Comptia (SK0-004) Exam Questions And Answers page 14
A network administrator installs a new web server and notices that the server was configured with one quad-port NIC. In order to properly provision the hardware resources, how should the NIC be configured?
Assign multiple IP addresses to one port
Assign one IP address to the quad-port NIC
Assign a single IP address to all four ports
Server Administration
Networking
A network administrator is tasked to block all outbound SSH connections on the default port from a network subnet of 10.152.8.0/21 on a Linux based firewall. Which of the following rule sets would accomplish this task?
iptables -i OUTPUT -d 10.152.8.0/21 -p TCP --dport 22 -j REJECT
iptables -i OUTPUT -d 10.152.8.0/21 -p TCP --dport 23 -j REJECT
iptables -i OUTPUT -d 10.152.8.0/21 -p TCP --dport 22 -j ACCEPT
iptables -i OUTPUT -d 10.152.8.0/21 -p TCP --dport 23 -j ACCEPT
Server Administration
Networking
A network technician is replacing a failed drive in a RAID 5 array. Over time, access to the volumes in the array has slowed down. The technician wants to increase the speed of the RAID array and chooses to replace the 10000rpm SAS drive with a low-latency SSD drive. Which of the following is the problem with this solution?
SSD drives cannot be used in RAID arrays
Performance will not be increased
SAS drives are faster due to their high spindle speed
All the drives in the RAID array must be replaced simultaneously
Storage
Storage Technologies
A new DHCP server is placed on a network segment during off hours. When work resumes, users on a different network segment report connectivity issues. Users on the same network segment report no connectivity issues. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for the connectivity issues?
The DHCP server was configured without specifying a WINS server address for the users.
The DHCP server was configured without specifying a DNS server address for the users.
The DHCP relay agent was not configured on the adjacent network segment.
The DHCP server was configured to use private IP addressing to all network segments.
Networking
A new rack of servers has been installed in a datacenter. A server administrator needs to ensure fault tolerance and redundancy wherever possible. Which of the following would ensure the MOST uptime in the event of a sudden power loss? (Choose two.)
Connect the rack PDUs to separate power circuits
Connect servers with multiple power supplies to separate power sources
Periodically test the UPS batteries to ensure they are fully charged
Connect redundant power supplies to the same PDUs
Connect all rack PDUs to the UPS battery
Connect servers with multiple power supplies to the same higher-amp circuits
Server Administration
Security
A new server has a battery-backed RAID controller built onto the motherboard. Which of the following will occur if the RAID controller fails?
The array configuration information will be lost.
The battery will provide enough power to save the array information.
All data stored on the array is lost.
The array will continue to function in a degraded state.
Storage Technologies
A new server has two drives and a RAID controller. Which of the following is an option for configuring the storage on this server?
RAID 0
RAID 5
RAID 6
RAID 10
Storage Technologies
Server Networking
A new server was installed for the purpose of monitoring network traffic. The network has been configured in such a way that all traffic will be mirrored out the port this server is connected to.
When reviewing the network traffic logs on the server only traffic destined to the server is listed in the logs.
Which of the following is preventing the server from seeing all network traffic?
When reviewing the network traffic logs on the server only traffic destined to the server is listed in the logs.
Which of the following is preventing the server from seeing all network traffic?
NIC filtering is enabled.
Port security is configured.
NIC is not in promiscuous mode.
NIC is in promiscuous mode.
Networking
A new server was installed. Most clients are located in the same subnet as the server and can successfully access the server. Clients located on different subnets have been unable to access the server, but have no trouble accessing other servers on their subnet. Which of the following is the reason that these clients are unable to access the server?
DHCP has assigned the wrong addresses.
Incorrect default gateway on the server.
DNS entries were not created.
WINS server is not responding.
Networking
A new version of the primary OS used by a company has been released. Due to some significant changes in the OS, a system administrator wants to see which remotely accessible services are enabled by default to access the security risk prior to upgrading to the new version. Which of the following utilities should the administrator use?
Cipher program
Port scanner
Telnet client
Packet sniffer
Server Administration
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