Question 1

A technician wants to compare a new servers performance over a period of time. Which of the following should the technician do FIRST?

Accepted Answer

Establishing a baseline for the server is the first step to understand its normal performance metrics, which can then be used for comparison over time.

Question 2

An office experienced a long power outage that will require the servers to be powered on manually by a technician once a power is restored. Based on server roles, which of the following servers should be powered on manually by a technician once power is restored. Based on server roles, which of the following servers should be powered on FIRST?

Accepted Answer

The directory server should be powered on first because it provides essential services such as authentication and authorization, which are necessary for other servers to function properly.

Question 3

When installing external SCSI devices, terminators are required on: (Select TWO)

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

An administrator is configuring a server for remote access. The administrator wants to be able to power on a server from a remote location. Which of the following needs to be configured on the server to accomplish this task?

Accepted Answer

ILO/iDRAC are remote management interfaces that allow administrators to perform tasks such as powering on the server remotely.

Question 5

Which of the following plans describes the process by which an organization manages a major outage?

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

A technician receives errors that a server's internal temperarture is approaching an unsafe limit. After opening up the chassis, all fans are operational. Which of the following should be checked NEXT ?

Accepted Answer

The next step is to check for any blockage in the cooling system, such as dust or debris, which could be preventing proper airflow and causing the server to overheat.

Question 7

A systems administrator is inspecting a file server setup with a RAID 10 configuration among four 160GB SAS drives. The administrator has replaced all of the drives with 500GB SAS drives. Which of the following storage tools should the administrator use NEXT to effectively administer the change?

Accepted Answer

The disk management tool should be used next to recognize and configure the new larger drives in the RAID 10 setup, ensuring the system utilizes the increased storage capacity effectively.

Question 8

Immediately following a BIOS firmware update, a server detects an overheat condition and shuts down after five minutes. Which of the following should the systems administrator do FIRST?

Accepted Answer

The systems administrator should first ensure the system fans are running, as they are crucial for cooling the server and preventing overheating.

Question 9

A company hires a third-party vendor to perform a vulnerability scan of the network from outside the network. Which of the following pieces of information will be included in the scan results? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

A vulnerability scan from outside the network will typically identify open ports (A) and suggest OS patches to install (B) to address vulnerabilities.

Question 10

A system administrator is creating a backup schedule. Which of the following is a best practice to ensure the data is backed up, based on a five-day business week ?

Accepted Answer

A full backup on Sundays ensures that there is a complete copy of all data at the start of the week. Incremental backups on business days capture only the changes since the last backup, making them efficient in terms of time and storage. This combination provides a balance between data protection and resource usage.

Question 11

A systems administrator has created a guest VM on a hypervisor host. The guest VM would need to have a dynamic IP address assignment on the same subnet as the hypervisor. Which of the following network connectivity types should the administrator configure?

Accepted Answer

Bridging allows the guest VM to appear as a separate machine on the same network as the hypervisor, enabling it to receive a dynamic IP address from the network's DHCP server.

Question 12

An 800W power supply running full load at 220VAC (single phase) draws approximately:

Accepted Answer

The answer of An 800W power supply running full load...

Question 13

A technician needs to create a rule in the firewall to convert the directory server's private IP address to its public IP address. Which of the following should the technician enable to accomplish this?

Accepted Answer

NAT (Network Address Translation) is used to convert private IP addresses to public IP addresses, allowing devices on a local network to communicate with external networks.

Question 14

An administrator is creating a comprehensive backup system to backup a single web server. Which of the following is the BEST way to provide full restore?

Accepted Answer

Taking an image backup nightly while the server is online is the best way to ensure a full restore, as it captures the entire system state, including the operating system, applications, and data, allowing for a complete restoration of the server.

Question 15

A systems administrator sees a production server is missing a service pack and installs it during the day without notifying anyone. Later that day, users begin reporting issues accessing an application installed on the server. Upon investigation, it is discovered that the application will not start properly. Adhering to which of the following processes would have BEST helped avoid this outage?

Accepted Answer

Change management policies would have ensured that the service pack installation was properly planned, tested, and communicated, reducing the risk of unexpected issues.

Question 16

A technician wants to increase the reliability of a DHCP server. Which of the following components should be installed to increase the server's uptime on the network?

Accepted Answer

Installing redundant NICs (Network Interface Cards) increases the server's reliability by providing network failover capabilities, ensuring continuous network connectivity even if one NIC fails.

Question 17

Which of the following permissions would enable users to modify files or directories on a server?

Accepted Answer

The "Write" permission allows users to modify files or directories, enabling them to make changes, add, or delete content.

Question 18

An administrator confirmed that the company's public website keeps presenting a certificate warning asking whether this site should be trusted when accessing it over HTTPS. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause for this issue?

Accepted Answer

The most likely cause for a certificate warning is that the SSL certificate is not issued by a trusted root Certificate Authority (CA). Browsers trust certificates that are issued by CAs that are included in their trusted root store. If the certificate is not from a trusted root CA, users will receive a warning.

Question 19

A server is rebooted after maintenance. Upon reboot, the video display reports it cannot find the boot loader. Which of the following should the administrator check FIRST?

Accepted Answer

The BIOS boot sequence determines the order in which devices are checked for a bootable operating system. If it's incorrect, the system may not find the boot loader.

Question 20

Which of the following multifactor authentication methods does the smart card satisfy?

Accepted Answer

A smart card is considered "something you have" because it is a physical object that a user possesses to authenticate their identity.

Exam 14: CompTIA Server+ Certification Exam