SK0 003

CompTIA SK0-003
CompTIA Server+ Certification Exam

Version: 8.0
CompTIA SK0-003 Exam
Topic 1, Volume A
QUESTION NO: 1
A technician would like to ensure that when users connect to a web server in a server farm, they
connect to the server with the lowest CPU utilization. Which of the following technologies would
accomplish this?
A. Load balancing
B. High availability
C. Virtual machine
D. Reverse proxy
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 2
Changing the boot order of devices can be configured from which of the following?
A. DIP switches
B. BIOS
C. Chipset
D. Control Panel
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 3
Which of the following is an advantage of using non-ECC memory over ECC memory?
A. ECC is faster than non-ECC

B. Non-ECC is faster than ECC
C. Non-ECC is more expensive than ECC
D. Non-ECC checks for memory errors
Answer: B
Explanation:
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QUESTION NO: 4
Before installing a new device, a technician checks to make sure the device is on the HCL. Which
of the following is the advantage of having an HCL device?
A. It is supported by other vendors

B. Increases performance
C. Decreases cost
D. Meets vendor standards
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 5
When building a computer with a 32 bit processor, which of the following is the MAXIMUM amount
of memory supported?
A. 1GB
B. 2GB
C. 4GB
D. 8GB
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 6
A technician has installed an additional NIC on a server. Which of the following can now be setup?
A. Teaming
B. VLANs
C. Port forwarding
D. Full duplex
Answer: A
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 7
A technician is setting up a network and wants to automatically assign IP addresses. Which of the
following will need to be configured to automatically assign IP addresses?
A. WINS
B. DNS
C. DHCP
D. NTP
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 8
A technician is building a Windows 2008 server and has installed a motherboard, processor, and
power supply. Which of the following optical drives should the technician install?
A. Flash Drive
B. DVD-RW
C. CD-ROM
D. SSD
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 9
Typically, warranty information can be found on a vendor’s website by looking up which of the
following?
A. Original hardware configuration

B. Service manual
C. Service tag
D. Model number
Answer: C
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 10
When purchasing a UPS for a server room, which of the following are important factors to
consider? (Select TWO).
A. Network card configuration

B. Remote access procedures
C. Estimated runtime
D. Maximum load
E. Power cord length
Answer: C,D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 11
A new server must be configured to provide fault tolerant connectivity to the DMZ and the backend
database. Which of the following is the MOST cost effective way to accomplish this?
A. A total of six NICs: two pairs of teamed NICs for the DMZ and two NICs for the backend
database.
B. One NIC can be configured with VLANs for the DMZ and backend database.
C. A total of eight NICs to be teamed with the appropriate VLANs configured for the DMZ and
backend database.
D. A total of four NICs: two NICs for the DMZ and two NICs for the backend database.
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 12
Which of the following is TRUE about a caching name server? (Select TWO).
A. They must have a trusted SSL certificate

B. They can be authoritative
C. They cannot be load-balanced
D. They can be recursive

E. They require DHCP
Answer: B,D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 13
A technician needs to deploy a new Internet facing web server and internal database server. The
web server will use the database backend to retrieve shopping cart information. Which of the
following configuration utilizes the LEAST resources?
A. Both servers will be virtualized on the same host server. The web server will be configured with
an Internet facing NIC connected to the host’s hardware NIC and a backend NIC connected to a
virtual switch. The database server NIC will be connected to the same virtual switch.
B. The database server will be created on the existing virtual farm and configured with one
physical NIC. The web server will be installed on new hardware and will utilize two physical NICs
to separate backend traffic from frontend Internet communication.
C. The web server will be created on the existing virtual farm and configured with two physical
NICs, one NIC for backend and one for backend communication. The database server will be
installed on new hardware to ensure maximum performance.
D. Both servers will be virtualized on a pair of redundant host servers. Both the web server and the
database server will share the same hardware resources. The web server will be configured with
one NIC for both frontend and backend communication and the databases server will also have
one NIC.
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 14
A technician has fixed a reported issue with a heavily used software program and users have
verified that the program is working correctly. Which of the following should the technician do
NEXT?
A. Document the process and update the baseline.

B. Test the theory of probable cause and verify with the software vendor.
C. Establish a plan of action to be included in the business impact analysis.
D. Implement the software manufacturer workaround.
Answer: A
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 15
After installing a new hard drive into a server for the purpose of mirroring the data from the first
drive to the second one, the server displays an “operating system not found” error. Which of the
following should the technician do to boot the server from the original drive?
A. Replace the second drive with a hot swappable one.

B. Swap the drive boot order in the BIOS.
C. Make the second disk active under the disk management tool.
D. Rebuild the array using the hardware RAID tool at boot.
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 16
Which of the following MUST be done when imaging a Windows Server that will be used as a
template?
A. Remove software
B. Run Windows Updates
C. Update drivers
D. Sysprep
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 17
A technician works for a company that has recently been affected by a virus. The virus entered the
network by using port 6000. Port 6000 is used by an application located on a server. The
technician has been asked to block this port on all servers and computers except for the one
server which uses this port. Which of the following should the technician do?
A. Update the antivirus application

B. Install critical update security patches
C. Adjust the software firewall settings

D. Replace the current antivirus program
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 18
A technician manages a server that contains sensitive data. The server currently has two hard
drives, one hosting the operating system and other generic files and the second hosting sensitive
data. The technician needs to implement a technology that would guard against data loss for only
the sensitive data, while adding only one additional hard drive. Which of the following should the
technician implement to avoid reformatting any drives?
A. RAID 0
B. RAID 1
C. RAID 3
D. RAID 5
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 19
When planning for redundant power sources in a server deployment, which of the following should
be purchased? (Select TWO).
A. RAID controllers
B. Multiple UPSs
C. Redundant cooling
D. Dual NICs
E. Redundant power supplies
Answer: B,E
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 20
Which of the following is an advantage of RAID 0?

A. Mirrors data
B. Redundancy
C. Speed
D. Automatic hot spare
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 21
A technician is installing a server with sixteen 1 TB drives. They want the benefit of both speed
and redundancy. Which of the following RAID configurations should be used?
A. RAID 0
B. RAID 1
C. RAID 3
D. RAID 50
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 22
Which of the following types of UPS would be used with equipment that is very sensitive to power
fluctuations?
A. Offline / Standby
B. Line interactive
C. Rackmount
D. Online / Double Conversion
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 23
When a technician left the server room Monday evening everything was operational. When the
technician returned Tuesday morning, the front bezel was off of the mail server, and it had been
powered off. Which of the following should be checked FIRST?

A. TCP/IP settings
B. RAID configuration
C. Whether the power cord is attached
D. Server room access log
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 24
Which of the following server roles allows a server to translate fully qualified domain names into IP
addresses?
A. Directory services server

B. NTP server
C. DHCP server
D. DNS server
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 25
A technician has just finished installing a new server into a server rack. Which of the following
should the technician do NEXT to complete the installation documentation?
A. Update drivers, update operating system (e.g. Windows Update), create server baseline, create
a new network diagram, update change management procedures
B. Create server baseline, label server, store vendor-specific documentation, update network
diagrams, update asset tracking information
C. Create server baseline, assign server roles, install tape drive, delete network diagram, label
server, update operating system (e.g. Windows Update)
D. Install applications on server, install external drives, toss vendor-specific documentation,
update network diagrams
Answer: B
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 26
A small business has had unauthorized people enter their server room and damage their servers.
Which of the following locks for the door would BEST prevent unauthorized people from accessing
the server room?
A. Biometric
B. Keypad
C. Barcode
D. Key lock
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 27
A technician is troubleshooting a lack of Internet connectivity affecting their entire office. The
technician suspects the issue is with their Internet Service Provider failing to provide service.
Which of the following command line tools should the technician use to BEST test this theory?
A. tracert
B. ipconfig
C. netstat
D. nslookup
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 28
An administrator needs to install a 2U server into a rack. Which of the following shows how much
space, in height, needs to be available for the server to fit in the rack?
A. 1.75 inches (4.45 cm)

B. 2.5 inches (6.35 cm)
C. 3.5 inches (8.89 cm)
D. 4.25 inches (10.8 cm)
Answer: C
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 29
A customer has purchased a triple channel memory kit containing three DDR3 RAM modules. The
server the RAM is intended for only has a dual channel capable motherboard. Which of the
following is the BEST action to perform?
A. Install only two modules as the RAM has to be installed in pairs

B. Purchase one additional RAM module to make it even. Three modules will function as triple
channel and the additional module will be for parity
C. Purchase dual channel memory. The triple channel memory may be incompatible with the
server motherboard
D. Install the RAM. Two modules will perform as dual channel and one as single channel
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 30
Which of the following processor technologies is typically supported on current enterprise class
UNIX servers but not enterprise class Windows Servers?
A. RISC
B. CISC
C. Multi-threading
D. 64-bit
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 31
An administrator needs to connect servers to the Fiber Channel SAN. Which of the following
should the administrator install in the servers to allow this connection?
A. Riser
B. HBA
C. SCSI card

D. SAS card
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 32
An administrator creates a new directory then shares it on the Windows server. The administrator
sets the permissions for everyone to "Modify" but users report they are unable to create or delete
documents. Which of the following is the cause?
A. The administrator forgot to change the share permissions

B. The users were not part of the “Everyone” built in group
C. The administrator shared the files but not the folder
D. “Modify” only allows users to change existing documents
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 33
An administrator needs a network that can support up to 800 hosts on the same subnet. Which of
the following is the MINIMUM subnet mask that should be used?
A. 255.0.0.0
B. 255.255.0.0
C. 255.255.252.0
D. 255.255.255.0
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 34
In a system with high CPU utilization, which of the following will help the MOST to minimize the
performance impact of parity overhead in RAID 5?
A. Use all SAS Drives

B. Triple Channel RAM
C. Use all Solid State Drives
D. Hardware RAID Controller
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 35
An administrator has removed a SATA hard drive from a failed server. Which of the following
adapters would MOST likely be used by the administrator to transfer files from the drive to a
laptop?
A. SATA to SCSI
B. SATA to HBA
C. SATA to USB
D. SATA to SAS
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 36
Which of the following can transmit block level storage over Ethernet?
A. SAS
B. iSCSI
C. USB
D. SATA
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 37
Which of the following uses a switching fabric to connect storage LUNs to hosts?
A. Fiber Channel

B. SCSI
C. SATA
D. Ethernet
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 38
An administrator has experienced minor electrical shocks when touching metal surfaces in the
datacenter. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?
A. The UPS is using 220-240V rather than 110-120V

B. The humidity is too low
C. The temperature is too low
D. The datacenter is experiencing EMI
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 39
An administrator has encountered an error while patching a virtualized guest machine. Which of
the following technologies would allow the administrator to restore to a pre-patched state the
FASTEST?
A. Cloning
B. Bare Metal Restore
C. OS Restore
D. Snapshot
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 40
A datacenter manager would like to ensure that all fire suppression in the datacenter is safe for the
equipment in the room. Which of the following classifications should be listed on the fire
suppression system?

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 41
A server administrator implements a solution that should fix an issue. Which of the following
should the administrator do NEXT in the troubleshooting process?
A. Notify users impacted by the problem

B. Verify full system functionality
C. Document the actions and outcomes
D. Identify the scope of the problem
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 42
An administrator is troubleshooting a power supply that is believed to have failed. Which of the
following tools will BEST help test the power supply?
A. ESD Equipment
B. Multimeter
C. POST Card
D. Toner Probe
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 43
An administrator is testing setting the IP address on a Linux server from command line. Which of
the following commands is used to set the default gateway for the server?

A. route
B. traceroute
C. ipconfig
D. nmap
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 44
An administrator has replaced a faulty drive in a server using software RAID. The drive needs to
now be partitioned before being added back to the array. Which of the following tools should the
administrator use to accomplish this?
A. chkdsk
B. mount
C. fsck
D. diskpart
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 45
Which of the following server types allows resolution of domain names to IP addresses?
A. DHCP server
B. DNS server
C. Web server
D. VLAN server
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 46
Which of the following backup media would be MOST appropriate for router configuration files?

A. Optical
B. Tape
C. Flash drive
D. Hard disk
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 47
A user reports that they are unable to print to a remote printer. Which of the following should the
technician check FIRST?
A. Printer driver
B. Protocol stack
C. Network connectivity
D. Correct patch application
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 48
A user reports that they are unable to reach a particular website. The user had no issues reaching
the site earlier in the day. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the lack of access?
A. The VLAN is misconfigured

B. The user has an improperly configured NIC
C. The DHCP server is down
D. The DNS server is down
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 49
Which of the following should be done FIRST before installing NOS patches in a production
environment?

A. Install patches on non critical servers
B. Install patches in test environment
C. Install patches on a PC
D. Install patches on critical servers
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 50
A hypervisor is used to do which of the following?
A. Create server baselines

B. Manage virtual machines
C. Monitor network traffic
D. Manage disk space
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 51
A technician needs to build a server with at least 16GB of RAM and Windows 2008R2 as the
operating system. Which of the following processors should the technician choose?
A. 32-bit AMD processor

B. 32-bit Intel P4 processor
C. 64-bit Intel processor
D. 64-bit ARM processor
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 52
A technician supports users in a client/server environment. A user suddenly cannot access any
network resources. The user tried to logon to a known working computer but was unsuccessful.
Which of the following should the technician check FIRST?

A. Check if the user account is locked
B. Check group policy
C. Check the drive for fragmentation
D. Check NTFS permissions
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 53
A company wants to expand their storage capacity in a flexible manner over their existing network.
Which of the following storage solutions would they consider?
A. External RAID array on an existing server

B. Network Attached Storage
C. Storage Area Network
D. Tape library
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 54
A systems administrator has a high performance server with a file share full of data that has not
been used in a long time, but is still important and might be used in the future. Which of the
following should they do to reclaim the space off the high performance server?
A. Audit the data

B. Delete the data
C. Back up the data
D. Archive the data
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 55
A technician has been given a task to create a separate location for disaster recovery. The
company has very high uptime requirements and will lose money if there is any downtime. Which

of the following deployments should the technician consider?
A. Hot site
B. Warm site
C. Fault tolerant site
D. Cold site
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 56
Which of the following are attributes of a hardware-based RAID controller? (Select THREE).
A. Backs up data
B. Less expensive than software RAID
C. Vendor neutral implementation
D. Accessible through a BIOS interface
E. More host CPU usage than software RAID
F. Accessible through a system utility after the OS has been loaded
G. May retain data in the event of a power outage
Answer: D,F,G
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 57
Which of the following can help prevent data loss on a RAID array in the event of a power failure?
A. Using a RAID mirror

B. A battery backed write cache
C. Using RAID with parity
D. A battery backed read cache
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 58

Which of the following are storage technologies that can be hot swappable? (Select TWO).
A. SCSI
B. SAS
C. ATA
D. IDE
E. CMOS
Answer: A,B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 59
Which of the following virtualization technologies can save time during provisioning?
A. Cloning
B. Snapshots
C. Clustering
D. Virtual memory
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 60
A Windows server’s backup jobs keep failing with an error message stating that the source drive is
not available. After reviewing the logs, which of the following should a technician do FIRST to
troubleshoot this issue?
A. Verify the backup media has enough storage space for the backup job
B. Verify the volume shadow copy service is running
C. Close all terminal services sessions on the server
D. Reboot the Windows server and re-run the backup job
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 61

A technician notices the storage space available on a data server is rapidly decreasing. A few
users seem to be storing considerably more data than the other users. Which of the following
should the technician implement to give all users the same amount of available storage space?
A. Disk quotas
B. Group memberships
C. Logon scripts
D. Shadow volumes
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 62
A user is receiving an error about not having enough virtual memory. A technician wants to
manually set the amount of available virtual memory for the computer. At a MINIMUM, the
technician should set the virtual memory to be which of the following?
A. 0.5 times the amount of physical memory

