Question 1

Which of the following factors would cause a technician to select a hard drive over an SSD as a primary storage medium?
A) Speed
B) Power consumption
C) Form factor
D) Cost

Accepted Answer

Hard drives are generally cheaper than SSDs, making cost a significant factor for choosing them as a primary storage medium.

Question 2

A technician is tasked with creating a test system containing non-critical data. The technician has limited hardware, but needs maximum performance. Which of the following RAID levels should the technician use?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 5
D) 10

Accepted Answer

RAID 0 offers maximum performance by striping data across multiple disks, but it does not provide redundancy. This is suitable for non-critical data where performance is prioritized over data protection.

Question 3

A technician is tasked by an administrator to patch a virtual machine. The technician needs to ensure that in case of failure, recovery of the virtual machine will be possible. Which of the following recovery principles should the technician employ?
A) Incremental
B) Snapshot
C) Bare metal
D) Selective

Accepted Answer

A snapshot captures the state of a virtual machine at a specific point in time, allowing for easy rollback in case of failure during patching.

Question 4

A system administrator has just performed a backup. Which of the following should the administrator perform to easily identify the backup tape?
A) Label the tape
B) Mount the tape in the drive
C) Place the tape in the rack
D) Update the site log

Accepted Answer

Labeling the tape is the most straightforward way to easily identify it for future reference.

Question 5

Which of the following will protect data loss against catastrophic multiple physical drive failure?
A) RAID 10
B) Snapshot
C) Tape backup
D) RAID 5

Accepted Answer

Tape backup provides an offline and separate storage solution that can be stored offsite, protecting against catastrophic events affecting multiple drives.

Question 6

An administrator has been tasked with consolidating six individual servers into one blade enclosure. The administrator completed the task successfully. A week later, all of the blades would not boot properly. Which of the following would MOST likely be causing this issue?
A) The blade servers are faulty.
B) The network module on the blade enclosure is faulty.
C) The backplane of the enclosure is faulty.
D) The management modules in the enclosure are faulty.

Accepted Answer

The backplane of the enclosure is responsible for connecting the blade servers to power and data connections. If it is faulty, it could prevent all blades from booting properly.

Question 7

Which of the following is the number of 7-inch high servers that can be installed in a 42U rack?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 10
D) 12

Accepted Answer

A 42U rack can hold 42 units of height, and each 7-inch server is equivalent to 4U (since 1U is 1.75 inches). Therefore, 42U / 4U per server = 10 servers.

Question 8

Which of the following describes a rack mounted server that is 2 rack units (2U) in height?
A) 2.5 inches (6.35 cm)
B) 3.0 inches (7.62 cm)
C) 3.5 inches (8.89 cm)
D) 4.0 inches (10.16 cm)

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following describes a rack...

Question 9

A server administrator has been given the following information from the network team in order to configure IP addresses on a new server: Network Address: 199.90.10.32/28 The network team also instructed the server administrator to use the LAST usable address on the given network. Which of the following IP address/subnet mask combinations should the server administrator use?
A) 199.90.10.49, 255.255.255.240
B) 199.90.10.47, 255.255.255.224
C) 199.90.10.47, 255.255.255.240
D) 199.90.10.48, 255.255.255.240

Accepted Answer

The last usable address on a network is the broadcast address minus 1. The broadcast address for the given network is 199.90.10.63, so the last usable address is 199.90.10.62. The subnet mask for a /28 network is 255.255.255.240, so the correct answer is C) 199.90.10.47, 255.255.255.240.

Question 10

A technician reads a hardware manufacturer's blog indicating a critical firmware update is available for the company's file server.  Which of the following is the BEST course of action?
A) Download and install a firmware update from a centralized server.
B) Download the firmware update and test it on a VM.
C) Download the firmware update and test it on a non-production server.
D) Download the firmware update and run it on the company's file server immediately.

Accepted Answer

Testing the firmware update on a non-production server ensures that any potential issues can be identified and resolved without affecting the company's main file server operations.

Question 11

A technician is concerned about memory data corruption in a server. Which of the following memory types should be considered?
A) Static
B) SDRAM
C) Dynamic
D) ECC

Accepted Answer

ECC (Error-Correcting Code) memory is designed to detect and correct data corruption, making it suitable for preventing memory data corruption in servers.

Question 12

An administrator would like to determine what port and services are running locally on a server. Which of the following Windows command lines and shell tools should the administrator use? (Select THREE).
A) get-services
B) show ports
C) sc query
D) netstat
E) vmstat
F) show services

Accepted Answer

The answer of An administrator would like to determine what...

Question 13

An administrator has a UPS rated at 200 amps per hour. Which of the following is the maximum runtime of this UPS when hooked up to a server drawing 400 amps per hour?
A) 15 minutes
B) 30 minutes
C) 60 minutes
D) 120 minutes

Accepted Answer

The UPS can supply 200 amps per hour, and the server draws 400 amps per hour. Therefore, the UPS will last for 30 minutes (half an hour) because it can only supply half the required current for one hour.

