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Which of the following is a method that is used to prevent motor vehicles from getting too close to building entrances and exits?
Answer: A
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollard
Source: Adapted from community discussion — Atemius
A user is unable to modify files on a Windows fileshare. A technician examines the system and determines the user is a member of Group A. Group A was granted full control over the files. Which of the following is MOST likely causing the access issues?
Answer: C
Share Permissions When a resource is shared over a network, it can be assigned Read, Change, Full Control, or Deny permissions on the share. Windows supports user-level security; users have permissions depending upon who they are. Share permissions only protect the resource from access over the network. Local access can only be secured by NTFS permissions. The Official CompTIA Server+ Study Guide (Exam SK0-005) page 264. Resource Access Many help desk tickets and user complaints center around access to resources. Frequently, these issues are tied to permissions. In Windows, file access is managed by NTFS permissions and by Share permissions when accessing the file from across the network. In Linux, file access is controlled by standard permissions and by NFS permissions when accessing the data from across the network. Ensuring these permissions are set correctly eases many user frustrations and provides users access to the files that they need. Viruses and other malware also impact the ability of users to access resources. The Official CompTIA Server+ Study Guide (Exam SK0-005) page 224.
Source: Adapted from community discussion — Pongsathorn
Users are experiencing issues when trying to access resources on multiple servers. The servers are virtual and run on an ESX server. A systems administrator is investigating but is unable to connect to any of the virtual servers. When the administrator connects to the host, a purple screen with white letters appears. Which of the following troubleshooting steps should the administrator perform FIRST?
Answer: B
B. Review the log files. The purple screen with white letters is commonly known as the "purple screen of death" (PSOD), which is an error screen that appears when there is a fatal error on an ESX/ESXi host. The first step in troubleshooting this issue should be to review the log files, which can provide additional information about the error that occurred. Checking the power supplies or reseating the processors would be unlikely to resolve this type of issue, as it is typically a software or configuration issue rather than a hardware issue. Reinstalling the ESX server would be a drastic step that should only be taken if all other troubleshooting steps have failed.
Source: Adapted from community discussion — gingasaurusrex
Joe, a technician, wants to configure a server's networking information so he will no longer need to maintain a list of names and IP addresses in a file on the server. Which of the following will work BEST to accomplish this task?
Answer: C
C. DNS Domain Name System (DNS) is the best solution to configure a server's networking information so that a list of names and IP addresses will no longer need to be maintained in a file on the server. DNS is a distributed system that translates domain names to IP addresses and vice versa. By using DNS, servers can be identified by their domain names instead of their IP addresses, and the IP addresses can be managed by the DNS server. DHCP can assign IP addresses to servers dynamically, but it does not eliminate the need for maintaining a list of names and IP addresses. A hosts file can be used to map names to IP addresses, but it needs to be maintained manually on each server. VLAN is a technology used to separate traffic on a network, but it is not related to managing server names and IP addresses.
Source: Adapted from community discussion — gingasaurusrex
A server administrator added a new drive to a server. However, the drive is not showing up as available. Which of the following does the administrator need to do to make the drive available?
Answer: A
Disk Management displays whether a disk is online (available), or offline. In Windows, by default, all newly-discovered disks are brought online with read and write access. In Windows Server, by default, newly-discovered disks are brought online with read and write access unless they are on a shared bus (such as SCSI, iSCSI, Serial Attached SCSI, or Fibre Channel). Disks on a shared bus are offline the first time they are detected. You would first need to bring online (available) then choose the partition and during this choose simple or spanned... etc. BCD are just options that you can choose later. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/disk-management/manage-disks
Source: Adapted from community discussion — Timock
Which of the following are measures that should be taken when a data breach occurs? (Choose two.)
Answer: BE
The Department of Justice takes a very dim view towards those who lose customers' personal information and then wait to tell the authorities. I don't care if this one gets marked wrong on the exam, if I ever find myself in the middle of such a situation, I'm going to sing like a bird.
Source: Adapted from community discussion — nixonbii
A technician is building a lab to learn storage redundancy techniques. Which of the following is the MOST cost-effective method the technician can deploy?
Answer: C
C. Software RAID Software RAID is the most cost-effective method of deploying storage redundancy techniques in a lab environment. Software RAID uses the server's CPU and memory to manage the disk redundancy, and can be implemented without additional hardware or specialized equipment. Most operating systems have built-in support for software RAID, making it easy to set up and configure. Hardware RAID is a more expensive option, as it requires specialized RAID controllers and storage devices that support RAID. FCoE (Fibre Channel over Ethernet) is a high-performance network protocol used to connect storage devices to servers, but it requires specialized network hardware and is not a cost-effective option for a lab environment. JBOD (Just a Bunch Of Disks) is a storage configuration where disks are presented to the operating system as individual drives, and it does not provide any redundancy or fault tolerance.
Source: Adapted from community discussion — gingasaurusrex
A Linux administrator created a script that will run at startup. After successfully writing the script, the administrator received the following output when trying to execute the script: hash: ./startUp.sh: Permission denied Which of the following commands would BEST resolve the error message?
Answer: C
Due to a recent application migration, a company's current storage solution does not meet the necessary requirements for hosting data without impacting performance when the data is accessed in real time by multiple users. Which of the following is the BEST solution for this issue?
Answer: D
Which of the following, if properly configured, would prevent a user from installing an OS on a server? (Choose two.)
Answer: EF
E. Bootloader password F. BIOS/UEFI password If properly configured, a bootloader password or BIOS/UEFI password would prevent a user from installing an OS on a server. These passwords restrict access to the boot process, preventing unauthorized changes to the system. An administrator password or root password would not necessarily prevent a user from installing an OS, as these passwords are used to control access to the operating system once it has already been installed. A Group Policy Object is a configuration tool used in Windows environments to manage security settings and other system configurations for groups of users and computers, but it would not prevent a user from installing an OS. SELinux is a security feature in Linux that provides mandatory access control for processes and files, but it would not prevent a user from installing an OS.
Source: Adapted from community discussion — gingasaurusrex
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