Deck 2 Flashcards

1
Q

A user is unable to save a new presentation to the network U:\ drive. The error message
indicates that there is no available space. Other users in the department are not experiencing any problems saving to the U:\ drive.Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this issue?

A. The user does not have permissions to use the U:\ drive.
B. The user’s disk quota has been exceeded on the U:\drive.
C. The user’s local drive is out of space.
D. The user does not have the U:\ drive mapped.

A

B. The user’s disk quota has been exceeded on the U:\drive.

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A system technician is tasked with destroying several hard drives that contain PII. Which of
the following would be the BEST method for disposing of the drives?

A. Shred the hard drives.
B. Complete a hard wipe.
C. Perform a soft wipe.
D. Delete the partition table.

A

A. Shred the hard drives.

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3
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A server technician needs to access a remote Unix server for administration. The
technician has requested that ports 23, 25, and 161 be opened on the router. After the
ports are opened, the technician is still unable to connect to the Unix server. Which of the
following ports should be opened on the server to allow for remote administration?

A. TCP 21
B. TCP 22
C. UDP 69
D. TCP 3389

A

B. TCP 22

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4
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Which of the following server types is commonly used for authentication and credential storage?

A. File server
B. Directory server
C. Web server
D. DNS server

A

B. Directory server

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5
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Which of the following protocols is considered stateless and utilizes TCP when communicating between a server and client?

A. IMAP
B. SMTP
C. HTTP
D. SSH

A

C. HTTP

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6
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Which of the following services provide hostname to IP address resolution? (Select TWO).

A. NTP
B. NAT/PAT
C. DHCP
D. DNS
E. WINS
F. LDAP
A

D. DNS

E. WINS

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7
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A server administrator wants to isolate a SAN hosted LUN to be visible to only a single host. Which of the following methodologies would be used to present the LUN to only that host?

A. LUN masking
B. LUN ID assignment
C. Port mapping
D. Port zoning

A

A. LUN masking

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8
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An administrator is updating the server infrastructure at a company’s disaster recovery site. Currently, an enormous amount of effort is required by the administrator to replicate operations. Which of the following types of site is the administrator currently using?

A. Cold site
B. Hot site
C. Warm site
D. Replication site

A

A. Cold site

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9
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Which of the following default ports should be open on a server for remote administration?

A. TCP 25
B. TCP 389
C. TCP 3128
D. TCP 3389

A

D. TCP 3389

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10
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Two new applications have been added to a working server. The server response is now very slow. An appropriate plan of action is to:

A. un-install each server application and reinstall the two new applications.
B. install another application to see if this improves the server response time.
C. install antivirus and malware software.
D. un-install the newly installed applications one at a time.

A

D. un-install the newly installed applications one at a time.

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11
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Two servers are to be configured for high availability in a cluster. Both servers will be running applications at the same time. This feature is known as:
A. round robin.
B. heartbeat.
C. active/active.
D. active/passive.
A

C. active/active.

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12
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In a PKI, which of the following represents the top level of a certificate authority?

A. Root CA
B. Intermediate CA
C. Subordinate CA
D. Delegated CA

A

A. Root CA

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13
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An emergency power off accidentally occurs in a datacenter during a fire alarm test. On
recovery, the server administrator notices that an external storage array is performing consistency checks on all the volumes configured in the array. Which of the following components of the storage array has MOST likely failed or faulted?

A. Redundant controller
B. Cold spare drive
C. Battery backed cache
D. Cache memory modules

A

C. Battery backed cache

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14
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A technician is tasked with building a test server. Which of the following hard drive types will provide the highest performance?

A. SCSI
B. SAS
C. SATA
D. iSCSI

A

B. SAS

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15
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An administrator needs to create two websites. One website must only be used by internal users and the other website must be a corporate website accessible externally by customers. Which of the following website types is needed?

A. Extranet for users and intranet for customers
B. Internet for users and extranet for customers
C. Intranet for users and extranet for customers
D. Extranet for users and extranet for customers

A

C. Intranet for users and extranet for customers

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16
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After successfully authenticating to a remote server, a server administrator is presented
with an interactive command line with no graphical interface. Which of the following
protocols did the administrator MOST likely use to securely connect to the remote server?

A. SSH
B. Bash
C. Telnet
D. FTP

A

A. SSH

17
Q

Which of the following is the MOST secure to erase data before disposal of server hard drives?

A. Hard wipe
B. Reformat
C. Degaussing
D. Delete partitions

A

C. Degaussing

18
Q

A server administrator is setting up a new set of hosts for an application that requires
communication between all the hosts on a dedicated private subnet. Initially, the
configuration consists of four hosts and is expected to grow to 48 total as the application is
implemented for the entire company. When configuring the private subnet, which of the
following CIDR netmasks would allow for the full number of hosts once the application is
fully in production with the least number of unused addresses allocated?

A. /25
B. /26
C. /27
D. /28

A

B. /26

19
Q

Which of the following is a reason to have a remote cold site readily available in case of a
disaster in the primary datacenter?

A. It provides a company with a redundant location that mirrors the primary datacenter hardware but requires no data restoration.
B. It provides a company with a backup location to install the necessary equipment to restore critical services.
C. It provides a company with a backup location equipped with resources necessary for immediate restoration of critical services.
D. It provides a company with a redundant location that mirrors the primary datacenter hardware and data.

A

B. It provides a company with a backup location to install the necessary equipment to restore critical services.

20
Q

A technician is assigned a task to configure a new server with six hard drives. The senior
administrator requested the technician utilize the drives for maximum fault tolerance. Which
of the following RAID configurations should the technician use?

A. RAID 3
B. RAID 5
C. RAID 10
D. RAID 0

A

C. RAID 10

21
Q

A technician is installing a rack mounted server into a rack in a datacenter with CRAC units
and blanking panels. Blanking panels are used to:

A. lower the UPS power requirements.
B. limit airflow leakage in the rack.
C. limit the amount of servers that will fit into the rack.
D. color match the server color.

A

B. limit airflow leakage in the rack.

22
Q

An administrator is asked to change a configuration using a GUI on a Windows server, but
does not have access to a KVM. Which of the following is BEST to make the change?

A. SSH
B. SCP
C. RDP
D. NTP

A

C. RDP

23
Q

An administrator has a UPS rated at 200 amps per hour. Which of the following is the
maximum runtime of this UPS when hooked up to a server drawing 400 amps per hour?

A. 15 minutes
B. 30 minutes
C. 60 minutes
D. 120 minutes

A

B. 30 minutes

24
Q

A system administrator is given a server with an existing OS installed and four empty SAS
bays. The system administrator is asked to set up a new data drive for testing with 100GB
of data. For the best possible performance, which of the following should the system
administrator select for the data storage?

A. SCSI
B. SATA
C. Solid state drive
D. Flash drive

A

C. Solid state drive

25
Q

Two technicians are asked to install a 6U server at location U25 in a 40U server rack. The
rack has been properly stabilized to the floor. Which of the following tools would BEST be used to install the server?

A. A static strap.
B. A server lift.
C. A PDU.
D. A UPS.

A

B. A server lift.