Which of the following server types translates NetBIOS names to IP addresses?
C. WINS
Which of the following server types performs the same function as the HOSTS file?
C. DNS
Which of the following BEST describes RAID 5?
B. RAID 5 is striped sets with parity striped across all drives.
Which of the following key sequences will allow a technician to install third party drivers during a Windows installation?
A. Press F6
Which of the following will attach to an EIDE connector?
B. ATA-2
How many wire pairs are in a standard CAT6 cable?
D. 4
An administrator is configuring one server to monitor hardware level information on a second Windows server. Which of the following should be setup on the Windows server to allow the monitoring server to access this information? (Select TWO).
C. WMI
D. SNMP
A company is deploying a new file server to consolidate shares from several legacy servers. Which of the following is the BEST method to ensure that the new file shares are being used?
C. Create a logon script to remap the old file shares to the new file shares.
Two file servers have run out of local disk space. The internal drives are at capacity and the company has traditionally only used local disks for storage. Which of the following is the MOST cost effective solution to add storage to both servers?
A. Add a NAS to the environment.
A company has implemented a wireless network for its employees. Since implementing the new network, individuals have been receiving duplicate IP addresses causing network issues. Which of the following would resolve this issue?
A. Disable the wireless DHCP server.
A company has several legacy servers that upper management would like to move into a virtual environment. Which of the following is the FIRST step an administrator should take to evaluating whether the servers can be moved into the virtual environment?
D. Check the HCL on each legacy server.
Which of the following is MOST useful in HVAC planning? (Select TWO).
C. Humidity
E. Temperature
B. Multicore
A server is having problems booting into the operating system. Which of the following can provide important information to begin to troubleshoot the cause?
D. POST messages
Which of the following factors is the MOST likely cause of a power supply fan failure?
D. Excessive dust accumulation
Which of the following ensures that air is passed through a server chassis correctly?
B. Baffles
Which of the following technologies can detect and fix single bit memory errors?
D. ECC
Which of the following storage tools could be used to initiate the rebuilding of a failed hard drive?
C. RAID array management
Which of the following is a built-in feature of FAT?
A. 8.3 name convention
An administrator needs to grant privileges to other server staff members to run archive utilities on a default Windows installation. The administrator needs to set the minimum permissions to:
B. backup operators.
Which of the following storage technologies connects by TCP/IP and is separate from the companys LAN?
D. SAN
Which of the following replication methods provides a disaster recovery system with minimal down time to normal operations?
B. Hot site
Which of the following server clusters offers increased availability, performance, and scalability?
D. Active/active
Which of the following must occur when installing SCSI devices into the server?
D. Terminate both ends of the chain.
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?
C. The server BIOS firmware is out-of-date.
A small push button typically found on the inside of a server case is MOST likely used for which of the following purposes?
B. Chassis intrusion switch
Which of the following servers is responsible for translating an FQDN to an IP address?
D. DNS
Which of the following servers would execute SQL?
C. Database Server
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?
B. RAID 10
Which of the following storage protocols would be suitable for transport across an IP network?
C. iSCSI
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?
B. Memory leak in one of the print drivers
Which of the following could be used to restrict access to the local web server to only certain IP addresses?
A. Create an ACL.
Which of the following server virtualization features would BEST allow an administrator to quickly prepare a virtual server so that it is ready for use?
D. Clone the machine from a template
An application server is running slowly. After viewing performance monitoring data it is detected that the disk queue length is high. Which of the following could BEST resolve the situation?
B. Add more memory to stop paging to disk.
Multiple expansion cards are installed in a rack mount 1U server. All expansion cards stop working simultaneously. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the problem?
D. Riser cards
While installing a new PCI card the administrator touched the motherboard. While powering on the server, a series of beeps were emitted and the server did not POST. Which of the following could be done to prevent this problem?
B. Use ESD equipment.
Which of the following describes the FINAL step in the troubleshooting process?
B. Root cause analysis.
Which of the following are enhancements from the FAT32 file system to the NTFS file system? (Select TWO).
D. Ability to create a larger partition size
D. Ability to set file security permissions
Which of the following should an administrator utilize FIRST after installing a new HBA?
D. Digitally signed device drivers
Which of the following will MOST likely cause major performance issues on an email server?
D. Anti-virus software
Which of the following is the BEST way to ensure that all users receive a mapping to multiple shared drives?
C. Logon scripts
Which of the following is a key component of a directory services server?
C. LDAP
Assuming the network supports all speeds, which of the following should an administrator use to get the MOST throughput?
D. Gigabit NIC
Which of the following offers the MOST redundancy for a system but is also very costly?
