Q1. A technician is called upon to add storage to a database server. The database administrator needs the maximum performance for accessing many small files. Which of the following specifications should the technician focus on when selecting the drive to add
to the server?
A. Form factor
B. Capacity
C. Bus bandwidth
D. Seek time
Answer: D
Q2. Which of the following protocols can be used to perform configuration management on a remote server using the MOST secure methods? (Select TWO).
A. SMTP
B. DHCP
C. RDP
D. SSH
E. TELNET
F. DNS
Answer: C,D
Q3. 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
Answer: D
Q4. 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.
Answer: A
Q5. Which of the following describes a rack mounted server that is 2 rack units (2U) in height?
A. 2.5 inches (6.35 cm)
B. 3.0 inches (7.62 cm)
C. 3.5 inches (8.89 cm)
D. 4.0 inches (10.16 cm)
Answer: C
Q6. A server technician is updating the operating system on a server. Currently, the server is running the following services:
DHCP WINS DNS HTTP
The updated server will be used to allow clients to access Web services, resolve host names to IP addresses for mobile iOS clients, and provide network access to thin clients running a Linux operating system. Which of the following services can be removed?
A. DHCP
B. WINS
C. DNS
D. HTTP
Answer: B
Q7. Two RAID arrays are created from eight disks. One is created using RAID 6, the other is created using RAID 5 with a hot spare. Which of the following is the operational difference between these configurations?
A. RAID 6 has the ability to recover from two disks simultaneously failing.
B. The RAID 5 array will be significantly faster than the RAID 6 array.
C. The RAID 6 array will be significantly faster than the RAID 5 array.
D. RAID 6 has a higher storage capacity than RAID 5.
Answer: A
Q8. A server administrator is researching the purchase of SSD for a server. The administrator receives a report from the datacenter technician detailing current storage requirements and future growth planning estimates as follows:
ServerA: Current-15TB-Future-50% growth
ServerB: Current-20TB-Future-80% growth
Based on this report, which of the following represents the MINIMUM storage requirements needed?
A. ServerA-18TB, ServerB-24TB
B. ServerA-22TB, ServerB-22TB
C. ServerA-23TB, ServerB-36TB
D. ServerA-25TB, ServerB-40TB
Answer: C
Q9. A system administrator has just performed a backup. Which of the following should the administrator perform to easily identify the backup tape?
A. Label the tape
B. Mount the tape in the drive
C. Place the tape in the rack
D. Update the site log
Answer: A
Q10. A system administrator notices that there is a low level of available storage space on a file server. Which of the following should be implemented to limit the amount of storage space users can utilize on the file server?
A. Disk shadowing
B. Disk compression
C. Disk quota
D. Disk indexing
Answer: C
Q11. A server technician in a datacenter configures a daemon to monitor the battery health in a UPS. Over a two day time period, the daemon generates a warning message. Which of the following represents the FIRST action that should be taken by the server technician?
A. Perform a test on the UPS batteries
B. Immediately replace the UPS batteries
C. Move the servers connected to the UPS to another existing UPS
D. Immediately replace the UPS with a new UPS
Answer: A
Q12. A technician would like to restrict when internal hardware components on the server are accessed. Which of the following server hardening techniques should the technician implement?
A. Intrusion detection
B. BIOS password
C. Chassis lock
D. Disable WOL
Answer: C
Q13. A technician performs monthly backups on a file server to a NAS device that can hold 1TB of data.The size of the monthly backups has been as follows:
Month 1 = 50GB Month 2 = 65GB Month 3 = 80GB
Starting with Month 1, based on the current rate of growth, in how many months will the NAS run out of available storage space?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 9
D. 11
Answer: C
Q14. 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
Answer: B
Q15. Network devices between two firewalls are included in which of the following?
A. VPN
B. SAN
C. VLAN
D. DMZ
Answer: D