord back in the server administrator notices some transactions were not written to the disk array. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the issue?

Options:

A.

Backplane failure

B.

CMOS failure

C.

Misconfigured RAID

D.

Cache battery failure

Question 68

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 69

Which of the following concepts is in use when dual power supplies are connected to different power sources?

Options:

A.

Fault tolerance

B.

Active-passive

C.

Component redundancy

D.

Heartbeat

E.

Link aggregation

Question 70

A junior administrator needs to configure a single RAID 5 volume out of four 200GB drives attached to the server using the maximum possible capacity. Upon completion, the server reports that all drives were used, and the approximate volume size is 400GB. Which of the following BEST describes the result of this configuration?

Options:

A.

RAID 0 was configured by mistake.

B.

RAID 5 was configured properly.

C.

JBOD was configured by mistake.

D.

RAID 10 was configured by mistake.

Question 71

A developer is creating a web application that will contain five web nodes. The developer's main goal is to ensure the application is always available to the end users. Which of the following should the developer use when designing the web application?

Options:

A.

Round robin

B.

Link aggregation

C.

Network address translation

D.

Bridged networking

Question 72

A newly hired systems administrator is concerned about fileshare access at the company. The administrator turns on DLP for the fileshare and lets it propagate for a week. Which of the following can the administrator perform now?

Options:

A.

Manage the fileshare from an RDP session.

B.

Audit the permissions of the fileshare.

C.

Audit the access to the physical fileshare.

D.

Manage the permissions from the fileshare.

Question 73

Which of the following should be configured in pairs on a server to provide network redundancy?

Options:

A.

MRU

B.

SCP

C.

DLP

D.

CPU

E.

NIC

Question 74

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 75

A Linux server was recently updated. Now, the server stops during the boot process with a blank screen and an f prompt. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this issue?

Options:

A.

The system is booting to a USB flash drive.

B.

The UEFI boot was interrupted by a missing Linux boot file.

C.

The BIOS could not find a bootable hard disk.

D.

The BIOS firmware needs to be upgraded.

Question 76

A storage engineer responds to an alarm on a storage array and finds the battery on the RAID controller needs to be replaced. However, the

replacement part will not be available for 14 days. The engineer needs to identify the impact of the failed battery on the system. Which of the following best describes the impact?

Options:

A.

The read and write performance will be impacted.

B.

The read performance will be impacted.

C.

The performance will not be impacted.

D.

The write performance will be impacted.

Question 77

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

Options:

A.

Active-passive

B.

Failover

C.

Active-active

D.

Fallback

Question 78

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 79

In which of the following media rotation schemes are daily, weekly, and monthly backup media utilized in a first-in, first-out method?

Options:

A.

Waterfall

B.

Synthetic full

C.

Tower of Hanoi

D.

Grandfather-father-son

Question 80

Which of the following is used for fail over, providing access to all the services currently in use by an organization without having to physically move any servers or employees?

Options:

A.

The cloud

B.

A cold site

C.

A warm site

D.

An emergency operations center

Question 81

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 82

A server administrator encounters some issues with the server OS after applying monthly patches. Which of the following troubleshooting steps should the administrator perform?

Options:

A.

Implement rollback procedures.

B.

Upgrade the drivers.

C.

Reinstall the OS.

D.

Reboot the server.

Question 83

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 84

Which of the following is the most effective way to mitigate risks associated with privacy-related data leaks when sharing with a third party?

Options:

A.

Third-party acceptable use policy

B.

Customer data encryption and masking

C.

Non-disclosure and indemnity agreements

D.

Service- and operational-level agreements

Question 85

A technician is monitoring a server and notices there is only one NIC plugged in. but the server has two. The NIC is oversaturated, and the technician would like to increase the available bandwidth. Which of the following solutions would be the BEST option to increase the speed of this NIC?

Options:

A.

Link aggregation

B.

Heartbeat

C.

Most recently used

D.

Active-active

Question 86

Which of the following BEST describes a warm site?

Options:

A.

The site has all infrastructure and live data.

B.

The site has all infrastructure and some data

C.

The site has partially redundant infrastructure and no network connectivity

D.

The site has partial infrastructure and some data.

Question 87

An administrator is deploying a new secure web server. The only administration method that is permitted is to connect via RDP. Which of the following

ports should be allowed? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

53

B.

80

C.

389

D.

443

E.

45

F.

3389

G.

8080

Question 88

A server technician arrives at a data center to troubleshoot a physical server that is not responding to remote management software. The technician discovers the servers in the data center are not connected to a KVM switch, and their out-of-band management cards have not been configured. Which of the following should the technician do to access the server for troubleshooting purposes?