B. 1.5 times the amount of physical memory
C. 2 times the amount of physical memory
D. Equal to the amount of physical memory
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 63
A technician with a Windows server would like to use Windows Software Update Services (WSUS)
to deploy patches. Which of the following MUST the technician assign to the server to install
WSUS?
A. DHCP
B. IMAP
C. DNS
D. IIS
Answer: D
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 64
A company backs up their data using daily, weekly, and monthly tape backups. The weekly
backups are also known as which of the following?
A. Son
B. Father
C. Grandfather
D. Great-grandfather
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 65
A technician at a small business goes into the server room to perform maintenance on a server
and notices it is very hot and audible alarms are going off. The technician is unsure of how to
remedy the situation. Which of the following should the technician do?
A. Turn off all the equipment in the server closet

B. Install a fan in the server closet
C. Turn off the power to the server closet
D. Follow escalation procedures for emergencies
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 66
Which of the following should a technician use to remove dust from the inside of a server case?
A. Compressed air
B. Vacuum
C. Soap and water
D. Disinfecting wipes
Answer: A
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 67
The warranty expiration date of each server should be recorded in which of the following
documents?
A. Asset management
B. Network diagram
C. Server baseline
D. List of vendors
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 68
Which of the following connectors identifies that a motherboard has onboard video capabilities?
(Select TWO).
A. DB-15
B. DB-9
C. DB-25
D. RJ-45
E. DVI
Answer: A,E
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 69
Which of the following accurately describes the meaning of redundant cooling?
A. The source of cooling to a RAID system

B. The cooling system in a redundant power supply
C. A cooling system that can be installed in case of failure
D. A second cooling system in case of a failure
Answer: D

Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 70
A technician has to populate a server motherboard with memory. The board has a memory bus
speed of 800 MHz. Which of the following memory types should be used?
A. DDR3
B. SDRAM
C. DDR
D. DDR2
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 71
A server in a manufacturing environment needs to receive input from multiple measurement

devices on the production line. Which of the following would be needed on the server?
A. HBA card
B. SCSI card
C. Serial card
D. Video card
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 72
A server technician has been attempting to install an operating system on the company test server
for several days. The technician has experienced error messages at several points of the
installation and the system has frozen during various parts of the boot process. The technician has
replaced the power supply, graphics card and installation disk with known good components.
Which of the following could be causing these issues? (Select TWO).
A. Storage driver not loaded

B. Fragmented hard drive

C. Damaged or faulty NIC chipset
D. Damaged or faulty system board
E. Memory incompatible with the processor
F. Missing voltage regulator
Answer: D,E
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 73
A Windows user is trying to get to a shared folder on a server but is receiving an error message
that multiple connections to the same resource are not allowed. Which of the following tools can
the technician use from the user’s workstation to get the user reconnected as quickly as possible?
A. nbtstat with the /reload parameter

B. nbtstat with the /resolved parameter
C. net use with the /delete parameter
D. net use with the /persistent parameter
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 74
Which of the following BEST describes a Blade server?
A. Provides higher levels of physical redundancy than a typical server

B. Provides better rack space utilization than a typical server
C. Is 1.75 inches in height to fit properly in a rack
D. Uses an unshared backplane
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 75
An administrator is working on a rack mount server with all newly installed equipment. The
uninterruptible power supply (UPS) in the rack starts beeping loudly. Which of the following is the
FIRST troubleshooting step that should be taken?

A. Ensure that the power cable for the UPS is plugged in.
B. Ensure the battery in the UPS is still good.
C. Check the smart cable connecting the UPS to the server.
D. Reset the UPS to determine if the problem persists.
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 76
Which of the following is MOST likely to occur if the temperature in the server room is cooled too
quickly after a power outage?
A. Server forms condensation

B. Server will not POST
C. Server’s services will not start
D. Server response times are slow due to temperature change
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 77
An administrator needs to explain to management why updates are needed for the server. Which
of the following is the BEST explanation to give?
A. The updates guarantee that the server will work smoothly.

B. The updates show management that IT is working diligently.
C. The updates address driver and security issues.
D. The updates are needed to allow the system monitoring agents to connect to the system.
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 78
An administrator has just installed a new NIC into the server. The system POSTs fine and the NIC
is recognized by the OS, but it does not receive an IP address. Which of the following is the MOST
likely cause of this?

A. The NIC is not on the HCL.
B. The driver is incorrect on the server.
C. The patch cable has not been seated properly.
D. The NIC is not seated properly.
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 79
A file server is setup in a RAID 5 configuration. Recently there was a power failure in the server
room while a user was transferring a document from one drive on the server to another drive on
the same server. Unfortunately their UPS was in repair during this outage, and the file is now
corrupt. Which of the following can be done to prevent this situation in the future?
A. Increase the memory on the server.

B. Reconfigure drives to a RAID 0+1.
C. Install a battery backed write cache module in the system.
D. Instruct the user to save to the local system instead of to the server.
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 80
An administrator has a single 14U rack. The administrator needs to install fifteen servers; rack-
mounted redundant uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs), a network switch, and a KVM. Which
of the following server types would be BEST suited for this scenario?
A. Blade servers
B. Rackmount servers
C. Tower servers
D. Web servers
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 81

A company has a policy that states that all servers will be fully backed up on the weekend.
Additionally, all changed items will be backed up each night. In the event of a server failure, the
administrator wants to be able to fully recover the system using two restore jobs. Which of the
following backup levels should be used nightly?
A. Incremental
B. Normal
C. Differential
D. Full
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 82
An administrator is getting reports that a file server is responding slowly. Which of the following
steps should the administrator take FIRST?
A. Remove unnecessary files on the server to free up hard disk space.

B. Defragment the server’s hard disks.
C. Compare monitoring results with the server baseline.
D. Add additional memory to reduce paging.
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 83
While troubleshooting a video problem on an application server, the system administrator has
determined that the video firmware should be updated. Which of the following sources should be
used to locate an appropriate update for this hardware? (Select TWO).
A. Third-party manufacturer
B. Video chipset manufacturer
C. Server manufacturer
D. Operating system manufacturer
E. Shareware file sharing site
Answer: B,C
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 84
An administrator is planning an upgrade of a major software package on an application server.

The software has been identified, the project approved and the upgrade purchased. Which of the
following steps should the administrator take NEXT?
A. Create a test environment for the new version.

B. Determine system requirements for the upgrade.
C. Request bids from other competing vendors in the product space.
D. Document the upgrade.
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 85
While discussing the specifications of replacement servers, the administrator’s manager asks what
can be done to avoid the down time associated with failed hard drives on the servers. Which of
the following should the administrator recommend?
A. Mirror all disks to avoid replacement

B. Purchase servers with hot swappable drives configured in a RAID
C. Purchase servers with duplicate drives configured as RAID 0
D. Perform timely backups
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 86
When running a Windows server, which option is used with the ping command to convert
numerical addresses to host names?
A. -r
B. -a
C. -v
D. -n

Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 87
An administrator adds a new SATA hard drive into a functional server and attempts to boot the
server. The server will no longer boot into the operating system. The administrator checks all the
connections and reboots the server. The server still will not load the operating system. Which of
the following is the MOST probable cause?
A. The BIOS is set with the wrong boot order.

B. The jumpers have not been set on the hard drive.
C. The hard drive is not compatible with the system board.
D. The boot.ini file needs to be modified.
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 88
Which of the following connection types provides the BEST data bandwidth when installing
thirteen external hard drives on a server?
A. USB 2.0
B. SAS
C. SATA
D. Ultra SCSI 160
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 89
Which of the following must be available prior to performing the FIRST server backup?
A. The most recent service pack

B. The most recent backup documentation plan
C. The most recent backup utility

D. The most recent hotfixes
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 90
An administrator is configuring RAID 1 in a server. The administrator has been given two
matching 80GB SATA-2 hard drives, two SATA-2 cables, and a SATA-2 RAID adapter. How
should the administrator BEST configure these drives?
A. Install one drive on the first channel and install the second drive on the second channel.
B. Install one drive on the first cable, on the first channel. Install the second drive on the second
cable, on the second channel.
C. Install both drives on the same channel. Cable both drives as the primary master on the same
cable.
D. Install both drives on the same channel. On the same cable one drive should be set as primary
slave and the other drive as the primary master.
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 91
Recently traffic to the company web server has more than doubled, resulting in slower response
times from the server. An administrator has decided to add a second, identical 10/100/1000 NIC
to the server. The server is presently connected to a 10/100/1000 switch, with four open ports on
the switch. Which of the following is the BEST solution to speed up web traffic?
A. Free up more ports on the switch

B. Enable server load balancing
C. Move the second network adapter to a new subnet
D. Enable network adapter teaming
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 92

An administrator gets a call that multiple users do not have network access to the company server
that they have been using for five years. Users can access the other servers and computers in the
building and check their home email accounts. The administrator tests the server’s Ethernet cable,
verifies it works, and plugs it back into the NIC only to receive no status lights. Which of the
following BEST indicates the problem?
A. The DNS server is down.

B. The NIC driver on the server is malfunctioning.
C. The DHCP server is down.
D. The server’s NIC is malfunctioning.
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 93
A web server has to be available all the time. It has its own redundant power source and
uninterruptible power supply (UPS). Which of the following actions will provide additional fault
tolerance?
A. Add a second DVD drive

B. Add an extended runtime module (ERM) to the UPS
C. Configure automated system recovery (ASR)
D. Add a second NIC
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 94
A KVM system may connect which of the following? (Select THREE).
A. PS/2 mouse
B. USB mouse
C. SVGA display
D. NIC
E. USB memory stick
F. HBA card
Answer: A,B,C

Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 95
Which of the following bus types requires termination using a separate device?
A. SATA
B. CD-ROM drive
C. USB
D. SCSI
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 96
Which of the following devices is susceptible to ESD?
A. Certified power cable

B. Memory modules
C. CAT5 cable
D. USB flash drives
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 97
Which of the following is the maximum transmission speed for iSCSI?
A. 1Gbps
B. 2Gbps Full-Duplex
C. Equal to the speed of the link
D. 100Mbps
Answer: C
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 98
An administrator is receiving too many alerts for processor utilization on a server. Which of the
following should the administrator perform?
A. Add more cache.

B. Configure RAID 5.
C. Install an additional NIC for teaming.
D. Adjust SNMP thresholds.
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 99
Which of the following protocols define the rules and processes used to transmit and receive block
storage applications over TCP/IP?
A. iSCSI
B. VoIP
C. Distributed Applications over IP
D. HTTPS
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 100
Which of the following is the BEST to use when securing fiber cables and preventing damage?
A. Zip ties
B. Twist ties
C. Black electrical tape
D. Velcro cable straps
Answer: D
Explanation:

Topic 2, Volume B
QUESTION NO: 101
An administrator recently installed a known good RAID adapter. During boot up, the administrator
is able to access the RAID configuration utility; however, when the administrator checks for the
card in the operating system, it does not show up. Which of the following should the administrator
do FIRST?
A. Move the RAID adapter to another slot.

B. Perform a baseline of the system.
C. Contact the reseller of the adapter for a replacement card.
D. Check the RAID adapter’s manufacturer for the latest drivers.
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 102
A server consists of two 72GB SCSI drives and four 146GB SCSI drives. All drives are attached to
a RAID controller. The system’s administrator has decided to mirror two drives for the operating
system. Which of the following is the maximum space the administrator will have remaining to use
for data when using RAID 0?
A. 292GB
B. 438GB
C. 584GB
D. 728GB
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 103
An administrator has been instructed to add four additional drives to a server configured with RAID
5. The server is using 146GB drives for the data. Without changing the configuration, how much
additional data space would be available if the administrator purchased 300GB drives and added
them to the existing array?
A. 438GB
B. 584GB

C. 900GB
D. 1200GB
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 104
An administrator receives a call from an end user reporting that the application they are using
keeps giving them an error on port 23. Which of the following is being used?
A. SSH
B. Remote Desktop Connection
C. Telnet
D. VPN
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 105
An administrator is in charge of a server that houses various applications. Which of the following
BEST explains this server type?
A. Dedicated Application Server

B. File Server
C. Shared Application Server
D. Peer-to-Peer Application Server
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 106
Which of the following describes the difference between SATA and PATA?
A. SATA operates on a single channel.

B. PATA devices have three channels.

C. PATA devices have their own channel whereas SATA does not.
D. SATA devices have their own channel whereas PATA does not.
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 107
An administrator installs new IDE drives into the company server. Upon starting the machine, the
BIOS does not recognize any of the drives. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the
problem?
A. The jumpers are not set correctly on the drives.

B. The power supply is not rated high enough to support the additional drives.
C. The BIOS is not compatible with the drives.
D. The drives are not powered on.
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 108
An administrator needs to review the open ports on a host. Which of the following commands
should they use?
A. traceroute -d
B. ping -t
C. netstat -ano
D. nbtstat -a
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 109
Which of the following server types performs the same function as the LMHOSTS file?
A. DNS

B. DHCP
C. WINS
D. FTP
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 110
An administrator wants to rackmount a new server. Power and network outlets are available and
cooling in the room is adequate to support the additional server. The new server is identical to the
other servers already installed. Which of the following items should the administrator FIRST verify
before installing the server?
A. HBA is compatible with the SAN fiber switch.

B. Update the newly installed server with the latest KVM drivers.
C. The UPS will continue to perform as expected with the additional load.
D. Verify the server NIC is compatible with the NAS.
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 111
Which of the following is a valid source for Windows operating system updates?
A. SNA
B. RIS
C. RAS
D. WSUS
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 112
How many wire pairs are in a standard CAT6 cable?

A. 3
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 113
An administrator is required to maintain maximum redundancy for 1TB of accounting files. Which
of the following is the BEST option available to the administrator?
A. Create a RAID 5 array using eight 300GB disks.

B. Create a RAID 10 array using six 300GB disks.
C. Create a RAID 5 array using ten 300GB disks.
D. Create a RAID 10 array using eight 300GB disks.
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 114
An administrator is required to maintain space for 750GB of user data. Which of the following is
the BEST option available to the administrator?
A. Create a RAID 5 array using five 200GB disks.

B. Create a JBOD using four 200GB disks.
C. Create a RAID 1 array using six 200GB disks.
D. Create a RAID 5 array using three 200GB disks.
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 115
Which of the following RAID configurations provides the BEST performance for database files
while still providing redundancy?

A. RAID 0
B. RAID 1
C. RAID 3
D. RAID 5
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 116
A company needs to implement an offsite backup method that is replicated and needs to
guarantee that the data cannot be changed once it is replicated. Which of the following would
meet the company’s needs?
A. SAN
B. WORM
C. NAS
D. CD-RW
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 117
Users can only access external websites. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this
problem?
A. The incorrect gateway address is being provided to the workstation.

B. DHCP is not providing workstations with the proper subnet mask.
C. The DNS cache was cleared.
D. The internal zone was deleted.
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 118
A company has just implemented a disaster recovery plan in which critical business must be
restored in a four hour window. Which of the following methods should be used to backup the

servers?
A. Incremental backup
B. Data only backups
C. SAN replication
D. Full backup
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 119
A company is looking to improve upon their current remote management capabilities. The
company must ensure that access is removed from all systems when a user is terminated and that
administrators can remotely manage a system’s BIOS. Which of the following remote
management systems would support both these requirements?
A. Remote management card

B. Terminal services
C. Remote desktop
D. LDAP enabled IP KVM
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 120
A blade server has been configured to boot from SAN. After an HBA firmware upgrade the blade
was rebooted and cannot find the operating system. Which of the following should the
administrator do NEXT to troubleshoot the issue?
A. Verify all HBA settings.

B. Upgrade the blade firmware.
C. Upgrade the OS level HBA drivers.
D. Set the system to boot from the local disk.
Answer: A
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 121
Which of the following storage solutions attaches to a server either through a fiber channel
connection or is presented to the server via iSCSI?
A. DAS
B. NAS
C. SAN
D. WORM
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 122
Which of the following hardware components is necessary for a server to access data directly on a
fiber channel based SAN?
A. Gigabit NIC
B. RAID controller card
C. SATA controller card
D. Host bus adapter
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 123
After successfully testing a probable cause to an issue, which of the following is the NEXT
troubleshooting step?
A. Implement the solution or escalate.