Question 14

An older server has performance problems writing files to a RAID array. After checking for failed drives, no problems are found. Which of the following should be checked NEXT?
A) The cooling system
B) The cache battery
C) The hard drive tray
D) The hard drive cables

Accepted Answer

The cache battery should be checked next because if it fails, it can cause the RAID controller to disable the write cache, leading to performance issues.

Question 15

A technician is installing a rack mounted server into a rack in a datacenter with CRAC units and blanking panels. Blanking panels are used to:
A) lower the UPS power requirements.
B) limit airflow leakage in the rack.
C) limit the amount of servers that will fit into the rack.
D) color match the server color.

Accepted Answer

Blanking panels are used to limit airflow leakage in the rack, ensuring efficient cooling by directing airflow through the servers rather than allowing it to escape through empty rack spaces.

Question 16

The logs on a server in a datacenter indicate that the server unexpectedly shut down minutes after the night cleaning crew started their shift. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for the shut down?
A) A hard disk on the server failed.
B) A power surge occurred.
C) The CPU on the server overheated.
D) A memory module on the server failed.

Accepted Answer

The cleaning crew may have inadvertently caused a power surge by plugging in equipment, leading to the server shutdown.

Question 17

A technician performs monthly backups on a file server to a NAS device that can hold 1TB of data. The size of the monthly backups has been as follows: Month 1 = 50GB Month 2 = 65GB Month 3 = 80GB Starting with Month 1, based on the current rate of growth, in how many months will the NAS run out of available storage space?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 9
D) 11

Accepted Answer

The total data after 9 months will be 990GB, which is within the 1TB limit. By the 10th month, the NAS will exceed 1TB.

Question 18

Which of the following describes an alternate site where only the infrastructure (building, power, cooling) has been established?
A) Mirror site
B) Warm site
C) Hot site
D) Cold site

Accepted Answer

A cold site is an alternate location where only the basic infrastructure such as the building, power, and cooling systems are established, but no active IT equipment or data is present.

Question 19

An administrator purchases a new server, which contains only one Xeon processor. This server is also known as a:
A) load balancing server.
B) multicore server.
C) redundant server.
D) single-core server.

Accepted Answer

A Xeon processor typically has multiple cores, so a server with a Xeon processor is known as a multicore server.

Question 20

A network administrator is tasked to set up zoning for a SAN infrastructure that requires redundancy. Which of the following types of hardware should the administrator implement?
A) Multiple VLANs
B) Multiple host nodes
C) Multiple HBAs
D) Multiple routers

Accepted Answer

Multiple HBAs (Host Bus Adapters) provide redundancy in SAN (Storage Area Network) environments by allowing multiple paths for data to travel between the server and storage, ensuring continuous availability even if one path fails.

Exam 14: CompTIA Server+ Certification Exam

Which of the following factors would cause a technician to select a hard drive over an SSD as a primary storage medium?

A technician is tasked with creating a test system containing non-critical data. The technician has limited hardware, but needs maximum performance. Which of the following RAID levels should the technician use?

A technician is tasked by an administrator to patch a virtual machine. The technician needs to ensure that in case of failure, recovery of the virtual machine will be possible. Which of the following recovery principles should the technician employ?

A system administrator has just performed a backup. Which of the following should the administrator perform to easily identify the backup tape?

Which of the following will protect data loss against catastrophic multiple physical drive failure?

An administrator has been tasked with consolidating six individual servers into one blade enclosure. The administrator completed the task successfully. A week later, all of the blades would not boot properly. Which of the following would MOST likely be causing this issue?

Which of the following is the number of 7-inch high servers that can be installed in a 42U rack?

Which of the following describes a rack mounted server that is 2 rack units (2U) in height?

A technician reads a hardware manufacturer's blog indicating a critical firmware update is available for the company's file server. Which of the following is the BEST course of action?

A technician is concerned about memory data corruption in a server. Which of the following memory types should be considered?

An administrator would like to determine what port and services are running locally on a server. Which of the following Windows command lines and shell tools should the administrator use? (Select THREE) .

An administrator has a UPS rated at 200 amps per hour. Which of the following is the maximum runtime of this UPS when hooked up to a server drawing 400 amps per hour?

An older server has performance problems writing files to a RAID array. After checking for failed drives, no problems are found. Which of the following should be checked NEXT?

A technician is installing a rack mounted server into a rack in a datacenter with CRAC units and blanking panels. Blanking panels are used to:

The logs on a server in a datacenter indicate that the server unexpectedly shut down minutes after the night cleaning crew started their shift. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for the shut down?

Which of the following describes an alternate site where only the infrastructure (building, power, cooling) has been established?

An administrator purchases a new server, which contains only one Xeon processor. This server is also known as a:

A network administrator is tasked to set up zoning for a SAN infrastructure that requires redundancy. Which of the following types of hardware should the administrator implement?