Options:

A.

Connect the diagnostic card to the PCle connector.

B.

Connect a console cable to the server NIC.

C.

Connect to the server from a crash cart.

D.

Connect the virtual administration console.

Question 89

A systems administrator needs to create a data volume out of four disks with the MOST redundancy. Which of the following is the BEST solution?

Options:

A.

RAID 0

B.

RAID 1

C.

RAID 5

D.

RAID 6

Question 90

An organization stores backup tapes of its servers at cold sites. The organization wants to ensure the tapes are properly maintained and usable during a DR scenario. Which of the following actions should the organization perform?

Options:

A.

Have the facility inspect and inventory the tapes on a regular basis.

B.

Have duplicate equipment available at the cold site.

C.

Retrieve the tapes from the cold site and test them.

D.

Use the test equipment at the cold site to read the tapes.

Question 91

Which of the following script types uses commands That start with sec-?

Options:

A.

Batch

B.

Bash

C.

PowerShell

D.

JavaScript

Question 92

Which of the following asset management documents is used to identify the location of a serves within a data center?

Options:

A.

Infrastructure diagram

B.

Workflow diagram

C.

Rack layout

D.

Service manual

Question 93

An administrator is tasked with building an environment consisting of four servers that can each serve the same website. Which of the following concepts is

described?

Options:

A.

Load balancing

B.

Direct access

C.

Overprovisioning

D.

Network teaming

Question 94

Which of the following will protect critical data during a natural disaster?

Options:

A.

Off-site storage

B.

Life-cycle management

C.

Environmental controls

D.

Data-at-rest encryption

Question 95

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 96

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 97

A server administrator is replacing a faulty PSU. The management team has asked for a solution that prevents further downtime in the future. Which of the following can the server administrator implement?

Options:

A.

Separate circuits

B.

Load balancing

C.

Server monitoring

D.

Redundancy

Question 98

Which of the following describes the concept of allocating more resources than what is available on a hypervisor?

Options:

A.

Direct access

B.

Overprovisioning

C.

Link aggregation

D.

Component redundancy

E.

Scalability

Question 99

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 100

Which of the following security risks provides unauthorized access to an application?

Options:

A.

Backdoor

B.

Data corruption

C.

Insider threat

D.

Social engineering

Question 101

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 102

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 103

Hackers recently targeted a company with an attack that resulted in a system breach, which compromised the organization's data. Because of the system breach, the administrator had to bypass normal change management procedures. Which of the following change management activities was necessary?

Options:

A.

Cancelled change request

B.

Change request postponement

C.

Emergency change request

D.

Privilege change request

E.

User permission change request

Question 104

A technician is setting up a repurposed server. The minimum requirements are 2TB while ensuring the highest performance and providing support for one drive failure. The technician has the following six drives available:

Which of the following drive selections should the technician utilize to best accomplish this goal?

Options:

A.

1,2, 4, and 6

B.

1, 2, 3, 5, and 6

C.

1, 2, 4, 5, and 6

D.

1, 2, 3, 4, and 6

Question 105

After installing an OS on a new server, the administrator realizes the server does not have any network connectivity. The administrator checks the network cable, and it seems to be transferring data. Which of the following should be checked next?

Options:

A.

NIC firmware

B.

IPv4 options

C.

DHCP options

D.

Firewall options

E.

DNS settings

Question 106

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 107

A virtual host has four NICs and eight VMs. Which of the following should the technician configure to enable uplink redundancy?

Options:

A.

VM

B.

vNIC

C.

vSwitch

D.

vCPU

E.

vHBA

Question 108

A site is considered a warm site when it:

    has basic technical facilities connected to it.

    has faulty air conditioning that is awaiting service.

    is almost ready to take over all operations from the primary site.

Options:

A.

is fully operational and continuously providing services.

Question 109

A technician set up a new multifunction printer. After adding the printer to the print server, the technician configured the printer on each user's machine. Several days later, users reported that they were no longer able to print, but scanning to email worked. Which of the following is most likely causing this issue?

Options:

A.

The gateway is no longer being reached.

B.

The network firewall was enabled.

C.

The printer's network interface failed.

D.

The printer had DHCP enabled.

Question 110

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 111

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 112

Which of the following types of asset management documentation is commonly used as a reference when processing the replacement of a faulty server component?

Options:

A.

Warranty

B.

Purchase order

C.

License

D.

Baseline document

Question 113

Hackers recently targeted a company with an attack that resulted in a system breach, which compromised the organization's data. Because of the system breach, the administrator had to bypass normal change management procedures. Which of the following change management activities was necessary?

Options:

A.

