CompTIA CompTIA Certifications SK0-004 Questions & Answers

• Question 61:

  A server administrator recently upgraded a three-year-old server by replacing the old CPU and memory with a new CPU and memory. After the upgrade, the server regularly generates CPU and memory errors; however, the server is working. The administrator has confirmed the new CPU and memory are not faulty. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this problem?

  A. Bad motherboard

  B. Outdated BIOS and firmware

  C. Outdated RAID controller

  D. Bad memory and CPU chipset

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 62:

  Which of the following devices should be installed BEFORE installing a server's operating system locally?

  A. Hard drive

  B. Chipset

  C. NIC

  D. Optical drive

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 63:

  A technician notices inlet temperatures to rack-mounted servers are significantly higher in the center of the rack as compared to the top and bottom of the rack. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason?

  A. Lack of front-mounted blanking panels

  B. Too much humidity in the room

  C. Room temperature set too high

  D. Air conditioning units sized incorrectly

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 64:

  A remote technician is notified that a LED light for a server's hard drive is red. Which of the following should the technician check to verify RAID functionality?

  A. Network-based hardware administration

  B. Access control lists

  C. File system check

  D. Connectivity via a serial cable

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 65:

  A server technician has just installed a server with several roles. The technician then launches a command prompt, runs the netstat command, and notices the server is listening on the following ports: 88, 389, 464, 3268, and 3269. Which of the following server roles is MOST likely installed on this server, given the ports above?

  A. Database server

  B. Directory server

  C. Mail server

  D. Web server

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 66:

  A SLA document:

  A. outlines expectations and requirements from a provider to a consumer

  B. contains information on specific hardware or software usage and behavior

  C. defines performance expectations under normal circumstances

  D. outlines expected movement of information between servers and services

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 67:

  The last available backup is from 12 months ago. Which of the following should an administrator perform prior to applying a critical application patch to a guest OS? (Choose two.)

  A. Full backup

  B. Database snapshot

  C. Incremental backup

  D. Virtual machine snapshot

  E. File system copy

  Correct Answer: AB

• Question 68:

  A datacenter administrator is reallocating CPU and memory resources for a guest VM. The guest VM runs on a hypervisor that has direct access to the hardware resources being allocated. Which of the following BEST describes this scenario?

  A. The guest is using a Type I hypervisor

  B. The hypervisor is running on a virtual hardware

  C. The host is using a Type II hypervisor

  D. The guest is using a hybrid hypervisor

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 69:

  A technician is configuring a new server on the network. The technician wants the server to be a default gateway for network devices. Which of the following should the technician use to BEST provide the server with the proper IP address?

  A. A static IP address outside of the DHCP scope

  B. A static IP address with a scope reservation

  C. A dynamic IP address assigned by the DHCP server

  D. An IP address that can be publicly routed

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 70:

  A systems administrator is troubleshooting a server that will not turn on. The LED lights are not blinking, and no status light indicators are available. The administrator has checked the PDU and UPS to verify proper functionality. Which of the following components is the MOST likely cause of this problem?

  A. NIC failure

  B. Memory failure

  C. CPU failure

  D. Power supply failure

  Correct Answer: D