Exam Topics Pt. 8 Flashcards
A technician needs to install a RAM into a rackmount server that will be used as a VM host. Which of the following would be BEST to install?
SODIMM
VRAM
DDR4
ECC
ECC.
Required for VM host servers.
A technician has noticed that a monitored server is receiving a disk failure notice during startup. When the technician clicks to continue, the machine still seems to startup into Windows but at a much slower speed. The technician looks at the BIOS information and sees the machine utilizes a RAID 5 configuration.
Which of the following does the technician MOST likely need to perform?
Reinstall the HDD drivers.
Rebuild the RAID.
Replace the failed drives.
Restart the system.
Replace Failed Drives.
A technician needs to add storage to a workstation. The workstation does not have room to add any internal storage, so the technician plans to add an external storage device.
Which of the following connection types should the technician MOST likely use?
SCSI
eSATA
PCIe
NVMe
eSATA
(External Serial Advance Technology Attachment). (Most suitable for adding external storage to a workstation.)
A technician is installing new power supplies for the application engineering team’s workstations. The management team has not yet made a decision about installing dual graphics cards, but they want to proceed with the project anyway. Which of the following power supplies would provide the BEST solution?
1000W 24-pin modular power supply
220VAC 9000J surge protector
500W redundant power supply
2000VA uninterruptible power supply
2000VA uninterruptible power supply.
(This would be the best option to ensure a reliable power supply solution.)
Which of the following handles touch-screen operation on a mobile device?
Stylus
Liquid crystal display
Processor
Digitizer
Digitizer
The IT department issued a corporate smartphone to a user, but the user returned the device stating it had connectivity issues. The user claimed
the device functioned on Wi-Fi, but all connectivity to cloud services was lost as soon as the device was taken off site. Which of the following issues was MOST likely affecting the device?
MDM was never properly set up on the device.
S/MIME certificates were corrupted and needed to be reloaded.
Bluetooth on the device was disabled by mistake.
The device never had a proper SIM card installed.
The device never had a proper SIM card installed.
A technician just finished assembling a new PC for a client. Upon POST, the device presents an unspecified beep code and turns off automatically after five seconds. The technician double-checks the bill of materials for the new build and confirms all items have been installed. Which of the
following should the technician do NEXT?
Ensure thermal paste is being used on the CPU.
Check to make sure that any video cards have auxiliary power cabling connected.
Verify the header panel connector is properly connected.
Spot-check that the I/O shield for the motherboard is properly installed.
Verify the header panel connector is properly connected.
user receives the following error when trying to reboot a computer:
System RAID Controller FW v1.2
A disk member in an array has failed or is not responding
Port Device ID Description Status
sata01 disk0 Generic 500 SATA III OK
sata1 disk1 Generic500SATAIII NOTFOUND
Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this error message?
A. Corrupted bootloader
B. Faulty RAID controller
C. Failed hard drive
D. Incorrect storage device driver
Failed Hard Drive
An organization keeps receiving spam that appears to come from its own domain. No accounts have been compromised. Which of the following will BEST mitigate this issue?
DNS
S/MIME
SPF
SSID
SPF (Sender Policy Framework)
An email authentication method that helps to identify the mail servers that are allowed to send email for a given domain.
Which of the following describes the main difference between T568A and T568B cabling standards?
The T568B data transfer rate is higher than T568A.
The green and the orange cables are interchanged.
T568A is used in blue cables, and T568B is used in green cables.
The standards use different cable connectors.
The green and the orange cables are interchanged.
A help desk technician plugged in a user’s new computer to a network port. After a few minutes, the computer showed an APIPA address. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason this happened?
The WLAN is disabling the NIC card.
The network cable is not attached.
The PC is unable to contact a DHCP server.
The DHCP server is using addresses in the range of 169.254.254.1.
The PC is unable to contact a DHCP server.
A technician is troubleshooting an issue involving lines appearing down copied pages, but printed pages sent directly to the copier render as intended. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this issue?
Empty imager drum
Overheaded system fuser
Scratched scanner glass
Third-party toner
scratched scanner glass
A user who is facilitaing a videoconfrence reports that the participants can be heard. However, when the user attempts to speak, none of the participants can hear the user. Which of the following is the FIRST step the technician should take?
Restart the video conference
Replace the laptop
Check the audio inputs
try another microphone
Check the audio inputs
A laptop does not have any audio output from the built-in speakers. The Windows Device Manager shows a down arrow for the audio device.
Which of the following will correct this audio issue?
Replacing the speakers
Increasing the volume
Enabling the audio device
Updating the driver
Enabling the audio device
Which of the following provides a client device with an IP address?
DNS
DHCP
IPSec
SMB
DHCP