Cancelled change request

B.

Change request postponement

C.

Emergency change request

D.

Privilege change request

E.

User permission change request

Question 114

Which of the following distributes a load across all interfaces?

Options:

A.

Link aggregation group

B.

Most recently used algorithm

C.

Active-passive configuration

D.

Failover

Question 115

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 116

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 117

An administrator received an alert that a backup job has been unsuccessful in the previous three attempts. The administrator discovers the issue occurred while backing up a user's data on a network share. Which of the following actions would be best to allow the job to complete successfully?

Options:

A.

Enabling open file backups in the backup job

B.

Moving the user's data off the network share

C.

Excluding the user's data from the backup

D.

Changing the backup job to exclude certain file types

Question 118

A server administrator has received tickets from users who report the system runs very slowly and various unrelated messages pop up when they try to access an internet-facing web application using default ports. The administrator performs a scan to check for open ports and reviews the following report:

Starting Nmap 7.70 at 2019-09-19 14:30 UTC

Nmap scan report for (172.45.6.85)

Host is up (0.0021s latency)

Other addresses for (not scanned) : 4503 : F7b0 : 4293: 703: : 3209

RDNS record for 172.45.6.85: 1ga45s12-in-f1.2d100.net

Port State Service

21/tcp filtered ftp

22/tcp filtered ssh

23/tcp filtered telnet

69/tcp open @username.com

80/tcp open http

110/tcp filtered pop

143/tcp filtered imap

443/tcp open https

1010/tcp open

3389/tcp filtered ms-abc-server

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 119

A company recently implemented VolP across a multicampus environment with ten locations. The company uses many network technologies, including fiber,

copper, and wireless. Users calling between three of the locations have reported that voices sound strange. Which of the following should be monitored to

narrow down the issue?

Options:

A.

Disk IOPS

B.

CPU utilization

C.

RAM utilization

D.

Network latency

Question 120

An administrator is setting up a new server and has been asked to install an operating system that does not have a GUI because the server has limited resources. Which of the

following installation options should the administrator use?

Options:

A.

Bare metal

B.

Headless

C.

Virtualized

D.

Slipstreamed

Question 121

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 122

Which of the following distributes a load across all interfaces?

Options:

A.

Link aggregation group

B.

Most recently used algorithm

C.

Active-passive configuration

D.

Failover

Question 123

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 124

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 125

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 126

A server technician is installing application updates on a Linux server. When the technician tries to install a MySQL update, the GUI displays the following error message: AVC denial. Which of the following should the technician do for the MySQL update to install?

Options:

A.

Download the update manually and run a checksum utility to verify file integrity.

B.

Issue the setenforce 0 command.

C.

Create a firewall rule to allow port 3306 through the firewall.

D.

Issue the yum -y update mysql command.

Question 127

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 128

An administrator is installing a new server and OS. After installing the OS, the administrator logs in and wants to quickly check the network configuration. Which of the following is the best command to use to

accomplish this task?

Options:

A.

tracert

B.

telnet

C.

ipconfig

D.

ping

Question 129

An administrator has been asked to deploy a database server that provides the highest performance with fault tolerance. Which of the following RAID levels will fulfill this request?

Options:

A.

RAIDO

B.

RAID1

C.

RAID 5

D.

RAID 6

E.

RAID 10

Question 130

Which of the following attacks is the most difficult to mitigate with technology?

Options:

A.

Ransomware

B.

Backdoor

C.

SQL injection

D.

Phishing

Question 131

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 132

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 133

Which of the following should be created to understand how long data is stored and how frequently data backups should be scheduled?

Options:

A.

Retention policies

B.

Service-level agreement

C.

Life-cycle management

D.

Mean time to recover

Question 134

A server administrator is installing a new server on a manufacturing floor. Because the server is publicly accessible, security requires the server to undergo hardware hardening. Which of the following actions should the administrator take?

Options:

A.

Close unneeded ports.

B.

Disable unused services.

C.

Set a BIOS password.

D.

Apply driver updates.

Question 135

A server administrator is connecting a new storage array to a server. The administrator has obtained multiple IP addresses for the array. Which of the following connection types is the server most likely using to connect to the array?

Options:

A.

eSATA

B.

USB

C.

FC

D.

iSCSI

Question 136

A server administrator is trying to determine the cause of a slowdown on a database server. Upon investigation, the administrator determines the issue is in the storage subsystem. Which of the following will most likely resolve this issue?

Options:

A.

Increasing IOPS by implementing flash storage

B.

Implementing deduplication on the storage

C.

Extending capacity by installing a 4TB SATA disk

D.

Reformatting the disk as FAT32

Question 137

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

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