SK0-004 Online Practice Questions and Answers

Users at a remote site have reported that a regularly used server is inaccessible. The systems administrator knows users at another site also use the same server, so the administrator contacts them to see if the same issue is occurring. Which of the following troubleshooting steps is this an example of?

A. Establish a plan to resolve the issue.

B. Establish a theory of probable cause.

C. Establish the scope of the issue.

D. Test the theory of probable cause.

After configuring a server, a technician is unable to access websites by URL but can access websites by typing in an IP address. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this issue?

A. There is a misconfigured firewall.

B. The DNS is misconfigured.

C. The DHCP is not enabled on the server.

D. There is an incorrect gateway configuration.

An administrator needs to install a server located in an industrial environment. Workers often use electrical equipment nearby, and the server will be almost 500ft (152m) from the nearest switch. Which of the following is the BEST choice for network cabling?

A. Cat 5e rollover cabling

B. Cat 5e straight-through cabling

C. Cat 6 cabling

D. Fiber-optic cabling

A technician is troubleshooting a server that has slow performance. The performance monitoring tool provides the following information:

Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the poor performance?

A. Hard drive

B. Memory

C. CPU

D. Motherboard

A technician has just replaced a server that has been damaged by a lightning strike. A power protection device is installed on the new server. This is an example of:

A. establishing a theory of probable cause.

B. implementing preventive measures.

C. root cause analysis.

D. escalating as appropriate.

A physical server at a remote location has failed POST. A reboot of the server is required to fix the issue, but the systems administrator is unable to access the operating system. Which of the following tools should the administrator use to reboot the server?

A. SSH

B. RDP

C. VNC

D. iLO

A secondary office location containing servers already configured with all necessary software and files to minimize downtime is considered to be which of the following types of disaster recovery sites?

A. Hot site

B. Hosted site

C. Cold site

D. Warm site

A systems administrator creates a new file server. Before the users can access the server, which of the following must be done FIRST?

A. Set up an iSCSI target

B. Configure WWN on the SAN

C. Join domain/directory

D. Disable the firewall

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

A server is having problems accessing its presented storage on a SAN. Which of the following could be causing the problem? (Select TWO).

A. NIC

B. HBA

C. Tape backup drive

D. SCSI adapter

E. CPU