Item 1 of 100
The server room that an administrator manages has just caught fire. 
Which of the following is theFIRST thing that the administrator should do?
A. Evacuate all personnel.
B. Notify staff of the potential service outage.
C. Use fire suppression techniques until the fire department arrives.
D Grab the backup tapes and exit the server room
Answer: A


Item 2 of 100
A system administrator needs to maintain 1.2TB of storage for a database server. 
There are six 250GB drives available in the server for storage space. 
Which of the following RAID configurations would be the BEST choice given 
that performance and fault tolerance are important factors?
A. RAID 1 across drive pairs totaling 3 pairs
B. RAID 5 across all 6 drives
C. RAID 10 across all 6 drives
D. RAID 0 across all 6 drivesb
ms to prevent its reoccurrence.
Answer: B



Item 3 of 100
How many wire pairs are in a standard CAT6 cable?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
Answer: B


Item 4 of 100
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prepare a virtual server so that it is ready for use?
A. Remote configuration
B. No physical hardware to setup
C. Native RIS integration
D. Clone the machine from a template
Answer: D


Item 5 of 100
Which of the following software directly interacts with the hardware 
and handles hardware resource requests from virtual machines?
A. Guest OS
B. Virtual Center
C. \IT
D. Hypervisor
Answer: D

Item 6 of 100
While installing a new PCI card the administrator touched the motherboard. 
While powering on the server, a series of beeps were emitted and 
the server did not POST Which of the following could be done to prevent this problem?
A. Use ESD equipment.
B. Verify correct voltages are being supplied.
C. Use a system board tester to check for compatibility issues.
D. Install compatible PCI cards.
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Answer: A

Item 7 of 100
Two file servers have run out of local disk space. 
The internal drives are at capacity and the company has traditionally 
only used local disks for storage Which of the following is the MOST cost
effective solution to add storage to both servers?
A. Install fiber cards into the servers and add direct attached storage.
B. Install fiber cards into the servers and implement a SAN solution.
C. Attach a USB drive to one of the servers.
D. Add a NAS to the environment.
Answer: D


Item 8 of 100
An administrator is adding memory to a server. 
Once the system boots up, the same amount ofmemory appears as before the upgrade. 
Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?
A. The memory is not the correct CAS latency.
B. The memory is not installed in the correct slot.
C. The memory does not have the correct timing.
D. The memory is not the correct speed.
Answer: B


Item 9 of 100
An administrator needs to add fault tolerance capabilities to a server. 
Which of the following is the BEST solution to accomplish this?
A. Move the architecture from 32-bit to 54-bit.
B. Install a PBX card.
C. Install a second NIC card.
D. Install a fail-over cable.
Answer: C


Item 10 of 100
A company has implemented a wireless network for its employees. 
Since implementing the new network, individuals have been receiving 
duplicate IP addresses causing network issues. 
Which of the following would resolve this issue?
A. Add another wireless access point.
B. Add another DHCP server.
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C. Disable the wireless DHCP server.
D. Change the default gateway of the wireless router.
Answer: C


Item 11 of 100
A company has several legacy servers that upper management would like to 
move into a virtual environment Which of the following is the FIRST step 
an administrator should take to evaluating whether the servers can be moved 
into the virtual environment?
A. Compare the costs of maintenance between the physical and virtual servers.
B. Run SYSPREP on each legacy server.
C. Check the HCL on each legacy server.
D. Verify that all the latest OS service packs are installed on each server.
Answer: C


Item 12 of 100
An administrator is configuring one server to monitor hardware level 
information on a second Windows server. 
Which of the following should be setup on the Windows server to allow the monitoring
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server to access this information? (Select TWO).
A. WMI
B. RIS
C. DNS
D. SNMP
E SMTP
Answer: AD


Item 13 of 100
Which of the following is the MOST space efficient server chassis type within a server rack?
A. Tower server
B. Bare metal server
C. Blade server
D. Rack server
Answer: C

Item 14 of 100
Which of the following ensures that air is passed through a server chassis correctly?
A. U-size templates
B. Phase changers
C. Baftles
D. Molex connectors
Answer: C


Item 15 of 100
Which of the following is a software layer that interacts 
between the virtualized operating system and
the physical hardware?
A. System Resource Manager
B. Server BIOS
C. Guest Operating System
D. Hypervisor
Answer: D


Item 16 of 100
A bare metal backup requires which of the following backup methodologies?
A. Full
B. Differential
C. Incremental
D Database
Answer: A

