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TEST 201-228 Flashcards

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Question No : 201 -
A server technician needs to connect two servers with gigabit NICs without MDI-X in order to transfer files between them and is unable to locate a switch with gigabit ports. Which of the following types of cables would allow the technician to connect the servers to obtain the FASTEST transfer rate possible?
	• A.Rollover cables
	• B.CAT6 crossover cables
	• C.CAT6 straight-through cables
	• D.CAT5 straight-through cables
A

B.CAT6 crossover cables

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Question No : 202 -
A technician is tasked with providing network-based high availability to a pair of identical web servers. Which of the following minimum server NIC configurations fulfills these requirements?
• A.Two physical NICs per server: one NIC configured for multicast and one for broadcast.
• B.One physical NIC per server: each individual NIC configured for network load balancing.
• C.Two physical NICs per server: one NIC for network traffic, and one for web traffic.
• D.One physical NIC per server: each NIC configured with the same MAC and IP address.

A

B.One physical NIC per server: each individual NIC configured for network load balancing.

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Question No : 203 -
A technician is experiencing overheating on a rack mounted server. After powering off and removing the cover of the server, a large amount of dust is noticed on one of the fans. After cleaning out the dust and powering the server back on, the server is still overheating. Which of the following would BEST explain this issue?
• A.The power supply has failed.
• B.The server is using excessive power.
• C.The hard drives are running too hot.
• D.Some of the cooling fans are defective.

A

D.Some of the cooling fans are defective.

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Question No : 204 -
Which of the following methods should be used when classified or sensitive data is stored on a server?
	• A.Directory encryption
	• B.Whole disk encryption
	• C.File encryption
	• D.Partition encryption
A

B.Whole disk encryption

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Question No : 205 -
A new server has two drives and a RAID controller. Which of the following is an option for configuring the storage on this server?
	• A.RAID 0
	• B.RAID 5
	• C.RAID 6
	• D.RAID 10
A

A.RAID 0

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Question No : 206 -
A system administrator wants to assure that a server is responsive. Which of the following networking tools should the administrator use to verify network connectivity?
	• A.arp
	• B.netstat
	• C.ipconfig
	• D.ping
A

D.ping

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Question No : 207 -
A system technician is asked to create a test environment that will consist of 45 computers
and a file server. Which of the following types of servers is BEST suited for IP management
in the lab network?
• A.Domain Name Service
• B.Window Internet Naming Services
• C.Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
• D.Routing and Remote Access

A

C.Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

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Question No : 208 -
Which of the following is the MOST secure method of storing critical and sensitive system information (e.g. administrative passwords, trusted signing keys)?
• A.Store the information encrypted and offline in a storage safe.
• B.Encrypt the information using a zip file with a password.
• C.Utilize a drive with full disk encryption enabled.
• D.Create an encrypted virtual disk for storage.

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A.Store the information encrypted and offline in a storage safe.

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Question No : 209 -
An administrator is developing a storage growth plan for a new file server. Which of the following should be implemented on the server so that storage growth is restricted?
	• A.Disk quotas
	• B.Disk compression
	• C.Automatic usage reports
	• D.Automatic defragmentation
A

A.Disk quotas

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Question No : 210 -
A server administrator is bringing a new host online. After the initial OS installation and configuration, the administrator is unable to reach hosts on another subnet. The administrator is able to ping and access other hosts on the same subnet. Which of the
following should the administrator check FIRST?
• A.Default gateway
• B.Netmask
• C.DNS A (AAAA) record
• D.DNS reverse lookup entry

A

A.Default gateway

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Question No : 211 -
Which of the following describes an alternate site where only the infrastructure (building, power, cooling) has been established?
	• A.Mirror site
	• B.Warm site
	• C.Hot site
	• D.Cold site
A

D.Cold site

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Question No : 212 -
A hardware compatibility list recommends striping with double parity as storage for an application. In a test environment, a technician realizes that a different RAID level can be used to compensate for a limited number of available disks. Which of the following is the
closest RAID level the technician should deploy while minimizing the number of disks and maintaining fault tolerance?
• A.0
• B.1
• C.5
• D.10

A

C.5

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Question No : 213 -
As a best practice, which of the following should be determined prior to provisioning a
server? (Select TWO).
	• A.User accounts
	• B.Group accounts
	• C.Hostname
	• D.MAC address
	• E.Domain name
	• F.IP address
A

C.Hostname

F.IP address

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Question No : 214 -
A technician is asked to install an additional NIC in a server. Which of the following hardware considerations would be BEST for the technician to make?
	• A.Power consumption
	• B.Bus type and speed
	• C.CPU stepping
	• D.CAS latency
A

B.Bus type and speed

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Question No : 215 -
A server administrator wants to upgrade the memory of the server using two memory modules. The server has two banks of memory with the following slots available: A2, A3, A4, B2, B3, and B4. In which of the following two slots should the administrator install the
additional RAM?
	• A.Slots A2 and A3
	• B.Slots A2 and B2
	• C.Slots A2 and B4
	• D.Slots B2 and B3
A

B.Slots A2 and B2

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Question No : 216 -
Which of the following is a basic difference between DAS and NAS?
• A.NAS requires fibre channel; DAS does not.
• B.NAS is faster than DAS when using NFS.
• C.DAS operates its own OS; NAS does not.
• D.DAS is directly connected to a server; NAS is connected via IP networking.