B. Perform a root cause analysis.
C. Establish a plan of action to resolve the problem.
D. Verify full system functionality and if applicable implement preventative measures.
Answer: C
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 124
Which of the following technologies when implemented allows for the GREATEST fault tolerance
for memory?
A. RAID
B. Registered memory
C. ECC
D. Memory pairing
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 125
Which of the following scenarios would dictate the use of a 64-bit processor instead of a 32-bit
processor?
A. Implementation of access control lists (ACLs)

B. Implementation of more than two network cards
C. Implementation of iSCSI attached storage
D. Implementation of more than 4GB of RAM
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 126
Which of the following is the MOST important concern when deciding on the servers locations?
A. Form factor
B. Inadequate air flow
C. Too high from ground level
D. Difficulty of physical access
Answer: B
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 127
Which of the following technologies allows a single physical processor to do the work of multiple
processors?
A. Symmetric multi-processing
B. Multicore
C. 64-bit processing
D. Hyper-V
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 128
Which of the following components should be removed prior to troubleshooting any server
hardware failure?
A. Memory in RAID
B. Hard drives
C. Third party memory
D. Airflow baffles
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 129
The failure of which of the following components can cause a server to display a POST error
message?
A. Parallel HASP key

B. DVD driver
C. Memory
D. Chassis LED
Answer: C
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 130
Which of the following expansion cards should be installed in a server to allow the server to
connect to a SAN via a fiber channel?
A. SATA
B. iSCSI
C. SCSI
D. HBA
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 131
Which of the following ensures that air is passed through a server chassis correctly?
A. U-size templates
B. Phase changers
C. Baffles
D. Molex connectors
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 132
Before installing an operating system on a server, which of the following is the BEST resource for
an administrator to review the compatibility of the OS with the video card?
A. Server manual
B. Manufacturer website
C. IEEE standards
D. HCL
Answer: D
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 133
Which of the following server types will assign a unique address to the client’s machines?
A. WINS
B. DHCP
C. NTP
D. DNS
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 134
Which of the following RAID levels combines mirroring and striping?
A. RAID 1
B. RAID 5
C. RAID 6
D. RAID 10
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 135
Which of the following storage technologies connects by TCP/IP and can slow down network
traffic?
A. SAN
B. Optical jukebox
C. NAS
D. Tape library
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 136

Which of the following optical devices by default has the GREATEST storage capacity?
A. DVD
B. DVD-R
C. Blu-Ray
D. Flash
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 137
Which of the following is best practice when disposing of used equipment?
A. Donating to a non-profit group

B. Use a local recycling company
C. Send equipment back to manufacturer
D. Following local laws
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 138
Which of the following RAID levels provides the BEST read and write performance?
A. RAID 0
B. RAID 1
C. RAID 5
D. RAID 10
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 139
Which of the following RAID levels provides exceptional redundancy and no write penalties?

A. RAID 1
B. RAID 3
C. RAID 6
D. RAID 10
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 140
Which of the following statements could be true about a server overheating? (Select TWO).
A. The processor is hitting 100% utilization.

B. The server is having memory errors.
C. The server fans have failed.
D. The processors are of two different stepping levels.
E. There is no thermal protection between the processor and the heat sink.
Answer: C,E
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 141
An administrator recently installed a new array controller into a server. When the server is running
POST the controller does not appear as present. Which of the following could be the reason for
this?
A. The server BIOS firmware is out-of-date.

B. The server does not have the correct drivers.
C. The server hard drives have not begun to spin.
D. The server has too little memory installed.
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 142
Which of the following server roles synchronizes time throughout the network?

A. DNS
B. NTP
C. DHCP
D. SMTP
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 143
A new storage array must be configured for a database server. This array will store transaction
logs that are always being written. Which of the following RAID solutions would provide fault
tolerance and fast write operations without the use of parity?
A. RAID 0
B. RAID 3
C. RAID 6
D. RAID 10
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 144
Memory utilization by the print spooler process is constantly climbing after users begin to print to a
certain type of printer. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the problem?
A. Corrupted print spooler software

B. Memory leak in one of the print drivers
C. The disk drive is out of free space
D. Memory leak in the print spooler
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 145
Which of the following are features of server virtualization software? (Select TWO).

A. Larger bandwidth utilization
B. Increased application performance
C. Reduce resource utilization
D. Reduce TCO
E. Rapid server provisioning
Answer: D,E
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 146
Memory was recently taken out of a fully functional production server before it was
decommissioned and added to another server. Upon booting up the server with the additional
memory the server emits a series of beeps and fails to POST. Which of the following is MOST
likely the problem?
A. Incompatible memory
B. Memory failure
C. The memory is not configured
D. The server BIOS was not configured to accept the additional memory
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 147
Which of the following describes the difference between hardware and software RAID
technologies?
A. Software RAID offers more storage possibilities than hardware RAID.

B. Hardware RAID performs faster than software RAID.
C. Hardware RAID is less expensive than software RAID.
D. Software RAID volumes are compatible with any OS and hardware RAID volumes are not.
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 148

Which of the following should an administrator utilize to deploy service packs to new servers?
A. A RAS server
B. A RIS server
C. Patch management system
D. PXE boot environment
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 149
Which of the following is the BEST reason to implement a firewall on a server?
A. To watch for bandwidth issues

B. To protect the server from all traffic
C. To block certain traffic by ports
D. To monitor certain malicious traffic
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 150
Which of the following has the LARGEST space capacity?
A. DDR
B. CD-R
C. Blu-Ray
D. DVD
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 151
Which of the following is the MOST important data retention consideration when creating a backup
system?

A. Utilizing disk-to-disk clustering and hot site replication
B. If the GFS backup system will cover all potential data breaches
C. The process to move the data backup to an offsite location
D. The individual laws and legal requirements of the data
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 152
Which of the following is the MOST important consideration before making a change to a server?
A. Explore the ramification of the change before implementation.

B. Determine the service level agreement in place before implementation.
C. Review the equipment disposal procedures and policies before implementation.
D. Notify all staff members of the planned system outage before implementation.
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 153
Which of the following is the MOST important consideration when purchasing a new server for a
mission critical application?
A. RAID 0 compliant
B. Notifying all stakeholders of the server upgrade
C. Service Level Agreement
D. KVM access
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 154
Which of the following is an advantage of hardware RAID over software RAID?
A. Hardware RAID costs less than software RAID.

B. Hardware RAID is built into the operating system’s software.
C. Hardware RAID has better performance than software RAID.
D. Hardware RAID requires no configuration and software RAID does.
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 155
After a server has been installed into a rack, an administrator must ensure which of the following?
A. Warm air flow is permitted through the front bezel

B. The system is labeled so that it can be identified
C. Verify the change control process can be implemented
D. Determine the correct power requirements
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 156
A server is overheating. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?
A. The RAM used was an incorrect brand.

B. The boot sequence was set improperly.
C. Dust has gathered up inside the server.
D. The server is being overclocked.
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 157
During a routine maintenance visit to a client, an administrator noticed that the last full backup did
not complete. Which of the following should the administrator do FIRST?
A. Schedule and perform an incremental backup as soon as possible.

B. Inspect backup report logs.

C. Schedule and perform a full backup as soon as possible.
D. Inspect alert notification settings.
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 158
An administrator is adding memory to a server. Once the system boots up, the same amount of
memory appears as before the upgrade. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?
A. The memory is not the correct CAS latency.

B. The memory is not installed in the correct slot.
C. The memory does not have the correct timing.
D. The memory is not the correct speed.
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 159
An administrator is installing Windows Server 2003 via CD on a new server with an SAS RAID
array. When the administrator reaches the option to select the target installation drive, there are no
drives listed. Which of the following is the FIRST thing the administrator should do?
A. Restart the installation via WDS.

B. Shut down the server and check that all RAID drives are connected properly.
C. Restart the installation from CD and press F6 to install RAID drivers.
D. Go into the BIOS and set all RAID drives to compatibility mode.
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 160
Which of the following backup methodologies is MOST time efficient for backing up data?
A. Incremental

B. Snapshot
C. Differential
D. GFS
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 161
An administrator has just finished physically replacing the system board in a Windows domain
controller. Which of the following must be done before booting the server back into Windows?
A. Update the time and date in the BIOS.

B. Update the firmware on the SCSI controller.
C. Update the firmware to the latest version.
D. Configure IPMI on the new board.
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 162
A server was recently updated with the latest antivirus definitions. Immediately after the update,
the server begins to report ‘file not found’ errors for a mission critical application. Which of the
following is the MOST likely reason for this?
A. The update was done incorrectly and now the server needs to be restarted.
B. The update has discovered viruses on the server and removed those virus files.
C. The update requires a reboot for the files to process correctly.
D. The update has quarantined files that are false positives.
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 163
Which of the following are the BEST tools to test connectivity between two hosts? (Select TWO).

A. netstat
B. nslookup
C. ipconfig
D. traceroute
E. pathping
Answer: D,E
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 164
An administrator is overseeing the backup process and tapes utilized by a former employee.
Which of the following is the BEST way for the administrator to proceed?
A. Utilize differential backups.

B. Verify the tape drives are functional.
C. Verify that the backups are functional.
D. Utilize incremental backups.
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 165
A staff member reports that they cannot access the shared folder on the network; however, other
staff members are reporting that they can access the shared folder. Which of the following is the
BEST way to identify the problem?
A. The administrator should monitor all traffic between the staff member and the server.
B. The administrator should reconfigure the RAID configuration to allow more space.
C. The administrator should map a drive using the net use command.
D. The administrator should allow the staff member to use a USB drive.
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 166
An administrator needs to maintain 1TB of storage for mission critical application data. Fault

tolerance and performance are the most important considerations. Cost is not a factor at all.
Which of the following RAID configurations would be the BEST choice to meet the criteria for the
storage array?
A. RAID 6 with six 250GB hard drives

B. RAID 10 with eight 250GB hard drives
C. RAID 5 with five 250GB hard drives
D. RAID 0 with eight 250GB hard drives
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 167
Which of the following storage interface protocols has the FASTEST speeds?
A. Ultra2 SCSI
B. SATA
C. Ultra320 SCSI
D. SAS
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 168
Which of the following is a benefit of application virtualization?
A. The need for multiple licenses of any software is unnecessary.

B. Interoperability of disparate programs is easily attained.
C. Server loads are greatly reduced from lowered traffic.
D. Applications are easily accessible from anywhere on the LAN.
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 169

Which of the following is the MOST likely to cause a server power supply fan to fail but allows the
power supply to still be functional?
A. Dust
B. Power Surge
C. Excessive humidity
D. High temperatures
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 170
A server has lost communication to its drives located on a fiber channel SAN. An administrator
notices that the indicator lights on both the HBA and the SAN switch are not lit. Which of the
following are the MOST likely causes of the problem? (Select THREE).
A. Failed HBA
B. Failed switch port
C. Faulty fiber cable
D. Faulty driver
E. Failed hard drives
F. Faulty configuration
Answer: A,B,C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 171
A Windows server has rebooted by itself several times. There are several functioning non-
Windows servers in the same rack that are connected to the same uninterruptible power supply
(UPS). Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the reboots?
A. The UPS is malfunctioning.

B. The user traffic to the server is too high.
C. A BSOD is occurring.
D. The non-Windows servers cannot be located on the same UPS as the Windows server.
Answer: C
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 172
A server has had a drive fail in its storage RAID set. The administrator swaps the drive with a
replacement and the RAID set does not automatically start to rebuild the replaced drive. Which of
the following utilities would MOST likely be used to initialize the rebuilding of the replacement
drive?
A. Net use
B. Array management
C. Fdisk
D. Disk Management Plug-in
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 173
An administrator installs a new network card in a properly functioning DC. During the Windows
boot up process the DC bluescreens. Which of the following is the NEXT step?
A. Press F8 and boot to Directory Services Restore Mode.

B. Press F8 and boot to Last Known Good Configuration.
C. Reboot the server again.
D. Press F8 and boot to Safe Mode.
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 174
The staff is not able to access a database server. The server has an 'Operating System not found'
error and is set to boot from a fiber channel SAN. All other database servers are set to boot from
the SAN and access the same switch and data as this database server. Which of the following is
the MOST likely cause of the problem?
A. The SAN is offline

B. Fiber channel switch

C. Multiple failed drives in the SAN
D. HBA
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 175
After a critical service failure occurs the server keeps rebooting every fifteen minutes not giving an
administrator enough time to troubleshoot the failure. Which of the following does the
administrator need to do to allow enough time to work on the system to troubleshoot the problem?
A. Modify boot.ini file

B. Disable automatic reboot on service
C. Press F6 at boot up
D. Clear cache
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 176
After a server inspection, an administrator notices a single drive failure on a server configured with
RAID 5. Which of the following is the NEXT step to start rebuilding the array?
A. Reestablish the mirror array.

B. Perform online volume expansion.
C. Insert hot plug drive.
D. Move data to another volume.
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 177
A high availability solution must be designed for a single file server. Data must be replicated
between the disks to ensure a failure of one disk does not bring down the server. Which of the
following meets these requirements?

A. RAID 1
B. RAID 0
C. Active/passive cluster
D. Disk-to-disk
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 178
Which of the following archiving methods only backs up data that has changed since the previous
backup?
A. Differential
B. Copy
C. Incremental
D. Snapshot
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 179
A failure of the primary data center has occurred. A warm site is available for use. Which of the
following should be done FIRST to bring the critical applications online?
A. Run cabling and power to the warm site.

B. Restore data to the equipment.
C. Transfer all data tapes over to the warm site.
D. Restore least critical applications online to test to make sure the site is functioning.
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 180
An SNMP alert has been generated by a server in the main data center. The alert stated that the
internal temperature of the server has exceeded the threshold. No other servers in the rack have
experienced problems, and no other alerts have come from that server about any other events.

Which of the following is the cause of this issue?
A. Rack cooling equipment failure

B. Dust collection in the server
C. Server processor failure
D. Server power supply failure
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 181
A company has recently switched ISPs and is being assigned a new block of public addresses.
The public web and FTP servers must be re-addressed to support this change. After changing IP
addresses and updating the DNS records many customers have reported that they are not able to
access the web or FTP servers. Which of the following could have been done prior to making
these changes to make it more transparent to users?
A. Reduce the TTL on the DHCP records.

B. Configure a primary DNS server for the PTR records.
C. Reduce the TTL on the DNS records.
D. Configure a caching only DNS server.
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 182
A disk drive failed in a RAID 5 array. After replacing the disk drive, users are still reporting that
access to the server is very slow. Which of the following BEST explains the problem?
A. The array is rebuilding.

B. The array must be reconfigured.
C. The array is corrupt.
D. The disk drive is not compatible.
Answer: A
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 183
All of the following are contained in a server baseline document EXCEPT:
A. Number of users.
B. Number of files.
C. Memory usage.
D. Average disk I/O.
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 184
Which of the following is the minimum number of drives in an RAID 10 configuration?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 6
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 185
An administrator has a rack server that is 3.5 inches (8.9 cm) tall. Which of the following is the
correct U size for this server?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Five
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 186

An administrator has a rack server that is 1.75 inches (4.4 cm) tall. Which of the following is the
correct U size for this server?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Five
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 187
A client has a need to look at and add many image files but has no need to change them. Which of
the following media types would BEST meet the client’s needs?
A. CD-RW
B. Disk
C. Flash
D. WORM
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 188
An administrator just installed a new RAID controller card into a server. The firmware is current for
the controller card. When the server is powered up the administrator notices that the RAID
controller card is not recognized during POST. Which of the following is the cause of the problem?
A. The hard drives were not plugged into the server correctly.
B. The controller driver is outdated and needs to be updated from the OEMs website.
C. The firmware for the server is too old and does not support the new RAID controller card.
D. The cable from the controller to the hard drive backplane is not connected.
Answer: C
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 189
An administrator is building a server that will run a data warehousing application. The server was
ordered with eight 300GB drives. The application requires a dedicated storage location for the OS
and one for critical files. The critical file storage needs fast access but must provide high
redundancy. The OS requires 100GB and the file requires 950GB. Which of the following
configurations will BEST suit the data warehouse needs?
A. OS: 3 Drives, RAID 1 with hot spare

Files: 5 Drives, RAID 5 with hot spare
B. OS: 2 Drives, RAID 1
Files: 6 Drives, RAID 1
C. OS: 2 Drives, RAID 0
Files: 6 Drives, RAID 5
D. OS: 2 Drives, RAID 1
Files: 6 Drives, RAID 5 with hot spare
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 190
An administrator has set up a company’s intranet server. Users should be able to access it but no
users are able to. The administrator verifies that the website is accessible by IP address. Which
of the following should the administrator look at FIRST to resolve the issue?
A. WINS server
B. DNS server
C. Lmhosts file
D. DHCP cache
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 191
A user requests access to a new file share. The administrator adds the user to the group with the
appropriate access. The user is still unable to access the share. Which of the following actions
should the administrator do to resolve the permissions issue?
A. Request the user to logoff and log back on.

