Question 1

When configuring networking on a VM, which of the following methods would allow multiple VMs to share the same host IP address?

Accepted Answer

NAT (Network Address Translation) allows multiple VMs to share the same host IP address by translating their private IP addresses to the host's public IP address for external communication.

Question 2

Which of the following access control methodologies can be described BEST as allowing a user the least access based on the jobs the user needs to perform?

Accepted Answer

Role-based access control (RBAC) assigns permissions to users based on their role within an organization, ensuring they have the minimum access necessary to perform their job functions.

Question 3

A technician needs to deploy an operating system that would optimize server resources. Which of the following server installation methods would BEST meet this requirement?

Accepted Answer

A Core installation provides a minimal environment without a graphical user interface, which reduces resource usage and optimizes server performance.

Question 4

A server administrator was asked to build a storage array with the highest possible capacity. Which of the following RAID levels should the administrator choose?

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Which of the following actions should a server administrator take once a new backup scheme has been configured?

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

A technician has been asked to check on a SAN. Upon arrival, the technician notices the red LED indicator shows a disk has failed. Which of the following should the technician do NEXT, given the disk is hot swappable?

Accepted Answer

Since the disk is hot swappable, the technician can replace the failed disk without shutting down the SAN or stopping connections.

Question 7

Which of the following backup types only records changes to the data blocks on a virtual machine?

Accepted Answer

Incremental backups only record changes to the data blocks on a virtual machine.

Question 8

Which of the following would be BEST to help protect an organization against social engineering?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

A systems administrator is performing maintenance on 12 Windows servers that are in different racks at a large datacenter. Which of the following would allow the administrator to perform maintenance on all 12 servers without having to physically be at each server? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Which of the following steps in the troubleshooting theory should be performed after a solution has been implemented? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

Documenting the findings and notifying the users are the two steps that should be performed after a solution has been implemented.

Question 11

A company uses a hot-site, disaster-recovery model. Which of the following types of data replication is required?

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

A server is reporting a hard drive S.M.A.R.T. error. When a technician checks on the drive, however, it appears that all drives in the server are functioning normally. Which of the following is the reason for this issue?

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

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

Bollards are physical barriers that can prevent vehicles from entering restricted areas, thus protecting the datacenter from wayward vehicle traffic.

Question 14

A technician is connecting a server's secondary NIC to a separate network. The technician connects the cable to the switch but then does not see any link lights on the NIC. The technician confirms there is nothing wrong on the network or with the physical connection. Which of the following should the technician perform NEXT?

Accepted Answer

The lack of link lights suggests that the NIC port might be disabled. Enabling the port on the server is a logical next step to ensure the NIC is active and can establish a connection.

Question 15

Which of the following can be BEST described as the amount of time a company can afford to be down during recovery from an outage?

Accepted Answer

RTO (Recovery Time Objective) measures the maximum amount of time a company can afford to be down during recovery from an outage.

Question 16

A server administrator has noticed that the storage utilization on a file server is growing faster than planned. The administrator wants to ensure that, in the future, there is a more direct relationship between the number of users using the server and the amount of space that might be used. Which of the following would BEST enable this correlation?

Accepted Answer

Disk quotas allow the administrator to set limits on the amount of storage each user can consume, creating a direct relationship between the number of users and the total storage used.

Question 17

A server administrator needs to check remotely for unnecessary running services across 12 servers. Which of the following tools should the administrator use?

Accepted Answer

A port scanner is used to identify open ports and services running on a server, which helps in checking for unnecessary services.

Question 18

Which of the following server types would benefit MOST from the use of a load balancer?

Accepted Answer

Web servers benefit most from load balancers as they handle numerous simultaneous requests, distributing the load ensures better performance and availability.

Question 19

A technician recently upgraded several pieces of firmware on a server. Ever since the technician rebooted the server, it no longer communicates with the network. Which of the following should the technician do FIRST to return the server to service as soon as possible?

Accepted Answer

Downgrading the NIC firmware to the previous version can resolve compatibility issues introduced by the recent upgrade, potentially restoring network communication.

Exam 14: CompTIA Server+ Certification Exam