Item 17 of 100
Which of the following is a disadvantage of RAID 10?
A. Poor performance
B. No fault tolerance
C. Not supported by many RAID controllers
D. Higher cost
Answer: D


Item 18 of 100
Which of the following are benefits to server virtualization? (Select THREE)
A. Better server hardware leverage
B. Increased application security
C. Smaller backup window needed
D. Lower power consumption
E. Smaller datacenter footprint
F. Little to no maintenance needed
Answer: ADE


Item 19 of 100
Multiple expansion cards are installed in a rack mount 1U server. 
All expansion cards stop working simultaneously Which of the following is 
the MOST likely cause of the problem?
A. Motherboard
B. Operating system
C. Expansion cards
D. Riser cards
Answer: D


Item 20 of 100
Which of the following BEST describes a virtualized server environment?
A. A physical server environment utilizing only RAM storage 
   with no physical disk medium to enhance performance.
B. Multiple operating systems sharing the same physical hardware to leverage higher usage.
C. A distributed computing environment where many lower cost machines 
   are combined to increase processing power and overall performancE
D. A single operating system using multiple physical hardware chassis 
   to leverage higher availability.
Answer: B

Item 21 of 100
Which of the following is a benefit of RAID 1?
A. Higher capacity
B. Higher performance
C. Fault tolerance
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D. Multiple failure fault tolerance
Answer: C


Item 22 of 100
A tape drive containing a jammed tape must be taken off-site to be repaired. 
Which of the following should be considered FIRST?
A. Downtime necessary to reinstall the repaired drive
B. Data security policies and procedures
C. Potential cooling problems due to the missing drive
D. Redundant or replacement data backup solutions
Answer: B


Item 23 of 100
Which of the following are enhancements from the FA132 file system to the NTFS file system?
(Select TWO).
A. Ability to utilize redundant hardware devices
B. Ability to create a larger partition size
C. Ability to image new server deployments
D. Ability to set file security permissions
E. Ability to create virtual machines
Answer: BD


Item 24 of 100
An administrator is planning to bring a newly purchased server online. 
Which of the following should the administrator do FIRST?
A. Follow the pre-installation plan and procedures.
B. Review the system logs to check for errors.
C. Notify all users that the old system will be taken offline.
D. Apply all security updates to the system.
Answer: A


Item 25 of 100
Which of the following offers the MOST redundancy for a system but is also very costly?
A. RAID implementation
B. Disk-to-disk replication
C. Server-to-server clustering
D. Hot site replication
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Answer: D


Item 26 of 100
Which of the following storage interface protocols has the FASTEST speeds?
A. Ultra2 SCSI
B. SATA
C. Ultra320 SCSI
D. SAS
Answer D


Item 27 of 100
Which of the following storage protocols would be suitable for transport across an IP network?
A. SAS
B. SCSI
C. iSCSI
D. SATA
Answer C

Item 28 of 100
Which of the following server clusters offers increased availability, 
performance, and scalability?
A. Passive/active
B. Active/passive
C. Passive/passive
D. Active/active
Answer: D


Item 29 of 100
After a server has been installed into a rack, 
an administrator must ensure which of the following?
A. Warm air tlow is permitted through the front bezel
B. The system is labeled so that it can be identified
C. Verify the change control process can be implemented
D. Determine the correct power requirements
Answer: B


Item 30 of 100
According to best practices, which of the following should be the FIRST step 
after a full boot into a
newly installed Windows Server OS?
A. Remove the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security configuration.
B. Disable the Guest account.
C. Apportion additional storage.
D. Apply all relevant updates and patches.
Answer: D


Item 31 of 100
Which of the following describes the FINAL step in the troubleshooting process?
A. Verify full system functionality.
B. Implement the change
C. Test the theory to determine the cause.
D. Root cause analysis.
Answer: D


Item 32 of 100
Which of the following is a benefit of a hot spare?
A. Lower cost
B. Allows two RAID 1 drives to simultaneously fail without losing any data
C. Enhanced fault tolerance
D. Enhanced performance
Answer: C


Item 33 of 100
Which of the following is the BEST way to ensure that all users 
receive a mapping to multiple shared drives?
A. Configure individual user accounts
B. Logon scripts
C. Local policy
D. Set NTFS permissions
Answer: B