B. Add the user as an administrator on their local machine.
C. Add the user as an administrator on the server.
D. Run an ipconfig /renew on the user’s machine.
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 192
An administrator is investigating an incident where an unauthorized user gained access to a server

and modified HR files. The administrator has a tested theory as to how the user accomplished
this. Which of the following actions should the administrator take NEXT?
A. Perform a root cause analysis.

B. Implement a change to the servers.
C. Establish a plan of action to resolve the issue.
D. Question users prior to implementing the solution.
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 193
An administrator is creating a business continuity plan. Which of the following would be done
FIRST in order to develop this plan?
A. Setup replication on all SANs

B. Classify systems
C. Locate an offsite facility for failover
D. Create an architecture plan for all systems
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 194
Due to slow backup response, an administrator installed a new driver for the SCSI card. After a
server reboot the device is not working properly. Which of the following is the BEST course of
action?

A. Reboot the server and restore files using ASR.
B. In Device Manager, locate the device, and click Roll Back Driver at the driver tab.
C. Restore the driver from the previous backup tape.
D. Go to Device Manager, locate the device, and click Restore Previous Driver at the driver tab.
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 195
An administrator has purchased monitoring software that can be configured to alert administrators
when hardware and applications are having issues. All devices are configured with SNMP, but the
administrator wants to further secure the SNMP traffic. Which of the following settings would
BEST provide additional monitoring security? (Select TWO).
A. Setting up a custom community name

B. Configuring the network to block traffic on port 161
C. Configuring the Windows Firewall to block port 161
D. Setting SNMP to read only on the devices
E. Installing new MIBs
Answer: A,D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 196
Which of the following is MOST important for an administrator to investigate prior to making a
change on a server?
A. Manufacturer's specifications
B. Organizational impact
C. Vendor lists
D. Compatibility requirements
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 197

Which of the following is designed to guarantee that once data is written it cannot be modified?
(Select TWO).
A. Flash
B. DLT4 tapes
C. CD-R
D. SDLT tapes
E. WORM
Answer: C,E
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 198
Which of the following RAID levels would provide fault tolerance while also providing high
performance at a reduced cost?
A. RAID 0
B. RAID 1
C. RAID 5
D. RAID 10
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 199
Which of the following is the FASTEST medium to present storage?
A. Fiber channel
B. CAT5
C. Network shares
D. CAT5e
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 200

Which of the following chassis types makes the BEST use of space for performance?
A. Bare metal server

B. Tower server
C. Rack mounted server
D. Blade server
Answer: D
Explanation:
Topic 3, Volume C
QUESTION NO: 201
A power loss during a firmware update would MOST likely result in which of the following?
A. Increased heat output

B. Damage of the hardware
C. Loss of storage data
D. Decreased performance
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 202
Which of the following is being described when using a single physical server to host multiple
logical servers to more effectively utilize hardware resources?
A. Application virtualization
B. Multicore processing
C. Server virtualization
D. Hyper threading
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 203

Which of the following expansion cards should be installed into a server to provide fiber channel
SAN connectivity?
A. HBA
B. USB
C. UAC
D. NIC
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 204
A server is having problems accessing its presented storage on a SAN. Which of the following
could be causing the problem? (Select TWO).
A. NIC
B. HBA
C. Tape backup drive
D. SCSI adapter
E. CPU
Answer: A,B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 205
Which of the following components found in a legacy server has a 16-bit bus?
A. USB
B. PCI
C. ISA
D. AGP
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 206

An administrator buys a new server. The server has four disks and needs to be configured for
maximum space. Fault tolerance is not a constraint. Which of the following configurations
completes this task?
A. RAID 0
B. RAID 1
C. RAID 5
D. RAID 10
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 207
Which of the following RAID levels supports fault tolerance by writing parity to only one drive in the
array?
A. RAID 3
B. RAID 5
C. RAID 6
D. RAID 10
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 208
Which of the following is a distinguishing factor between data archiving and data backups?
A. Data archives are kept for disaster recovery purposes while data backups are kept for indefinite
periods of time so that there is an information record.
B. Data archives are kept for documentation purposes to easily recover data while data backups
are kept for immediate server recovery.
C. Data archives are kept off-site for data warehousing purposes while data backups are kept
locally for immediate server recovery purposes.
D. Data archives are kept for indefinite periods of time so there is a record while data backups are
kept for disaster recovery purposes.
Answer: D
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 209
An administrator notices that every time a particular server is restarted it requires a password in
order for the server to begin the start up process. Which of the following is the reason this is
happening?
A. The server needs to have the password service verified and reconfigured.
B. The server administrator has set a password policy in Group Policy.
C. The server has the BIOS setting configured incorrectly.
D. The server is set with a boot password before accessing the OS.
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 210
Which of the following would an administrator follow when disposing of equipment for a financial
institution?
A. Local laws and regulations

B. Escalation procedure regulations
C. Manufacturer's regulations
D. Server OEM regulations
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 211
Which of the following is the minimum number of drives required for a RAID 10 array?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 10
Answer: B

Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 212
Which of the following server roles provides a common time to all computers?
A. NTP
B. SNMP
C. SMTP
D. RAS
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 213
Which of the following internal storage technologies has the HIGHEST single drive storage
capacity?
A. SAS
B. SATA
C. Flash
D. SCSI
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 214
Which of the following is the FIRST step when troubleshooting an issue?
A. Identify the problem.

B. Verify full system functionality.
C. Document all findings.
D. Establish a theory of probable cause.
Answer: A
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 215
An administrator has implemented a solution to resolve a server's problem in which the server
unexpectedly reboots. Which of the following should be the administrator’s NEXT troubleshooting
step?
A. Test the theory to determine if the solution will correct the issue, list all other possible causes.
C. Document the issue; include details regarding findings, actions taken to resolve the issue, and
the outcome.
D. Establish a theory of probable cause based on previous tests and determine next steps to
resolve.
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 216
A user selects their proper domain and is unable to log into their Windows computer. The error
states: ‘System cannot log you on to the domain because the system’s computer account in its
primary domain is missing or the password on that account is incorrect’. Which of the following is
the MOST likely cause for this error?
A. The computer’s account was removed from Active Directory.

B. The user’s account was removed from Active Directory.
C. The computer was disjoined from the domain.
D. The user typed in the wrong password.
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 217
An administrator logs into a server and notices slow performance. When the system finishes the
logon process a message is displayed saying the system is out of Virtual Memory. Which of the
following is the MOST likely cause of this issue?

A. The drives have been configured as basic.
B. The system partition with the page file is out of space.
C. The VMFS has bad sectors.
D. The drivers for the memory have become corrupt.
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 218
An administrator logs into a server and notices slow performance. While troubleshooting the
problem the administrator notices that an unfamiliar process in the Task Manager is running at
100% CPU usage. The administrator tries to end the task and receives ‘Access is denied’.
Which of the following steps would allow the administrator to terminate that process?
A. Adding the ‘Run as a service’ permission to their account.

B. Running the kill utility.
C. Adding their account to the remote users group.
D. Ending the services.exe process then ending the runaway process.
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 219
An administrator has added a new hard drive to a server that is running out of space on its C Drive
and is experiencing slow performance. The administrator needs to free up space on the C Drive.
Which of the following is the BEST action for the administrator to take to free up space on the
drive?
A. Move the page file to the new drive.

B. Copy the system32 directory to the new drive.
C. Convert the C drive to a basic disk.
D. Setup a software RAID to mirror the C drive.
Answer: A
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 220
An administrator is troubleshooting issues on an application server. After a root cause analysis,

the administrator has determined that there were some unauthorized logins to the server. Which
of the following locations would BEST help to determine details about the unauthorized logins?
A. Active Directory
B. DHCP logs
C. Security logs
D. System logs
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 221
An administrator setting up software RAID 1 on a Windows Server with two volumes for two
separate hard drives, but the option for mirrored is grayed out. Which of the following is the MOST
likely reason why this is occurring?
A. The disks have been setup as basic.

B. The page file must be at least 4GB to support mirrored drives.
C. The disks have been setup as dynamic.
D. Windows does not support software RAID 1.
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 222
Upgrading which of the following components in a server has the GREATEST affect on
virtualization?
A. Amount of Memory
B. Number of HBAs
C. Hard drive cache size
D. ECC ability in memory
Answer: A
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 223
Which of the following BEST describes a NAS?
A. A collection of disks presented as storage to a single server through an existing network.

B. A collection of disks presented as storage to a single server through directly attached
technologies.
C. A collection of disks presented as storage to multiple servers through dedicated channels.
D. A collection of disks presented as storage to multiple servers through an existing network.
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 224
Which of the following BEST describes a virtual machine?
A. Host
B. VDI
C. Hyper-V
D. Guest
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 225
Which of the following would be the BEST location to research current physical layout?
A. Remote management software

B. Rack diagrams
C. OEM documentation
D. Pre-installation plans
Answer: B
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 226
Which of the following channels air flow through a server chassis?
A. Fans
B. Ducts
C. Heat sinks
D. Condensers
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 227
Which of the following is a public IP address?
A. 172.31.254.40
B. 10.100.11.1
C. 192.168.100.1
D. 172.15.16.76
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 228
Which of the following protocols would be used to test if one host is reachable by another host, by
sending echo requests and waiting for echo replies?
A. SNMP
B. ICMP
C. TCP
D. UDP
Answer: B
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 229
A workstation is added to a newly created subnet using 192.168.100.0/24. A DHCP server is

available on subnet 192.168.101.0/24. The user is unable to lease an address from the DHCP
server. Which of the following would BEST resolve the problem?
A. Assign the workstation a static IP address.

B. Add a second DHCP server to the 192.168.101.0/24 subnet.
C. Add a DHCP relay to the 192.168.100.0/24 subnet.
D. Add a DHCP server to the 192.168.100.0/24 subnet.
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 230
The operating system partition on a server is nearly out of space on a Windows 2003 Server. The
administrator notices that the file pagefile.sys is taking up nearly 2GB of space. Which of the
following would BEST resolve this problem?
A. Move the page file to a free drive.

B. Delete the file.
C. Add more memory.
D. Remove the page file from system properties.
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 231
A server has five hot pluggable SCSI disk drives in a RAID 5 array. The server OS crashed and
the server will not boot. The administrator noticed that all of the disk drives have gone offline.
Which of the following components would MOST likely have caused the problem?
A. Memory
B. SCSI backplane
C. SCSI drives
D. Motherboard
Answer: B

Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 232
Which of the following backup types will reset the archive bit on files backed up? (Select TWO).
A. Copy
B. Full
C. Snapshot
D. Incremental
E. Differential
Answer: B,D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 233
Which of the following backup types will not reset the archive bit on backed up files?
A. GFS
B. Full
C. Differential
D. Incremental
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 234
Which of the following Microsoft technologies allows for file replication between servers?
A. SMS
B. SYSVOL
C. DFS
D. NTFS
Answer: C
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 235
Which of the following is the BEST way to allow web software through the server firewall?
A. Implement an application exception.

B. Implement an access control list (ACL).
C. Open the corporate firewall to allow port 80.
D. Implement port blocking on port 80.
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 236
Which of the following RAID arrays should be used to achieve the BEST fault tolerance?
A. Four drives with RAID 0

B. Four drives with RAID 3
C. Four drives with RAID 5
D. Four drives with RAID 10
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 237
Which of the following operating systems can Hyper-V run on?
A. 64-bit Linux Enterprise Edition

B. 64-bit Windows Server 2008
C. 32-bit Windows Server 2008
D. 64-bit Windows Server 2003
Answer: B
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 238
Which of the following is the MOST important consideration when looking at distance requirements
when planning a hot site?
A. Avoiding more expensive bandwidth costs for data lines between regions
B. Avoiding a regional disaster that affects both the main site and the hot site
C. Avoiding a second location that has high latency between sites
D. Avoiding a location that is too expensive
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 239
Which of the following tools can an administrator use to get a server baseline?
A. System Resource Monitor

B. Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA)
C. Replication Monitor
D. Performance Monitor
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 240
Which of the following allows users to recover their deleted files on file shares by themselves?
A. Windows restore
B. Windows backup
C. Shadow copies
D. Shadow backup
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 241

An administrator installed new components on a server. After the device installation, two of the
components fail. Which of the following is the cause of the problem?
A. The server was not powered off correctly.

B. The proper ESD procedures were not used.
C. The devices were installed in the incorrect sequence.
D. The devices are incompatible with the system.
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 242
An administrator installs a new server with five 146GB drives and implements RAID 5 for hardware
redundancy. How much disk space will be available for the OS, tools and regular files?
A. 146GB
B. 438GB
C. 584GB
D. 730GB
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 243
Which of the following statements is true about L3 cache?
A. L3 cache operates faster than the system processor.

B. L3 cache runs at the speed of the processor.
C. L3 cache can deliver data in as little as 15ns.
D. L3 cache runs at the speed of the system bus.
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 244

Which of the following memory technologies doubles the amount of data obtained in a single
memory access from 64-bits to 128-bits?
A. SDRAM
B. DDR RAM
C. Interleaved memory
D. Online spare memory
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 245
Which of the following would restrict traffic from a specific host to a network?
A. MIBs
B. NAS
C. ACL
D. SMTP
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 246
Which of the following is eliminated when using SATA instead of PATA technology?
A. Jumper selection
B. Power connector
C. Data port connector
D. Hard drive LEDs
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 247
Which of the following features should a technician consider when purchasing a KVM switch for a

datacenter?
A. PCI slots available

B. Scalability and flexibility
C. Number of analog modems provided
D. Number of video conference devices connected
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 248
While reviewing the backup logs a server administrator notices that a backup job for an application
server on the same subnet has failed. Which of the following is MOST likely the problem?
A. The remote agent was not running.

B. The management card has failed.
C. The proxy server was blocking access.
D. The hardware firewall was blocking access.
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 249
Which of the following is an advantage of using a KVM with multiple servers?
A. Eliminates the need for backup tapes

B. Increases redundancy
C. Saves physical space in the racks
D. Offers additional runtime for the UPS
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 250
An administrator sees that smoke is coming from the UPS. Which of the following should they do

FIRST?
A. Use a Class A fire extinguisher.

