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Chapter 2: Server Types Flashcards

This chapter describes the common server types and the subsystems that are most likely to be the source of a performance bottleneck.

1
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Server scalability is generally achieved by adopting either _________ or __________ strategies

A

Scale-out

Scale-up

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What is Scale-up?

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server type subcomponents are increased in capacity to meet the increase in demand.

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What is Scale-out?

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multiple separate servers function together to perform a given task, often seen from the outside as a single system.

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How is Scale-out is generally achieved?

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Tthrough a form of load-balancing and task

distribution. For

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‘What type of scaling is appropriate for File server?’

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‘Scale-out’

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‘What type of scaling is appropriate for Print servers?’

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‘Scale-up’

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‘What type of scaling is appropriate for Terminal servers?’

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‘Scale-out’

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‘What type of scaling is appropriate for Web servers?’

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‘Scale-out’

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‘What type of scaling is appropriate for E-mail servers?’

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‘Scale-up’

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‘What type of scaling is appropriate for Database servers?’

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‘Scale-up’

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‘What type of scaling is appropriate for Computation servers?’

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‘Scale-out’

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12
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Domain controllers perform what three functions?

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User authentication
Resource access validation
Security control

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The subsystems that have the most impact on file server performance are?

A

Network
Memory
Disk

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On an Active Directory domain controller, there are two kind of activities

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Server-to-server activities

Client-to-server activities

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On a file server, what might create a bottleneck due to heavy workload?

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The network subsystem, particularly the network interface card or the bandwidth of the LAN itself

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Insufficient memory on a file server can limit the ability to do what?

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Cache files

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The subsystems that have the most impact on print server performance are?

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Memory
Disk
Processor

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What might help to reduce printing workload on a print server?

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Implementing printer pools and virtual printer configurations

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The subsystems that have the most impact on database server performance are?

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Memory
Disk
Processor
Network

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20
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What is among the most important components in a database server?

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Buffer Caches

21
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It is important to configure a sufficient number of disk drives to match what in Database Servers?

A

CPU processing power

22
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With most database applications, more drives equals?

A

Greater Performance

23
Q

Database servers are ____________ applications.

A

Multi-threaded

24
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What subsystem tends to be the least important on a database server?

A

The networking subsystem

25
Q

In database servers, the design of ___________ is critical

A

The Application

26
Q

The important subsystems for e-mail servers are?

A

Memory
CPU
Disk
Network

27
Q

If Web site content is static, the following subsystems might be sources of bottlenecks?

A

Network
Memory
CPU

28
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If the Web server is computation-intensive, then the following subsystems might be sources of bottlenecks?

A

Memory
Network
CPU
Disk

29
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The following are key elements in Web 2.0 servers that are relevant when defining a Web 2.0 application or service?

A 
Price/performance per watt
Fast, large scale-out deployment
Compute density
Customization
Targeted workloads
30
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The elements that are important to examine in a Web 2.0 server are?

A

Network

Memory

31
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Important subsystems in a groupware server are?

A

Memory
CPU
Disk I/O

32
Q

Groupware servers require significant CPU power similar to what other server type?

A

E-mail servers

33
Q

If you are streaming audio, the most probable sources of bottlenecks are?

A

Network
Memory
Disk

34
Q

If you are streaming video, most important subsystems are?

A

Network
Disk I/O
Memory

35
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Disk is more important than _______ for a video server due to the volume of data being transmitting and the large amount of data being read.

A

Memory

36
Q

The most popular communication server is?

A

Windows 2003 remote access services (RAS) server.

37
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The potential subsystem bottlenecks for a communicate server are?

A

Communication lines
Digital communications
Port configuration

38
Q

The following subsystems are the most probable sources of bottlenecks in Terminal Servers

A

Memory
CPU
Network

39
Q

What is the working set?

A

The number of instructions and data that are frequently accessed by the CPU.

40
Q

Infrastructure servers is the name given to what services?

A

DNS, DHCP, WINS, and other services that provide connectivity.

41
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Important subsystems in a DNS Server include?

A

Network

Memory

42
Q

Because of the nature of DNS serving, the _________ subsystem is the least likely to cause a bottleneck.

A

Processor

43
Q

Important subsystems in a DHCP Server include?

A

Network
Disk
Memory

44
Q

Because of the nature of DHCP serving, the _________ subsystem is the least likely to cause a bottleneck.

A

Processor

45
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Important subsystems in a WINS Server include?

A

Network
Disk
Memory

46
Q

Because of the nature of WINS serving, the _________ subsystem is the least likely to cause a bottleneck.

A

Processor

47
Q

Potential bottlenecks on the virtual operating system are?

A

Memory
CPU
Network

48
Q

Computation servers provide ____________ and memory resources to compute-intensive applications such as those found in high-performance computing (HPC)

A

floating-point

49
Q

Potential bottlenecks on the virtual operating system are?

A

Memory
Network
CPU

CISA-2110 Server Hardware (13 decks)

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