Q1. The logs on a server in a datacenter indicate that the server unexpectedly shut down minutes after the night cleaning crew started their shift. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for the shut down?

A. A hard disk on the server failed.

B. A power surge occurred.

C. The CPU on the server overheated.

D. A memory module on the server failed.

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Q2. Users on a network segment report that they are unable to connect to a newly installed file server. The file server IP address settings are as follows:

IP address: 10.0.10.254

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway: 10.10.10.1

Which of the following changes should the server administrator make?

A. Change the IP address on the server to 10.10.0.254.

B. Change the IP address on the server to 10.10.10.254.

C. Change the default gateway on the server to 10.10.10.254.

D. Change the subnet mask on the server to 255.255.0.0.

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Q3. A server technician is replacing a web server in an organization. The new server has two integrated NICs. Which of the following describes how the NICs should be configured for fault protection?

A. The NICs should be configured separately with one MAC address.

B. The NICs should be placed into a team with one MAC address.

C. The NICs should be configured separately with two MAC addresses.

D. The NICs should be placed into a team with two MAC addresses.

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Q4. After starting an operating system installation from DVD, a system administrator goes to work on another task and comes back to find the server back at the installation start screen. Which of the following should be done to correct this problem?

A. Try installation again with a different DVD.

B. Modify the device boot order in the BIOS.

C. Monitor the operating system installation process completely this time.

D. Swap the hard drive with a known working one.

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Q5. An administrator needs to create two websites. One website must only be used by internal users and the other website must be a corporate website accessible externally by customers. Which of the following website types is needed?

A. Extranet for users and intranet for customers

B. Internet for users and extranet for customers

C. Intranet for users and extranet for customers

D. Extranet for users and extranet for customers

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Q6. After a migration to a new server, users report that they are unable to save files to their home directories. A check of the permissions on the home directories indicate that the permissions are set as follows:

User: r-x Group: r-- Other: r-x

A server administrator verifies the correct user and group ownership of the home directories. Which of the following will MOST likely resolve the issue?

A. Add the w permission for the users.

B. Add the x permission for the group.

C. Remove the x permission for other.

D. Remove the r permission for the group.

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Q7. Which of the following is the MOST redundant power solution?

A. Two power supplies, each hooked up to individual legs of one 3-phase circuit.

B. Two power supplies, each hooked up to the same 1-phase circuit.

C. Two power supplies, each hooked up to separate 1-phase circuits.

D. One power supply hooked up to two 1-phase circuits.

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Q8. A technician is tasked with building a test server. Which of the following hard drive types will provide the highest performance?

A. SCSI

B. SAS

C. SATA

D. iSCSI

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Q9. A mission critical server has faulted with a dead 66 MHz 3.3V PCI-X network interface card. The system administrator has been directed to get the server functional as soon as possible, even if it is connected with less bandwidth. There are no onsite spare cards available and the vendor does not expect to have the parts for at least a week. Which of the following immediately available NICs could be substituted instead?

A. 33 MHz 3.3V PCI

B. 66 MHz 5V PCI

C. 266 MHzx 3.3V PCI-X

D. 533 MHz 5V PCI-X

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Q10. Which of the following server types requires the LARGEST amount of available hard drive space?

A. Database server

B. Remote access server

C. Print server

D. Directory server

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