B. Evacuate personnel.
C. Install additional fans in the UPS.
D. Backup the servers.
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 251
Which of the following is MOST likely the reason a technician would implement software RAID for
a SOHO environment?
A. CPU efficiency
B. High availability
C. High redundancy
D. Cost effective
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 252
A technician is unable to eject a tape from a drive when pressing the eject button. Which of the
following is MOST likely the cause?
A. Corrupt OS
B. Array is rebuilding
C. Driver problem
D. Drive failure
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 253

A system administrator is trying to troubleshoot company wide email problems that may be related
to DNS. Which of the following network tools would be MOST useful to determine if it is a DNS
issue?
A. netstat
B. tracert
C. nslookup
D. ping
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 254
Several remote sales employees, who have come into the office this week, report that they are
unable to get on the Internet, but no other users have reported similar issues. The helpdesk has
escalated the issue and the case notes state that the users have IP addresses that begin with 169.
Which of the following should the system administrator check FIRST?
A. DHCP server
B. Network switches
C. DNS server
D. Core router
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 255
A system administrator needs to specify a set of FQDN to IP address mappings for a legacy
server; the administrator does not want the legacy server to be referenced by other servers. Which
of the following should the administrator use to set this?
A. DHCP server
B. DNS server
C. Host file
D. Route statements
Answer: C
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 256
Which of the following is the MINIMUM number of disks necessary for a RAID 10 array?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 6
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 257
Which of the following is the MINIMUM number of disks necessary for a RAID 50 array?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 258
Which of the following technologies can be used to remotely gain access to a server console?
(Select TWO).
A. PS/2 KVM
B. LDAP
C. VNC
D. Remote desktop
E. VPN
Answer: C,D
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 259
Which of the following describes how many VRM’s would be required in a system with quad Xeon
CPU’s?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 260
The server administrator discovers that a server, which has not been patched, is running
extremely slow and suspects that the server may have been compromised. Which of the following
commands should the administrator use to check the number of network connections the server is
making?
A. netstat
B. ping
C. nslookup
D. grep
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 261
Which of the following stripes data at the bit level and uses a dedicated disk for parity?
A. RAID 0
B. RAID 3
C. RAID 5
D. RAID 10

Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 262
Which of the following stripes data at the block level and does not have a dedicated disk for
parity?
A. RAID 1 and RAID 5

B. RAID 2 and RAID 10
C. RAID 3 and RAID 0
D. RAID 0 and RAID 5
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 263
Which of the following hard drive busses will provide the FASTEST speed?
A. SAS
B. SATA
C. PATA
D. EIDE
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 264
Which of the following server chassis types allows for the HIGHEST server density in a rack?
A. Blade server
B. Tower converted to rack server
C. Tower server
D. Rack server
Answer: A

Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 265
Which of the following will allow for the GREATEST amount of memory failure while still allowing
the server to operate?
A. DDR3
B. Memory pairing
C. ECC
D. RAID
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 266
Multicore can be described as which of the following?
A. Multiple processors dedicated for individual tasks.

B. Multiple cores on a single die.
C. Multiple cores on multiple dies.
D. Multiple processors working together to increase processing power.
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 267
Which of the following is the BEST way to ensure that a server is up-to-date with all updates as
soon as they are released?
A. Automatic updates set to install once per week

B. Automatic updates set to install updates automatically
C. Automatic updates set to download all updates automatically
D. Manual updates done daily at noon
Answer: B

Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 268
Which of the following server roles sends out a time signal for clients to synchronize with a clock?
A. DHCP
B. NTP
C. SMTP
D. DNS
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 269
Which of the following are benefits to server virtualization? (Select THREE).
A. Operating system standardization

B. Increased hardware utilization
C. Increase of unused resources
D. Ease of administration
E. Simplification of disaster recovery
F. Ease of new server deployment
Answer: B,E,F
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 270
Which of the following is an example of a private IP address?
A. 191.168.5.4
B. 111.12.53.2
C. 5.2.4.4
D. 169.254.15.28
Answer: D

Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 271
Which of the following ports should be allowed through a firewall for Telnet to function?
A. 23
B. 25
C. 50
D. 110
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 272
Given four drives, which of the following RAID levels will allow for the GREATEST performance?
A. RAID 0
B. RAID 5
C. RAID 6
D. RAID 10
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 273
Which of the following RAID levels would be appropriate given two drives and a need for fault
tolerance?
A. RAID 0
B. RAID 1
C. RAID 5
D. RAID 10
Answer: B
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 274
Which of the following MOST correctly describes a hot spare?
A. A drive assigned to an array that will only hold parity information used for rebuilding a failed
array drive.
B. An external hard drive to which all data is replicated to for recovery in the event of a failure.
C. A drive assigned to an array that will automatically be used to rebuild a failed array drive.
D. An extra drive purchased and stored in the parts cabinet to replace failed drives.
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 275
Which of the following ports MUST be open on the firewall to allow remote desktop connection and
remote assistance traffic through?
A. 21
B. 443
C. 3389
D. 8080
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 276
As a best practice, when should the server be rebooted to apply the reboot required patches?
A. During scheduled downtime

B. Once a year
C. As soon as the patches are finished installing
D. At the same time every day
Answer: A
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 277
When installing a server in a rack, which of the following locations describes where in the rack a
server should be installed?
A. On the very bottom U of the rack, with the UPS above the server
B. In the middle of the rack to help balance the rack
C. Closest to the bottom of the rack, above heavier equipment
D. On the very top U of the rack, with the UPS directly below it
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 278
Which of the following is the BEST way to make sure the network printer is automatically installed
when the user logs on?
A. Log onto the user’s computer as a local administrator and install the printer.
B. Make sure the user has permission to print to the printer.
C. Create and implement a logon script.
D. After the user has logged on, install the printer.
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 279
Which of the following server types stores users’ home directory folders?
A. Application
B. File
C. Directory services
D. Print
Answer: B
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 280
Which of the following cable types should be used to achieve Gigabit Ethernet speed?
A. CAT5
B. CAT3
C. CAT6
D. Thicknet
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 281
After performing the initial steps in installing the server OS from a DVD-ROM, the server reboots
and goes back into the setup wizard. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause for this
problem?
A. The DVD-ROM drive has failed.

B. An installation file copied from the DVD to the hard drive is corrupt.
C. Faulty OS installation DVD.
D. Incorrect boot sequence in the BIOS.
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 282
When disposing of data, which of the following should be considered FIRST?
A. Company policy requirements

B. Local legal requirements
C. Storage requirements
D. Disposal requirements
Answer: B
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 283
Which of the following ports does RDP use by default?
A. 23
B. 902
C. 1677
D. 3389
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 284
Which of the following can be used when installing the OS without a boot disk?
A. ZFS
B. VMFS
C. PXE
D. PBX
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 285
The administrator has just installed a new memory module into the server. Now, the server is not
showing the new memory. Which of the following should the administrator perform FIRST?
A. System reboot
B. Reseat the memory
C. Install the latest firmware
D. Install the latest driver
Answer: B
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 286
Management has asked the server technician to deploy fourteen new servers with newly-released
operating systems in the virtual environment for testing purposes. Which of the following is the
FASTEST way to do this?
A. Create a template of an existing server and deploy the fourteen images from that server.
B. Create a server template, and deploy all fourteen servers from this template.
C. Create one server, create a backup image, and restore thirteen servers from the image.
D. Create each server individually.
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 287
Which of the following should be done FIRST when troubleshooting a problem?
A. Test the theory to determine the cause

B. Perform a root cause analysis
C. Establish a plan of action
D. Document outcomes
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 288
A datacenter director implements a new security measure in response to multiple equipment thefts
from the datacenter. The new security measure requires people entering or leaving the datacenter
to go through an extra secure area. Once entering the area people must present two forms of
authentication to leave. Which of the following security measures does this describe?
A. Mantrap
B. RFID cards
C. Defense in depth
D. Biometrics

Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 289
A system administrator needs to provision storage for a 200GB database. The database must
have extremely low seek time. Which of the following is the BEST solution?
A. A JBOD
B. A RAID 50 array
C. A NAS
D. A single SSD
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 290
A technician works in a datacenter that is shared by multiple companies. The technician is

concerned with preventing the theft of proprietary information by other technicians with access to
the datacenter. Which of the following is the BEST way to prevent data theft in this scenario?
A. Mantraps
B. Two-factor authentication
C. Security personnel
D. Locked rack doors
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 291
A technician is installing new memory in a server. The technician would consult the HCL to ensure
which of the following?
A. Memory and virtual memory compatibility

B. Memory and speed compatibility
C. Memory and HDD compatibility

D. ESD standards were followed
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 292
A technician wants to decrease the overall attack surface of the servers in a data center through
decreasing the number of open network ports on each server. Which of the following could the
technician implement to increase security?
A. Host based intrusion detection software

B. Software firewall
C. NTFS
D. ACL
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 293
The primary purpose of an SLA between the service provider and customer is to agree on which of
the following?
A. Monthly bandwidth limits, server configuration, and software baseline.

B. Number of dedicated technicians assigned to network issues.
C. Level of service including energy consumption, bandwidth and server color.
D. Level of service including time limits for service, repair and replacement.
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 294
Lightening causes a power surge and leads to a fire in the datacenter. Following emergency
procedures, which of the following is the FIRST thing the server administrator should do?
A. Turn off all electrical power

B. Remove all backup media
C. Implement fire suppression
D. Evacuate all personnel
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 295
If there is a conflict in policy for data retention, which of the following should the technician adhere
to FIRST?
A. Industry best practices

B. Company policy
C. International standards
D. Local legal requirements
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 296
A major difference between archiving and backing up data is that data backups:
A. contain data removed from the server.

B. contain data that still resides on the server.
C. are stored with the servers.
D. are stored securely.
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 297
Which of the following on-board components is used exclusively for exchanging data with remote
machines?
A. PCI

B. USB
C. AGP
D. NIC
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 298
A server in the production environment monitors output from various sensors along an assembly
line. New equipment is being added to the line that will require monitoring. The server
administrator needs to add additional inputs to the server for this new equipment. Which of the
following input types is MOST likely required?
A. EIDE
B. SATA
C. Serial
D. Video
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 299
A server needs to have memory added to support a new application. It currently is using PC4200
in a single channel configuration. Which of the following would be the correct memory upgrade?
A. Install larger capacity PC2100 dual channel memory modules.

B. Add a PCI expansion card with PC2100 single channel memory modules.
C. Install smaller capacity PC4200 single channel memory modules.
D. Install larger capacity PC4200 single channel memory modules.
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 300
A hypervisor has 4GB of RAM, 1TB of RAID 5 SATA storage, two Xeon 2.4GHz Quad Core
Processors, and four gigabit NIC cards. The hypervisor is running twelve guest operating systems

and users are reporting slow response times. Which of the following is MOST likely the cause?
A. Processor
B. RAM
C. HDD
D. NIC
Answer: B
Explanation:
Topic 4, Volume D
QUESTION NO: 301
The company has purchased one hundred and fifty new servers. The server administrator needs
to build and deploy them as quickly as possible. Which of the following is the FASTEST method of
building and deploying each server?
A. Build each server from the OS manufacturer’s build disk.

B. Use an imaging system to manually deploy the build to the servers.
C. Build each server with the manufacturer’s build disk.
D. Give the company build disk to the server manufacturer.
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 302
The company has two thousand servers located around the globe. Which of the following is the
BEST method of patch management and deployment?
A. Set all servers to automatically download patches from the manufacturer’s website.
B. Install an internal patch management system and deploy from the system.
C. Install the patches on each server from a deployment disk.
D. RDP into each server, manually download and install the patches.
Answer: B
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 303
In Windows server permissions, an implicit deny:
A. denies all accounts except an administrator account.

B. will always result in a deny.
C. will be overridden by an explicit allow.
D. will lock the account out of the server.
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 304
The server administrator has just brought a new Windows server online. Permissions are set, but
the server administrator cannot connect remotely. Which of the following is MOST likely the
problem?
A. WMI was not enabled.

B. Server service was not enabled.
C. RDP was not enabled.
D. Workstation service was not enabled.
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 305
A server has failed after a tested and scheduled change control has been implemented. Which of
the following is the FIRST thing the server technician should do?
A. Perform a root cause analysis.

B. Escalate the problem.
C. Notify stakeholders.
D. Establish a plan of action.
Answer: C
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 306
Which of the following is the MOST important troubleshooting step?
A. Test the theory.

B. Perform a root cause analysis.
C. Establish a plan of action.
D. Make one change at a time.
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 307
A tape library with LTO2 drives can hold 30 tapes. Which of the following is the approximate
maximum native backup storage of the tape library?
A. 6TB
B. 6MB
C. 6PB
D. 6GB
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 308
A technician is replacing memory in a server whose motherboard supports PC100 or PC133

memory. This type of memory is also known as which of the following?
A. SDRAM
B. RAMBUS
C. DDR2
D. DDR3
Answer: A
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 309
A technician is replacing memory in a server whose motherboard supports PC2100 memory.

This type of memory is also known as which of the following?
A. DDR2
B. DDR
C. SDRAM
D. DDR3
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 310
A technician is replacing memory in a server whose motherboard supports PC3-8500 memory.

This type of memory is also known as which of the following?
A. SDRAM
B. DDR
C. DDR3
D. DDR2
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 311
A technician needs to replace the processor on a server’s motherboard. The motherboard

supports Socket 478 processors. Which of the following processors would be compatible with this
motherboard?
A. AMD Athlon
B. Pentium III
C. Atom
D. Pentium 4
Answer: D
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 312
Which of the following should be included in the network diagram?
A. Server room access log

B. Server types
C. OEM contact information
D. Temperature reading
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 313
When creating a list of vendors, which of the following information should be included?
A. Vendor customer satisfaction ratings

B. OEM contact information
C. Time vendor has been in business
D. Annual spending budget with the vendor
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 314
A restaurant is considering placing a server to run their restaurant software in the kitchen of the
restaurant. Which of the following environmental considerations is of MOST concern?
A. Temperature
B. Power
C. Humidity
D. Dust
Answer: A
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 315
An administrator is having problems with a server’s built-in I/O devices such as keyboard and USB
ports. Which of the following is the BEST solution to resolve the problem?
A. Upgrade to the latest security patch

B. Reinstall the operating system
C. Update the faulty equipment drivers
D. Upgrade to a new service pack
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 316
A server administrator recently purchased a new brand of rewritable Blu-ray media and is now
having problems backing up data when using the Blu-ray burner installed in the server. Older
backup disks still work, but the new media causes the backup software to report burn failures.
Which of the following is the BEST solution to resolve the problem?
A. Update the Blu-ray burner to the latest drivers

B. Reboot the server and restart the software
C. Upgrade the firmware on the Blu-ray burner
D. Apply the latest operating service pack
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 317
Which of the following is the typical recommended temperature range for a data center?
A. 64°F to 77°F (18°C to 25°C)

B. 78°F to 85°F (26°C to 29°C)
C. 41°F to 55°F (5°C to 12°C)
D. 56°F to 63°F (13°C to 17°C)
Answer: A
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 318
Which of the following is the MOST secure and efficient way to dispose of rewritable DVD media
containing sensitive information?
A. Media should be erased

B. Media should be shredded
C. Media should be exposed to UV
D. Media should be formatted
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 319
An administrator does not have console access to a Windows Server. Which of the following
command line utilities should the administrator use to reboot the system remotely?
A. reboot
B. pkill
C. shutdown
D. kill
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 320
When upgrading the BIOS, which of the following is MOST important?
A. Check room temperature and humidity.

B. Follow manufacturer instructions and documentation.
C. Run operating system updates.
D. Defragment all the hard drives on the system.
Answer: B
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 321
Which of the following is the advantage of Server to Server replication in a cluster environment
over Disk to Disk?
A. Reduced network traffic

B. Frequent BIOS updates are not required
C. Backup agent does not need to be installed
D. Provides greater overall fault tolerance
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 322
NAS, SAN, and Tape library are MOST commonly used for which of the following?
A. System paging file

B. Virtual memory
C. GPU processing
D. Backup and file storage
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 323
An administrator is creating a new data retention policy. Which of the following is the MOST
important consideration?
A. Compile technical requirements for new policy

B. Comply with applicable laws and regulations
C. Destroy the old data retention policy
D. Have hard copies of the new policy stored offsite
Answer: B
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 324
During a printer driver installation, a message appears stating “The software being installed for this
hardware has not passed Windows logo testing”. Which of the following is the SAFEST course of
action for the administrator to take?
A. Continue with installation

B. Install .dll files needed for the printer
C. Obtain a Microsoft certified driver
D. Restart the printer and try again
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 325
A server contains a 3 disk RAID 5 array. The red LED is illuminated on one of the drives. Which of
the following should the server administrator perform?
A. Replace the drive

B. Restore the drive from backup
C. Reboot the server
D. Reconfigure RAID 5 to RAID 10
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 326
A server is sending 404 responses to requests from users. Which of the following would MOST
likely be a possible cause?
A. Loss of connection to an NFS share

B. DNS server is down
C. Firewall incorrectly blocking outside subnets
D. Denial of service attack from outside

Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 327
A technician would like to setup load balancing on a file server. Which of the following additional
devices will need to be added to the server?
A. NIC
B. PBX
C. CPU
D. USB
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 328
Virtualization is environmentally friendly because which of the following?
A. It costs less to implement

B. It is easier to maintain
C. Servers generate less heat
D. Helps reduce amount of energy consumed
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 329
A technician is logged into a Windows 2008 server as an administrator and is receiving the
following message when trying to run administrative utilities “The requested operation requires
elevation”. Which of the following is causing this message to be displayed?
A. Malware
B. Firewall
C. Service failure
D. UAC

Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 330
A technician is setting up RAID technology for a server-based video editing system. The
technician is not concerned about fault tolerance but needs a low cost and high speed system.
Which of the following RAID levels should the technician implement?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 5
D. 10
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 331
An organization which deploys a large number of multifunction printers from different

manufacturers is planning to upgrade their print server to the latest operating system. After the
upgrade, the technician discovers that the current print management software will not run on the
new operating system. Which of the following should the technician check before purchasing new
print management software to ensure it is compatible with all of the company’s printers?
A. The technician should consult the new software’s HCL

B. The server ACL must be compared against the print management software requirements
C. The technician should verify that all printer drivers are signed
D. All printer manuals should be checked for compatibly with the print management software
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 332
A server randomly reboots and experiences data corruption on each reboot, even though write
caching is enabled on the array. Which of the following should the technician do FIRST to
minimize data corruption?

