Question 1

A blade server chassis has two power supplies. Which of the following is a benefit of a technician connecting each power supply to a separate UPS unit?

Accepted Answer

Fault tolerance is the ability of a system to continue operating in the event of a failure of one or more of its components. By connecting each power supply to a separate UPS unit, the technician is ensuring that the blade server chassis will continue to operate even if one of the power supplies fails.

Question 2

A server technician has changed a hard disk in a RAID 5 array. The array status is now reported as being in a "degraded" state. Given this scenario, which of the following should the technician do NEXT?

Accepted Answer

The technician should monitor the array rebuild process to ensure that the RAID 5 array is restored to a healthy state after replacing the failed hard disk.

Question 3

A technician is troubleshooting a server that has slow performance. The performance monitoring tool provides the following information:  Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the poor performance?

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Question 4

A server administrator recently applied a local policy to a computer with gpedit.msc. However, the policy keeps reverting back to its original setting the next day. The server administrator is unaware of what is causing this issue. Which of the following BEST describes what is occurring?

Accepted Answer

A group policy is likely overriding the local policies during the next group policy refresh, which typically happens every 90 minutes by default in a domain environment.

Question 5

Users report print jobs are not printing off several different network printers. Which of the following should be checked FIRST?

Accepted Answer

The spooler service on the print server should be checked first because it manages the print jobs sent to the printer. If the spooler service is not running or is malfunctioning, it can prevent print jobs from being processed and sent to the printers.

Question 6

A systems administrator was tasked with decommissioning a server that contains sensitive data. The systems administrator powered down the server so it was no longer accessible from the network. Two weeks later, during an investigation by security, it is discovered that an employee within the company accessed the server that morning and attempted to access the restricted data. Physical security logs show no one entered the server room. Which of the following hardening techniques was MOST likely neglected on this server?

Accepted Answer

Wake-on-LAN (WOL) allows a computer to be turned on or awakened by a network message, which could have been used to power up the server remotely.

Question 7

A server technician works in a small environment where servers and computers reside on the subnet. Which of the following should the technician create to ensure the servers have the same network setting?

Accepted Answer

DHCP reservations ensure that servers receive the same IP address and network settings each time they connect to the network, maintaining consistent network configuration.

Question 8

A new rack of servers has been installed in a datacenter. A server administrator needs to ensure fault tolerance and redundancy wherever possible. Which of the following would ensure the MOST uptime in the event of a sudden power loss? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

Connecting the rack PDUs to separate power circuits and connecting servers with multiple power supplies to separate power sources ensures that if one power source fails, the servers will still have power from the other source.

Question 9

After security settings were applied, an application will no longer start on a server. However, users are still able to access the server remotely. Which of the following is MOST likely causing the issue?

Accepted Answer

A necessary service being disabled could prevent the application from starting while still allowing remote access to the server.

Question 10

Users report they periodically cannot access shares on a file server. The file server has a static IP address of 10.4.0.130. A technician discovers a message about an IP address conflict appearing on the file server. Which of the following should the technician do FIRST to resolve this issue?

Accepted Answer

The technician should first create a DHCP reservation for the file server's static IP address to ensure no other device is assigned the same IP address, preventing conflicts.

Question 11

A user is trying to connect to www.testnetwork.net with a desktop web browser. The user cannot connect to this website, although other sites can be reached. Which of the following tools should the administrator use at the desktop to determine the specific issue? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

The administrator can use "nslookup" to check if the domain name resolves to an IP address, indicating a DNS issue. "Ping" can be used to test connectivity to the website's IP address, indicating if there is a network connectivity issue.

Question 12

A systems administrator is configuring new storage for a high availability server. Which of the following RAID configurations can still function it half its disks are lost?

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Question 13

An administrator is working to improve the speed at which archived data can be accessed. This data is currently stored on DLT and is accessed for random searches. Which of the following methods would provide the FASTEST access to the data?

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Question 14

A user was set up with a new computer and is now unable to access a file share on the server. The user was previously able to access the file share from the old computer. The administrator knows the user can access other network resources, and the user's security permissions remain the same. Which of the following is the NEXT logical step for the administrator to troubleshoot this issue?

Accepted Answer

Pinging the server from this computer will determine if there is a network connectivity issue between the computer and the server.

Question 15

A server administrator was hired by a company to manage and maintain 20 Windows-based servers in five geographical locations. The server administrator is going to run patches manually to ensure they are applied, which would address some major security-related items. Which of the following methods would MOST likely be the way to handle this task?

Accepted Answer

Using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to log into each server allows the administrator to manually apply patches without needing to be physically present at each location, making it the most practical method for managing servers across multiple geographical locations.

Question 16

A hardware vendor contacts an administrator about a critical firmware update. Which of the following resources would the administrator MOST likely consult to determine which systems are affected?

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Question 17

A remote Linux server requires an IP address change before being moved to a new datacenter. The server does not have X installed on it. Which of the following is an administrator MOST likely to use to log in and change the address?

Accepted Answer

SSH (Secure Shell) is commonly used to securely log into remote Linux servers to perform administrative tasks, such as changing an IP address, especially when there is no graphical interface like X installed.

Question 18

A technician is moving a legacy application that was originally purchased from a company that is no longer in business. The application initially ran on a server that had one single-core processor installed. When moving to a new dual 8-core processor server, the technician receives a message that the application is now out of CPU license. Which of the following should the technician do to get the license functional on the new hardware?

Accepted Answer

Virtualizing the hardware and assigning CPU cores to match the license allows the technician to limit the number of cores used by the application, ensuring compliance with the original licensing terms.

Question 19

A systems administrator has been directed to implement three-factor authentication for a new secure system. Which of the following authentication methods are redundant and only count as one factor? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

Both a password and a keypad code are knowledge-based authentication methods, which count as the same factor (something you know).

Question 20

A technician is asked to install an additional NIC in a server. Which of the following hardware considerations would be BEST for the technician to make?

Accepted Answer

The bus type and speed are crucial considerations when installing a NIC, as they determine compatibility and performance with the server's motherboard.

Exam 14: CompTIA Server+ Certification Exam