CompTIA CompTIA Certifications SK0-005 Questions & Answers

• Question 1:

  Which of the following backup methods protects all the changes that have occurred since the last full backup?

  A. Incremental

  B. Archive

  C. Differential

  D. Snapshot

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 2:

  A legacy application server uses Telnet to allow administrators to manage it remotely. A recent security policy is denying access to any Telnet connections. Which of the following should the administrator use to manage the machine remotely via a terminal in the most secure manner?

  A. RDP

  B. Console

  C. SSH

  D. SFTP

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 3:

  A security administrator ran a port scanning tool against a virtual server that is hosting a secure website. A list of open ports was provided as documentation. The management team has requested that non-essential ports be disabled on the firewall. Which of the following ports must remain open?

  A. 25

  B. 53

  C. 443

  D. 3389

  E. 8080

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 4:

  Which of the following types of locks utilizes key fobs or key cards held against a sensor/reader to gain access?

  A. Bolting door lock

  B. Combination door lock

  C. Electronic door lock

  D. Biometric door lock

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 5:

  An administrator is configuring the storage for a new database server, which will host databases that are mainly used for archival lookups. Which of the following storage types will yield the fastest database read performance?

  A. NAS

  B. SSD

  C. 10K rpm SATA

  D. 15K rpm SCSI

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 6:

  Which of the following is an architectural reinforcement that attempts to conceal the interior of an organization?

  A. Bollards

  B. Signal blocking

  C. Reflective glass

  D. Data center camouflage

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 7:

  Which of the following often-overlooked parts of the asset life cycle can cause the greatest number of issues in relation to PII exposure?

  A. Usage

  B. End-of-life

  C. Procurement

  D. Disposal

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 8:

  A systems engineer is configuring a new VLAN for expansion of a campus network. The engineer configures a new DHCP scope on the existing Windows DHCP server cluster and activates the scope for the clients. However, new clients in the area report they are not receiving any DHCP address information. Which of the following should the engineer do first?

  A. Confirm the client PCs are using the correct speed on the NIC.

  B. Confirm the network uses the same NTP server as the clients.

  C. Confirm the network has a helper address for the DHCP server.

  D. Confirm the DHCP server is authorized in Active Directory.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 9:

  An administrator discovers a misconfiguration that impacts all servers but can be easily corrected. The administrator has a list of affected servers and a script to correct the issue. Which of the following scripting principles should the administrator use to cycle through the list of servers to deliver the needed change?

  A. Linked list

  B. String

  C. Loop

  D. Constant

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 10:

  A server administrator is configuring a new server in a data center in another country. Which of the following technologies should the administrator use to complete this task?

  A. IP KVM

  B. Crash cart

  C. Remote console

  D. Serial connection

  Correct Answer: A