A. Replace the drives with SSD
B. Replace the RAID controller battery
C. Install a tape drive and schedule backups
D. Connect the server to a surge protector
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 333
A technician prints out the following server NIC configuration:
IP192.168.0.1
NETMASK 255.255.255.0
GATEWAY192.168.0.254
DNS1169.254.1.2
DNS2169.254.2.1
Which of the following is the MOST likely cause why the server is unable to download operating
system updates?
A. Wrong Netmask
B. Wrong DNS addresses
C. Wrong Gateway
D. Wrong IP address
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 334
A technician is reviewing the following configuration from a newly installed server:
Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface Metric
10.0.2.0 255.255.255.0 10.0.2.15 10.0.2.15 20
10.0.2.15 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 20

10.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 10.0.2.15 10.0.2.15 20
127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1
224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 10.0.2.15 10.0.2.15 20
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 10.0.2.15 10.0.2.15 1
Which of the following commands was run to generate the above information and why is the
server unable to communicate with the Internet?
A. ROUTE PRINT. The default gateway is missing

B. NSLOOKUP. The loopback address needs to be removed.
C. IPCONFIG. The last line in the configuration is wrong.
D. TRACERT. The interface metric is too high.
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 335
A technician needs to install Windows 7 on 100 computers on an already functional network. The
technician already has an image that will be used for deployment. Which of the following should
the technician do NEXT?
A. Install a DNS server

B. Install a DHCP server
C. Install and configure WDS
D. Create a Windows recovery image
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 336
A technician needs to setup a server to determine if production servers go down. Which of the
following servers will be used?
A. DNS server
B. SNMP server
C. Proxy server

D. DHCP server
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 337
A technician is working in a large corporate environment and is preparing to install patches on a

mission critical server. Which of the following should the technician do FIRST before installing
patches on the server?
A. Clone the server

B. Take a snapshot of the server
C. Backup the server
D. Deploy patches on a development server
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 338
Which of the following uses a client/server model that provides system management which
enables administrators to monitor server characteristics?
A. Self-Monitoring Analysis Reporting Technology

B. Desktop Management Interface
C. Simple Network Management Protocol
D. Microsoft Management Console
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 339
A company has its headquarters in Chicago and branch office in New York. The servers at
headquarters replicate all data from Chicago to New York in real time. This is an example of which
of the following?

A. Hot site
B. Warm site
C. Cold site
D. Primary site
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 340
Which of the following operating systems requires a 64 bit processor?
A. CentOS 5.2
B. Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
C. Suse Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11
D. Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 341
A server has four 300 GB SAS hard drives and a RAID card. The server will initially need 300 GB
of storage space, and is estimated to grow to 400 GB. Which of the following RAID configurations
should be deployed?
A. RAID 1 with a hot spare

B. RAID 5 with a hot spare
C. RAID 10 with a hot spare
D. RAID 50 with a hot spare
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 342
Users in a large corporate environment have been reporting that access to their virtualized servers
has slowed recently. All of the virtualized servers are hosted on an iSCSI NAS. Which of the
following should be done to troubleshoot performance?

A. Validate that the firmware on the hard drives in the NAS are all at the same level
B. Reboot the NAS
C. Check the baseline of the NAS device
D. Reboot the host servers
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 343
Which of the following provides the QUICKEST restore time?
A. Bare Metal restore

B. Snapshot
C. LTO-3 tape array
D. WORM tape array
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 344
Which of the following is a Class A IP address?
A. 10.4.0.1
B. 128.39.0.1
C. 192.168.0.1
D. 224.216.0.1
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 345
Which of the following is a benefit of using RAID 1 in a server?
A. Data is striped
B. Data is mirrored

C. Data is spanned
D. It only requires 1 hard drive
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 346
Which of the following is the purpose of using a network attached storage device?
A. To provide storage space to network devices

B. To provide a high-speed network for different types of storage devices
C. To automatically load optical media via a robotic device
D. To classify, catalog, and maintain backup media
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 347
A technician backs up the data on a server with a full backup on Sunday night. On Monday
through Friday night, a different type of backup is run on the server. A file needs to be restored
Saturday morning. If the technician needs all tapes for the week (Sunday-Friday) to restore the
file, which of the following describes the type of backup performed Monday-Friday night?
A. Daily
B. Incremental
C. Full
D. Differential
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 348
Which of the following is the purpose of using an optical jukebox?
A. To classify, catalog, and maintain backup media

B. To automatically load optical media via a robotic device
C. To provide a high-speed network for different types of storage devices
D. To provide storage space to network devices
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 349
Which of the following services can automatically provide client PCs with both their domain name
and network time server upon boot?
A. DHCP
B. DNS
C. WINS
D. NTP
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 350
A server will run for about 30 minutes and then shut down suddenly. Which of the following is
MOST likely causing this behavior?
A. Power supply failure

B. Hard Drive failure
C. Cooling failure
D. POST failure
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 351
An administrator has set up web-based software that is able to be administered remotely. The
website works fine on the local server, the site is not available when accessed from a remote PC.
Which of the following is the cause?

A. Failed driver
B. Software Firewall
C. User Account Control
D. The web service is not started
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 352
In a secure network topology, which of the following shows where an e-commerce Web server
should be placed?
A. Within a VPN
B. Within a subnet
C. Within a VLAN
D. Within a DMZ
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 353
Which of the following cable type would be used when directly connecting two servers?
A. A crossover cable
B. A coaxial cable
C. A rollover cable
D. A straight-through cable
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 354
Which of the following types of backup modifies the archive bit? (Select TWO).
A. Copy backup

B. Selective backup
C. Differential backup
D. Incremental backup
E. Full backup
Answer: D,E
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 355
A network administrator reports that they receive the following error message when attempting an
action that would result in an entry in the system log: “Unable to write to system log!” The
administrator has successfully written to this log in the past. Which of the following is the MOST
likely reason for the error?
A. There is malware on the server that hosts the log file.

B. The network administrator does not have permission to write to the log file.
C. The drive that hosts the system log is fragmented.
D. The drive that hosts the system log is out of disk space.
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 356
A server administrator needs to determine if DNS is working properly. Which of the following
commands would accomplish this task on a Windows-based system?
A. nbtstat
B. traceroute
C. nslookup
D. ipconfig
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 357
A vendor plugs their laptop into a port on a wall jack. The vendor is unable to access the network.

Which of the following is the MOST likely problem?
A. Port security is enabled

B. The DNS server is down
C. The DHCP server is down
D. The host file is misconfigured
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 358
A technician is tasked with updating the VM server standard image that is used to deploy servers
in the company. Which of the following should the technician update?
A. Template
B. Production servers
C. Upgrade OS
D. Development servers
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 359
Which of the following terms is used to describe a system image that is used to deploy other
systems in a virtual environment?
A. Clone
B. Development system
C. Template
D. Production system
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 360

A server technician is working at one of the company’s branch offices. The technician is unable to
access a server at the corporate office. The technician receives a “destination host unreachable”
when trying to PING the server name. The technician is able to PING the IP address of the server.
Which of the following DNS records should the technician check?
A. A record
B. CNAME record
C. PTR record
D. MX record
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 361
A server technician recently deployed a DNS server in the virtual environment. Which of the
following describes the new DNS server in the virtual environment?
A. Host OS
B. Guest OS
C. Proxy server
D. Hypervisor
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 362
Which of the following installation methods MUST use the TCP/IP protocol to deploy systems?
A. IMAGEX
B. Virtualization template
C. Ghost
D. WDS
Answer: D
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 363
Which of the following is used for managing users in a client/server environment?
A. LDAP
B. DNS
C. Web
D. Proxy
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 364
Which of the following techniques can be used to automatically rebuild a RAID array due to a disk
failure?
A. Hot spare
B. Striping
C. Cold spare
D. Parity
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 365
A high performance video rendering farm needs maximum performance. All final input, output, and
other important data is stored externally on a Storage Area Network. Which of the following RAID
levels should be configured?
A. RAID 0
B. RAID 1
C. RAID 4
D. RAID 5
Answer: A
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 366
Which of the following RAID levels should be selected for a large capacity file server that requires
MAXIMUM storage capacity and a reasonable degree of robustness?
A. RAID 0
B. RAID 1
C. RAID 5
D. RAID 10
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 367
Which of the following can help prevent data loss on a RAID array in the event of a power failure?
A. Using a RAID mirror

B. A battery backed write cache
C. Using RAID with parity
D. A battery backed read cache
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 368
Which of the following transmission media is used to connect to a Storage Area Network?
A. Fibre Channel
B. SAS
C. Coaxial
D. Ethernet
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 369

A technician investigates a server with an internal RAID 5 array that has been reported down.
When looking at the console they find an error message stating: ‘Operating System not found’.
Which of the following are likely causes of this error? (Select TWO).
A. Multiple hard drives have crashed

B. The network is unplugged
C. A partition table has been corrupted
D. A single hard drive has crashed
E. OS install CD-ROM was left in the tray
Answer: A,C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 370
A user reports they cannot access the internal company website after maintenance was performed
on the website server. When a technician arrives on site to troubleshoot the issue, which of the
following steps should they perform FIRST?
A. Establish a theory of probable cause

B. Establish a plan of action to resolve the problem
C. Identify changes made to the server
D. Run a backup job and verify data
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 371
A technician currently has a server with RAID 0. The technician would like to improve read
performance to the data partition by adding an additional hard drive and creating a new RAID with
just the two physical hard drives. Which of the following RAID levels should the technician select
for the new RAID?
A. 1
B. 5
C. 6
D. 50
Answer: A

Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 372
Which of the following RAID levels has high read performance and only allows data to be written
to half the available physical hard drive space?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 5
D. 6
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 373
A technician would like to upgrade a server with a Socket LGA1155 Xeon processor. Which of the
following processors is compatible with this server?
A. P4
B. Celeron D
C. Athlon
D. i5
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 374
A company backs up their data using daily, weekly, and monthly tape backups. The monthly
backups are also known as which of the following?
A. Great-grandfather
B. Grandfather
C. Father
D. Son

Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 375
A technician would like to upgrade the processor in a server. In order to upgrade the processor,
the technician needs to know which of the following? (Select TWO).
A. Memory type
B. Socket type
C. Brand type
D. Available expansion slots
E. Power supply voltage
Answer: B,C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 376
Which of the following can provide direct connections for hot-swappable drives?
A. Expansion card
B. Daughter card
C. Riser card
D. Backplane
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 377
Mounting aluminum fins on DIMM modules would be an example of which of the following types of
cooling?
A. Redundant
B. Passive
C. Shroud
D. Active

Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 378
Which of the following allows multiple server systems to be connected by a backplane?
A. Blade form factor

B. Rack form factor
C. ATX form factor
D. Tower form factor
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 379
Which of the following is the CAS latency of a memory module?
A. The number of clock cycles to verify the data

B. The number of clock cycles to store data
C. The number of clock cycles to clear the module
D. The number of clock cycles to return a request
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 380
A technician has been tasked with developing a list of hardware for an upcoming project. Which of
the following sources will BEST provide technical information to help ensure a successful
completion?
A. Hardware compatibility list

B. Blogs from various sources on hardware
C. Reviews in trade magazines
D. Documentation from existing system hardware

Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 381
Which of the following processors are supported by LGA 1155 sockets? (Select TWO).
A. i3-500 series
B. i7-800 series
C. i5-2400 series
D. Pentium 6000 series
E. Xeon E3 series
Answer: C,E
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 382
Which of the following is a characteristic of software disk mirroring?
A. It will slow down writes but speed up reads.

B. It will slow down reads but speed up writes.
C. It can be extended to increase size.
D. It requires two disk controllers.
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 383
An administrator is upgrading the backup server from a single tape drive to a SCSI tape library.
The library has been unpackaged, mounted, and the library drivers installed. Which of the
following items should the administrator have to connect the device to the backup server?
A. SCSI cable
B. SCSI interface adapter on the tape library
C. SCSI termination card on the server
D. iSCSI cable

Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 384
Which of the following defines memory interleaving?
A. The distribution of data written across all the memory DIMMs and the L1 cache
B. The distribution of data written across all the memory DIMMs in one bank
C. The distribution of data written across all the memory DIMMs and the processor
D. The distribution of data written across all the memory DIMMs and the L2 cache
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 385
When troubleshooting a problem on a server, which of the following is the industry best practice?
A. Reseat all components

B. Replace the memory and CPU
C. Test each component one at a time
D. Reinstall TCP/IP
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 386
Security patches that were issued to address a security flaw in the database server software have
failed to install. All other OS security patches applied successfully. Which of the following is the
MOST likely cause of the failure?
A. Database patches typically require a reinstall of the database server software.

B. The server was unavailable during the patch window.
C. The OS patches and database patches cannot be deployed together.
D. The account used does not have permission to patch the database software.

Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 387
Which of the following protocols define the rules and processes used to transmit and receive block
storage applications over TCP/IP?
A. iSCSI
B. VoIP
C. Distributed Applications over IP
D. HTTPS
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 388
Which of the following is the BEST to use when securing fiber cables and preventing damage?
A. Zip ties
B. Twist ties
C. Black electrical tape
D. Velcro cable straps
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 389
An administrator has been instructed to add four additional drives to a server configured with RAID
5. The server is using 146GB drives for the data. Without changing the configuration, how much
additional data space would be available if the administrator purchased 300GB drives and added
them to the existing array?
A. 438GB
B. 584GB
C. 900GB

D. 1200GB
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 390
Which of the following describes the difference between SATA and PATA?
A. SATA operates on a single channel.

B. PATA devices have three channels.
C. PATA devices have their own channel whereas SATA does not.
D. SATA devices have their own channel whereas PATA does not.
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 391
When troubleshooting a problem on a server, which of the following is the industry best practice?
A. Reseat all components

B. Replace the memory and CPU
C. Test each component one at a time
D. Reinstall TCP/IP
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 392
An administrator is required to maintain space for 750GB of user data. Which of the following is
the BEST option available to the administrator?
A. Create a RAID 5 array using five 200GB disks.

B. Create a JBOD using four 200GB disks.
C. Create a RAID 1 array using six 200GB disks.
D. Create a RAID 5 array using three 200GB disks.

Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 393
Users can only access external websites. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this
problem?
A. The incorrect gateway address is being provided to the workstation.

B. DHCP is not providing workstations with the proper subnet mask.
C. The DNS cache was cleared.
D. The internal zone was deleted.
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 394
An administrator needs to configure a server to restrict mail traffic to an application server for
security reasons. Which of the following techniques can be used to manage this?
A. PAT
B. ACLs
C. Subnet masking
D. Port blocking
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 395
Which of the following is the MOST critical environmental consideration when determining the
location of a server?
A. Ease of physical access

B. Cable management
C. Height from the floor
D. Temperature of the room

Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 396
A company has 100GB of data that needs to be automatically backed up daily, and needs to be
stored for 20 years. Which of the following backup media is the BEST solution for archiving the
server data?
A. Tape
B. SAN
C. Flash
D. Optical
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 397
Which of the following storage technologies connects by TCP/IP and is separate from the
company’s LAN?
A. Tape library
B. NAS
C. Optical jukebox
D. SAN
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 398
Users report slow performance when saving files on a server with a RAID 5 array, but not when
reading files from that server. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?
A. Mismatched drives
B. Bad sectors
C. Cache battery failure

D. Disk drive failure
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 399
A new server is brought online and receives a dynamic IP address. The administrator can ping
other servers on the same subnet but not other subnets. Which of the following is the MOST likely
cause of the problem?
A. The WINS server cannot resolve the gateway.