Item 34 of 100
Which of the following factors is the MOST likely cause of a power supply fan failure?
A. Extreme temperature variances
B. Extreme humidity variances
C. Power stability fluctuations
D. Excessive dust accumulation
Answer: D

Item 35 of 100
Which of the following servers would execute SOL?
A. Database Server
B. DNS Server
C. NAS Server
D. Web Server
Answer: A


Item 36 of 100
Which of the following is a built-in feature of FAT?
A. 8.3 name convention
B. Fault tolerance
C. Encryption
D. Compression
Answer: A


Item 37 of 100
Which of the following is the MOST important consideration 
when implementing a data retentionprogram?
A. The data destruction requirements
B. The user awareness training program
C. The laws and legal requirements of the data
D. The companys individual data retention policies
Answer: C


Item 38 of 100
Which of the following is the MOST important step in any disaster recovery plan?
A. Appropriate use of backup media and offsite storage
B. The disaster recovery testing process
C. Classifying systems according to operational impact
D. Use appropriate fire suppressant systems
Answer: B


Item 39 of 100
Which of the following must occur when installing SCSI devices into the server?
A. Terminate the back end of the chain.
B. Set the jumper to device 10 0
C. Terminate both ends of the chain.
D. Set the jumper to cable select.
Answer: C


Item 40 of 100
Which of the following is an advantage of a virtualized server environment?
A. Higher administrative complexity
B. Increased level of security
C. More effective usage of computing resources
D. Improved performance for users
Answer: C


Item41of100
An administrator has just finished physically replacing the system board 
in a Windows domain controller Which of the following must be done 
before booting the server back into Windows?
A. Update the time and date in the BIOS.
B. Update the firmware on the SCSI controller
C. Update the firmware to the latest version.
D. Configure IPMI on the new board.
Answer A


Item 42 of 100
Which of the following RAID levels would be the BEST choice if performance was the only
determining factor?
A. RAID 0
B. RAID 1
C. RAID 5
D. RAID 10
Answer: A


Item 43 of 100
A new storage array must be configured for a database server. 
This array will store transaction logs that are always being written. 
Which of the following RAID solutions would provide fault tolerance and
fast write operations without the use of parity?
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A. RAID 0
B. RAID 3
C. RAID 6
D. RAID 10
Answer: D


Item 44 of 100
Which of the following server types performs the same function as the HOSTS file?
A. FTP
B. DHCP
C. DNS
D. WINS
Answer: C


Item 45 of 100
A server was recently updated with the latest antivirus definitions. 
Immediately after the update, the server begins to report file not 
found errors for a mission critical application. 
Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for this?
A. The update was done incorrectly and now the server needs to be restarted.
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B. The update has discovered viruses on the server and removed those virus files.
C. The update requires a reboot for the files to process correctly.
D. The update has quarantined files that are false positives.
Answer: D


Item 46 of 100
Assuming the network supports all speeds. 
which of the following should an administrator use to get the MOST throughput?
A. CAT5 cabling
B. Gigabit NIC
C. 10/100 full duplex NIC
D. 100 half duplex NIC
Answer: B


Item 47 of 100
A small push button typically found on the inside of a server case 
is MOST likely used for which of the following purposes?
A. UID switch
B. Power switch
C. Cooling fan switch
D. Chassis intrusion switch
Answer: D


Item 48 of 100
A company is deploying a new file server to consolidate shares 
from several legacy servers. 
Which of the following is the BEST method to ensure 
that the new file shares are being used?
A. Setup the new file server and shut down the legacy servers.
B. Remove all the DNS entries for the legacy servers.
C. Create a logon script to remap the old file shares to the new file shares.
D. Go to each users computer, remove all shares and setup the new shares.
Answer: C


Item 49 of 100
A WORM drive can be equated to which of the following common technologies?
A. CDRW
B. CDR
C. Flash Media
D. DVDRW
Answer: B
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Item 50 of 100
Which of the following server types translates NetBIOS names to IP addresses?
A. DNS
B. WINS
C. FTP
D. DHCP
Answer: B

Item 51 of 100
Which of the following will MOST likely cause major performance issues on an email server?
A. RAID 0 configuration
B. PBX software
C. DHCP server
D. Anti-virus software
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Answer: D


Item 52 of 100
Which of the following is the BEST case scenario for power fault tolerance within a server?
A. Redundant power supplies with one power supply connected 
   and one power supply as a hot spare
B. Redundant power supplies with each connected to a separate power circuit.
C. Redundant power supplies connected via a Y-cable.
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D. Redundant power supplies with each connected to the same power circuit.
Answer: B


