SK0-004 Exam Questions
813 real SK0-004 exam questions with expert-verified answers and explanations. Page 1 of 17.
- Question #1Server administration
As a best practice, which of the following should be determined prior to provisioning a server? (Select TWO).
server provisioninghostname configurationIP addressingpre-deployment planning - Question #2Server administration
A system administrator needs to install an operating system onto a new server in a remote location using PXE. Which of the following methods will BEST accomplish this?
PXE bootTFTPremote OS installationnetwork boot - Question #3Troubleshooting
When attempting to diagnose service access issues between multiple hosts that coordinate information, which of the following can be used to track dependencies?
dataflow diagramsservice dependenciestroubleshooting documentationnetwork diagnostics - Question #4Server hardware installation and management
An organization has agreed on the software that will be used to virtualize the company's web servers. Which of the following should the administrator reference prior to purchasing...
hardware compatibility listvirtualizationserver procurementvendor documentation - Question #5Server administration
Which of the following is a benefit of utilizing a type 2 hypervisor to manage guests?
type 2 hypervisorvirtualizationhypervisor comparisonhardware support - Question #6Server administration
A system administrator has decided to create several VMs for a company. In which of the following locations would each of the VMs reside?
virtualizationhost vs guestVM deploymenthypervisor basics - Question #7Server administration
An ISP is currently drafting and compiling a Service Level Agreement that states there should only be 5.26 minutes of downtime per year, 25.9 seconds per month, and 6.05 seconds pe...
SLAuptime percentageavailability metricsfive nines - Question #8Server hardware installation and management
A technician is tasked with building a test server. Which of the following hard drive types will provide the highest performance?
SAS drivesstorage performancehard drive comparisonSATA vs SAS - Question #9Server hardware installation and management
A technician is tasked to build a server requiring the fastest possible performance. Which of the following would achieve this requirement?
SSD performancestorage typeshigh-performance storagedrive selection - Question #10Server hardware installation and management
A technician is called upon to add storage to a database server. The database administrator needs the maximum performance for accessing many small files. Which of the following spe...
seek timeIOPSsmall file accessdatabase storage - Question #11Server hardware installation and management
A hardware compatibility list recommends striping with double parity as storage for an application. In a test environment, a technician realizes that a different RAID level can be...
RAID 5RAID 6fault toleranceparity striping - Question #12Troubleshooting
An emergency power off accidentally occurs in a datacenter during a fire alarm test. On recovery, the server administrator notices that an external storage array is performing cons...
battery backed cachestorage arrayconsistency checkpower failure recovery - Question #13Security and disaster recovery
Which of the following is an example of the principle of least privilege and is the MOST secure when granting access to a shared network drive used by the Accounting department?
least privilegeNTFS permissionsshare permissionsaccess control - Question #14Security and disaster recovery
Which of the following methods should a technician perform to properly clear a hard drive before disposal?
data sanitizationsecure disposaldisk wipingdata destruction - Question #15Server administration
A server unexpectedly shut down as a result of overheating. An alert was sent to the administrator's email address but the administrator was away from the workstation when the aler...
alert notificationsSMS alertsmonitoringout-of-band alerting - Question #16Troubleshooting
A server technician in a datacenter configures a daemon to monitor the battery health in a UPS. Over a two day time period, the daemon generates a warning message. Which of the fol...
UPS maintenancebattery healthtroubleshooting methodologypower management - Question #17Server administration
A server technician is performing a server installation. This server must be able to resolve host names for users running a variety of client operating systems. At a minimum, which...
DNSWINShostname resolutionname services - Question #18Server administration
A technician has finished installing the operating system on a new server and needs to provide IP addressing information. The server will be connected to the DMZ network. Devices o...
IP addressingsubnet maskDMZ networkvalid host range - Question #19Troubleshooting
Clients cannot connect to the network. A technician determines that port 68 is not open. Which of the following protocols is being blocked?
DHCPport 68network troubleshootingprotocol identification - Question #20Security and disaster recovery
Which of the following protocols can be used to perform configuration management on a remote server using the MOST secure methods? (Select TWO).
SSHRDPsecure remote accessconfiguration management - Question #21Troubleshooting
A technician receives an error message when trying to boot the server stating the operating system was not found. Change management logs indicate a new hard drive backplane was ins...
boot failurebackplanecable connectionstroubleshooting methodology - Question #22Troubleshooting
A database server stops responding to requests, and the administrator suspects that the server is experiencing memory faults during heavy network traffic and database access. Which...
memory faultsapplication logsserver performancelog analysis - Question #23Server administration
A technician is troubleshooting a Linux server and wants to inspect the free disk space on the /dev/sda partition of the system. Which of the following command line tools should th...
Linux commandsdf commanddisk spacepartition management - Question #24Troubleshooting
A system administrator notices that a server is consistently getting slower and less responsive the longer it has been since the last reboot. Once the server is rebooted, the syste...
memory leakserver performanceapplication issuessymptom analysis - Question #25Troubleshooting
Users on a network segment report that they are unable to connect to a newly installed file server. The file server IP address settings are as follows: IP address: 10.0.10.254 Subn...