B. The DHCP server’s scope settings are incorrect.
C. The ISP is preventing the administrator from adding a new IP address.
D. The DNS server is not resolving the name space properly.
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 400
An administrator is running proprietary server software that requires services to be reconfigured

every time the server is upgraded to the latest vendor version. Which of the following is the BEST
solution to address this problem?
A. The current system configuration should be documented for future use.

B. Server diagramming and environmental topologies should be documented.
C. A copy of the latest pre-installation plan should be developed and utilized.
D. Vendor support should be contacted so that they can correct the issue.
Answer: A
Explanation:
Topic 5, Volume E
QUESTION NO: 401
An administrator needs to maintain 1TB of storage space for a server. A performance critical
application will use this storage space for a database. The database will be replicated between
multiple servers. Cost and performance are the most important considerations. Which of the

following RAID configurations would be the BEST choice for the storage array?
A. RAID 6 with six 250GB hard drives

B. RAID 5 with five 250GB hard drives
C. RAID 0 with four 250GB hard drives
D. RAID 10 with eight 250GB hard drives
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 402
An administrator has figured out a possible cause to a problem. Which of the following is the
NEXT step the administrator should take?
A. Implement the solution.

C. Establish a plan of action to identify the problem.
D. Test the theory.
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 403
An administrator replaces the network card in a web server. After replacing the network card some
users can access the server but others cannot. Which of the following is the FIRST thing the
administrator should check?
A. Default gateway
B. The ports on the switch
C. Port security on the server’s switch port
D. Ethernet cable
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 404

While considering security, which of the following is the BEST place for a public web server
accessible via the Internet?
A. Internal network
B. VLAN
C. VPN
D. DMZ
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 405
An administrator is looking to reduce space on the email server by setting up rules that only allow
email messages to be stored for one year and then they will be purged. Which of the following
must the administrator do FIRST prior to implementing this change?
A. Setup quotas on all home folders for 100MB of storage.

B. Setup quotas on all mailboxes for 100MB of storage.
C. Check for regulatory compliance issues with this change.
D. Circulate a new email policy out to employees.
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 406
A user cannot access files on /deps/it directory. The administrator verifies permissions are set –rw-
------ for the directory. Which of the following actions need to be performed to only grant read
access to the user on the IT directory?
A. Set folder permissions to 760.

B. Set folder permissions to 770.
C. Set folder permissions to modify.
D. Set folder permissions to full control.
Answer: A
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 407
Which of the following assists with airflow in a server? (Select TWO).
A. Riser cards
B. Water cooling
C. Shroud
D. Baffle
E. Heat sinks
Answer: C,D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 408
Which of the following is a storage system that can be connected to multiple servers through an
iSCSI connection?
A. JBOD
B. DAS
C. NAS
D. SAN
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 409
Which of the following would MOST likely connect to an external SATA hard drive?
A. PATA
B. SCSI
C. USB
D. IDE
Answer: C
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 410
Which of the following protocols would MOST likely be used in the establishment of an IPSec VPN
tunnel?
A. AES
B. TKIP
C. 802.1q
D. ISAKMP
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 411
In a Windows Server 2003 environment using PKI, a user encrypts several documents on a
shared file server. That user account is then accidentally deleted. Which of the following must be
configured in order to decrypt those files?
A. Key recovery administrator

B. Key recovery agent
C. Trusted root certificate store
D. Root certificate store
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 412
At a minimum how many NICs must a machine have to host virtual machines?
A. One NIC will support all virtual machines

B. One for each virtual machine and one for management
C. Three for each virtual machine
D. Two for each virtual machine and one for management
Answer: A
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 413
Which of the following Windows Server 2003 technologies can help with making backups of open
files?
A. Differential backup
B. Snapshot
C. VSS
D. Incremental backup
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 414
Which of the following provides the MOST redundancy for a corporate server network?
A. Server-to-server replication
B. Server clustering
C. Hot site
D. Disk-to-disk replication
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 415
Which of the following is the MOST important factor when determining where to store company
backups?
A. Offsite storage cost

B. Backup rotation
C. Onsite storage cost
D. Backup security
Answer: D
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 416
An environment has a DC server and an Exchange server. The administrator needs to install a
patch and restart both servers while minimizing downtime. Which of the following is the BEST way
to restart the servers?
A. Restart both servers at the same time so the servers are down at the same time.
B. DC server first, then the Exchange server second.
C. The order in which the servers are restarted does not matter.
D. Exchange server first, then the DC server second.
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 417
Which of the following memory features will allow a server to correct up to 4-bit memory errors?
A. ECC
B. Registered
C. Chipkill
D. Parity
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 418
Which of the following is the MOST important step in creating a system classification list?
A. Verifying the OS manufacturers

B. Locating a hosting facility
C. Consulting with the system manufacturers
D. Interviewing system owners
Answer: D
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 419
An administrator has ordered a new server and setup a dedicated RAID 1 array for the application
database. While troubleshooting with performance monitoring tools, the administrator is receiving
lower read/write speeds than expected. Which of the following would be the MOST likely cause
for the lower performance?
A. The BIOS needs to be upgraded.

B. The administrator did not add the right amount of memory.
C. There is a cooling issue with the server.
D. The administrator did not order high enough RPM drives.
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 420
Which of the following expansion card slots was designed specifically for video cards?
A. PCIe
B. ISA
C. AGP
D. PCIx
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 421
A Windows 2003 Server is no longer able to access its internal SCSI drive. The cables are
connected, the drive has power, and the drive shows up in Device Manager; however, the My
Computer window does not show the drive that was previously working and formatted with NTFS.
Which of the following would be the FIRST step in regaining access to the drive?
A. Reformat the NTFS partition.

B. Recreate the partition that was deleted.
C. Rewrite the MBR.
D. Run a check disk on the drive.
Answer: D

Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 422
Which of the following is a way to protect server operating systems from a short term contractor?
A. Biometric devices
B. Limited logon hours
C. Mantraps
D. Rack doors
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 423
An administrator is attempting to recover from a power failure in the data center. Which of the
following is the BEST way to recover the servers?
A. Bring up the WINS server, the DNS server, then the web server
B. Bring up the web server, the time clock server, then the DHCP server
C. Bring up the backup tape server, the DNS server, then the web server
D. Bring up the active directory server, the DNS server, then the web server
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 424
A user is unable to open a shared folder on a server and is receiving an access denied message.
The system administrator verifies that the user has been granted read NTFS permissions on the
folder. Which of the following should the administrator do to resolve the issue?
A. Set the NTFS write permissions on the folder.

B. Ensure that the folder’s permissions are inherited.
C. Change the share permissions on the folder.
D. Block inheritance on the folder’s permissions.

Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 425
Performance on the email server has been very slow over the past month. There have also been
various issues with backups on the mail server. The company has implemented several new
systems and changes recently. Which of the following changes could MOST likely be the cause of
the problem?
A. A RAID change on the e-mail server from RAID 5 to RAID 1.

B. A new monitoring server has been implemented.
C. A new antivirus program has been implemented.
D. A RAID change on the e-mail server from RAID 1 to RAID 0.
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 426
Which of the following describes when a newly built network server would MOST likely become
infected by malware?
A. After a hot fix has been applied

B. Before joining an active directory domain
C. After the TCP/IP stack is enabled
D. After the WMI service is started
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 427
A server administrator is checking connectivity on a mail server which appears to be working

correctly. Testing by the administrator has shown that ping requests from the server are failing
even though mail is still working. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the failed ping
requests?

A. The TCP/IP stack on the server is corrupted.
B. The VLAN has been improperly configured.
C. One of the teamed NICs has failed on the server.
D. Echo or echo reply is blocked by the firewall.
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 428
Which of the following RAID levels could be selected with three drives?
A. RAID 0
B. RAID 5
C. RAID 6
D. RAID 10
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 429
Which of the following would allow a server technician access to the console of a server from the
technician’s desktop to change the boot order in the BIOS? (Select TWO).
A. Remote management card

B. Remote desktop
C. IP KVM
D. VNC
E. Telnet
Answer: A,C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 430
Which of the following provides the BEST security?

A. NTFS permissions
B. Encryption
C. Strong passwords
D. Share permissions
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 431
A server administrator decides to install anti-malware software to prevent outside attacks. Which
of the following threats are being prevented?
A. Software virus
B. IPSec
C. DDoS
D. Network flooding
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 432
A KVM “Crash Cart” is used to do which of the following?
A. Load a server into a rack to keep it from crashing.

B. Provide emergency power.
C. Directly manage a server.
D. Remotely manage a server.
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 433
After connecting a server to a SAN, the server administrator cannot see any new disks presented
in disk management. There are no error lights on the front of the server. Which of the following
should the server administrator do NEXT?

A. Reboot the SAN.
B. Check for error lights on the SAN.
C. Check for lights on the HBA.
D. Reboot the server.
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 434
A WORM drive is BEST used for:
A. Archival purposes.
B. DSRM retention.
C. Detecting phishing scams.
D. GFS backup rotation.
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 435
Which of the following is the FIRST step in troubleshooting?
A. Test the theory.

B. Determine the scope.
C. Perform a root cause analysis.
D. Escalate the problem.
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 436
A technician has been asked to install a printer with a DB-25 port to a print server. Unfortunately,
the only available ports on the server are USB. Which of the following expansion cards should be
installed in the server to allow the printer to be installed?

A. Parallel port card
B. Video card
C. Serial ATA card
D. IEEE 1394 card
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 437
A technician is considering upgrading a server to the latest version of the OS, but notices the tape
drive is not on the latest version of the operating system’s HCL. Which of the following should the
technician do about this issue?
A. The technician should contact the OS manufacturer.

B. After the upgrade the technician should download and install the latest driver for the tape drive.
C. The technician should not upgrade the OS.
D. The technician should contact the OEM.
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 438
A technician is asked to install a tape drive supporting tapes that will hold up to 400GB of data on
each tape. Which of the following tape drives should the technician install?
A. DDS-4
B. SDLT 600
C. DAT72
D. LTO-3
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 439
An administrator is concerned about data loss caused by a drive failure and controller failure.
Which of the following is the MOST appropriate RAID setup?

A. Disk mirroring
B. Striping with parity
C. Bit-level striping with parity
D. Disk duplexing
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 440
A server administrator has been asked to build an array for a low performance application. The
array must support hot-swaps and automatic rebuilds with minimal performance degradation
during array rebuilds. The administrator only has three disks and a single high performance
controller. Which of the following is the BEST RAID solution for the administrator?
A. Striping with no parity

B. Independent disks with dual parity
C. Bit-level striping with parity
D. Striping with mirroring
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 441
Refer to the Exhibit.

Which of the following will identify the symbol used on Single-Ended SCSI devices?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 442

An administrator does not have console access to a Linux Server. Which of the following steps
could the administrator perform to reboot the system remotely?
A. Execute the reboot command remotely

B. Execute the shutdown command remotely with the reboot switch
C. SSH into the system, and then run shutdown -h as root
D. SSH into the system, and then run reboot as root
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 443
Which of the following can be used to segment traffic into two or more networks?
A. Load balancing
B. DMZ
C. VLAN
D. DNS
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 444
A technician has two hard drives and wants to setup RAID with mirroring. Which of the following
RAID levels corresponds to RAID with mirroring?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 5
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 445

Which of the following is the MAIN advantage of using a differential backup over an incremental
backup?
A. Does not require drive space

B. Backup time is faster
C. Does not depend on a full backup
D. Restore time is faster
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 446
Before setting up a policy regarding scheduled deletion of email archives, it is best to check which
of the following FIRST?
A. Help desk guidelines

B. End user input
C. Legal requirements
D. Company policies
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 447
In the event of a small electrical fire, which of the following type of fire suppressants is needed to
extinguish the fire?
A. Class A
B. Class B
C. Class C
D. Class D
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 448

A technician is troubleshooting an “operating system not found” error message. Which of the
following is likely the cause?
A. Memory failure
B. Power supply failure
C. HDD failure
D. Processor failure
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 449
While a technician is setting up SMTP on a server, users are reporting that emails are not being
transmitted. The technician logs into the mail server and successfully pings internal and external
resources by name. Which of the following needs to be configured to allow outbound traffic?
A. Web server
B. DNS
C. Firewall
D. DHCP
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 450
A technician is trying to configure an SNMP management station to collect performance data from
a proprietary application which has been installed on the company server. The management
console runs on a dedicated monitoring workstation. Which of the following should the technician
configure in the monitoring console so that the agent can retrieve the proper performance data?
A. The appropriate WMI queries must be configured on the monitoring agent.

B. The monitoring agent’s service must have administrative rights on the server.
C. The appropriate MIBs must be configured on the monitoring agent.
D. The monitoring agent must be configured to send SNMP traps to the server.
Answer: C
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 451
A system administrator has implemented EFS on the users’ share folders. After copying one of the
files from the remote share folder on the server to the local computer, a user reports that the file is
now accessible by everyone. Which of the following describes what has happened?
A. The local computer has a third party software firewall.

B. The latest patches have not been installed on the server.
C. The local computer hard drive is formatted with FAT32.
D. The server has run out of virtual memory.
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 452
A technician has been tasked with mapping a network drive to all the users in the company. Which
of the following should the technician do to BEST accomplish this task?
A. Create a logon script

B. Enable SNMP
C. Manually map the drive
D. Create a home drive
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 453
Which of the following performs name resolution without using fully qualified names?
A. RAS server
B. WINS server
C. DHCP server
D. NAS server
Answer: B
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 454
A technician is working in a large corporate environment and is preparing to install patches on a

mission critical server. Which of the following should the technician do FIRST before installing
patches on the server?
A. Clone the server

B. Take a snapshot of the server
C. Backup the server
D. Deploy patches on a development server
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 455
Which of the following commands can a technician use to identify the secondary DNS server
address on a Windows network?
A. ifconfig
B. netstat
C. tracert
D. ipconfig
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 456
Which of the following BEST describes how hardware compatibility can be determined in a virtual
host environment?
A. Check the server hardware vendor’s HCL

B. Check the virtualization vendor’s HCL
C. Check the operating system vendor’s HCL
D. Check the virtualization vendor’s ACL

Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 457
A dedicated management port would use which of the following protocols?
A. POP3
B. IPMI
C. TFTP
D. SFTP
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 458
A print server, server.comptia.com, has a static IP address of 172.19.64.10. Print services are
functional, but when a technician tries to RDP to ‘server.comptia.com’ the server cannot be
reached. RDP connections have previously worked on this server. Which of the following is the
MOST likely reason why the server cannot be reached?
A. DNS is misconfigured
B. Print services block RDP
C. IPv4 is not enabled
D. The IP has changed
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 459
Which of the following will be used in smaller form factor servers to allow an additional network
interface card to be inserted parallel to the motherboard?
A. Ribbon cable
B. Riser
C. SATA controller

D. PCIe slot
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 460
An administrator has a very large network center with several rows of server racks. Which of the
following could the administrator document to show the flow of information through the datacenter
when customers query the corporate website?
A. A physical server and network location diagram

B. A logical server and network topology diagram
C. The original server and network installation baselines
D. A physical rack and floor plan diagram
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 461
An administrator restores all of the user directories from a failed server to a different server from
another manufacturer. Which of the following restore methods was performed?
A. OS Restore
B. Bare Metal Restore
C. Snapshot Restore
D. Data Restore
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 462
A server administrator has set up an offsite location with semi-configured hardware that will allow
operations to resume after a significant delay. Which of the following type of sites has been
implemented?

