Q1. A server administrator wants to upgrade the memory of the server using two memory modules. The server has two banks of memorywith the followingslotsavailable: A2, A3, A4, B2, B3, and B4. In whichof the following two slotsshould theadministrator install the additional RAM?

A. Slots A2 and A3

B. Slots A2 and B2

C. Slots A2 and B4

D. Slots B2 and B3

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Q2. A technician working in the datacenter has finished racking a new 4U server into a new rack. Which of the following should the technician do to allow for hot/cold aisle containment?

A. Close the perforated floor tile in front of the new rack.

B. Reset the rack temperature and humidity control.

C. Install blanking panels in the rack.

D. Lower the temperature of the data center HVAC.

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Q3. A server's runtime during power outages is too short to shut down properly. A system technician is asked to remediate the problem. Which of the following would be the result of adding additional batteries to the UPS?

A. Increased load balancing

B. Extended uptime

C. Greater efficiency

D. Increased power output

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Q4. Which of the following is a reason to have a remote cold site readily available in case of a disaster in the primary datacenter?

A. It provides a company with a redundant location that mirrors the primary datacenter hardware but requires no data restoration.

B. It provides a company with a backup location to install the necessary equipment to restore critical services.

C. It provides a company with a backup location equipped with resources necessary for immediate restoration of critical services.

D. It provides a company with a redundant location that mirrors the primary datacenter hardware and data.

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Q5. A technician is troubleshooting a Linux server and wants to inspect the free disk space on the /dev/sda partition of the system. Which of the following command line tools should the administrator run to view available disk space on the partition?

A. dd

B. du

C. ls

D. df

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Q6. Which of the following is the MOST secure method of storing critical and sensitive system information (e.g. administrative passwords, trusted signing keys)?

A. Store the information encrypted and offline in a storage safe.

B. Encrypt the information using a zip file with a password.

C. Utilize a drive with full disk encryption enabled.

D. Create an encrypted virtual disk for storage.

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Q7. Users on multiple network segments report that they are unable to retrieve email from a server. Which of the following commands will allow a server technician to ensure that the email service is running on the server?

A. ifconfig

B. ipconfig

C. nbtstat

D. netstat

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Q8. An administrator is developing a storage growth plan for a new file server. Which of the following should be implemented on the server so that storage growth is restricted?

A. Disk quotas

B. Disk compression

C. Automatic usage reports

D. Automatic defragmentation

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Q9. A server administrator is notified that all three hard disks in a server array have failed. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?

A. Incompatible BIOS

B. Backplane failure

C. Cache battery failure

D. Incorrect firmware version

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Q10. Which of the following methods should a technician perform to properly clear a hard drive before disposal?

A. Delete the FAT

B. Zero all block sectors

C. Delete the partition

D. Zero the NTFS journal

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