SK0-003 Online Practice Questions and Answers

Which of the following is an advantage of using non-ECC memory over ECC memory?

A. ECC is faster than non-ECC

B. Non-ECC is faster than ECC

C. Non-ECC is more expensive than ECC

D. Non-ECC checks for memory errors

An administrator needs to connect servers to the Fiber Channel SAN. Which of the following should the administrator install in the servers to allow this connection?

A. Riser

B. HBA

C. SCSI card

D. SAS card

An administrator needs a network that can support up to 800 hosts on the same subnet. Which of the following is the MINIMUM subnet mask that should be used?

A. 255.0.0.0

B. 255.255.0.0

C. 255.255.252.0

D. 255.255.255.0

Recently traffic to the company web server has more than doubled, resulting in slower response times from the server. An administrator has decided to add a second, identical 10/100/1000 NIC to the server. The server is presently connected to a 10/100/1000 switch, with four open ports on the switch. Which of the following is the BEST solution to speed up web traffic?

A. Free up more ports on the switch

B. Enable server load balancing

C. Move the second network adapter to a new subnet

D. Enable network adapter teaming

Which of the following RAID levels provides the BEST read and write performance?

A. RAID 0

B. RAID 1

C. RAID 5

D. RAID 10

Which of the following is the MOST important consideration when purchasing a new server for a mission critical application?

A. RAID 0 compliant

B. Notifying all stakeholders of the server upgrade

C. Service Level Agreement

D. KVM access

A staff member reports that they cannot access the shared folder on the network; however, other staff members are reporting that they can access the shared folder. Which of the following is the BEST way to identify the problem?

A. The administrator should monitor all traffic between the staff member and the server.

B. The administrator should reconfigure the RAID configuration to allow more space.

C. The administrator should map a drive using the net use command.

D. The administrator should allow the staff member to use a USB drive.

A server has had a drive fail in its storage RAID set. The administrator swaps the drive with a replacement and the RAID set does not automatically start to rebuild the replaced drive. Which of the following utilities would MOST likely be used to initialize the rebuilding of the replacement drive?

A. Net use

B. Array management

C. Fdisk

D. Disk Management Plug-in

Which of the following is being described when using a single physical server to host multiple logical servers to more effectively utilize hardware resources?

A. Application virtualization

B. Multicore processing

C. Server virtualization

D. Hyper threading

An administrator sees that smoke is coming from the UPS. Which of the following should they do FIRST?

A. Use a Class A fire extinguisher.

B. Evacuate personnel.

C. Install additional fans in the UPS.

D. Backup the servers.

If there is a conflict in policy for data retention, which of the following should the technician adhere to FIRST?

A. Industry best practices

B. Company policy

C. International standards

D. Local legal requirements

A restaurant is considering placing a server to run their restaurant software in the kitchen of the restaurant. Which of the following environmental considerations is of MOST concern?

A. Temperature

B. Power

C. Humidity

D. Dust

Which of the following uses a client/server model that provides system management which enables administrators to monitor server characteristics?

A. Self-Monitoring Analysis Reporting Technology

B. Desktop Management Interface

C. Simple Network Management Protocol

D. Microsoft Management Console

As a best practice, which of the following RAID levels should NOT be used on an OS partition?

A. 0

B. 1

C. 5

D. 6

When adding another server to an existing rack mount system, which of the following should the administrator consider FIRST?

A. Load on UPS

B. Rack temperature

C. Room temperature

D. Ease of access