SK0-003 Online Practice Questions and Answers

A technician needs to deploy a new Internet facing web server and internal database server. The web server will use the database backend to retrieve shopping cart information. Which of the following configuration utilizes the LEAST resources?

A. Both servers will be virtualized on the same host server. The web server will be configured with an Internet facing NIC connected to the host's hardware NIC and a backend NIC connected to a virtual switch. The database server NIC will be connected to the same virtual switch.

B. The database server will be created on the existing virtual farm and configured with one physical NIC. The web server will be installed on new hardware and will utilize two physical NICs to separate backend traffic from frontend Internet communication.

C. The web server will be created on the existing virtual farm and configured with two physical NICs, one NIC for backend and one for backend communication. The database server will be installed on new hardware to ensure maximum performance.

D. Both servers will be virtualized on a pair of redundant host servers. Both the web server and the database server will share the same hardware resources. The web server will be configured with one NIC for both frontend and backend communication and the databases server will also have one NIC.

An administrator creates a new directory then shares it on the Windows server. The administrator sets the permissions for everyone to "Modify" but users report they are unable to create or delete documents. Which of the following is the cause?

A. The administrator forgot to change the share permissions

B. The users were not part of the "Everyone" built in group

C. The administrator shared the files but not the folder

D. "Modify" only allows users to change existing documents

An administrator is getting reports that a file server is responding slowly. Which of the following steps should the administrator take FIRST?

A. Remove unnecessary files on the server to free up hard disk space.

B. Defragment the server's hard disks.

C. Compare monitoring results with the server baseline.

D. Add additional memory to reduce paging.

An administrator installs new IDE drives into the company server. Upon starting the machine, the BIOS does not recognize any of the drives. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the problem?

A. The jumpers are not set correctly on the drives.

B. The power supply is not rated high enough to support the additional drives.

C. The BIOS is not compatible with the drives.

D. The drives are not powered on.

A company has just implemented a disaster recovery plan in which critical business must be restored in a four hour window. Which of the following methods should be used to backup the servers?

A. Incremental backup

B. Data only backups

C. SAN replication

D. Full backup

Which of the following statements could be true about a server overheating? (Select TWO).

A. The processor is hitting 100% utilization.

B. The server is having memory errors.

C. The server fans have failed.

D. The processors are of two different stepping levels.

E. There is no thermal protection between the processor and the heat sink.

Which of the following chassis types makes the BEST use of space for performance?

A. Bare metal server

B. Tower server

C. Rack mounted server

D. Blade server

An administrator installs a new server with five 146GB drives and implements RAID 5 for hardware redundancy. How much disk space will be available for the OS, tools and regular files?

A. 146GB

B. 438GB

C. 584GB

D. 730GB

A technician is replacing memory in a server whose motherboard supports PC2100 memory. This type of memory is also known as which of the following?

A. DDR2

B. DDR

C. SDRAM

D. DDR3

During a printer driver installation, a message appears stating "The software being installed for this hardware has not passed Windows logo testing". Which of the following is the SAFEST course of action for the administrator to take?

A. Continue with installation

B. Install .dll files needed for the printer

C. Obtain a Microsoft certified driver

D. Restart the printer and try again

A technician is reviewing the following configuration from a newly installed server: Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface Metric

10.0.2.0 255.255.255.0 10.0.2.15 10.0.2.15 20

10.0.2.15 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 20

10.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 10.0.2.15 10.0.2.15 20

127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1

224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 10.0.2.15 10.0.2.15 20

255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 10.0.2.15 10.0.2.15 1

Which of the following commands was run to generate the above information and why is the server unable to communicate with the Internet?

A. ROUTE PRINT. The default gateway is missing

B. NSLOOKUP. The loopback address needs to be removed.

C. IPCONFIG. The last line in the configuration is wrong.

D. TRACERT. The interface metric is too high.

Which of the following transmission media is used to connect to a Storage Area Network?

A. Fibre Channel

B. SAS

C. Coaxial

D. Ethernet

Which of the following is a way to protect server operating systems from a short term contractor?

A. Biometric devices

B. Limited logon hours

C. Mantraps

D. Rack doors

Which of the following describes the FINAL step in the troubleshooting process?

A. Verify full system functionality.

B. Implement the change.

C. Test the theory to determine the cause.

D. Root cause analysis.

A technician has been asked to set up a voicemail server. Which of the following expansion cards should be installed in the server?

A. USB card

B. Serial port card

C. PBX card

D. IEEE 1394 card