Item 53 of 100
An administrator has shut down a server to install additional memory. When the administrator
restarts the server after the upgrade, it times out. Which of the following could be the cause of the problem?
(Select TWO).
A. Processor failure
B. Third party memory
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C. Disk drive failure
D. ESD during the upgrade
E. Backplane failure
Answer: BD


Item 54 of 100
An administrator has just installed a web server for the companys Internet site 
After bringing the system online, customers notify the administrator 
that they cannot connect to the server. 
The administrator tests the web server from a workstation and can access the website. 
The customers continue to report issues. 
Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for this?
A. The servers firewall is misconfigured.
B. The server's timeout feature is set incorrectly.
C. The web server was not installed properly.
D. The company firewall is misconfigured.
Answer D


Item 55 of 100
Which of the following are the FIRST actions to take 
when an administrator is troubleshooting a server? (Select TWO).
A. Make one change at a time and test/confirm the change has resolved the problem.
B. Verify full system functionality.
C. Replicate the problem.
D. Determine if a common element is causing multiple problems.
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E. Identify any changes to the server.
Answer: CE


Item 56 of 100
Which of the following key sequences will allow a technician 
to install third party drivers during a Windows installation?
A. Press F6
B. Press ESC
C. Press any key
D. Press Alt+F8
Answer: A



Item 57 of 100
Which of the following is a best practice that can be used to ensure consistency 
when building systems?
A. Server build checklist
B. Server baselining tools
C. Architecture diagrams
D. Hardware compatibility list
Answer: A


Item 58 of 100
Which of the following technologies when implemented allows 
for the GREATEST fault tolerance for memory?
A. RAID
B. Registered memory
C. ECC
D. Memory pairing
Answer: A


Item 59 of 100
Which of the following would be considered a GFS backup solution?
A. Grouped, full, supplemental
B. Full, incremental, differential
C. Yearly, monthly, daily
D. Full, partial, differential
Answer: C


Item 60 of 100
Which of the following replication methods provides a disaster recovery system 
with minimal down time to normal operations?
A. Cold site
B. Warm site
C. GFS
D. Hot site
Answer: D


Item 61 of 100
Which of the following backup methodologies is MOST time efficient for restoring data?
A. Incremental
B. Differential
C. Full
D. GFS
Answer: C


Item 62 of 100
Which of the following is a key component of a directory services server?
A. VPN
B. RIS
C. LDAP
D. RAS
Answer: C


Item 63 of 100
An administrator has been having problems with server security. 
Many of the servers have been infected with viruses in the past 
Which of the following can be done to ensure that systems avoid OS
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exploits?
A. Implement an intrusion detection system (IDS).
B. Implement a dual-factor authentication method.
C. Implement a patch management process.
D. Implement stronger user passwords.
Answer: C


Item 64 of 100
Which of the following technologies can detect and fix single bit memory errors?
A. RAID
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B. Registered memory
C. SDRAM
D. ECC
Answer: D


Item 65 of 100
Which of the following should an administrator utilize FIRST after installing a new HBA?
A. New Technology File Systems (NTFS)
B. Digitally signed device drivers
C. Virtual machine components
D. Multiple RAID configurations
Answer: B


Item 66 of 100
An administrator needs to grant privileges to other server staff members 
to run archive utilities on a default Windows installation. 
The administrator needs to set the minimum permissions to:
A. remote users.
B. account operators.
C. server operators.
D. backup operators.
Answer: D


Item 67 of 100
An administrator is running proprietary server software that requires 
services to be reconfigured every time the server is upgraded to the latest 
vendor version. 
Which of the following is the BEST solution
to address this problem?
A. The current system configuration should be documented for future use.
B. Server diagramming and environmental topologies should be documented.
C. A copy of the latest pre-installation plan should be developed and utilized.
D. Vendor support should be contacted so that they can correct the issue.
Answer: A


Item 68 of 100
An application server is running slowly. 
After viewing performance monitoring data it is detected that the disk queue length is high. 
Which of the following could BEST resolve the situation?
A. Add more disk drives.
B. Increase the amount of virtual memory.
C. Add a faster processor.
D. Add more memory to stop paging to disk.
Answer: D


Item 69 of 100
Which of the following components provides for the BEST hardware cooling features?
A. Epoxy paste
B. Chip fan
C. Heat sink
D. Virtualization
Answer: B