A

D.DAS is directly connected to a server; NAS is connected via IP networking.

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Question No : 217 -
A technician notices a rack mounted server is beeping without booting up. The NEXT step to diagnose this issue would be to:
• A.continue to power cycle the server until it boots normally.
• B.count the beeps and reference the service manual.
• C.disable the alarm within the server.
• D.install the server into a different rack.

A

B.count the beeps and reference the service manual.

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Question No : 218 -
A technician wants to implement a grandfather-father-son tape rotation policy. Which of the following implements this backup strategy?
• A.Assign a different set of tapes for daily, weekly, and monthly backups.
• B.Use a different set of tapes for every two, four, and eight days.
• C.Designate a different set of tapes for odd-day and even-day backups.
• D.Use a queue to rotate tapes based on the age and usage of the tape.

A

A.Assign a different set of tapes for daily, weekly, and monthly backups.

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Question No : 219 -
An ISP is currently drafting and compiling a Service Level Agreement that states there should only be 5.26 minutes of downtime per year, 25.9 seconds per month, and 6.05 seconds per week. Which of the following percentages should be used to meet these metrics?
	• A.99.9%
	• B.99.99%
	• C.99.999%
	• D.99.9999%
A

C.99.999%

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Question No : 220 -
A system administrator is concerned with employees connecting removable storage to the server to copy sensitive data. Which of the following solutions addresses this concern?
	• A.Disable write access
	• B.Disable WOL
	• C.Disable TPM
	• D.Disable physical ports
A

D.Disable physical ports

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Question No : 221 -
An administrator is building a web server to host an online banking application. The server should not have access to the internal network, and only ports that are used by The application should be opened. Which of the following MUST be implemented to meet the
business requirements?
• A.Add the server to the internal network and use IPSec to encrypt communication between the web server and other devices.
• B.Use an ISA server to block access to the internal network.
• C.Use VPN to block all ports that are not used by the application.
• D.Use the company firewall to block all ports that are not used by the application.

A

D.Use the company firewall to block all ports that are not used by the application

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Question No : 222 -
Which of the following are required characteristics of database servers in high transaction environments? (Select THREE).
	• A.Two-factor authentication
	• B.High bandwidth
	• C.Higher RPM drives
	• D.Load balancing
	• E.High latency
	• F.Hot swappable drives
	• G.Encryption
A

B.High bandwidth
C.Higher RPM drives
D.Load balancing

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Question No : 223 -
A technician is configuring switches with SFP ports on multiple floors in a building. A switch on the first floor must be connected to a switch on the second floor for trunking VLAN traffic. Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate cable type for the technician
to use?
	• A.Multimode fiber
	• B.Coaxial cable
	• C.CAT5e rollover
	• D.CAT6 straight through
A

A.Multimode fiber

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Question No : 224 -
Which of the following authentication protocols could be used to authenticate network administrators at a datacenter to manage switches over are mote SSH connection? (Select TWO).
	• A.LDAP
	• B.TACACS
	• C.RADIUS
	• D.SNMP
	• E.IPSec
	• F.MSCHAP
A

B.TACACS

C.RADIUS

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Question No : 225 -
After starting an operating system installation from DVD, a system administrator goes to work on another task and comes back to find the server back at the installation start screen. Which of the following should be done to correct this problem?
• A.Try installation again with a different DVD.
• B.Modify the device boot order in the BIOS.
• C.Monitor the operating system installation process completely this time.
• D.Swap the hard drive with a known working one.

A

B.Modify the device boot order in the BIOS.

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Question No : 226 -
A system administrator needs to directly control a server that has no network connectivity. Which of the following should be used to accomplish this?
	• A.SSH
	• B.KVM
	• C.RDP
	• D.iLO/iDRAC
A

B.KVM

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Question No : 227 -
A server has recently been configured as a network firewall. After the firewall was configured, users could no longer access a remote server. Which of the following, if properly configured on the firewall, will allow users to have secure access to the remote
server?(Select TWO).
	• A.Allow TCP port 21
	• B.Allow TCP port 22
	• C.Allow TCP port 23
	• D.Allow TCP port 25
	• E.Allow TCP port 161
	• F.Allow TCP port 3389
A

B.Allow TCP port 22

F.Allow TCP port 3389

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Question No : 228 -
A technician has completed the installation and configuration of a third email server. The technician has configured the firewall to permit email traffic, but the mail is only being received by the two older servers. Which of the following should the technician configure to ensure incoming email will be processed by all three servers?
• A.Enable NTP to ensure all three servers are synchronized.
• B.Configure IMAP on the new mail server.
• C.Add the DNS server option in DHCP.
• D.Update the MX record in DNS.

A

D.Update the MX record in DNS.

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