A. A warm site
B. An active site
C. A hot site
D. A cold site
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 463
A new system administrator reports that they are unable to access the log files on a server. Which
of the following is the MOST likely cause of the inability to access the files?
A. The drive that contains the log files is corrupted.

B. The drive that contains the log files is out of disk space.
C. The system administrator has improper permissions.
D. The server is infected with a virus.
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 464
A systems administrator believes that a connectivity problem is based on improper IP address

configuration settings. On a Linux system, which of the following tools would allow the
administrator to test the theory?
A. ping
B. ipconfig
C. tracert
D. ifconfig
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 465
A server technician needs a way to map a network drive to all the users in the company. Which of
the following could the technician use to accomplish this task?

A. Logon script
B. Disk management
C. Group membership
D. SNMP
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 466
Which of the following protocols is used to monitor both hardware and software?
A. TCP/IP
B. SMTP
C. RDP
D. SNMP
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 467
Which of the following types of interfaces requires a terminator?
A. SAS
B. ATA
C. SATA
D. SCSI
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 468
A system administrator needs to acquire new hardware to backup several racks of servers in the
server room to an offline location with minimal maintenance. Which of the following would be the
BEST solution?

A. WORM drive
B. Tape library
C. NAS
D. SAN
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 469
A user reports that it is taking a long time to open files from the server. Which of the following tools
should a technician use FIRST to troubleshoot this issue on the server?
A. System Monitor
B. Performance Monitor
C. Disk Defragmenter
D. Disk Cleanup
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 470
A company wishes to upgrade their infrastructure by replacing older server operating systems with
newer versions. The company wants to minimize the impact on the network during the upgrade
process. Which of the following would accomplish this?
A. Overnight conversion to new server OS

B. Incremental adoption of new server OS
C. Cloud hosting of servers running new OS
D. Multiple domains for each server OS
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 471
As a best practice, which of the following RAID levels should NOT be used on an OS partition?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 5
D. 6
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 472
Which of the following storage connectors connects only one drive on a cable?
A. Floppy
B. SATA
C. IDE
D. SCSI
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 473
Which of the following is the dimension referenced when the “U size” of an object is given?
A. Depth
B. Weight
C. Width
D. Height
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 474
Which of the following are memory modules that contain self-checking parity?
A. SoDIMM
B. ECC

C. SDRAM
D. DDR
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 475
Which of the following is true about PC3-10600 RAM and PC3-10666 RAM? (Select TWO).
A. They both are compliant to the DDR3 specification

B. PC3-10600 operates at a lower bus speed
C. They both operate at the same bus speed
D. PC3-10666 operates at a higher bus speed
E. They both are interchangeable with PC2-8400
Answer: A,C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 476
A technician has added another processor to a multi-processor server. When restarting, the server
fails to respond. The technician has already verified the model and speed of the processor. Which
of the following should the technician check NEXT?
A. Virtual technology support is inactive

B. Processor stepping
C. Hyper-threading is enabled
D. L1 cache is active
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 477
Which of the following is the purpose of the VRM for the processor?
A. To vary the processor’s clock speed

B. To regulate the voltage from the motherboard
C. To adjust the access speed of virtual memory
D. To provide a data path for multiple processor communications
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 478
Which of the following is true about devices on a narrow SCSI chain?
A. Each device must have a different ID

B. The higher the ID number the higher the priority
C. All devices must have the same ID
D. Hard drives must be assigned an even number ID
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 479
Which of the following type of connectors is found on narrow SCSI systems? (Select TWO).
A. DB-15
B. Centronics 36
C. Centronics 50
D. IDC-50
E. IDC-68
Answer: C,D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 480
When laying out a new server room, which of the following can a technician do to help ensure the
proper cooling of rack mounted equipment?
A. Place all heat generating equipment together

B. Use small walkways to increase the air velocity
C. Place front of the racks adjacent to air conditioning vents
D. Ensure that equipment is tightly packed to assist air flow
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 481
Which of the following prerequisites should be met before adding a processor to a server? (Select
TWO).
A. Ensure the operating system supports multiple processors

B. Ensure both processors have the same step codes
C. Ensure both processors support NUMA
D. Ensure all processes running on the server support multiple processors
E. Ensure the OS is not using a SMP kernel
Answer: A,B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 482
Which of the following allows two NICs to share one IP address and continue to operate in the
event of a single NIC failure?
A. NIC redundancy
B. NIC teaming
C. DHCP forwarding
D. Hot-swappable NIC
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 483
An administrator has had problems in the past with application servers after applying OS patches.
Which of the following methodologies could be used to quickly restore a system to an operating
state if the OS patches cause an application to crash?

A. Virtual server snapshots
B. Open file backups
C. Bare metal restores
D. Copy backup
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 484
Which of the following is a best practice that can be used to ensure consistency when building
systems?
A. Server build checklist

B. Server baselining tools
C. Architecture diagrams
D. Hardware compatibility list
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 485
Which of the following are the FIRST actions to take when an administrator is troubleshooting a
server? (Select TWO).
A. Make one change at a time and test/confirm the change has resolved the problem.
C. Replicate the problem.
D. Determine if a common element is causing multiple problems.
E. Identify any changes to the server.
Answer: C,E
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 486
Which of the following is a software layer that interacts between the virtualized operating system
and the physical hardware?

A. System Resource Manager
B. Server BIOS
C. Guest Operating System
D. Hypervisor
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 487
Which of the following allows a user to choose the operating system to load?
A. Startup initialization
B. Boot loader
C. BIOS
D. POST
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 488
Which of the following describes the FINAL step in the troubleshooting process?
A. Verify full system functionality.

B. Implement the change.
C. Test the theory to determine the cause.
D. Root cause analysis.
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 489
Which of the following is the MOST important step in any disaster recovery plan?
A. Appropriate use of backup media and offsite storage

B. The disaster recovery testing process

C. Classifying systems according to operational impact
D. Use appropriate fire suppressant systems
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 490
Which of the following is the EASIEST way to centrally deploy software?
A. Network share
B. PXE
C. USB
D. Optical media
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 491
An administrator is planning to bring a newly purchased server online. Which of the following
should the administrator do FIRST?
A. Follow the pre-installation plan and procedures.

B. Review the system logs to check for errors.
C. Notify all users that the old system will be taken offline.
D. Apply all security updates to the system.
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 492
Which of the following is a benefit of RAID 1?
A. Higher capacity
B. Higher performance
C. Fault tolerance

D. Multiple failure fault tolerance
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 493
An administrator is adding an additional 1GB of memory into a server. The administrator notices
that the system has 2GB of memory physically already installed; however, the server only shows
1GB of memory during POST. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for this?
A. The OS does not support more than 1GB of memory.

B. The system memory has different manufacture dates.
C. Two of the memory sticks are defective.
D. The server is using memory interleaving.
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 494
When adding another server to an existing rack mount system, which of the following should the
administrator consider FIRST?
A. Load on UPS
B. Rack temperature
C. Room temperature
D. Ease of access
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 495
When installing processors with mixed stepping levels in a server, which of the following
guidelines must be followed? (Select TWO).
A. The processors must have different frequencies set to operate.

B. The processor with the highest feature set must be the bootstrap processor.
C. The processors must have different cache sizes set to operate.
D. The processors must have the same cache size set.
E. The processor with the lowest feature set must be the bootstrap processor.
Answer: D,E
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 496
Which of the following connects the L2 cache to the processor?
A. PCI
B. Frontside bus
C. Backside bus
D. System I/O bus
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 497
An administrator is looking to apply a new service pack for an OS on several systems that run
business critical applications for a large international finance corporation. Which of the following
should the administrator do FIRST?
A. Deploy the service pack to a single department within the corporation.

B. Upgrade the system with requirements for that service pack.
C. Deploy the service pack to a non-critical application server.
D. Submit a change control for the service pack deployment.
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 498
When configuring a DHCP server, which of the following can the administrator define for DHCP
users? (Select THREE).

A. Database server
B. NTP server
C. DHCP server
D. SQL server
E. DNS server
F. Domain name
Answer: B,E,F
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 499
A company has had problems with their HVAC system being able to cool their datacenter as they
have grown. Which of the following could BEST be used to help reduce the load on the HVAC
system?
A. Replacing the CAT5 cables with CAT6 cables

B. Replacing traditional racks with water cooled racks
C. Turning off non-critical application servers during non-business hours
D. Taking the second power supply’s out of non-critical servers
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 500
A company requires that business critical applications must reside both onsite and offsite for
disaster recovery needs. Which of the following BEST describes this scenario?
A. A hot site
B. A cold site
C. Cloud computing
D. A warm site
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 501

Which of the following BEST describes RAID 5?
A. Fault tolerance and failure recovery

B. Fault tolerance and zero configuration
C. Zero configuration and high performance
D. High performance and fault tolerance
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 502
Which of the following can be used to manage a server’s BIOS remotely? (Select TWO).
A. Remote desktop software

B. Dedicated management card
C. Telnet session
D. IP KVM
E. VPN
Answer: B,D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 503
A new server was installed for the purpose of monitoring network traffic. The network has been
configured in such a way that all traffic will be mirrored out the port this server is connected to.
When reviewing the network traffic logs on the server only traffic destined to the server is listed in
the logs. Which of the following is preventing the server from seeing all network traffic?
A. NIC filtering is enabled.

B. Port security is configured.
C. NIC is not in promiscuous mode.
D. NIC is in promiscuous mode.
Answer: C
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 504
A Windows 2003 server has the operating system installed on a software RAID mirror. After a
failure of one disk in the array the server will no longer boot up. The other drive is still functioning.
Which of the following should be done to correct the issue?
A. Edit the boot.ini file.

B. Change to a hardware RAID solution.
C. Recreate the array.
D. Edit the active drive in the array.
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 505
Which of the following ports supports hot plug devices? (Select TWO).
A. USB
B. AGP
C. PCI
D. IDE
E. PS2
Answer: A,C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 506
An administrator is troubleshooting a problem on an application server, but has not determined the
cause of the problem and is not able to replicate the problem. Which of the following should the
administrator do prior to escalating the issue?
A. Gather information from users.

B. Reboot the server.
C. Apply the latest service packs to the operating system.
D. Perform a root cause analysis.
Answer: A
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 507
Which of the following media types can hold the GREATEST amount of data?
A. DVD
B. SDLT
C. LTO
D. Blu-Ray
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 508
An administrator wants to centrally deliver software products to users inside and outside the LAN.
Which of the following technologies would BEST accomplish this?
A. Application virtualization
B. Hypervisor
C. Storage virtualization
D. Server virtualization
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 509
An administrator is upgrading memory on the server. Once the server in turned back on, the
administrator notices that the memory has not changed. The system board website says the board
should accept the new amount of memory. Which of the following should the administrator do
FIRST?
A. Replace memory chips with known good memory chips.

B. Reseat the memory chips.
C. Update the BIOS.
D. Upgrade the server OS.

Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 510
A server failed Thursday evening before the nightly backup. The backup scheme in place was full
backups every Sunday, incremental backups on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and differential
backups on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. To fully restore the server, which of the following
is the LEAST amount of backup sets required?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 511
An administrator needs to track server utilization during operational time in order to forecast the
utilization. Which of the following can help the administrator perform this task?
A. Perform a server patching.

B. Monitor CPU utilization.
C. Monitor RAM utilization.
D. Perform a server baseline.
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 512
Which of the following can be caused by improper SCSI termination?
A. Faulty system startup

B. Faulty firmware update
C. Faulty BIOS update

D. Faulty OS update
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 513
Which of the following servers would be used to maintain consistent time across all systems?
A. DHCP server
B. Proxy server
C. NTP server
D. DNS server
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 514
Which of the following would be used to specify FQDN to IP address mappings locally on a
server?
A. Route command
B. Host file
C. LMHosts file
D. ARP command
Answer: B
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 515
Which of the following RAID levels can sustain the loss of a single disk without data loss?
A. RAID 0 and RAID 5

B. RAID 3 and RAID 0
C. RAID 5 and RAID 3
D. RAID 1 and RAID 2

Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 516
Several diagnostic LEDs on the back of a server are amber instead of green. Which of the
following is the BEST place to research what the amber LED lights indicate?
A. The OEM’s website

B. A social networking website
C. A search engine website
D. The OS manufacturer’s website
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 517
An administrator is installing a new sever when the administrator notices there are no power
outlets available to connect the new server. Which of the following should the administrator
perform?
A. Daisy chain power strips together.

B. Contact an electrician to install a new power outlet.
C. Escalate the problem to a facilities manager.
D. Unplug another server so there is an available outlet for the new server.
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 518
Which of the following is the MOST cost effective way to add large amounts of storage accessible
to all users at a company?
A. USB
B. DAS
C. SAN

D. NAS
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 519
In the process of installing new cables, a technician has to move existing cables to a new switch in
the datacenter. After finishing the installation, the technician notices that the all of the servers
using the existing cables are no longer able to reach the network. Which of the following is the
cause of this problem?
A. Port security
B. DNS failure
C. Drive failure
D. Proxy failure
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 520
A company regularly switches operations to a disaster contingency site in order to test the disaster
recovery plan. Operations always appear uninterrupted to company users and there is no
downtime. Which of the following alternate site types does the company have?
A. Warm site
B. Cold site
C. Hot site
D. Standby site
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 521
A server administrator builds a disk array with data striping. Several months later, a disk fails and
the server crashes. Which of the following is the problem?

A. Data striping provides no fault tolerance.
B. The block sizes were set incorrectly.
C. The parity disk failed.
D. The drive head broke off causing a cascade failure.
Answer: A
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 522
A 64-bit processor can theoretically address approximately how much hard drive space?
A. 16TB
B. 64TB
C. 16EB
D. 64EB
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 523
A bootsector virus infected a Windows 2003 server. The server technician removed the virus using
the latest antivirus software and then reboots the server. The server now fails to boot. The server
technician boots from the Windows 2003 CD and selects the Recovery Console. Which of the
following commands will MOST likely fix the problem?
A. diskpart
B. bootcfg
C. fixmbr
D. chkdsk
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 524
A technician logs on locally to a Windows 2008 server with administrative rights. When the
technician tries to create a partition, the technician receives a prompt that the administrator does

not have permission to do so. Which of the following needs to be configured to get rid of the
prompt?
A. DMZ
B. Software firewall
C. EFS
D. UAC
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 525
A server fails to POST with a series of one long and two short beeps. Which of the following is the
BEST location to use to find out what the beeps mean?
A. An OS manufacturer’s website
B. A search engine website
C. A social networking website
D. An OEM website
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 526
A technician has been asked to set up a voicemail server. Which of the following expansion cards
should be installed in the server?
A. USB card
B. Serial port card
C. PBX card
D. IEEE 1394 card
Answer: C
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 527

A small business is considering placing a server in their warehouse. No one has accessed this
warehouse for years. Which of the following considerations is of MOST concern?
A. ESD
B. Power
C. NTP
D. Dust
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 528
An administrator attempts to boot a server off a floppy using an external USB 2.0 floppy drive.
When the floppy drive was connected to the front panel of the tower server the system did not
recognize the floppy drive. When the drive was connected to the back of the server the floppy was
recognized. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the problem?
A. The front USB is only compatible with USB 1.1 devices.

B. The front USB does not support floppy drives only hard drives.
C. The front USB is only compatible with USB 1.0 devices.
D. The front USB is not connected to the motherboard.
Answer: D
Explanation:
QUESTION NO: 529
A firmware upgrade can be performed on which of the following? (Select THREE).
A. SCSI hard drive

B. Heat sink
C. RAM
D. BIOS
E. CPU
F. Server backplane
Answer: A,D,F

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A. Create server baselines

A. 32-bit AMD processor

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A. External RAID array on an existing server

A. Audit the data

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A. Using a RAID mirror

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A. 0.5 times the amount of physical memory

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A. Turn off all the equipment in the server closet

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Which of the following accurately describes the meaning of redundant cooling?

A. The source of cooling to a RAID system

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A server in a manufacturing environment needs to receive input from multiple measurement

A. Storage driver not loaded

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A. nbtstat with the /reload parameter

Which of the following BEST describes a Blade server?

A. Provides higher levels of physical redundancy than a typical server