Item 70 of 100
A server is having problems booting into the operating system. 
Which of the following can provide important information to begin to troubleshoot the cause?
A. System logs
B. Firmware updates
C. POST messages
D. Application logs
Answer: C


Item 71 of 100
Which of the following BEST describes RAID 5?
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A. RAID 5 is data striping across all drives.
B. RAID 5 is data striping with a dedicated parity drive.
C. RAID 5 is striped sets with two sets of parity striped across all drives.
D. RAID 5 is striped sets with parity striped across all drives.
Answer: D

Item 72 of 100
Which of the following storage technologies connects by TCP/IP 
and is separate from the companys LAN?
A. Tape library
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B. NAS
C. Optical jukebox
D. SAN
Answer: D

Item 73 of 100
An administrator needs to configure a server to restrict mail traffic 
to an application server for security reasons. 
Which of the following techniques can be used to manage this?
A PAT
B. ACLs
C. Subnet masking
D. Port blocking
Answer: B
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Item 74 of 100
An administrator is installing Windows Server 2003 via CD on a new server 
with an SAS RAID array When the administrator reaches the option to select 
the target installation drive, there are no drives listed.
Which of the following is the FIRST thing the administrator should do?
A. Restart the installation via WDS.
B. Shut down the server and check that all RAID drives are connected properly.
C. Restart the installation from CD and press F6 to install RAID drivers.
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D. Go into the BIOS and set all RAID drives to compatibility mode
Answer: C


Item 75 of 100
An administrator recently installed a new array controller into a server. 
When the server is running POST the controller does not appear as present. 
Which of the following could be the reason for this?
A. The server BIOS firmware is out-of-date.
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B. The server does not have the correct drivers.
C. The server hard drives have not begun to spin.
D. The server has too little memory installed.
Answer: A


Item 76 of 100
Which of the following could be used to restrict access to the local web server 
to only certain IP addresses?
A. Create an ACL.
B. Create an application exception.
C. Configure IPSec.
D. Block port 80.
Answer: A

Item 77 of 100
Which of the following file systems are native to *nix?
A. FAT
B. EXG
C. NTFS
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D. FAT32
Answer: B

Item 78 of 100
Which of the following technologies allows a single physical processor 
to do the work of multiple processors?
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A. Symmetric multi-processing
B. Multicore
C. 54-bit processing
D. Hyper-V
Answer: B


Item 79 of 100
A tape library can be defined as which of the following?
A. A way to catalog tapes after a tape backup to easily identify and retrieve data.
B. A modular tape backup system containing multiple drives, tapes, and connections.
C. A database consisting of all backups performed and the contents of each backup
D. An offsite storage facility to house tapes in case of a disaster for easy site recovery.
Answer: B


Item 80 of 100
RAID 5 can be BEST described as which of the following?
A. Mirroring with striping
B. Striping with dedicated parity
C. Striping with distributed parity
D. Independent disks with shared parity
Answer: C


Item 81 of 100
Which of the following is the MOST likely reason that a feature is not 
available in a virtualized environment?
A. Multiple types of network cards were used.
B. The environment is outside of the DMZ.
C. Hardware used is not on the HCL.
D. Internal hard drives were used for storage instead of external hard drives.
Answer: C

Item 82 of 100
Which of the following commands should the administrator run to check 
if the SMTP services are still active?
A. Telnet <Server name> 25
B. Ping <Server name>
C. net send <Server name> test mail
D. nbtstat a <Server name>
Answer: A

Item 83 of 100
A company has 100GB of data that needs to be automatically backed up daily, 
and needs to be stored for 20 years Which of the following backup media 
is the BEST solution for archiving the server data?
A. Tape
B. SAN
C. Flash
D. Optical
Answer: A


Item 84 of 100
Which of the following MOST likely causes problems with SCSI communication?
A. Low communication latency
B. Maximum drive capacity is exceeded
C. Improper termination
D. Too many SCSI devices on one system
Answer: C


Item 85 of 100
An administrator needs to maintain HB of storage space for a server. 
A performance critical application will use this storage space for a database. 
The database will be replicated between multiple servers Cost and 
performance are the most important considerations Which of the following RAID
configurations would be the BEST choice for the storage array?
A. RAID 6 with six 250GB hard drives
B. RAID 5 with five 250GB hard drives
C. RAID 0 with four 250GB hard drives
D. RAID 10 with eight 250GB hard drives
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Answer C


