SK0-004 Online Practice Questions and Answers

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.

An email administrator is tasked to setup a Linux mail server. One of the requirements is to close all ports except SSH, HTTPS, SMTP, POP3, and IMAP4. Which of the following commands should be used to see which ports are currently open on the mail server? (Select TWO).

A. lsof

B. netstat

C. ipconfig

D. traceroute

E. ping

F. dig

A backup administrator has created a schedule to run a full backup on Friday and an incremental backup Monday through Thursday. On which of the following days of the week will the backup clear the archive bit on files during the backup?

A. Monday through Thursday

B. Monday only

C. Friday only

D. Monday through Friday

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.)

A. Connect the rack PDUs to separate power circuits

B. Connect servers with multiple power supplies to separate power sources

C. Periodically test the UPS batteries to ensure they are fully charged

D. Connect redundant power supplies to the same PDUs

E. Connect all rack PDUs to the UPS battery

F. Connect servers with multiple power supplies to the same higher-amp circuits

An administrator is attempting to connect a laptop directly to a server's 100Mbps management NIC. Which of the following cables should the administrator use ?

A. Rollover

B. Straight through Cat 5

C. Straight through Cat 5e

D. Crossover

An administrator is determining hardware requirements for a new, virtualized test environment. The vendor requires 8Gb of RAM for each host and 2Gb of RAM for each guest. If the server has a total of 32Gb of RAM, which of the following describes how many hosts and guests the server can support?

A. 4 hosts and 0 guests

B. 2 hosts and 8 guests

C. 1 host and 12 guests

D. 1 host and 16 guests

An administrator is installing a 2U server from a remote location in a rack with 4U of available rack space. The administrator prepares the rack to accept the server. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?

A. Not enough physical space

B. Mismatched rail kits

C. Wrong cable management arms

D. Broken rack rails

A datacenter customer reports the servers are having hardware failures at an unusual rate. A server technician is dispatched to the datacenter floor and notices several racks have condensation on their cold-side doors. Which of the following is the technician likely to report as the MOST likely cause of the hardware failures?

A. Cooling failure

B. Overheating

C. Power surge

D. Humidity controls

An administrator is installing a server to be used to dynamically assign IP addresses to the network devices. Which of the following server roles must be used?

A. RAS

B. DNS

C. DHCP

D. WINS

A server administrator is deploying a new database server and wishes to maximize the number of IOPS. Which of the following disk types would BEST accomplish this goal?

A. 500 GB SATA SSD drives

B. 600 GB 15000 rpm SAS drives

C. 800 GB 10000 rpm SAS drives

D. 1 TB 7200 rpm SATA drives