A. Hot site replication
Which of the following is the MOST important consideration when implementing a data retention program?
D. The laws and legal requirements of the data
Which of the following is the MOST important step in any disaster recovery plan?
B. The disaster recovery testing process
The server room that an administrator manages has just caught fire. Which of the following is the FIRST thing that the administrator should do?
B. Evacuate all personnel.
Which of the following is the EASIEST way to centrally deploy software?
D. Network share
After a server has been installed into a rack, an administrator must ensure which of the following?
C. The system is labeled so that it can be identified
Which of the following devices is used to provide appropriate voltage to the CPU?
C. VRM
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?
B. The memory is not installed in the correct slot.
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?
B. Restart the installation from CD and press F6 to install RAID drivers.
Which of the following is a benefit of a hot spare?
A. Enhanced fault tolerance
Which of the following backup methodologies is MOST time efficient for restoring data?
B. Full
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?
B. Update the time and date in the BIOS.
An administrator has shut down a server to install additional memory. When the administrator restarts the server after the upgrade, it times out. Which of the following could be the cause of the problem? (Select TWO).
D. Third party memory
D. ESD during the upgrade
Which of the following ensures the MOST secure access to a server room?
C. Biometric devices
Which of the following is the BEST sequence to bare metal restore a server?
D. Restore OS, restore system applications, and restore data.
Which of the following allows an administrator to recover the MOST data?
D. System image
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?
B. The update has quarantined files that are false positives.
An administrator needs to update the anti-virus, security patches, BIOS, and the web server software on a production system. Which of the following is the BEST method to accomplish this?
B. The order does not matter, only one change at a time should be done.
An administrator has just installed a web server for the companys Internet site. After bringing the system online, customers notify the administrator that they cannot connect to the server. The administrator tests the web server from a workstation and can access the website. The customers continue to report issues. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for this?
C. The company firewall is misconfigured.
An email server has been installed; however, the staff reports that they are unable to receive email from external email addresses, but they can email each other. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for this?
C. The company firewall is blocking SMTP ports.
An administrator needs to add fault tolerance capabilities to a server. Which of the following is the BEST solution to accomplish this?
D. Install a second NIC card.
Which of the following components provides for the BEST hardware cooling features?
B. Chip fan
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.
A data center has had a power outage. Which of the following should the administrator do FIRST once the power is restored?
A. Identify which systems are the most critical and bring them up by level of importance.
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.
A system administrator needs to maintain 1.2TB of storage for a database server. There are six 250GB drives available in the server for storage space. Which of the following RAID configurations would be the BEST choice given that performance and fault tolerance are important factors?
C. RAID 5 across all 6 drives
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 0 with four 250GB hard drives
A new server has ten 250GB drives ordered with it. An administrator needs to create two arrays, one for the operating system and the other for the storage array. The operating system array needs to be able to hold 25GB of data, fault tolerant, and have the least amount of unused drive space. The storage array must be able to hold at least 600GB of data, be fault tolerant, and have decent performance. The storage array should contain room for the data to double over the upcoming year. There will be available spare parts on hand to support this server in the event of a failure. Which of the following RAID configurations would BEST suit the needs for this server?
A. OS: RAID 1 with two 250GB hard drives
Storage: RAID 5 with eight 250GB drives
B. OS: RAID 1 with two 250GB hard drives
Storage: RAID 10 with four 250GB hard drives
C. OS: RAID 5 with three 250GB hard drives
Storage: RAID 5 with seven 250GB hard drives
D. OS: no RAID with one 250GB hard drive
Storage: RAID 6 with nine 250GB hard drivesb
A. OS: RAID 1 with two 250GB hard drives
Storage: RAID 5 with eight 250GB drives
RAID 5 can be BEST described as which of the following?
B. Striping with distributed parity
Which of the following is a benefit of RAID 1?
A. Fault tolerance
Which of the following is a disadvantage of RAID 10?
C. Higher cost
A tape library can be defined as which of the following?
A. A modular tape backup system containing multiple drives, tapes, and connections.
Which of the following storage interface protocols has the FASTEST speeds?
C. SAS
A WORM drive can be equated to which of the following common technologies?
D. CDR
According to best practices, which of the following should be the FIRST step after a full boot into a newly installed Windows Server OS?
B. Apply all relevant updates and patches.
Which of the following are benefits to server virtualization? (Select THREE).
D. Better server hardware leverage
D. Lower power consumption
E. Smaller datacenter footprint
Which of the following software directly interacts with the hardware and handles hardware resource requests from virtual machines?