IP addressingsubnettingnetwork misconfigurationfile server - Question #26Troubleshooting
A technician is troubleshooting an issue with a new server, which is unable to download OS patches from the Internet. The technician reviews the following configuration: Ethernet A...
default gatewaysubnettingIP configurationnetwork connectivity - Question #27Troubleshooting
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 seg...
DHCP relay agentnetwork segmentsDHCP configurationIP addressing - Question #28Troubleshooting
A server administrator is notified that all three hard disks in a server array have failed. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?
RAID arraybackplane failuresimultaneous disk failurestorage hardware - Question #29Troubleshooting
When troubleshooting a failed backup, a technician runs the backup using the same tape but on a different tape drive in the same tape library. The backup fails again. Which of the...
tape backuptape mediabackup troubleshootingtape library - Question #30Troubleshooting
An administrator is securing a secure web server by disabling ports. After completing this process, clients cannot access the secure web server. The administrator should now go bac...
HTTPSport 443port managementsecure web server - Question #31Security and disaster recovery
A server technician is investigating a potential data breach. It is believed that the breach occurred via telnet access. Which of the following could validate this hypothesis?
port scannertelnetdata breach investigationsecurity tools - Question #32Troubleshooting
Users report that an application is unable to connect to a server on the same network segment. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason?
port blockingapplication connectivityfirewallsame-segment networking - Question #33Server administration
A technician is replacing a faulty NIC in a server. According to best practices, which of the following should be used to configure the IP address on the server?
static IPNIC replacementserver best practicesnetwork configuration - Question #34Server hardware installation and management
A technician needs to add a processor to a server. Which of the following specifications should the technician examine? (Select THREE).
processor compatibilitysocket typeprocessor steppingprocessor speed - Question #35Server hardware installation and management
A server's runtime during power outages is too short to shut down properly. A system technician is asked to remediate the problem. Which of the following would be the result of add...
UPSbattery capacitypower managementruntime extension - Question #36Server administration
A system administrator wants to assure that a server is responsive. Which of the following networking tools should the administrator use to verify network connectivity?
pingnetwork connectivitynetworking toolsconnectivity verification - Question #37Troubleshooting
Two new applications have been added to a working server. The server response is now very slow. An appropriate plan of action is to:
troubleshooting methodologyapplication performanceserver slowdowniterative isolation - Question #38Server administration
Which of the following is the core software application that manages computer virtualization?
hypervisorvirtualization managementcore virtualization software - Question #39Server administration
Which of the following is a requirement for a server to allow guests to be installed on a hypervisor host?
hypervisorprocessor virtualization supportguest VMsvirtualization requirements - Question #40Server administration
Swap space or page file is reserved on the:
swap spacepage filevirtual memorydisk storage - Question #41Server administration
An administrator needs to deploy 1000 servers in a short period of time. Which of the following deployment methods will expedite the OS installations?
PXE bootOS deploymentmass deploymentdisk imaging - Question #42Server hardware installation and management
Which of the following are required characteristics of database servers in high transaction environments? (Select THREE).
database servershigh transactionRPM drivesload balancing - Question #43Server administration
A network administrator is installing additional devices on the network. Currently, the network segment is utilizing all allocated IP addresses. If there are additional addresses a...
DHCP scopeIP addressingsubnet managementnetwork configuration - Question #44Server administration
Which of the following allows virtual machines to share the NIC of the host?
virtualizationnetwork bridgingvirtual NIChost NIC sharing - Question #45Server administration
An administrator is asked to change a configuration using a GUI on a Windows server, but does not have access to a KVM. Which of the following is BEST to make the change?
RDPremote accessKVMWindows server administration - Question #46Troubleshooting
Several of the finance department computers are experiencing timeouts while in their financial program. The program will not open or close; however, the previous day the program wa...
rogue processesservice timeoutsprocess managementapplication performance - Question #47Troubleshooting
A system administrator is troubleshooting a network connectivity issue and runs ipconfig/all on the host. The command returns the following: IPv4 Address: 169.254.0.12 Subnet mask:...
APIPADHCP troubleshootingipconfignetwork connectivity - Question #48Server hardware installation and management
A technician is assigned a task to configure a new server with six hard drives. The senior administrator requested the technician utilize the drives for maximum fault tolerance. Wh...
RAID 10fault toleranceRAID configurationstorage - Question #49Server hardware installation and management
Two RAID arrays are created from eight disks. One is created using RAID 6, the other is created using RAID 5 with a hot spare. Which of the following is the operational difference...
RAID 6RAID 5dual-disk failurefault tolerance comparison - Question #50Server hardware installation and management
A datacenter technician encounters a power receptacle labeled NEMA L5-30. Which of the following powers is this socket rated for?
NEMA standardspower receptacleselectrical ratingsdatacenter power