SK0-005: CompTIA Server+Demo

A technician is troubleshooting an issue with a server. The technician has identified several potential causes of the issue and various solutions. Which of the following should the technician do NEXT?

A new, memory-intensive application will be deployed on a Linux server. The server uses old hardware. Its memory capacity barely satisfies the new application's minimum requirement, and no additional memory can be installed. LVM is in use on the server. Which of the following actions would partially mitigate the lack-of-memory issue?

While troubleshooting a motherboard failure, a technician confirmed that the RAID hard drives were functional. The technician installed a spare motherboard with similar specifications and retained the original components.

Which of the following should the technician do to restore operations with minimal downtime?

A systems administrator is planning to install two servers in one rack. The administrator is concerned that placing both servers in a single rack will raise the likelihood of power problems because of the added load. Which of the following should the administrator implement FIRST to address this concern?

Which of the following documents explains the consequences of server downtime?

A technician needs to format several hard disks for use in a Windows storage pool. Which of the following will the technician most likely use?

A technician is configuring a server that must support a planned network upgrade. All hosts will change from 10Gb copper to 25Gb fiber. Which of the following would best meet these requirements?

An administrator is diagnosing an application-performance problem on a virtual server that has two vCPUs. Application performance logs show CPU contention. The administrator adds additional vCPU cores to the VM, but the problem continues. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this issue?

A server technician is installing a Windows Server OS on a physical server. The installation specifications require a 4 TB data volume. To ensure that the partition is available to the OS, the technician must verify the:

Which of the following describes the requirements that determine when data backups are deleted?

Which of the following backup types should be selected for database servers?

A server administrator is developing a script that moves files only when they were created before a user-supplied date. Which construct allows the script to apply this test until every available file has been evaluated?

Which of the following is used to protect a building from a vehicle attempting to enter without authorization?

An administrator can log on to a server only by using a local account. The server has successfully joined the domain and can ping other servers using IP addresses.

Which locally defined setting is MOST likely configured incorrectly?

A server technician is installing a new server OS on legacy server hardware. Which action should the technician take FIRST to ensure that the OS functions as intended?

A technician needs to restrict disk usage on a server. Which of the following should the technician implement?

A database server recently had a drive fail. Because the drives are large (8 TB), rebuilding the RAID 5 array took an excessive amount of time. Which of the following RAID methods would guard against additional drive failures during rebuilds at the lowest cost?

An administrator is diagnosing an application performance problem. The application carries out many small reads and writes during operation. The administrator finds that the underlying storage is currently configured as a general-purpose RAID 5 array. Which action should the administrator consider to provide higher application performance while still maintaining data protection?

A server administrator is finishing an OS installation for a new server. The administrator updates the server with the latest vendor-recommended software, configures DHCP, and confirms that all network cables in the IDF are correctly connected, but network connectivity is still unavailable. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the lack of connectivity?

Which of the following should be established to determine how long data is retained and how often data backups should be scheduled?

A server administrator must ensure that RDP is disabled on every Windows-based server in a data center. Thousands of servers perform different roles. What is the BEST way to satisfy this requirement?

An administrator cannot obtain server updates from a WSUS server. However, the administrator successfully patched the server last month. Which of the following should the administrator check first?

A server powered down after a prolonged power outage. After power was restored, the system would not start. Several seconds into the boot process, the Num Lock, Scroll Lock, and Caps Lock LEDs flashed multiple times, and the system stopped. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the problem?

A server administrator is installing an OS on a new server. Company policy prohibits anyone from logging in directly to the server. Which installation method is BEST suited to meet this policy?