Item 86 of 100
Which of the following is the EASIEST way to centrally deploy software?
A. Network share
B. PXE
C. USB
D. Optical media
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Answer: A


Item 87 of 100
Which of the following ensures the MOST secure access to a server room?
A. ID card readers
B. Server rack doors
C. Biometric devices
D. Locked doors
Answer: C


Item 88 of 100
Which of the following technologies is specifically designed 
to increase server virtualization performance?
A. Multicore processing
B. VT
C. 54-bit processing
D. Hyperthreading
Answer: B


Item 89 of 100
Which of the following servers is responsible for translating an FQDN to an IP address?
A. DHCP
B. WINS
C. DNS
D. NTP
Answer: C


Item 90 of 100
Which of the following storage tools could be used to initiate 
the rebuilding of a failed hard drive?
A. RAID array management
B. CHKDSK
C. Monitoring agents
D. Partitioning management
Answer: A


Item 91 of 100
Which of the following will attach to an EIDE connector?
A. SATA-2
B. SATA
C ATA-2
D. SCSI
Answer: C


Item 92 of 100
An email server has been installed; however, the staff reports that they are 
unable to receive email from external email addresses, but they can email each other. 
Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for this?
A. The company firewall is blocking SMTP ports.
B. The DHCP server is misconfigured.
C. The DNS server is only resolving internal name spaces
D. The email server should be configured to resolve names by IP addresses.
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Answer: A


Item 93 of 100
Which of the following allows an administrator to recover the MOST data?
A. System image
B. Incremental backup
C. System state restore
D. Differential backup
Answer: A

Item 94 of 100
Which of the following is MOST useful in HVAC planning? (Select TWO)
A. Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) load
B. Humidity
C. Amperage
D. Voltage
E. Temperature
Answer: BE


Item 95 of 100
A new server has ten 250GB drives ordered with it. 
An administrator needs to create two arrays.
one for the operating system and the other for the storage array. 
The operating system array needs to be able to hold 25GB of data, 
fault tolerant, and have the least amount of unused drive space. 
The storage array must be able to hold at least 600GB of data, 
be fault tolerant, and have decent performance.
The storage array should contain room for the data to double over the upcoming year. 
There will be available spare parts on hand to support this server in the event of a failure. Which of the following RAID
configurations would BEST suit the needs for this server?
A. OS RAID 1 with two 250GB hard drives
   Storage: RAID 5 with eight 250GB drives
B. OS RAID 1 with two 250GB hard drives
   Storage RAID 10 with four 250GB hard drives
C. OS RAID 5 with three 250GB hard drives
   Storage: RAID 5 with seven 250GB hard drives
D. OS no RAID with one 250GB hard drive
   Storage RAID 6 with nine 250GB hard drivesb
Answer: A


Item 96 of 100
A data center has had a power outage. 
Which of the following should the administrator do FIRST once the power is restored?
A. Identify which systems are the most critical and bring them up by level of importance.
8. Retrieve the latest backup tapes for immediate system restore using the GFS rotation.
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C. Identify the least critical systems and then power those systems on first.
D. Determine the cause of the power outage and install UPS systems to prevent its reoccurrence
Answer: A

Item 97 of 100
Which of the following is the 8EST sequence to bare metal restore a server?
A. Determine backups available, restore backups, and verify data.
8. Restore applications, restore data, and verify data.
C. Restore OS, restore system applications, and restore data.
D. Contact end users of outage, restore backup data, and verify data.
Answer: C


Item 98 of 100
An administrator needs to update the anti-virus, security patches, 
BIOS, and the web server software on a production system. 
Which of the following is the BEST method to accomplish this?
A. Update anti-virus, security patches, BIOS software, and then the web software.
B. Update the web software, security patches, anti-virus, and then the BIOS.
C. Update security patches, BIOS, web software, and then the anti-virus.
D. The order does not matter, only one change at a time should be done.
Answer: D

Item 99 of 100
Which of the following devices is used to provide appropriate voltage to the CPU?
A. Redundant power supply
B. VRM
C. Heat sink
D. HBAs
Answer: B


Item 100 of 100
Memory utilization by the print spooler process is constantly climbing 
after users begin to print to a certain type of printer Which of the following 
is the MOST likely cause of the problem?
A. Corrupted print spooler software
B. Memory leak in one of the print drivers
C. The disk drive is out of free space
D. Memory leak in the print spooler
Answer: B