SK0-004 · Question #639
A server with a large amount of storage but not necessarily a very fast CPU would be BEST suited for which of the following applications?
The correct answer is B. File server. A file server's primary function is storing and serving large amounts of data to network users, making high storage capacity the dominant hardware requirement over CPU speed.
Question
A server with a large amount of storage but not necessarily a very fast CPU would be BEST suited for which of the following applications?
Options
- ADNS server
- BFile server
- CDHCP server
- DProxy server
How the community answered
(16 responses)- B88% (14)
- C6% (1)
- D6% (1)
Why each option
A file server's primary function is storing and serving large amounts of data to network users, making high storage capacity the dominant hardware requirement over CPU speed.
A DNS server resolves hostnames to IP addresses and is CPU and memory dependent for query processing, not storage heavy.
A file server's role is to host and serve shared files across a network, which demands large storage capacity to hold user and application data. CPU performance is secondary because file serving is largely I/O-bound rather than compute-bound. High-capacity disks are the defining hardware characteristic for this server role.
A DHCP server leases IP addresses to clients and requires minimal storage since it only maintains a small lease database.
A proxy server caches web content and filters traffic, requiring moderate CPU and RAM for request processing, not necessarily large storage.
Concept tested: Server role hardware requirements - file server
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/file-server/file-server-smb-overview
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