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Question 1

A systems administrator needs to deploy a solution to automate new application releases that come from the development team. The administrator is responsible for provisioning resources at the infrastructure layer without modifying any configurations in the application code. Which of the following would BEST accomplish this task?

A. Implementing a CI/CD tool
B. Configuring infrastructure as code
C. Deploying an orchestration tool
D. Employing DevOps methodology

Answer 1

C. Deploying an orchestration tool

Question 2

An organization is hosting its dedicated email infrastructure with unlimited mailbox creation capability. The management team would like to migrate to a SaaS-based solution. Which of the following must be considered before the migration?

A. The SaaS provider’s licensing model
B. The SaaS provider’s reputation
C. The number of servers the SaaS provider has
D. The number of network links the SaaS provider has

Answer 2

A. The SaaS provider’s licensing model

Question 3

An organization recently deployed a private cloud on a cluster of systems that delivers compute, network, and storage resources in a single hardware, managed by an intelligent software. Which of the following BEST describes this type of deployment?

A. High-performance computing
B. Hyperconverged infrastructure
C. Stand-alone computing
D. Dynamic allocations

Answer 3

A. High-performance computing

Question 4

In an IaaS platform, which of the following actions would a systems administrator take FIRST to identify the scope of an incident?

A. Conduct a memory acquisition.
B. Snapshot all volumes attached to an instance.
C. Retrieve data from a backup.
D. Perform a traffic capture.

Answer 4

D. Perform a traffic capture.

Question 5

A cloud administrator needs to deploy a security virtual appliance in a private cloud environment, but this appliance will not be part of the standard catalog of items for other users to request. Which of the following is the BEST way to accomplish this task?

A. Create an empty VM, import the hard disk of the virtual appliance, and configure the CPU and memory.
B. Acquire the build scripts from the vendor and recreate the appliance using the baseline templates.
C. Import the virtual appliance into the environment and deploy it as a VM.
D. Convert the virtual appliance to a template and deploy a new VM using the template.

Answer 5

D. Convert the virtual appliance to a template and deploy a new VM using the template.

Question 6

A company has a web application that is accessed around the world. An administrator has been notified of performance issues regarding the application. Which of the following will BEST improve performance?

A. IPAM
B. SDN
C. CDN
D. VPN

Answer 6

C. CDN

Question 7

A cloud administrator needs to verify domain ownership with a third party. The third party has provided a secret that must be added to the DNS server. Which of the following DNS records does the administrator need to update to include the secret?

A. NS
B. TXT
C. AAAA
D. SOA

Answer 7

B. TXT

Question 8

Different healthcare organizations have agreed to collaborate and build a cloud infrastructure that should minimize compliance costs and provide a high degree of security and privacy, as per regulatory requirements. This is an example of a:

A. private cloud.
B. community cloud.
C. hybrid cloud.
D. public cloud.

Answer 8

B. community cloud.

Question 9

An organization is running a database application on a SATA disk, and a customer is experiencing slow performance most of the time. Which of the following should be implemented to improve application performance?

A. Increase disk capacity.
B. Increase the memory and network bandwidth.
C. Upgrade the application.
D. Upgrade the environment and use SSD drives.

Answer 9

D. Upgrade the environment and use SSD drives.

Question 10

An organization was preparing to harden an environment before granting access to external auditors. Vulnerability testing was completed, and only one low-priority, informational vulnerability remained outstanding:

Finding
HTTP Header Information disclosure.
Description
Remote web server may send information related to server operating system which may aid the attacker.

Two weeks later, the auditors review the system on a new machine without an existing browser cache. Credentials are not required when accessing the application login page. Which of the following tests were skipped, causing this issue?

A. Functionality testing
B. Usability testing
C. Regression testing
D. Penetration testing

Answer 10

D. Penetration testing