Question 1

An administrator is validating disaster recovery mechanisms and wants to ensure backup data is usable and accurate. Which of the following should the administrator do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Backup verification and test restorability 
B)  Label media for all backups 
C)  Secure backup in safe location 
D)  Keep all backups onsite close to the server

Question 2

A user reports that a script \Server\Share\Runme.bat, which is run on a daily basis, cannot be accessed. Which of the following is the FIRST step to take in resolving this issue?

Accepted Answer

A)  Check the network cable. 
B)  Ping the gateway. 
C)  Verify the workstation IP address. 
D)  Ping the server.

Question 3

Which of the following BEST describes a benefit of RAID 0?

Accepted Answer

A)  High fault tolerance 
B)  Ease of failure recovery 
C)  High performance 
D)  No configuration

Question 4

A company is building a new datacenter next to a busy parking lot. Which of the following is the BEST strategy to ensure wayward vehicle traffic does not interfere with datacenter operations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Install security cameras 
B)  Utilize security guards 
C)  Install bollards 
D)  Install a mantrap

Question 5

An administrator wants to use a PowerShell cmdlet to find the running services on a Windows server. Which of the following are PowerShell cmdlet commands that will accomplish this task? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

A)  get-process 
B)  get-service 
C)  netstat 
D)  get-wmiobject -class win32_service 
E)  ipconfig

Question 6

Which of the following defines memory interleaving?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  load balancing server. 
B)  multicore server. 
C)  redundant server. 
D)  single-core server.

Question 8

In authentication, which of the following represents something you have?

Accepted Answer

A)  Password 
B)  Fingerprint 
C)  Token 
D)  PIN

Question 9

An administrator is building a new mission-critical server. In the past, this server has gone down when two drives have failed at the same time. The administrator wants to prevent this from happening with the new server. Which of the following is the BEST RAID type for the administrator to select in this situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  RAID 0 
B)  RAID 5 
C)  RAID 6 
D)  RAID 10

Question 10

A database server stops responding to requests, and the administrator suspects that the server is experiencing memory faults during heavy network traffic and database access. Which of the following is the FIRST troubleshooting step?

Accepted Answer

A)  Check the security log. 
B)  Check the application logs. 
C)  Check the debug report. 
D)  Check the POST error log.

Question 11

An administrator receives an alert of a failed hardware component in a virtualization host running critical services. Which of the following should the administrator perform BEFORE replacing the failed component?

Accepted Answer

A)  Migrate all VMs to another host before replacing the failed component. 
B)  Shut down all VMs on the host before replacing the failed component. 
C)  Reboot all VMs on the host before replacing the failed component. 
D)  Suspend all VMs on the host before replacing the failed component.

Question 12

One of the servers in the datacenter shuts down multiple times a day. The technician has to physically go to the server and boot it up by pressing the power button. Which of the following are MOST likely causing the problem? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Overheating 
B)  Processor failure 
C)  I/O failure 
D)  Power supply failure 
E)  Incorrect boot sequence

Question 13

Which of the following failover designs BEST describes a warm site?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a site with a current replica of the data. Servers and storage are running and ready to provide services previously provided by the failed site 
B)  Servers and storage are actively running and ready to provide services previously provided by the failed site within an hour or less, though additional time might be required to bring data up to latest copy 
C)  It is a site with a replica of the backups from last night. Servers and storage are in place but are not currently running. Services previously provided by the failed site will be available within 24 hours 
D)  It is a site that has monthly replicas of backup data and a bare-bones server infrastructure to facilitate restores. Servers may need to be provided by a disaster recovery company before services can be restored

Question 14

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:

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of load balancing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Round robin 
B)  Active-active 
C)  Active-passive 
D)  Failover

Question 16

A server technician has been tasked with purchasing cables and connectors for a new server room. The server room consists of one switch, two servers, and one IP telephone. Which of the following types of cables and connectors should the technician purchase?

Accepted Answer

A)  Coaxial cable and BNC connectors 
B)  Straight through Ethernet cable and RJ-45 connectors 
C)  Silver satin and RJ-11 connectors 
D)  Crossover Ethernet cable and RJ-11 connectors

Question 17

Users have reported that the speed on a server is too slow for an application. After examining the server, the server technician determines that the server has SATA drives. Which of the following types of drives should the technician install to improve the server's performance?

Accepted Answer

A)  SAS 
B)  iSCSI 
C)  Fibre Channel 
D)  SCSI

Question 18

Two RAID arrays are created from eight disks. One is created using RAID 6, the other is created using RAID 5 with a hot spare. Which of the following is the operational difference between these configurations?

Accepted Answer

A)  RAID 6 has the ability to recover from two disks simultaneously failing. 
B)  The RAID 5 array will be significantly faster than the RAID 6 array. 
C)  The RAID 6 array will be significantly faster than the RAID 5 array. 
D)  RAID 6 has a higher storage capacity than RAID 5.

Question 19

An administrator is tasked with deploying a server in a telephone switching station. Which of the following voltages will MOST likely be available at the facility?

Accepted Answer

A)  -48VDC 
B)  120VDC 
C)  220VAC 
D)  440VAC

Question 20

A new version of the primary OS used by a company has been released. Due to some significant changes in the OS, a system administrator wants to see which remotely accessible services are enabled by default to access the security risk prior to upgrading to the new version. Which of the following utilities should the administrator use?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cipher program 
B)  Port scanner 
C)  Telnet client 
D)  Packet sniffer

Exam 14: CompTIA Server+ Certification Exam